One day a father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the firm purpose of showing his son how poor people live.
They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a very poor family.
On their return from their trip, the father asked his son, "How was the trip?"
"It was great, Dad."
"Did you see how poor people live?" the father asked.
"Oh yeah," said the son.
"So, tell me, what did you learn from the trip?" asked the father.
The son answered: "I saw that we have one dog and they had four.
We have a pool that reaches to the middle of our garden and they have a creek that has no end.
We have imported lanterns in our garden and they have the stars at night.
Our patio reaches to the front yard and they have the whole horizon.
We have a small piece of land to live on and they have fields that go beyond our sight.
We have servants who serve us, but they serve others.
We buy our food, but they grow theirs.
We have walls around our property to protect us, they have friends to protect them."
The boy's father was speechless.
Then his son added, "Thanks, Dad, for showing me how poor we are."
Isn't perspective a wonderful thing? Makes you wonder what would happen if we all gave thanks for everything we have, instead of worrying about what we don't have.
Appreciate every single thing you have, especially your friends!
Please pass this page on to friends and acquaintances to help them refresh their perspective and appreciation.
Buy or make some cards. Make sure that they are approximately A6 size (half of an A5 piece of paper). Don't try to save money by getting paper - you can see through it, which allows you to unwittingly cheat. It must be lightweight card.
Write the keyword on the card. On one side of the card, write a very brief cue, key word or phrase, or possible exam question. For example "Solar system planets (in order of closest to sun)".
Write the answer on the other side. On the other side, write "Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune".
Make up several - or dozens - of such cards. You could color code them for different subjects - for example, have all blue cards for biology, and pink cards for physics.
Increase the complexity for essay exams. If you are reviewing for an essay-based exam, make the information on the back side of the cards more complex, so that you can see the word (for example, "Romeo") and be able to recall several points showing his love for Juliet, several points showing the complexity of his character, advantages and disadvantages of Shakespeare's portrayal of him, what the moral is, etc.
Test yourself. When you have made multiple cards, it's time to test yourself. Here's how you do it:
Pick up the first card and read the key words / phrase;
Try to recall as much of the information as you can;
Flip over the card and see if you got the answer(s) right;
If you're happy you got the information right, put that card on the 'right' pile. If you got the information wrong or incomplete, put it on the 'wrong' pile;
Do this for all the cards. When you've gone through all the cards, go to the 'wrong' pile, and repeat the process. Keep going through the 'wrong' pile until you get the information right, and there are no cards left in the 'wrong' pile.
Complete the process. Then go through the whole lot again for good measure.
Generally the writing process is seen as consisting of six steps:
* Prewriting: planning, research, outlining, diagramming, storyboarding or clustering, mindmapping * Draft: initial composition in prose form * Revision: review, modification and organization (by the writer) * Editing: proofreading for clarity, conventions, style (preferably by another writer) * Evaluation: By peers, teachers, and others. * Publication: sharing the writing: possibly through performance, printing, or distribution of written material.
1. The child should start reading easy books first and difficult later on. 2. The child should start regular practice everyday for short period. 3. The child should rapidly read the content material as he will read a Rapid Reader. A slow reading will not serve the purpose. 4. Fix up the target of time and content and then start reading. Try to grasp the sense and do not stick to difficult words. 5. The child may mark out the way new words and try to have a mental picture about them. He will gradually improve his vocabulary. 6. The eyes of the child should move more quickly on the lines of the content material. Eyes should not be allowed to go back after a sentence or a line is read. 7. The eyes should take the net line of the content as soon as one has been read. 8. The subject-matter should be read silently without any movement of lips. 9. A record of progress should be maintained. This will enable the child to asses his achievements and plan for the future as well.
My name is Orgil. I’m 17 years old. This is my family. There are my father, my mother, my younger brother and me. I live in Arkhangai province. My father’s name is Tsoggerel. He is 38 years old. He works in a secondary school. His profession is a teacher. My mother’s name is Oyungerel. She is 38 years old. She works in a secondary school. Her profession is a foreign landuage teacher. My younger brother’s name is Munkh-bold. He is 16 years old. He studies at high school. That is my family. I love them.
My friend
I have many friends. Also, my best friend is Onon. He is 17 years old. Now, he studies at the University of Humanities. I'll describe him. He has got short and curly hair. He is tall and thin. His eyes are brown and his nose is small. His hobby is playing basketball and table tennis.
About my home town
I live in a pretty housenear the centre of Arhangai. Arhangai is a lovely province in the centre of Mongolia. Our town is guite big and it is in a very nice area. There are a cinema, a supermarket, an antigue shop, bouitigue , many gas stations , Mongolian church, a café , a drugstore, a school and a college. Outside our town, there is a huge garden with lots of trees and flowers. I love my town because it makes me feel safe and relaxing. After all there is no place like hometown.
About my family
Hi, there!
My name is Bayanmunkh. I’m 16 years old. There are four of us in my family. My father Batsaikhan is 40 years. He is an engineer. My mother Munkhtuya is 40 years, too. She is a businesswoman.My brother is Lhagvasaikhan aged 9, and of course me. I live in Erdenet, but now I live in my brother’s place. There are 4 of them in their family. My brother is Burenbadrakh. He is a geographer, my sister Otgontsetseg is a businesswoman, my brother is Tamir, aged 5 and there is the little man, his name is Khangai he is about 6 mounths.
In my summer vacation, I always go to the my grandmother’s home. She lives inMurun,Khuwsgul. It is so nice there. And my nephewsand nieses come, too. When we are together we’re very funny. Their names are Anar,Nomin,Michidmaa and Bolor-erdene. We play basketball, football, volleyball and so many Mongolian traditional games. Last summer I went to the Khuwsgul dalai. It was so nice there. I worked there about 1 month. I had too many friends. The Mongolian, Americanand French. I was the waiter of Nature's door tourist camp. Next summer, I will go there. At midnight Khuwsgul dalai was very beautiful. There were stars, moon and wind.
Have you been to Khuwsgu dalai? Ifyou hadn’t been you must go there.
In my free, time I like going for walk, playing, sleeping and listening to music. I like listening pop and hip hop music, by the way I babysitting the little man. I love him. He is very . . .I forgot the that word. I like MichealJackson. Because he dances well and sings well. On my weekend I like sleeping all day. Sometimes, I meet my friends. I had too many friends, boys and girls. But I don’t have a girl friend. I am a bit lazy man. I don’twant being a lier. I want to help my friends who need help.
I love horses, dogs, and birds. Because they are very beautiful, and I don’t like snakes and cats. I am not scared of them but I don’t like them. The most people don’t like some animals. Because they are scared of them. I’m not. Sometimes, I like dreaming ifI were a bird. If I were a bird I would fly all over the world and never be boring.
I am interested in football and basketball. I like Cristiano Ronaldo, Steven Gerrard and Zinedine Zidane, David Beckham, and Peter Cheh, and my favourite basketball players are Lebron James,Shaqquile O’neal,Kobe Brayant and Allen Iverson.
Well, that’s all about me.
See you soon,andwaiting for your letter.
