Teaching & Learning English
This was my first seminar of being the host and the leader. We talked about what our middle school experience was, which was very touching and everyone could relate to it. The experience of being the host had its pros and cons, for the pros, I could bravely talk to my classmates and introduce the … Read more
This was the first seminar I was part in. in my perspective it was a really cool discussion about the middle school journey. The seminar was really short though and not everyone could share their answer. I think it is important to reflect on our goals and mistakes during middle school. Elaine and Joshua got … Read more
qReflecting on the third seminar, I realized I didn’t improve much from the second seminar since I spoke less. However, the few things I did say were still having some value. I talked about things like the more complicated relationships among students during 8 grade and how the school was getting worse. These are important … Read more
At this seminar, although I didn’t say much, I deeply reflected on my experiences in junior high school in my heart. I looked back on that green and challenging time, pondered on the gains, losses, and growth. I reflect on my academic efforts and shortcomings, as well as the small details in interacting with classmates … Read more
We had a seminar on last Thursday, we talked about our MYP from many perspectives such as: Friendship, behaviors, achievements, skills and experiences from G6 to G8. This seminar wasn’t as good as the last two, everyone is relatively quiet this time, and I only talked once( I can’t remember), so we didn’t get as … Read more
Seminar 3 was something very different. In my understanding, a seminar is something similar to a discussion. Dictionary.com also states that “seminar (noun): a small group of students, as in a university, engaged in advanced study and original research under a member of the faculty and meeting regularly to exchange information and hold discussions.” This … Read more
This is the last seminar, and I got an even lower score than the last. So, I would like to share some of my thoughts here. I came to OCAC in 6th grade and was very excited about it because I heard this school had almost no homework and tests. And it was true, almost … Read more
I remember that, when I first time stepped in to this place, and carry the fully hope, I wish my middle school life will be free and interesting. It’s like, I seeded a seed named ‘young’ and ‘future’ in OCAC, and hope that one day it’ll grow to a flourish plant. During three years of … Read more
In seminar 2 I haven’t speak much, because I’m a little bit “shy” to speak to the whole class, however I got points to say in this blog: How far should we respect foreign ways of doing things that we may find abhorrent? for this question my opinion is that mI think we should try … Read more
With us graduating from 8th grade soon, this marks the end of our MYP journey. I experienced various unique and normal experiences, ups and downs, and numerous failures and success we came across. Recently, our ELL class had a seminar retrospecting the fabulous or disastrous journey we had. The seminar is old fashion, with two … Read more
Many consider middle school to be one of, if not the most significant stage of one’s lifetime. One can endure so much change and progression throughout these short, early-adolescent years. Not so long ago, a short but meaningful seminar was established, in which I attended it. The fundamental purpose of this conference was to provide … Read more
In seminar 3, I must admit that I did fairly rubbish. I found myself still hesitating occasionally, thinking too much before speaking, which is unnecessary in a seminar, especially considering the little time we had to make a point on any of the topics and questions. Talking about the cramped schedule of Seminar 3, … Read more