For those of you who haven't explored all my previous posts for our Scotland Educational Trip (28 Apr - 5 May), here are the individual links (Click them!):
Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4, Day 5, Day 6, and Day 7
Day 1, Day 2, Day 3, Day 4, Day 5, Day 6, and Day 7
And for those of you interested in the ANSWERS to the QUESTIONS posted in each entry. Here you go:
Day 1:
Q1 - How do you make sense of this idiom "You may go further and do a lot worse"?
According to a staff member I talked to, the idiom is showing a sort of national identity. It asks the Scottish people NOT to go south for England as it will only do bring them bad fortune.
Q1 - How do you make sense of this idiom "You may go further and do a lot worse"?
According to a staff member I talked to, the idiom is showing a sort of national identity. It asks the Scottish people NOT to go south for England as it will only do bring them bad fortune.
Q2 - I found these weird items for sale at a hidden corner at the Edinburgh airport. What are these?
They are a kind of mini toothbrush for chewing. One pound each, available in the lavatory.
They are a kind of mini toothbrush for chewing. One pound each, available in the lavatory.
Day 2:
Q1 - The tour guide said it was a good thing to see these fungi, can you guess why?
Fungi only survive in clean air. Having fungi growing all over the trees implies that the air in the location is very clean.
Q1 - The tour guide said it was a good thing to see these fungi, can you guess why?
Fungi only survive in clean air. Having fungi growing all over the trees implies that the air in the location is very clean.
Q2 - whose room was it? And why do you think so?
It was Mrs Lam's room. I have no idea how you could guess it right but some of you did guess it right with very good reasoning!
It was Mrs Lam's room. I have no idea how you could guess it right but some of you did guess it right with very good reasoning!
Day 3:
Q1 - As far as you can see from this short clip, how does their maths lesson differ from yours at school?
In fact, all of your answers are sensible. I notice mainly the grouping and the use of the small board for each student. But you know your maths lessons better than I do.
Q1 - As far as you can see from this short clip, how does their maths lesson differ from yours at school?
In fact, all of your answers are sensible. I notice mainly the grouping and the use of the small board for each student. But you know your maths lessons better than I do.
Q2 - Are you always ready and comfortable to share with a visitor what you are good at?
This is a self-reflective question which can only be answered by yourselves. But I'm glad to see quite a few of you answering "yes"!
This is a self-reflective question which can only be answered by yourselves. But I'm glad to see quite a few of you answering "yes"!
Day 4:
Q1 - Can you tell what was so special about this poster?
This one is super hard...The speech bubbles on the poster were actually sound devices. I pressed on it and it played a sentence which was prerecorded by a student. Those sentences were statements on children's rights.
Q1 - Can you tell what was so special about this poster?
This one is super hard...The speech bubbles on the poster were actually sound devices. I pressed on it and it played a sentence which was prerecorded by a student. Those sentences were statements on children's rights.
Q2 - why did I go to Stirling today?
It was because I wanted to visit my old school - The University of Stirling.
It was because I wanted to visit my old school - The University of Stirling.
Q3 - By the look of them, could you guess what they are?
Those are study pods for small group gathering for discussion and homework.
Those are study pods for small group gathering for discussion and homework.
Day 5:
I didn't give any question this day. But I'm glad to answer yours.
I didn't give any question this day. But I'm glad to answer yours.
Day 6:
Q1 - In the Chinese Booth of the fair, could you tell/guess which two activities were offered?
Surprisingly, some of you did give me the right answers...The two games were chopstick skills and Chinese calligraphy.
Q1 - In the Chinese Booth of the fair, could you tell/guess which two activities were offered?
Surprisingly, some of you did give me the right answers...The two games were chopstick skills and Chinese calligraphy.
Q2 - Do you understand what sort of difficulties Keren needs to get through and what achievement she had got?
I appreciate those who attempted to respond to this as the audio in the clip might be too hard for some of you. Keren struggled with her deafness and that she had no language when she first moved to Scotland. Adjusting her life with hearing students in school was also a challenge. But Keren still managed to win a poetry award!
I appreciate those who attempted to respond to this as the audio in the clip might be too hard for some of you. Keren struggled with her deafness and that she had no language when she first moved to Scotland. Adjusting her life with hearing students in school was also a challenge. But Keren still managed to win a poetry award!
Day 7:
Q1 - Try to listen to him (Prof Mattieson) carefully (maybe several times) and see if you could understand what he said here! Try to sum it up!
Another good challenge here. Prof Mattieson summed up the relationship between the Scottish and London Government and said that the former could run their own education policies.
Q1 - Try to listen to him (Prof Mattieson) carefully (maybe several times) and see if you could understand what he said here! Try to sum it up!
Another good challenge here. Prof Mattieson summed up the relationship between the Scottish and London Government and said that the former could run their own education policies.
Q2 - Among the many moments I recorded in these travelogue articles for Scotland, which one do you think is my favourite and why?
There are in fact too many memorable moments that could be my favourite. If I must choose, my meeting with Prof Mattieson, interaction with some individual Scottish students, and tour in Stirling were among my top favourite parts of this tour.
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To conclude, as I have shared with my students in the morning assembly, be a world explorer and bring back your learning to share with others in Hong Kong. The world is a huge classroom and everyone can be your teacher. As for our P.6 boys, another tour is upcoming, be prepared to dig deep!
Dr H C Lee
There are in fact too many memorable moments that could be my favourite. If I must choose, my meeting with Prof Mattieson, interaction with some individual Scottish students, and tour in Stirling were among my top favourite parts of this tour.
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To conclude, as I have shared with my students in the morning assembly, be a world explorer and bring back your learning to share with others in Hong Kong. The world is a huge classroom and everyone can be your teacher. As for our P.6 boys, another tour is upcoming, be prepared to dig deep!
Dr H C Lee
