勤學

梓軒: 你說已很努力學習,但成績仍是不好,很氣餒。 你覺得努力沒回報,因而感到氣餒,老師是理解的。但與其氣餒,何不檢討一下自己的學習方法? 曾子要我們每日「三省吾身」:「為人謀而不忠乎?與朋友交而不信乎?傳不習乎?」《論語.學而篇》其中第三點的意思是:老師教授我的課業是否已複習了?你是否每日都有溫習當天所教授的知識呢?還是只在測驗、考試前才溫習呢? 同時,你有沒有為自己訂立溫習的時間表?一份設計得好,切實可行的溫習時間表,可讓我們養成良好的溫習習慣,對提升學業成績一定有幫助。 另外,你是否真的明白老師教授的課業呢?遇有問題,有否即時向老師請教呢?當問題不斷累積,即使你很努力溫習,也只會是勞而無功。 諾貝爾獎得主李政道教授說:「求學問,先學問;只學答,非學問」你明白嗎?當我們懂得發問時,才能知道自己是否完全明白那些知識;同時,在發問的過程中,我們又能再得到一些新知識。所以,不妨多點發問。 梓軒,除了勤力外,學習的技巧也很重要;如你在學業上有任何問題,歡迎來和我商量。 曾老師 Studying diligently To my dear student, You told me you put much effort in your studies but yet the grades are not very good, and you are frustrated. You felt that all your hard work was not remunerated and you are so upset. As your teacher, I understand how you felt. However, instead of being frustrated or upset, why not pore over your methods of learning and studying? Zengzi (or Tsengtzu), a Chinese philosopher and student of Confucius, preached that we should reflect on our own actions three times daily, and ask ourselves three questions. In counseling others, am I not sincere? In associating friends, am I not trustworthy? In learning something, am I not proficient? The third point reminded us that we should diligently revise what our teacher had taught us.  Have you been diligently revising what your teacher taught you in class daily? Or do you only start your revision before tests or examinations? Do you have a timetable to schedule all your revisions? A well planned timetable will be very helpful for you to do your revisions and tutorials. This will significantly help you to achieve better grades! Do you really understand what the teacher taught in class? If in doubt, did you clarify with the teacher immediately? If you fail to ask your questions timely, they will snowball and by the time you intend to start your revision, you will be overwhelmed! Nobel Prize winner, Professor Zheng-Dao Li once said “To seek knowledge, first learn how to ask; If you merely learns to answer, that is not knowledge!” Do you understand what he shared? When we ask a question, we clarify our doubts and during the process, we will also gain new knowledge.Thus, always ask and clarify whenever you are in doubt! My dear student, hard work is important, but revising and studying with proper techniques is crucial too! Feel free to discuss with me if you have any issue with your studies.