Most the girls in the world are complaining about it, Most the poems in the world have been written about it, Most the music on the radio is hitting about it, kicking about it, or ripping about it, Most the verses in the game people are spitting about it, Most the songs in the world people are talking about it, Most the broken hearts in the world, I know, are walking without it, started to doubt it, or lost without it, Most the shadows in the dark have forgotten about it, Everybody in the world would be tripping without it, Every boy and every girl would be dead without it, struggle without it, nothing without it, Most the pages that are filled are filled about it, The tears that are spilled are spilled about it, The people that have felt it are real about it, A life without it would be lost, When I’m in it and I feel it, I am shouting about it, Everybody in the whole world knowing about it, I’m hurt and broke down be flowing about it, going about it wrong, because I didn’t allow it, Can’t a wound or scar heal without it, Can’t the way that you feel be concealed about it, Everybody has their own ideal about it, dream about it, appeal about it. So what’s the deal about it? Are you about it? To know that life is a dream and unreal without it? Everything that you feel is surreal about it, But I’m just a writer, what can I reveal about it?” Poet Ali

Why is it that the most spoken-about language in the world is the one we have the toughest time speaking or expressing? No matter how many books, how many seminars, how many life-coaching sessions we go to, we just can’t get enough of it.

What is it? The cherishable able treasure we have in common.

IT=LOVE ❤️ 💗 💕 

This week is a gap for rest. I am at Starbucks again. Since I was a little girl, I was taught that “If you work hard, you will get good score and get into a good university….” In traditional Taieanese educational system, it is teacher-centered, lecture-based, and test-oriented, I was a victim of the  it. In my junior school, I was diagnosed with school refusal syndrome. Therefore, honestly, I am still fighting against the rigid educational system even if I become a teacher. 

When I first looked at this picture, I was shocked. I have to admitted that I chased the high scores in both junior and university. The reasons in junior was because it was a trend and it exists until now, after 20+ years. The reasons that I chased scores in the university was because I set up my goal of study abroad, so I had to keep high GPA and win the scholarships. Besides, it was easy to me….

In the university, although I chased high scores, I still enjoyed learning. I always thought that the content my professors provided was insufficient, but I was super busy conducting multimedia projects, writing research papers, and participating in various extracurricular activities. This is why I have such a good-looking resume when I applied for my mater degree.

As a teacher, I totally agree that if the purpose for learning is to score well on a test, we’ve lost sight of the real reason for learning. It is a struggle to keep a balance of the reality and the ideal situation of school’s and parents’ expectation. That’s why I chose to pursue my teaching license in oversea track and would like to teach in an international schools.