The following reflection by Lin Cheng is part of a series of blog posts written by THINK Global School faculty members to showcase their thoughts and experiences from a recent weXplore trip to Washington, D.C. Lin's blog was written in his native Mandarin language, with the English translation following after. To view the entire conversation, visit us on Spot. Original Reflection in Mandarin: 为期一周的华盛顿游学活动结束了。坐在回波士顿的列车上，大家慢慢都睡着了。虽然在这一周内，我么走了很多路，起早贪黑。但是回想起来，我们在这一周内所看到的，听到的，学到的知识是那么的丰富，多样。而这些经历是无法从课本上学到的。包括自由新闻博物馆，二战集中营纪念馆，自然博物馆，艾未未艺术展，白宫，华盛顿纪念馆，总统大楼等等景点都给我们留下了深刻的印象。 当然，除了参观各种景点，我们也有幸和当地一些政府官员和学者们有所交流。学生们积极参与了讨论并提出了很多有深度的问题。我相信通过这些互动，学生们都为他们的研究课题找到了一些新的观点和证据。作为老师，我也从中收获不少。其中最让我记忆深刻的是和格雷格先生关于教育话题的讨论。在TGS，我们鼓励学生独立思考，而不是硬性地接纳知识。格雷格先生提到在教育中学生的创新能力和自主观点非常容易被教师的观点所影响。虽然我在教学中已经极力避开自己的观点影响学生，但是发现很多时候在不注意的情况下已经悄悄影响了学生的判断力。格雷格先生和我在这个问题上看法一致，觉得应该尽量为学生提出思考问题而不是简单的告诉他们什么是什么。因为学生在通过思考和检索的过程中，在筛选论证的过程中，他们会产生自己的看法和观点。而这正是一名国际化优秀学生所需要的能力。希望将来在教学中能够注意拓展学生思维，培养不同观点。 总之，在这一周的收获很多。希望不久后纽约之旅将会有更加丰富精彩的学习经历。 Translation: The weeklong Washington...
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The following reflection by Dan Garvey is part of a series of blog posts written by THINK Global School faculty members to showcase their thoughts and experiences from a recent weXplore trip to Washington D.C. To view the entire conversation, visit us on Spot. DC was a trip with a multitude of learning experiences. Political discussions, worldly viewpoints, historical monuments, and student-led city navigation. I am assuming that most will...
Read MoreThe following reflection by Breanna Reynolds is part of a series of blog posts written by THINK Global School faculty members to showcase their thoughts and experiences from a recent weXplore trip to Washington D.C. To view the entire conversation, visit us on Spot. Prince Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran, graced THINK Global School with a visit to Washington DC this week. His powerful oration on the political instability of...
Read MoreThe following reflection by Nick Martino is part of a series of blog posts written by THINK Global School faculty members to showcase their thoughts and experiences from a recent weXplore trip to Washington D.C. To view the entire conversation, visit us on Spot. IN OUR MOST recent weXplore trip to Washington D.C. the students and teachers of THINK Global School explored many aspects of the core values and culture...
Read MoreThe following reflection by Mattie Boyce is part of a series of blog posts written by THINK Global School faculty members to showcase their thoughts and experiences from a recent weXplore trip to Washington D.C. To view the entire conversation, visit us on Spot. “The tragic reality of today is reflected in the true plight of our spiritual existence: we are spineless and cannot stand straight.” -Ai Weiwei FOR THOSE...
Read MoreThe following reflection by Russell Cailey is part of a series of blog posts written by THINK Global School faculty members to showcase their thoughts and experiences from a recent weXplore trip to Washington D.C. To view the entire conversation, visit us on Spot. “I would say, on the basis of having observe a thousand people in the experiment and having my own intuition shaped and informed by these experiments,...
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Read MoreThe following reflection by Lee ann Thomas is part of a series of blog posts written by THINK Global School faculty members to showcase their thoughts and experiences from a recent weXplore trip to Washington, D.C. To view the entire conversation, visit us on Spot. Increasingly over the last few years I have been able to see firsthand many artworks I have long admired and studied. There’s a certain kind...
Read MoreCognitive development is a field of study in neuroscience and psychology focusing on a child’s development in terms of information processing, conceptual resources, perceptual skills, the learning of language(s) and other aspects of brain development as compared to an adult. In other words, cognitive development is the emergence of the ability to think and understand. An enormous amount of research has been conducted into understanding how a child imagines the...
Read MoreTEACHING SCIENCE AT THINK Global School comes with a distinct advantage not found at most other high schools: holding courses in a different country each term allows our teachers to turn their surrounding environments into lush organic classrooms. Lessons are often held outdoors amidst expansive foliage or underwater. By spending time in delicate ecosystems such as the Galapagos Islands and Iguazú Falls, our teachers are able to better impart onto...
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