People often underestimate the power of their minds. These people, they are afraid to dream high thinking that the best is to aim for something that every ordinary people does. This type of thinking is common among us, the Malays. We tend to stick to our famous proverb 'Ukur baju di badan sendiri'. When other people aim to conquer Mars, we are still stucked here in Pak Kancil aiming for only a pass in English.
I know this does not apply to all, but it worries me that some of you have stopped dreaming of something high such as getting an A's in English. I tell you this is not impossible because English is not as difficult as you think it is. I know this because as a child I also started learning English from scratch. My parents, just like all of you did not speak English at home and the same goes to my childhood friends. All of them spoke Terengganu dialect just like all of you. But still I could develop such a liking to English which indeed helped me in the mastery of the language. And I am still learning the language until today.
While studying abroad about one and a half years ago, I've came across many foreign students from countries like China, Korea, Russia, Turkey etc. who came to study at my university with zero English. For them, English was no more a second language, but an alien one. Some of them couldn't even utter a grammatically correct English sentence during the first few weeks of their arrival in Australia. But within a few months they managed to get through the difficulties with the language through an English course specially designated for students like them. They need to master English because it was English that they had to use to learn Economics, Biology, Philosophy, Accounting and so on. Finally they've made it despite the fact that it was the first time ever in their life to learn English.
Dear students,
Just compare yourself with these foreign students. How many years have you learned English? As opposed to you, these foreign students only learned English for few months but still they could master the language and with pride they speak English as if they were born to be English speakers. You might be tempted to say that they had high IQs which made them able to be proficient in the language but the real truth is, it is not IQ but it is the determination. You need to have such a high will-power to achieve whatever you want. It is your mind that decides where you will go, not your IQ, your wealth, your background or anything else.
So, I agree with Einstein that imagination is more important than knowledge.
Dream high for every great inventions and achievements enjoyed by many people worldwide today began with an imagination.
Stop aiming for a pass, it is time to have an A mind and then work hard for it and the rest, leave it to God.
All the best
Miss F
p/s: and oh! i took the above pic in Langkawi 2 weeks ago..what a lovely place
I know this does not apply to all, but it worries me that some of you have stopped dreaming of something high such as getting an A's in English. I tell you this is not impossible because English is not as difficult as you think it is. I know this because as a child I also started learning English from scratch. My parents, just like all of you did not speak English at home and the same goes to my childhood friends. All of them spoke Terengganu dialect just like all of you. But still I could develop such a liking to English which indeed helped me in the mastery of the language. And I am still learning the language until today.
While studying abroad about one and a half years ago, I've came across many foreign students from countries like China, Korea, Russia, Turkey etc. who came to study at my university with zero English. For them, English was no more a second language, but an alien one. Some of them couldn't even utter a grammatically correct English sentence during the first few weeks of their arrival in Australia. But within a few months they managed to get through the difficulties with the language through an English course specially designated for students like them. They need to master English because it was English that they had to use to learn Economics, Biology, Philosophy, Accounting and so on. Finally they've made it despite the fact that it was the first time ever in their life to learn English.
Dear students,
Just compare yourself with these foreign students. How many years have you learned English? As opposed to you, these foreign students only learned English for few months but still they could master the language and with pride they speak English as if they were born to be English speakers. You might be tempted to say that they had high IQs which made them able to be proficient in the language but the real truth is, it is not IQ but it is the determination. You need to have such a high will-power to achieve whatever you want. It is your mind that decides where you will go, not your IQ, your wealth, your background or anything else.
So, I agree with Einstein that imagination is more important than knowledge.
Dream high for every great inventions and achievements enjoyed by many people worldwide today began with an imagination.
Stop aiming for a pass, it is time to have an A mind and then work hard for it and the rest, leave it to God.
All the best
Miss F
p/s: and oh! i took the above pic in Langkawi 2 weeks ago..what a lovely place
so, my dear students you can learn a thing or two from miss farah's reflection. What a great experience playing with snow,experiencing different seasons and most importantly being able to mingle with people of different cultures and to wander to other worlds freely instead of confining in our own tempurung always hehe.
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