My+reflection+toward+this+class

I have been to here to exchange for 3.5 months and I have learnt many teaching strategies from this class. I found that schools in here are very different from Hong Kong such that the culture and classroom atmosphere are really different. Based on my observation in 2 high schools in Toronto, the learning atmosphere seems to be more relaxed than in Hong Kong. In Hong Kong, there are so many rule in classroom or during lesson, for example, students must sit very properly and cannot do any other things in lesson; but in my host schools in Toronto, students are very free in classroom such that they can sit anywhere they like and sometimes they are even allowed to listen to mp3 in class. At first I wondered if they can concentrate in class under such relaxing environment, but then I found that they always contribute a lot of ideas in some class discussions and they can organize thier ideas in a fast and logical way.I think it is a great inspiration to me because I think that too many strict rules cannot improve students learning and it would just kill their creativity and independent thinking. Schools should provide more spaces for students to develop their own interest and express their feeling instead of just setting some strict rules for students to follow. I would put effort on it after going back to HK and I hope to improve the learning culture in HK.

Tina Lo