Showing posts with label EF2012. Show all posts
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Friday, 8 February 2013
EF2012 - Why Study So Hard? Questions I wish I had good answers to when my children asked (Part 1)
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EF2012 - Why Study So Hard? Questions I wish I had good answers to when my children asked (Part 1) Tube. Duration : 18.22 Mins.
About the Presentation Why study so hard? Answer : So you can get a good job in future . Is this really true? And is this the reason why we put our children through schools and tuition classes? Children are hardly concerned about future job worries. So parents seem to be caught in a 'lose - lose' situation of having to push their children to academic excellence, and then having to face huge emotional problems when their children see them as the 'bad guys' who apply pressure and undue stress. Dr Tan will share some of the struggles and successes of navigating his family through the educational ladder; asking the whys, whats and hows of trying to educate children better, and to think deeper about the importance of character formation versus the successful completion of worksheets. About the Speaker Dr Tan Lai Yong worked as a doctor in Singapore before going to Yunnan, China, to work with orphans, disabled and leprosy-affected children. In his 15 years in Yunnan, he created innovative approaches to teaching healthcare to minority ethnic groups, planned surgery for cleft palate babies, and helped with the rural poor. During China's National Day celebrations in 2004, at an event graced by Premier Wen Jia Bao, Dr Tan received the Friendship Award. He also received the Singapore International Foundation Award presented by Mr. Lee Hsien Loong. He has written several books and his first book 'Biting the Bamboo - Experiences of Work and Life in Yunnan' is in its fifth printing. He ...
About the Presentation Why study so hard? Answer : So you can get a good job in future . Is this really true? And is this the reason why we put our children through schools and tuition classes? Children are hardly concerned about future job worries. So parents seem to be caught in a 'lose - lose' situation of having to push their children to academic excellence, and then having to face huge emotional problems when their children see them as the 'bad guys' who apply pressure and undue stress. Dr Tan will share some of the struggles and successes of navigating his family through the educational ladder; asking the whys, whats and hows of trying to educate children better, and to think deeper about the importance of character formation versus the successful completion of worksheets. About the Speaker Dr Tan Lai Yong worked as a doctor in Singapore before going to Yunnan, China, to work with orphans, disabled and leprosy-affected children. In his 15 years in Yunnan, he created innovative approaches to teaching healthcare to minority ethnic groups, planned surgery for cleft palate babies, and helped with the rural poor. During China's National Day celebrations in 2004, at an event graced by Premier Wen Jia Bao, Dr Tan received the Friendship Award. He also received the Singapore International Foundation Award presented by Mr. Lee Hsien Loong. He has written several books and his first book 'Biting the Bamboo - Experiences of Work and Life in Yunnan' is in its fifth printing. He ...
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