TWFB: December 2012

Friday, December 28, 2012

Is there any teacher who ever had a student with ADD?

Is there any teacher who ever had a student with ADD?
Im a teacher in Taiwan, my new student has ADD. (The class is one-on-one) Ive meet that 3rd-grade boy once his mother told me he's got ADD and is currently under medical controlling during the meeting I found him hardly get himself focused He could give me 100 reasons for not sitting on the chair I had him take a test He couldnt get it done in a proper period of time after he finished like 1/3 of it he told me he doesnt know how to do the rest I went thru the questions he'd solved and found him actually knows how to do it so I said "U know how to do it, u just simply want me to give u the answers, try read the questions carefully and answer them. then he went through other 2 or 3 Qs said again that he really doesnt understand so I tried to lead him thru the Qs... it still seemed like he does know how to do it.. He's changed his teacher for times and his mother's concern isnt to get him focused she just simply wants him to get good grades is there anyone could give me some directions Thanks everyone, I think all the tips might be helpful. I'm going to start my first class next week, wish me luck! :P
Teaching - 5 Answers
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It sounds like he's just being a kid who doesn't want to do his work. I don't believe in ADD. I think it's what doctors tell mothers because doctors can't say, "You have failed to discipline your child and teach him how to discipline himself. As a result, he understands no limits and has no boundaries." I had a student last year in 11th grade whose mom told me he was "ADD." This child was funny and delightful. He was so bored with school that he had a hard time listening. He would blurt out whatever came into his head. He sat and drew pictures. I really looked forward to having him in class. Then his mom put him on ADD medication and he became a zombie. It was so sad. It was like his personality disappeared.
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He may not be ADD, he may be kinesthetic. Kinesthetic kids need to move, do, or build in order to learn - the physical movement is what stimulates the learning centers in the brain. Sitting still may actually inhibit him from learning, since he has to focus so hard on being still that he can't focus on anything else. I would suggest giving him a little test - let him get up and move around calmly (walk around, hold a stress ball, something like that) while you ask him the questions. Likely, while he's moving, he'll be able to explain them to you and/or dramatize them. Many kids who are "diagnosed" ADD are simply kinesthetic learners. I believe ADD does exist - it's a brain chemical imbalance that causes a person to not be able to focus - but I don't believe it's anywhere near as common as it's made out to be. Rather, kinesthetic learners just don't fit into the classroom model of "sit still and do your work", so they're medicated into a stupor so it's easier to manage them. You may need to find a different way to teach him. Is your end goal to get him to sit still and do his work like everyone else, or to cause him to truly learn the material? I'm not saying you should let him distract the class, but in order to really teach him, you will likely need to get a bit creative.
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Of course. Do not let him use his undiagnosed "ADD" as an excuse. He probably has for some time....it is not an excuse. But is something that needs to be worked on. It does sound like he either simply needs someone to help him focus or wants attention. I have had several students who could not do the work, but if I sat there with them while they did it, helping them check as they go, they did great. My personal experience is many of these students are basically told to shut up and stop bothering mom and dad at home, and simply need attention. You may be able to ween him off of this as your progress with him. Children with ADD (or just active) are very individualistic, you really just have to find out what works for them. Below are several sites that have many suggestions and links that may help you. http://www.as.wvu.edu/~scidis/add.html http://www.teachervision.fen.com/add-and-adhd/resource/10503.html http://www.proteacher.com/040020.shtml Good luck. Teaching these students can be very trying. I would suggest making nice with the parents. Often times if you have them "on board" with you...on the same page, it makes many problems go away.
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ADD is a very real issue for some, but this child may have other learning disabilities. It is odd that he only completed a portion of your test before becoming unruly. Perhaps he has a reading disability. I am not sure that ADD should be listed as the reason he cannot complete the test. I have worked with severely ADD children and they try very hard to complete tasks and have the teacher be proud of them. Perhaps since this child has had many teachers, maybe he is getting attention from his behavior. Perhaps the child feels ignored until he misbehaves and then mom gives him the attention and switches his teachers, putting the blame for his behavior somewhere else. Perhaps he is also depressed, it can happen. You don't mention how much time has passed with the 4 different teachers, but perhaps this child has been told directly or indirectly that he is a failure and is now living up to expectations.
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I had a student with ADHD in my classroom last year. Even though she could read at a fourth grade level (in first grade) and perform math at a third grade level, she could not finish any assignment or test. For assignments, I allowed her to take a short break at certain points throughout the assignment. This gave her an incenttive to work on things if she knew she would get a break to color for five minutes. When testing her, I would often do parts of a test with her. For math, I would get out manipulatives to test the same objectives the other studets were being tested over. Some people would say this is not "fair," but it is. It is "fair" to help each student with what THEY need, which is not always the same as everyone else. Good luck!

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Friday, December 14, 2012

What do you think about Taiwan!?

What do you think about Taiwan!?
I am a senior high school student living in Taiwan !! I want got to know morre information from international view !! Do you think Taiwan is a country or not and what do u think about Taiwan !!? Thanks for your answer !!
Politics - 6 Answers
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I think that Taiwan (Republic of China) is much better than Mainland "people's republic of" China (quotes because it is a misnomer).
2 :
You know, I really don't understand how China can claim Taiwan like that. However, in the end, I don't think it will matter. Taiwan will most likely join China anyway in an effort to ride on the economic success.
3 :
I see Taiwan as what China should have done. I like the way they went ahead and followed the Chinese constitution after WWII instead of becoming communist a couple of years later. Like Hong Kong they prospered independent of China for decades. In the end I think that Taiwan will end up joining China with special allowences the way Hong Kong joined back after British rule in 1997. I would hate to see Taiwan any less than it is today. BTW I am an American
4 :
Taiwan, is certainly a country, and should stand up to the Chinese and fight to the death for its independence. And if the U.S. has any nuts, it will stand with Taiwan and fight too.
5 :
I think they should have held the Olympics in Taiwan. Taiwan is everything China should have become. During the Communist Revolution in China, the cream of the crop moved to Taiwan. Socialist countries around the world have helped China gain an obscene amount of unwarranted power which they have used for the most part on their own people. I hope the world gives Taiwan the respect it deserves for getting a clue about free markets before much of the rest of the world. Much of the rest of the world still hasn't gotten that clue.
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From the international point of view, Taiwan is not a country. The Republic of China on Taiwan is not a country either. Obviously, Taiwan is not a part of the PRC, but at the same time it is not an independent and sovereign nation. For a simple overview, it is important to recognize that the ROC in Taiwan is (1) a subordinate occupying power, beginning Oct. 25, 1945, and (2) a government in exile, beginning mid-December 1949. Taiwan territory does not belong to the ROC.

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Friday, December 7, 2012

"Most lizards are born from eggs, but a few are born from their mother's body." How about "mothers' bodies"?

"Most lizards are born from eggs, but a few are born from their mother's body." How about "mothers' bodies"?
I'm an EFL teacher from Taiwan. A student got me a question as my title. For those of u who r native speakers, please explain the difference between the two sentences below, 1. Most lizards are born from eggs, but a few are born from their mother's body. 2. Most lizards are born from eggs, but a few are born from their mothers' bodies. Thanks a lot! BTW, I've asked some Americans here, their first instinctive choice is no.1 sentence. But a few is a plural pronoun, we should put "mothers' bodies" instead, shouldn't we? BTW2, I wish the question to be answered by English speakers. And please also compare the difference between the 2 phrases. Thank u very much.
Words & Wordplay - 6 Answers
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mothers' is correct...the lizards have more than one mother.
2 :
I believe sentence #1 is correct. True, "a Few" is plural, but as we know in nature, a mother can give birth to more than one offspring. Sentence #2 infers that more than one mother can give birth to the same offspring......
3 :
The second one suggest each Lizard born from a Body has more then one Mother and is born from more then one body. [Or more exact,.. it suggest a single mother has more then one body] The first is correct. You did catch on. [ Nevermind,.. I had to pay more attention to what you suggested... you are saying that both Lizard's have more then one mother AND lizard's mothers have more then one body. That is incorrect,.. number 1 is correct.] Added: Okay a break down. When the Sentences say A Few and move on to the description, it is saying in the cases of each Lizard of those few,.. not all as a collective. This is what A, Few, and Their creates. You do not want to say there is a single mother that is giving birth to ALL THE LIZARDS in the WORLD born from a body. So in a case by case basis For those few, each is born from their Mother's Body. [Someone is messing with me in reality because they want to hurt me and break things.] Were you to change it, you were to be saying in the second that each Lizard's mother has more then one body. Were you to word it as you are asking " Mothers' Bodies" you would be saying each Lizard has MORE THEN ONE Mother and is born out of these multiple mothers' bodies. If you are confused about the point of "their", it's just a substitute for " His or Hers". It just avoids dealing with gender.
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The first one can be correct if you are talking about one mother lizard and her few offspring. Otherwise, it would be wrong because of the word their, because their obviously indicates more than one. The second is correct because it's obvious that you are talking about more than one mother and more than one offspring.
5 :
Sentence one is correct because the plural possessive pronoun 'their' refers to the plural pronoun 'few,' while 'mother's' indicates that each lizard has a single mother.
6 :
#2 is correct because you are using "few" as plural "types" which clearly have different mothers since they are not the same species. (#1 is wrong because it means the lizards come from the same mother, which is not the case.) To be more clear, you could say a "few species" or a "few types": Most lizards are born from eggs, but a few species are * born live. * born from their mothers' bodies. * born from the mother's body. ================================= Note 1: "Mothers' bodies" implies the lizards have several mothers *together as a group* which is correct; it does NOT mean that the lizards have more than one mother *each*, as some people incorrectly responded. There are several wrong answers. Other examples regarding possessive plurals: If the children have the same mother: "The twins are at their mother's house." If the children have different mothers: "All the foster children were returned to their mothers' houses." This does NOT mean any of the children has more than one mother. Since they have separate mothers, together as a group there are several mothers. Note 2: I am a native speaker and have edited and proofread for academic and professional publication and public presentations.

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Saturday, December 1, 2012

taiwan visa from philipines passport holder?

taiwan visa from philipines passport holder?
hello good day!! i just read this website today and since i am not sure of this i just want to make sure that this is true. anyway i want to travel in taiwan by october for just tourist and just a couple of days only since im a student and i dont want to miss so much in school.if this site below is not true,can someone here tell me what are the requirements in applying tourist visa in taiwan.im a student and a philippines passport holder. P.S. anyone who have been there recently..thank you very much. http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=450804&publicationSubCategoryId=202
Philippines - 1 Answers
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Hi, I've visited taipei, and yes, they require travelling visa if you have philippines passport. You have to go in person: Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in the Philippines Address 41F, Tower 1, RCBC Plaza, 6819 Ayala Avenue, Makati City 1200, Metro Manila, Philippines Phone (002-63-2) 8876688 Fax (002-63-2) 8877679 Hours of operation Monday ~ Friday, 08:45~11:30(Receiving time) 13:30~16:30(Dispatching time) Closed on Taiwan and Philippine Public Holidays Points to consider when applying for a visa: 1. Make sure you have another piece if ID that you can leave with the security guard at the entrance of the consulate 2. Bring your ticket or itinerary showing your departure out of Taiwan. Make sure your attire is presentable, no shorts, torn clothes, sandals etc. 3. Usual service is 3 business days and express is 1 business day. Note: this is after the application has been received. So in fact you drop off one day and can pick it up the next day. 4. Application fee is 1950 pesos - Rush service 1000 pesos 5. You must bring 2 passport photos with your application (there is a passport photo shop near the consulate. 6. Bring your ticket or itinerary showing your departure out of Taiwan. 7. You will need an employment authorization from the Council of Affairs if you are applying for a resident visa in order to get an ARC. 8. If you are applying for a tourist visa, you will need proof of financial support such as a bank account statement showing sufficient funds. Hope this helps.

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