A Journal Through My Activities, Thoughts, and Notes
一个美国女孩在中国
I received an email from an online English teacher, though her goal is to invite me to her paid English class, but I thought at least the first part of her email is pretty good and meaningful, so I shared it here
Hi Zhong,
When I started teaching English in 2009...
The idea that I would teach almost 2,000,000 people...
...was unbelievable.
And honestly, I wasn't a good teacher when I started.
Nobody is good when they start something new.
They are bad. Sometimes terrible.
So... how did I go from being a terrible teacher...
To being one of the best in the world?
The answer is super simple:
I started.
Think about this:
Before you can do something very well...
You must do it very poorly first.
That's called LEARNING.
And when it comes to speaking English...
So many people think they should be able to speak perfectly...
The first time English words come out of their mouth...
Ha!
That's not how it works.
You have to SPEAK A LOT before you are good at it.
That's the biggest difference...
The students in our FB group and our YT channel...
They don't get enough practice to speak fluently.
They read what I write...
But they don't speak with anyone.
How are they going to speak fluently if they never speak?
...
What do you think?
Hi Zhong,
When I started teaching English in 2009...
The idea that I would teach almost 2,000,000 people...
...was unbelievable.
And honestly, I wasn't a good teacher when I started.
Nobody is good when they start something new.
They are bad. Sometimes terrible.
So... how did I go from being a terrible teacher...
To being one of the best in the world?
The answer is super simple:
I started.
Think about this:
Before you can do something very well...
You must do it very poorly first.
That's called LEARNING.
And when it comes to speaking English...
So many people think they should be able to speak perfectly...
The first time English words come out of their mouth...
Ha!
That's not how it works.
You have to SPEAK A LOT before you are good at it.
That's the biggest difference...
The students in our FB group and our YT channel...
They don't get enough practice to speak fluently.
They read what I write...
But they don't speak with anyone.
How are they going to speak fluently if they never speak?
...
What do you think?
A willingness to share knowledge is what separates the average IT person from the good one.
看，好为人师让你成为人群中的good one
看，好为人师让你成为人群中的good one
2、
你无事可做时，未来看起来就会让人灰心丧气。我早已放弃了为人生寻找某种意义之类的事情，但我确实尝试寻找一些有趣的事情来做。
-- Hacker News 读者
4、
幸福的三大要素是：有要做的事（something to do）、有要爱的人（someone to love）、有寄予希望的东西（something to hope for）。
-- 亚历山大·查默斯，19世纪美国著名医生
你无事可做时，未来看起来就会让人灰心丧气。我早已放弃了为人生寻找某种意义之类的事情，但我确实尝试寻找一些有趣的事情来做。
-- Hacker News 读者
4、
幸福的三大要素是：有要做的事（something to do）、有要爱的人（someone to love）、有寄予希望的东西（something to hope for）。
-- 亚历山大·查默斯，19世纪美国著名医生
网上偷来的，每日
三省吾身。赚钱了吗，没有的话，学到新东西了吗，没有的话，开心了吗。
三省吾身。赚钱了吗，没有的话，学到新东西了吗，没有的话，开心了吗。
在读《天生幸存者》。发现苗头不对就赶紧跑是多么重要啊，千万不能心存幻想！
成熟的番茄中的维生素C含量约为初熟番茄的三分之一。尽管如此，成熟番茄仍然是维生素C的重要来源之一。
Is ciao goodbye or hello?
/tʃaʊ/ When you greet a friend informally, you can use the word ciao. You might call out, "Ciao!"and wave as your brother steps off the train at the station. While ciao, pronounced "chow," is a casual Italian salutation that can mean both "hello" and "goodbye," most English speakers understand it as well.
/tʃaʊ/ When you greet a friend informally, you can use the word ciao. You might call out, "Ciao!"and wave as your brother steps off the train at the station. While ciao, pronounced "chow," is a casual Italian salutation that can mean both "hello" and "goodbye," most English speakers understand it as well.
