I feel really flattered that Débora Tebovich tagged me for the second time in this fun game. I've aready given 11 Random Facts about me in my previous post, in which I responded to Shelly Terrell. Here are my answers to Debbie's thought-provoking questions. If you are a visual learning type, check the following link out first. I wanted to show that anyone can participate in this challenge, even though they don't have their own blog:
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1. How often do you feel
exposed to dilemmas as an Educator? How do you work them out?
Honestly, quite often. For
example, whenever a student of mine does badly in a test I have to decide
whether to give him or her a second chance. I usually do.
2. What plants and flowers do you have at home? I don't have green fingers.
The only plants that survive in my presence are cacti or some really tough
plants. However, every year at this time I buy a red Christmas Star (Poinsettia
Plant). I love roses and wild flowers in general.
3. Have you ever got stuck in an elevator? No and honestly, as I'm really
afraid of being in confined spaces, this would be a disaster for me.
4. What is that lovely childhood memory that comes to you every once in a
while?
I often think of my stays
at my grandmother's place. I used to go there in the holidays. It was so quiet
and peaceful there - just me and the books which I would to read in the
garden.
5. If English is not your mother tongue, do you ever need to read subtitles
when you watch a movie in English? Oh yes. And they can be
really distracting (even the English ones). That's why I prefer switching them
off.
6. What makes you laugh? When a student makes a really good and clever joke in
the class; something that comes naturally out from the lesson.
7. If you could spend a year focusing on research, what would you research?
Why? I’d observe and measure the effects of parents’ reading to their small
kids. I find it very important for the development of their mother tongue and
later for the ability to learn foreign languages.
8. How do you keep track of your digital files? I don't have many digital files
at the moment. To be honest, I face trouble whenever I have to sort things out
(even in the material world). I'm bad at making categories. But I'm getting
better.
9. When was the last time you danced? Last week. My son had his final standard
dance class and all parents were invited.
10. Who do you admire and why? I admire my husband, who is very patient and
calm and never gets excited. He's never bored even when he has nothing to do.
11. Are you good at setting
goals? Do you follow a certain process to set your goals? I'm a very intuitive
person; and not a very disciplined one, but if I decide to achieve something, I
go for it. I don't follow any conscious procedure; I just see the goal in front
of me and RUN! :-)
