The UPSR results are out and as usual students with straight A's are getting all the attention. Students who do not perform well are sidelined and looked down upon. Children nowadays are subjected to tremendous pressure to do well academically. Is it of great significance in the future of a child? Does it mean when they do not perform well in the UPSR examination, their future is doomed?
Whenever examination results are out, the often asked question amoung parents is, `How many A's did your child get?' I should said that children should enjoy their time in school as education is not only about academic results. Also if everyone is to score all A's and become high flyers, does it mean everyone is CEO of Companies? All become CEO and where are the workers?
Something for sharing.
Sunday, November 25, 2012
Saturday, November 24, 2012
The story of butterfly
A man found a butterfuly's cocoon. One day, a small opening in the cocoon appeared. He sat and watched the butterfuly for several hours as it struggled to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could, and it could go no further. So the man decided to help the butterfly. He took a pair of scissors and snipped off the remaining bit of the cocoon. The butterfly then emerged easily. But it had a swollen body and small shrivelled wings.
The man continued to watch the butterfuly because he expected that, at any moment, the wings would enlarge and expand until it could support the body which would contract in time. Neither happened! In fact the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling around with a swollen body and shirvelled wings. It never was able to fly.
What the man in his kindness and haste, did not understand was that the restricting cocoon and the struggle required for the butterfly to get through the tiny opening were the Creator's way of forcing fluid from the butterfly's body into its wings so that it would be ready for flight once it freed itself from the cocoon.
The man continued to watch the butterfuly because he expected that, at any moment, the wings would enlarge and expand until it could support the body which would contract in time. Neither happened! In fact the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling around with a swollen body and shirvelled wings. It never was able to fly.
What the man in his kindness and haste, did not understand was that the restricting cocoon and the struggle required for the butterfly to get through the tiny opening were the Creator's way of forcing fluid from the butterfly's body into its wings so that it would be ready for flight once it freed itself from the cocoon.
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
If you'd just listen
When we meet people who really take the time to be present and focus on what we are saying, we feel heard. It is very telling when you are speaking to someone who keeps looking over your shoulder or somewhere else that they are not fully present or paying attention to you.
Listening does not teach you about the people you interact with but it helps you gain wisdom and knowledge about the world around us. Listening skills also applied to managing the fast paced every changing world of social media. When a person is actively listening to a speech can be as tired as the person delivering it, because it take effort to absorb and try to understand what someone is saying.
Engage in active listening and there it goes.
Listening does not teach you about the people you interact with but it helps you gain wisdom and knowledge about the world around us. Listening skills also applied to managing the fast paced every changing world of social media. When a person is actively listening to a speech can be as tired as the person delivering it, because it take effort to absorb and try to understand what someone is saying.
Engage in active listening and there it goes.
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