More interesting sessions.

Today the first plenary session is about.

Teaching with variation.

Experience progressive formalization & extend a problem by varing the conditions this is a very interesting way of teaching is begining with something very easy that could be the warm-up and really growing the knwoledge into something deep. you can use very different examples standard ones and non standard ones to clarify the understanding.



In the second talk Dr. Xi explains us how is a regular class, the environment in a Chinese school.

It seems to be that a chinese class regular class environment is really what I have experienced . We can summurize it saying that there is

• Social & psychological coherence.
• Serious class opening ritual.
• More than half of the students responses are choral responses.
• Class opening ritual as follows.
1. Class begins,
2. Teachers stands behind the desk, look at students and says: good morning students.
3. Students in choral: Good morning, teacher.
4. Sit down, please. says the teacher.

They explain their philosophy like that.
Foundations for high building must be deep & strong.
Understanding is long process recquires extensive mental effort.
Tacit knowledge
Michael Polianyi 1962
Zhu Xi phases of learning
1 have a goal.
2 learn extensively.
3 question seriously.
4 think carefully.
5 distinguish clearly.
6 review and practice.
7 use deligently.