CHECKING - IN
WITH THE ITS
Hey, you have all the
answers!
A review by : ZOU , XIANGXIANG
SUNSHINE
An English conversational class was
delivered by Marcus, an International Tutor
from Sweden. This was my first time attending
a foreign teacher’s class at EdUHK, therefore I
was expecting something different. Marcus
used Story Cubes, fun dice with different stick
figures on their 6 facets, to keep the lesson
rolling. He asked us to randomly throw the
Story Cubes and to pick a cube that we thought
could: (1) represent us; (2) represent our
strength; (3) represent our weakness, and then,
share the reason behind our choice with the
entire group.
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I found that activity interesting because
it seemed that everyone, no matter which stick
figure they chose, they could always find a way
to explain and justify their choice, making it
relevant to own life story. It reminded me of
the trick that ANSWER BOOK plays: think of
something in your mind, turn to a random page
in the ANSWER BOOK, and you will find the
answer to what you previously thought of
written on that page. It is somehow like the
philosophy of life; whatever happens to you
totally depends on how YOU explain it or how
YOU put meaning into it. YOU have all the
“answers” about yourself. It is a new start of my
academic year and I believe I will uncover all
the answers to my future as long as I try really
hard to look for them.
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