As is often the case with my three friends, one had lost her way in her project and was mentally exhausted. Yet she was afraid to open up to her teacher and asked for his help. Another friend struggled with anxiety, which made her uncomfortable in the classroom. But she could not bring herself to ask her headteacher for help. Yet another person had a breakdown because she was notable to talk to her teacher to get advice on her essay.
So it was the same with me. Facing a meeting room of more than 150 people, I became so nervous that my hands were shaking and my stomach began to twist. I knew that I couldn't deliver a talk about mental health without including some of my personal story. I worried what they would think of me if I talked about my experiences with these conditions. I had decided to give this talk because I was tired of keeping this secret, but I also knew of many other students who were going through similar challenges.
As I stood there for those 15 minutes talking about my personal experiences with mental illness, I had never felt so calm and frank. I talked about how I struggled during low weeks.
The few seconds after my closing sentence felt among the longest in my life. When I had referred to my speech many months before, I thought that the whole sufferings would be worth it if I just could reach one person in the audience. Instead, I was met with hugs, applause and warm words from my audience. Many people came forward to share their own experiences. Many more thanked me and told me how moved they were by my honesty. A number of people asked whether I'd be willing to deliver my talk again.
Research has shown that some species of monkeys, birds and domesticated animals can even distinguish among different faces by looking at photographs alone. Scientists have also wondered whether domesticated animals that have coexisted with people for thousands of years can recognize different human faces.
Léa Lansade of the French National Research Institute did an experiment to find out how well horses can recognize individual people in photographs. She and her team first taught the horse show to "choose" between two side-by-side images by touching their noses to a computer screen. The horses were then shown photos of their current keeper alongside faces of unfamiliar humans. They had never seen photos of any of the people before. The horses correctly identified their current keeper and ignored the strangers face about 75 percent of the time, significantly better than chance. What's more, the horses also preferentially picked photos of their previous keeper—a person they hadn't seen in six months. In fact, even though the horses didn't get it right every single time, they were at least as accurate in picking out their previous keeper as they were at identifying their current one.
The results suggest that not only can horses tell the differences between familiar and unfamiliar human faces, they can also understand that photographs are representations of real life. In addition, horses seem to have a long-term memory for human faces.
In future experiments, the researchers would like to test whether looking at photos of people that they have had bad experiences within the past might cause horses to act anxious or even avoidant. So maybe think twice before doing anything that might give a horse a long face.
How to educate young people and attract them into theaters has long been a question discussed by experts of the stage arts around the world. At the ongoing World Class Theater for Chinese Audiences meeting on Thursday, the dialogue Theatre and Youth: Theater Practice for Youth dealt with this issue.
Wang Keran, a producer from Chinese cultural company, stressed that the theater industry needs to carry out comprehensive (综合性的) education concerning the theater for the young, while Zhou Xing from China's Ministry of Education said that theater education has a broader definition, which includes human thoughts, emotions and expression.
Overseas theater directors and actors including Jean Varela, Florence Mach and Oriol Broggi, also share their experiences and thoughts on this topic.
In the eyes of Varela, theater education is one of the most important means to raise people's ability to appreciate the artform. "I was forced by my mum to at end these performance classes in the hope of helping me get rid of my shyness over my obesity (肥胖) when I was a kid. It turned out she was right," he said. March, who focuses on arts education and research, said that his project Spring of School aims to help youngsters aged 14-16 with the goal of "helping them become better people".
These guests also gave different advice to encourage more and more young people to walk into the theaters. Anais Martane came up with the idea of low-priced student tickets on days like Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, which she said will help kids turn the performing arts into a hobby. "In France, the price for kids can be very low, so that parents can take them to many plays. This is also an important part of theater education," she said.
My cousin Rachel was born deaf. Her parents were frustrated and weren't sure they could handle this seemingly impossible responsibility. Learning sign language wouldn't be easy.
Rachel is two years younger than me. She attends a school for the deaf but works at a level of at least a hearing seventh grader. She amazes me with her learning ability, and how she can solve problems in the blink of an eye.
She is an outstanding artist, and her bright paintings hang around her room. She even painted a picture of a sparkling night sky on her ceiling. Her ability to play the violin blows me away. She communicates through her music and art better than she is able to with words.
When people see her with her special dog trained to assist her, they consider she is not intelligent. When her parents decided to send her to overnight camp last summer, the camp discouraged it. Rachel went though, and she had a great time. She always tries her best to improve and her determination drives her to succeed.
Rachel has helped me learn that hardships can make people strong. She has a totally different view on life. She is so creative that sometimes I forget she can't hear what's going around her. The smile on her face erases any doubts that I have about her happiness. Actions speak louder than words, especially in Rachel's case.
A. Rachel tries her best to learn sign language.
B. However, she has more wisdom than I might ever have.
C. Since Rachel cannot hear, her other senses are stronger.
D. Rachel does, however, meet some trouble.
E. Therefore, it is a fresh experience to spend time with her.
F. Sometimes Rachel thinks about her disability.
G. Raising Rachel has certainly been a hard experience.
This is an incredible tale of bravery that came out of Karnataka in August 2020 during the huge flood. That afternoon, a(n) 1 was carrying 6 children and a woman to Machanoor village. Due to the heavy rains, the bridge was 2. And the vehicle needed to be 3 to cross it.
12-year-old Venkatesh was taking 4 from the downpour with his friends on the banks. He saw the ambulance 5 on the bridge. The driver felt it was really hard to find his 6. Venkatesh approached and asked the driver to 7 him. Had it not been for his efforts and timely assistance, it would have been a(n) 8 story. Venkatesh was seen 9 in front of the ambulance. He made sure it was 10 underneath his feet. Thus, the ambulance could cross the bridge 11. The boy was 12 above water but he did his best and guided the ambulance. People have been praising the little boy as a hero and applauding his remarkable tale of 13.
"I really don't know if what I did was a courageous act or not. I just wanted to 14 the driver." The New Indian Express quoted Venkatesh as saying.
The country has 15 his courage by giving the National Bravery Awards 2020. Just days after the incident took place, the 16 was congratulated by the state authorities on the event of Independence Day. According to Venhatesh's brother, none of the 17 knew Venkatesh's brave acts until a video clip was shown on TV. His mother was 18. She scolded him for his 19. "But later she appreciated him," he 20 The Time of India.
In America, summer reading programs (offer) at most area libraries. Participants can report their reading prizes. Most state libraries work together on developing themes for summer reading so that they can share resources.
"On Your Mark, Get Set... READ!" is this year's nationwide summer reading program theme (choose) by representatives from most states. While individual libraries may carry out the programs (different), their summer reading programs also center on the theme.
Summer reading programs are particularly important for children and teens (return) to school in the fall. Reading can prevent summer reading loss, is also called "Summer Slide". Summer reading loss occurs when students do not read over the summer. As result, they're no longer at grade level when they start school again in the fall. According to the research, reading just five books over the summer is OK.
During the summer reading programs, kids can read what they want. The key is reading for pleasure. The more they enjoy reading, the more they want to read. Whether that is with books, graphic novels, magazines audiobooks, it can help build confidence in reading and increase (student) formal education.
Summer reading programs are for more than children as they are programs for adults, too. If parents read in front of their children, it (provide) good modeling for the little ones.
Reading fluency is the ability to read a story with ease. It is one of the most important skills for a child to master in the early elementary years. Not only does a fluent reader make the transition to being a fluent writer much easier than a non-fluent reader, but as students get older reading plays an important role in math, science and social studies, too. If you are concerned about your child's reading skis, here's some advice to increase reading fluency.
Read aloud to your child to improve reading fluency. Even if your child is old enough to read by himself, it's helpful for him to hear someone more experienced read to him. He will get a better sense of rhythm. And if you pick a variety of different styles, it will help develop an appreciation for all types of books. Meanwhile, it is beneficial for your child to gain knowledge from books, opening his eyes to people, places, animals and ideas.
Create a reading area. Give your child a place to which he can go to be comfortable while he reads, one that is filled with his own books. While it may not help with the technical components of fluency, it helps in building an overall appreciation for reading.
Paired reading is more than reading aloud. Paired reading can mean alternating sentences while you read with your child or reading aloud together Just come up with a signal to indicate when your child wants to read a sentence by herself or is stuck on a word. Reading with someone else encourages students to ty reading materials that maybe above their usual reading level, while also building oral skills.
Practice critical reading with your older child. Fluency isn't just about being able to recognize the words and read them expressively at a good pace. It means reading with the goal of finding deep understanding of what you have read. Critical reading is a critical skill for third, fourth and fifth graders.
