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5th Grade “Introduction to Middle School” Presentation

Here is the link to the powerpoint presentation for 5th graders transitioning to the Shanghai American School Middle School, Pudong Campus.
“Introduction to Middle School” PRESENTATION

A Year of MYG NYTES

The 2006 school year has been another great one for MYG NYTES. Below is a link for a highlight video of the varies MYG NYTES. Video and pictures from our last MYG NYTE, “A Red Carpet Affair” are on the way shortly.

 
 
 

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Tributes

Last week, the Shanghai American School lost a beloved teacher on the Puxi campus. Alan Jones was a math teacher in the high school. I had only met Alan a couple of times at cross campus functions. A student set up a Facebook tribute for Alan and it has allowed people from [...]

A Red Carpet Affair

We are getting ready for our last MYG NYTE of the year on May 18th, 2007. Over 150 student will be attending this Middle School social event. We are taking a riverboat cruise on the Huangpu River while having dinner and a dance dressed in semiformal attire. Below is a video [...]

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Young, Gifted, and Not Getting Into Harvard

Very interesting article by Michael Winerip in the New York Times. “ON a Sunday morning a few months back, I interviewed my final Harvard
applicant of the year. After saying goodbye to the girl and watching
her and her mother drive off, I headed to the beach at the end of our
street for a run.
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Success in the 4th Quarter

Below is a link to my presentation on Middle School 4th Quarter Success at SAS.
Powerpoint: Success in the 4th Quarter

The Burden of Stress

I got this one from my grandmother
A lecturer when explaining stress management to an audience,
raised a glass of water and asked
“How heavy is this glass of water?”
Answers called out ranged from 20g to 500g.

The lecturer replied, “The absolute weight doesn’t matter.
It depends on how long you try to hold it.
If I hold it for a [...]