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廢寢忘餐。by IChan

香港的主流教育趨勢，真的教人頭痛。有時家長的做法，更是嚇壞人。

「廢寢忘餐」形容勤奮用功的情況，原來在今天不但適用於形容打工一族，還可用於「小學生」。

朋友曾經參加一個小學生健康生活-飲食篇的講座，教授如何飲食平衡、食得健康及注意事項；家長們都舉起手機不停地拍攝屏幕上的演講內容，看得到他們都很關心小朋友的健康。

結尾時的答問環節，有一條提問令朋友印象深刻。太太問：「因為太忙，所以晚上大約六時吃蔬果。小朋友足夠營養嗎？」身為營養師兼家長的講者問道：「你們還會吃晚飯嘛！沒有問題。」太太嚷着：「晚飯就是六時。」講者回應：「吃過蔬果再吃飯也可。」太太澄清問題：「因一家太忙碌了，所以晚上六時只吃蔬果，這就是晚飯了。」講者一再問道：「沒有粉、麪、飯、肉或魚嗎？」「沒有了！」「一家吃素的嗎？」「不是！」營養師理所當然答道：「絶對營養不足夠的，更何況小學階段的小朋友最需要營養的呢！」

朋友聽得愕然，知道有些小朋友功課加活動，忙得只有十五分鐘吃飯，但是由於不夠時間甚至忙碌得連吃飯也省掉，就是首次親耳聽到。功課、活動真的忙碌到此？重要到逼個地步嗎？

筆者抱着一個信念：功課做不完，課本未及溫習，樂器未夠時間練習……怎樣都重要不過一頓包含有菜、有肉、有粉/麪/飯的正常晚飯吧！當然晚飯後可以吃㸃生果或甜品就更加完美了。

ICGT宣言

洪水不能熄滅，大水不能冲走，是我心中的紅火。

它為我照亮前方發現知音，令我跨越形役的樊籠，

走出格格不入的孤單，讓心靈的光芒照亮四方。

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No Jokes: What’s So Good in Prison?

In Search of Self Direction & Ultimate Goal in An Adult with Asperger.

Source: http://www.toonpool.com

AS* student B: I always forgot what I should be doing. I need directions. I was late for classes and assignment. In the morning, I should take shower before going out. But I don’t really like taking shower. It took a long while to decide if I wanted to take a shower. I was too busy to go to the morning class. It’s too much for me.

Counselor: What’s that?

AS* student B: It takes more than an hour to shower. There are many steps. Lots of decisions to make. Too consuming.

Counselor: What decisions?

AS* student B: Like choosing the right clothes, finding the right towel for my feet, hair and body, deciding the right temperature of water and…..

Counselor: And what?

AS* student B: I am able to focus in the class when…

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What a Metaphor, What a Compliment! 受竉若驚

Yesterday, I met a client who was very reflective and able to describe his feelings and thought in concrete terms. His expression often surprises me. 昨天我見過一個愛深思和自省的人，他有種特別天賦能具體表達自己的思想和感情。他説的話有時是我意料之外

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Counselor: I am very impressed by your quest for meaning and your desire for personal growth.
輔導員：你尋找生命意義和渴求個人成長的熱誠令我感動。

Client: I am a loner. People don’t really understand me.
案主A: 我是個孤獨者。別人不真正了解我。

Counselor: I thought your reflective personality would bring you and your friends true encounter.
輔導員：我相信你這麼有深度的性格特質，會為你帶來朋友和珍摰的交流。

Client: No.
案主A：無。

Counselor: Why?
輔導員：何解？

Client: Not me. It’s because your talented ability to connect with people has made our encounter. You know….. you are a universal power adaptor.
案主A：不在我。是你溝通的天賦令人表現真我，也促成了我們深入的交流。可知道⋯⋯你是個「萬能蘇頭」。

Counselor Jo: What a metaphor! What a compliment!
輔導員：受𠖥若驚!

Why Is It Not Sufficient?

Why Education for the Smart Not Sufficient in Itself?
Why Giving Money to the Poor Not Sufficient in Itself?
Why Caring Own Wellbeing Not Sufficient in Itself?

The Answer Is Simple: We Belong to One Another Because We Find Deep Joy, Peace and Unity in Serving the Weak and the Needy.

Teen Thoughts 101: ‘Look Up’ – video on Social media addiction

Please spare less than 5 minutes to watch this video! I guarantee that it will somehow impact your life.

We live in a world today where we are surrounded by people who bury their faces into their phones. Let’s admit it, we’re one of them as well. This is a beautiful video that opens your eyes to see how unsocial we are because of these so-called ‘social’ media sites. We have isolated ourselves into a small imaginary cubicle with our electronic device.

According to StatisticBrain, 98% of the 18-24 year olds who voted on this website states to already use social media. Imagine the future generation? Will 5 year olds begin to sign up for a Facebook account? And before we know it, your great-grandchildren might not even know what swings and slides are! So let’s make a change on the damage we made.