Continuing last week's programming class, we worked on perfecting our trash collect.  Despite numourous failures and fastering frustration, we finally got the trash collector to work (somewhat).  Here is a post on 12/22/2015's programming class.

Every week, kids always look forward to Tuesday.  This is a day that we have friends coming over and study with us.  We work on programming skills and learn about science from a day-to-day perspective.  Here is a post on 12/05/2015's programming class.

This time, let's read the book called The Perfect Pet!  今天我們來念這本書:  The Perfect Pet!  最完美的寵物

Do you have a pet?  Is it a dog, a cat, or a hamster?  Do you think your pet is perfect for you?  你有寵物嗎? 是隻狗、貓、還是黃金鼠?  你覺得你的寵物是最完美的嗎?

曹格的新專輯和新單曲Life is beautiful在12/10/2015正式發行。Owen這次有參與MV拍攝喔!

這次語言家要閱讀的小書是A Bus for Miss Moss.  跟著我們一起唸喔!

A Bus for Miss Moss

曹格的新歌預告出來了!Owen這次跟著老師到花蓮拍攝，又有趣又好玩，這首歌好有意義啊!聽了就會想一直單曲循環呢!

考試這檔事對台灣長大的孩子一定一點也不陌生，不但是從小考到大，很多工作也是要用考的才會被錄取。考試似乎跟公平競爭畫上等號。我們每一科都考，連體育也考，所有的成績都要考試才能出來。

我這年代長大的，在台灣上學的，一定都經歷過因為沒有考到老師訂的標準，被老師打的教訓，當時可是有各種萬靈藥膏，讓老師打了比較不會痛。這年代的，為了考試成績，孩子們是各種的補習，評量是堆積如山，老師會用班費多買幾本，安親班更是多，國中生一天有七節課，可以考到九次試，這讓我覺得，這三十年來，好像教育沒什麼變，沒有跟著社會進步，沒有隨著變新而改變。這會造成什麼現象? 沒有考的，老師就不教、不聞不問，孩子們整天會為了複習，而死記知識，除了老師有教的，有考過的，其他就會認為不是該吸收的知識範圍了，其實，也沒時間去學別的東西了。

Since finishing up Master Class in Beijing back in May, Owen officially started his journey in his voice changing.  It became very obvious around August and now, his voice is almost as deep as a grown-up.  Not only does he still occasionally sqeal when he speaks, normal for the kid whose voice is changing, it also happens when he sings.  Lately, his voice is finally showing a sign of stabilization.  A lot of poeple are very surprised at how his voice has changed!  Listen to this 10 second clip, you will be surprised too!

自從Owen從音樂大師課回來後，聲音就開始有轉變了，在八月的時候，他的聲音開始有很明顯的不同，有時候講話講一講會破音，唱歌也會這樣。終於最近聲音開始比較穩定了，幾個月沒見的朋友，聽到他的聲音都嚇一跳，"先生，你哪位?"大家都很難相信這是Owen。好奇嗎?來聽聽看吧!

上週四，Owen and Ella的媽媽有機會在 讚聲大國民 節目裡跟大家分享一些教育理念，談了許多考試對孩子的影響已以及Owen and Ella 在家自學的情況，有興趣的可以撥些時間來看一下喔!