6/2/2023 Year 7早會

今天是星期一,全級Year 7會到Main Hall / Dining Hall進行早會。
早會由SLT(School Leadership Team)的成員、Year Leader和各班級輪流主持,主題圍繞學校的Core Value,今天的是Appreciation。
演講班別使用了美國著名心理治療專家Louise Hay的名句作引子,再邀請不同的老師和學生分享他們人生中最自豪的事。

“Life is a lottery that we’ve already won. But most people have not cashed in their tickets.”
Louise Hay
坦白說,帶出來的道理也是陳腔濫調。例如人與人之間要互相尊重、懂得欣賞自己和別人的長處、接納短處等。道理說出來很容易,讓學生有機會實踐才難。
以學校的Talent Show為例,不論該組學生的表演如何不濟,總會有老師帶頭鼓掌和歡呼,並制止壞學生喝倒彩。
以下有個Talent Show的冷笑話,大家也可以猜一猜:
What is the best key in the world to open a banana?
答案是Monkey⋯⋯
全場靜默了一段時間,幸好有老師帶頭拍掌,歡呼聲便響徹了禮堂,讓那學生有信心繼續表演。
如果你在現場,大家會恥笑他或是拍掌鼓勵?
News: 'Spy balloon' row: BBC News Review

Link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsyGAveGNAg
Keyword: deflate (take the air, energy or force out of something)

My tyres deflated after I drove over some broken glass.
My hopes of getting the job were deflated when I saw who the other candidate was.