TA 有感

時間過得很快, 這學期一下子就過了一半, 天啊! 時間真是越過越快, 小時候怎麼覺得時間過得很漫長呢. 在TA兩堂課, 批改作業, office hour, 學R code, 寫作業, 煮飯燒菜中, 時間就流逝了.



TA是博士班或碩士班學生累積教學經驗的歷程. 雖然這不是我第一次當TA. 但是這學期TA兩堂課還是讓我戰戰兢兢的. 總擔心自己做得不好. 整個TA的經驗真是讓我這個內向不擅言詞的外國學生出糗, 每次TA完都懷疑同學真的聽得懂我的解釋嗎? 改作業時就發現, 雖然沒有沒有幫助他們拿到滿分, 不過至少現在有上升趨線. 希望終究可以幫忙她們既了解概念又拿高分.

每個老師對TA的期待也是不同, 哥大有一個文件是TA手冊, 說明那些是TA必須做到的跟那些是TA必須避免的, 我的老闆們對自我要求很高, 我可以想像的到他們以前一定是很好的TA, 可以把概念講得很清楚, 同時作人又很好, 真是我的好榜樣!

總而言之呢, 自己懂跟要講到別人都懂還是有一段差距的. 現在覺得老師們真是偉大啊. 得向那些教過我的好老師們致上最高的敬意.

New York restaurant week

Thanks to the New York restaurant week! http://www.nycvisit.com/restaurantweek/ There are many fancy restaurants offering discount and special dishes. We went to a classical 18-centry decorated romantic restaurant located near West Village. Like music will lift up the spirit, food as well. I enjoy the slow cooked salmon and the chocolate tart very much. The food is really tasty and elegantly decorated. They are like music in the plate and in the mouth. The atmosphere is really romantic. The candle lighting and the flower decoration with lively classic piano music provides us a fantastic and life time unforgettable experience. This is the second time we participating in the New York restaurant week! The first time is that David passed his Qualification Exam. Oh, one more important point is that if we pay by American Express card, they will donate money to the City Harvest organization.

Merry Christmas!

謝謝老公還有很多朋友們的關心, 讓小產的我也有機會跟時間在美國做月子, 這邊的食材豐富多樣, 即使是今年的冬季下雪下的早些, 幸好有老公煮了暖身的麻油雞跟牛肉湯, 讓小產身體虛弱的我漸漸恢復元氣! 也很謝謝媽媽跟姐姐寄來了中藥材還有許多的建議, 哥哥,嫂嫂,還有婆家也給了很多的關心,也很謝謝這邊醫師團隊的診斷與幫助.以及親戚朋友們帶過來的雞湯, 魚湯, 肉粽, 中藥等進補的好物. 在冷冷的冬天裡, 還有期末考以及TA的工作的我, 幸好平安的度過這次的小產.身體已經比較有力氣的我, 我也用糯米粉製作了湯圓湯給老公喝. 真是非常謝謝曾經每一個照顧我的人.

在這個聖誕季節裡, 點亮了一顆小小聖誕樹, 希望也祝福我的親戚朋友們來年一切順利平安健康!

懷孕手記

1.從十月初受孕後, 每天期待著小寶寶的長大.
很開心肚子裡有個小生命在成長, 覺得這一切真是太奇妙了.
雖然老公去芝加哥, 回來時感冒了, 照顧他一周, 他病好了, 幸好我沒有被感染

2.在生日前確認了我懷孕的消息 很開心, 在TA office hour的時, 腦袋還轉不太過來時就是了, 雖然之前就有懷疑應該是...

3.買了孕婦穿的褲子 穿起來寬寬鬆鬆的 希望能給小寶寶有長大的空間.

4. 有兩次出血 有時會有頭暈的現象 真是擔心 後來又再次去買一次驗孕棒驗孕, 幸好還有懷孕的跡象!

5.去醫院看了學姐跟學長的小孩, 他們的小孩很漂亮很可愛 真希望我跟老公的小孩也可以同樣的可愛.十個月後能夠順順利利的出生.

6.也問了學姐婦產科醫師的資訊 打電話預約要十一月中才能有第一次門診, 心中真是期待啊 也可見得醫師很popular.

7.買了一些孕婦的書籍跟孕婦運動的dvd看, 我也可以感覺到小寶寶慢慢在肚子中長大 希望一切平安順利才好.
8.老公在學校比較晩回到家, 我煮了晚餐並且從超市提了一個哈密瓜, 很重, 之後頭昏, 不知道會不會有影響?

9.在電梯裡常常看到可愛的小孩子喔, 希望自己也有可愛的小孩出生.

10.第一次產檢抽血跟內診, 感覺很怪異, 希望小朋友很健康, 醫生開了維他命給我補充營養, 晚上幫小寶禱告, 希望他一切平安順利長大.

11.早上照完超音波, 醫生卻說有可能miscarriage, 漫步在紐約繁華的街道, 我卻覺得生命的苦澀, 完全沒有心情享受美景, 這是相當大的轉折與落差, 在秋天的美景前, 我完全感覺沒有昨天第一次約診的興奮,心中有很多問號, 會不會超音波結果不準確? 會不會太早照了? 因為我的月經週期不一定很準確 天數也不一定很準確.

12.在老公很忙碌的時候竟然有這樣的消息 真是很不好意思, 讓他無法全心準備考試,
希望他不會覺得壓力很大 照顧一個情緒起伏這麼大的“孕婦”.

13.如果時光可以倒轉的話, 我多麼希望可以在感恩節後知道這個結果, 而不是之前知道這個結果, 我希望小寶健健康康的長大.

14.在youtube 上看到別人小寶寶的心跳, 覺得很開心, 希望我們的小寶寶的心臟也可以開始跳動

15-called Dr. Yeh,
心中比較能接受了, 希望再做一次超音波能夠有好的結果, 尤其是如果我月經不規則呢? 尤其如果上次的月經週期因為壓力的原因而不準呢? 小寶寶就會比預期的小很多,小寶寶加油! 大家都幫你禱告喔!
雖然姊姊有提到說她以前在醫院實習時, 還有同事都有愈過這樣的事情跟這樣的手術, 但是心中還是有點怕怕的 畢竟還是太突然了, 爸爸要我不管遇到什麼事情都要很放鬆的去面對, 一切交託在神的手中, 媽媽在想說她們要不要過來幫忙...
希望一切都平平安安順順利利!

16.希望能夠平安的度過thanksgiving 的weekend!

Helen M. Walker

Who is Helen M. Walker?
Please refer to the link
https://www.amstat.org/about/statisticians/index.cfm?fuseaction=biosinfo&BioID=15

" Helen M. Walker contributed to the field of statistics through her work in education, and educational research. She was a longtime faculty member at Columbia University Teachers College and a member of numerous professional organizations. In the 1940s, a time when hardly any women held prominent academic positions, she was a unique pioneer in gaining professional visibility for women. Elected the first woman President of the American Statistical Association in 1944, she also served as President of the American Educational Research Association from 1949 to 1950."

What a honor to know the history!

Instruction, Education and Sports

What is education?? This is a very interesting and very serious question. Today I read an article discussed about this issue. Please refer to the link. 我想 這邊指的就是生活的態度與作人的基本道理是相當重要的--禮義廉恥. This is what I still need to learn a lot!

http://www.tc.columbia.edu/news/article.htm?id=6205

Yesterday David and I went to the Yankee stadium to watch a baseball game. The game lasted for 14 innings but Yankees lost the game at last. What moved me is that although the scores was behind from 1-8 innings, but at the nine inning, the players still not gave up the game. They tried so hard to win the game! All the crowds were so excited and cheered up for them! I was so happy as well. That was an unforgettable experience. It is really worth to go to the ball game once in a while and experience the atmosphere. Also, I think education happened in the stadium as well--the players' spirit. Perhaps that's why many people enjoy watch it.

TC

Teachers College, Columbia University 在教育界是相當富盛名的一所學校, 我很榮幸能夠來到這個學校念書. 這裡有許多偉大的教育學家, 如John Dewey, 胡適. (當然跟大師们比起來我是渺小的如砂粒般). 回想剛到這邊時的感動, 青澀與不知所措, 參與了一個忙碌但相當有意義的計劃, 修了許許多多的課程, 認識了很多很認真很努力的朋友, 我能了解民主的可貴與這個國家偉大的地方. 再加上紐約是如此的多元與包容, How lucky I am. John Dewey 説的好, 教育即生活, 生活即教育. It is a process. What I have learned here is much more than the textbooks can teach me...I hope I can become a much better person later on.