hysiow

@hysiow (5)

Singapore • Age 49

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How Do You Handle a Class Full of Students Who Like to Talk All of the Time

MisChasi @MisChasi (77) • Philippines 8 Jan 08

I'm a teacher in training, and I'm trying to come up with some ideas to prevent my students from talking so much and to pay attention. Moreover, I don't like to yell in order to get them to be quiet and behave. Any tips? Thank...

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hysiow It depends on the age group you are teaching, and what subject. You can have a discussion with them relevant to the topic you are teaching, or activities that take their minds off talking. Involve them in the learning, rather than just teaching them. There...

21 Jan 08

What do you do when you sprained your ankle

erichuong @erichuong (3) • Malaysia 21 May 07

Just want To share my experience on sprained ankle. I had sprained my ankle many times while playing basketball and what I do everytimes was: After a short rest thru sitting down due to the great pain, I started to try to...

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hysiow When you say "sprain", does it mean that it's so painful you can't even walk properly. Sprains are ruptures to the ligaments, and for speedy recovery ,it takes 1-2 weeks. For full recovery, it takes about a month or so. Straight after the sprain, ice it...

18 Sep 07

Never been in daughter's life, should he be in grandchildren's life?

TripleS519 @TripleS519 (206) • United States 18 Sep 07

I would like to know what others think about this. Recently, my best friends father was released from prison. He had never had anything to do with her since she was 2 years old. He never wrote her a letter or ever tried to contact...

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hysiow My take is I would meet him to ask him why he hadn't written... If he has his reasons, hear him out to see whether it's reasonable. Tell him your concerns, like making promises to the grandchildren and breaking them? If he sounded nonchalant, then forgot...

18 Sep 07

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their job

ruth12 @ruth12 (49) • Philippines 31 Aug 07

Why do teachers only have a small amount of money from their job? Teachers teach childrens that are the one who will be the pride of our country.

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hysiow I believe it depends on the country's govt and it's demand and supply. If demand is there, the pay will go up. If the govt is emphasizing on good education, they'll pay well to attract good teachers. In Singapore, I would say the pay is not bad... Maybe you...

18 Sep 07

how u know whats mean mothers?

ariefheykal05 @ariefheykal05 (8) • Malaysia 17 Sep 07

mothers i call mama.i love my mom.was uyr mom mean?i know mine was.we had the meanest mother in the whole world.while other kids had candy for breakfast,we had to have cereal,eggs,and toast.when others had a pepsi and a twinkie...

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hysiow Hi, sometimes, the meanest moms are the best moms. Imagine your mom doesn't even want to know where you went... She doesn't even know that you didn't come home last night. Do you think she's your mom then? Imagine she always put junk food in front of you...

18 Sep 07