鐘國基候任校長

　　教育理念

　　My Educational ideology
 

　　■ 傳統上，老師擔當重要的角色，讓學生掌握學科的內容，現今資訊科技發達，學生可以透過互聯網搜尋不同的資訊，藉此建構知識，這是否意味著老師的角色將會被電腦取代，不能對教學作出貢獻?

　　Traditionally, teachers have played an important role to help students understand the content of different subjects. Nowadays, with the development of information technology, students can surf internet for information and learn on their own. Does this mean that the role of teachers will be replaced by computers, with little to contribute to students’ learning?

　　■ 本人認為，幫助學生建構知識，是老師的教學范圍之一，但培養學生的德性和群性方面，更是重要的范疇。如果學生缺乏了解難能力、正確的價值觀和溝通能力，他們的五育就不能得到均衡的發展。五育是指德、智、體、群、美，每個范疇都擔當了重要的角色，影響學生的全人發展。有見及此，本人希望學生的群育和德育得以充分的發展。

　　In my opinion, instilling knowledge to students is just one of many jobs of teachers. What is more important is to help cultivate students' virtue and social relationship. If students lack the ability to solve problems, be devoid of good values and communication skills, their personal value cannot be developed. Five of the most treasured personal values are morality, intelligence, health, social relationship and inner beauty. Each category plays an important role and affects the their whole person development. Therefore, I hope that students' social relationship and moral education can be fully developed.

　　■ 首先，培養學生的群性發展，就要透過社區本位教育。以社區議題為開端，可以讓學生直接思考議題背后的根本概念。透過社區本位教育，例如：參觀社區設施、名勝古跡、認識有關服務機構等活動，不但可以加深學生對周遭環境的認識，而且還可以培養他們對社區的歸屬感。在不同的戶外活動中，學生可加強同學之間的溝通，有助于他們的群性發展。

　　Firstly, one of the ways to cultivate students' social relationship is through community-based approach. Starting with community issues, students can think about the basic concepts represented by the issues. Through community-based education, such as visiting community facilities and historical sites and getting known of the relevant service departments, students not only can deepen their understanding of the surrounding environment, but also develop their sense of belonging to the community. In different outdoor activities, students have chance to improve their communication skill and hence enhance their social relationship.

　　■ 其次，培養學生的德育發展，就要透過藝術教育。藝術教育的要旨，除了讓學生掌握美術知識、創作技巧和作品欣賞的范疇外，還要培養學生領悟美感 ─ 德性，體會到藝術給予他們的感覺，如何透過藝術表達他們的情感，體會愛和關懷，使其身心得到均衡的發展。

　　Secondly, the development of students' moral education should be related to arts education. The aim of arts education is not merely to enable students to master the knowledge, creative skills or develop an attitude of art appreciation. It is also closely related with the purpose to foster students’ understanding of inner beauty (virtue), to allow them to experience the feeling that art brings to them, to raise their ability to express their emotions through art and through art appreciation to experience love and care. Eventually they can have balanced personal development.

　　■ 本人投身視覺藝術教育，是以統整藝術達到人格教育為目標。理解藝術作品必先從理解各項文化條件入手，從發掘社區文化開始，尋根探源，明白藝術的獨有價值均離不開自身文化由內而外的反思。因此，了解藝術品的內容和背后的社區、文化和思想脈絡便成為學習藝術的重要根據。

　　I devote myself to visual arts education with the goal of integrating arts education and personality education. To know more about art works, we must start with understanding different cultural elements, exploring community culture and identifying historical development so that we understand the value of art is rooted in our own culture. Therefore, it is crucial for students learning art to understand its content and the community features and cultural context.

　　■ 本人執教時，就是秉承以上的教育理念，藉此培養學生良好的品德和創造力，使他們的五育發展更為完備，這就是本人為教育工作獻身的理由。

　　While being a teacher, I dedicated to cultivating students' morality, creativity and their personal development. This is the reason I devote myself to education in the future.

　　教學心得

　　My Teaching Belief

　　■ 今天，教書的工作已經跟從前不一樣，老師同時是「慈母」、「兄姐」、「朋友」甚至是「同學」或「推銷員」，我們唯有了解學生，才可能強化他們的學習效能。

　　Nowadays, teaching is different from it was in the past. Teachers may be ‘mothers’, ‘brothers and sisters’, ‘friends’, and even ‘classmates’ or ‘salesmen’. We have to understand students more so that they can help strengthen their learning efficiency.

　　01老師陪伴學生

　　Stay with students

　　教學十多年來，我一直本著「有教無類、因材施教」的理念在教育學生。每年的學生，他們的學習差異總是不同的。在課堂上，我必須準備不同程度的教材，照顧每個同學的學習需要。

　　With more than ten years of teaching, I have been teaching students based on their interests. Students are different from one year to another year. I have to prepare teaching materials to cater for students’ learning needs.

　　學校經常鼓勵老師開設各種不同的班，例如「補救教學」、各種「學習輔導」，立意固然良善，相信也確實照顧到許多需要的學生，但是我發現有時老師必須走出教室，脫離老師的角色去親近學生，才能聽得到學生的真心話，再針對他們各自的需要來提供對策。

　　Teachers would set up various programs to cater for students’ individual needs, such as ‘tutorial classes’ and ‘remedial lessons’. Apart from being a teacher, we must go beyond classroom and get close to students. By doing so, teachers can listen to them and provide suitable measures according to their different demands.

　　教師不只是在課室講授知識，現在的學生有太多的管道可以學習知識，他們真正需要學習的是人生的「智慧」和面對社會的「態度」，有些學生只是需要一些在家庭中得不到的關懷的話語，有些則需要在他們即將迷失之前的一句當頭棒喝!所以，我的教學理念是從「陪伴」出發，教書多年，我盡可能站在學生的高度和他們對話。

　　Teachers are not merely to instill knowledge in the classroom. Nowadays, students can learn in different ways. What they really need is the ‘wisdom’ of life and the ‘attitude’ towards society. Some students just need a word of care which they may not possibly get in the family, while others need a ‘slap’ before ‘getting lost’! Therefore, my teaching philosophy is to start from "partnership". I have taught for many years. I try to stand in students’ shoes and talk with them as equally as possible.

　　02多樣化的角色扮演

　　Play various roles

　　如果我不是老師，我可能會是一名演員，永遠在練習扮演不同的角色;教書后，我才發現「教師」這份工作和「演員」其實相差不遠。

　　If I were not a teacher, I might be an actor, playing different roles on the stadium. After being a teacher, I find that the job of ‘teacher’ is similar to that of ‘actor’.

　　「教」和「學」是分不開的，我會把自己的筆記借給學生看，讓他們參考我的學習方式，也會不吝分享失敗的經驗，而不只是告訴他們自己以前有多優秀，成績有多棒。

　　‘Teaching’ and ‘learning’ are inseparable. I will lend my notes to my students and help them grasp my learning strategy. I will also share the experience of failure, not just tell them how good I have been and how good my grades I have achieved.

　　另外，以身作則很重要，學生需要一個榜樣來陪他們一起走，因此上課需要回答問題或做練習時，我一定會跟著他們一起做，而不只是扮演下命令的指揮官而已。

　　It is important to set an example. Students need someone to stay with them. Therefore, when students need to answer questions or do exercises in class, I will follow them, not just playing the role of commander who gives orders.

　　03良好的工作團隊

　　Work in a team

　　教學成果是一項很難用數字或文字來衡量的事情，學生的成就也不見得是單一位老師的功勞，老師們包括我在內，大家都很努力提升學生的讀書風氣，盡力營造適合學生的學習環境。每個學生都是我們共同的學生，所有重點科目進度皆相互配合，有問題互相支援，每個老師都是其他人最堅強的后盾。

　　Teaching effectiveness should not be measured by grades only. Students' achievements cannot be attributed to single teacher. Teachers should try their best in order to improve students’ reading atmosphere and create a suitable learning environment. Teachers of subjects should cooperate together for the betterment of students. If students have problems, all teachers will try to help and give them their support.

　　04謝謝學生的共同演出

　　Work together with students

　　我認為老師的工作，是負責讓每個人有機會當主角，上課時不能只注意有反應的學生，每個人都得學著如何挑大梁吸引眾人目光，該當配角時如何不喧賓奪主。

　　What teacher should do is edge each students’ potential and encourage them to be the main character in their own stadium. We can't only pay attention to the responsive students. We should teach our students how to be a star on their own in the right time and how to how to take up a supporting role when appropriate.

　　經過15年的教學，我逐漸找出較合適的教學策略，以便盡量達到「有效教學」，讓學生能夠「主動學習」，看到學生的進步及對教學的肯定，即使自己花了許多的時間在教學上，內心還是充滿了踏實與安慰，因為一位教師最重要的工作就是要「好好教學」，使老師自己及學生皆能從教學中有所學習與成長。

　　With 15 years of teaching, I have gradually developed some appropriate teaching strategies which are useful to achieve ‘effective teaching’. Students would be encouraged to learn on their own initiative. While observing students making progress, it is a confirmation of my teaching no matter how much time I have to spend. I am satisfied with the sense of being sure and comfort. No doubt, the most important job of a teacher is to ‘teach well’. But both we as teachers and students can learn and grow together in teaching and learning.