又是寫在學期終結時
It is usually the most satisfying moment when a semester comes to an end: neither do I need to prepare for lectures nor scratching my head on thinking how to push my students to work against tight submission deadlines.
在整個學期裡我給了學生五項功課，單poster design一項已足夠鋪滿地上！日夜校兩班Typography共43人，你幫我算一算我有多少件功課要評分！While I'm grading my students' works, it always feel great when I receive compliment emails from them. But in this semester I do receive something new, something I've never heard before from previous semesters（Mmm... 沒有徵得他們同意便放上來，哈！）:
"Thanks very much for your kindness and smile. They make the lessons more interesting and we are not afraid to ask questions in the class.【這可真是第一次聽見這樣的comment！早陣子才聽見成人和小朋友都說我的樣子蠻嚴肅的，現在正好有人幫我平反了吧！】
Indeed, we improved our sensitivity of font and typography thru this project. Some presentations are quite unique and we learnt a lot from them. Actually, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for making this course interesting."
"I found your course is very useful, and it enlightens me to be more sensitive in typography. Most of time now, I will unconsciously keep watch for typo designs like on movie posters, movie trailers, magazines ads, signages and shop's logotypes...etc.
Well, I don't know how long this habit will last, but at least I can apply what I learnt from you to answer/challenge my marketing colleagues' stupid comments on typography."【這位同學每次功課都做很多concept sketches，比起今日很多designers在工作上都只做一兩個草圖，沒有design development便直接在電腦做final artwork，他是否算是瀕臨絕種一族呢？】
"I pleased that I can join these high-standard lesson, lets me pay attention how to create typeface, analyzes the typeface, resolution of letterform...
Because your lecture on typeface let us know to request the homework standard. I study many course, I never seen a lot of diligent classmate in a class, it lets me positive diligently myself.【By the way，這個semester夜校生的學習態度又真積極，叫我做教的都格外有心機和加把勁！】
At the end of the subject of Typography, thanks for the tutorial and the email opinion, it is very detailed and clear. I gained a lot from this semester and I think it really can grab every chance in future in applying I have learned."
"I am glad to finish all the lessons of 'Typography'. Thanks for your patient to teach us for these months. Typeface design made me satisfied... they are designed by myself and are unique. Now, I have my own typeface!【你能否感受到她那份興奮？】It is a special experience to me. After I finished the final assignment, I understood that typeface design is really really difficult thing. During the process of designing the new typeface, I did many many times revision including the revision of the strokes. But I still enjoyed to do it. It is because I can learn more from each revision."
"May you spend some time to give some comments as your comments are highly effective and useful."
"Thank you for your kindly teaching/tutorial. I learnt a lot from the lesson."
"I am really grateful to you for that you had done, eg. diligent teaching, tutorial/e-mail opinions, especially you would still try your best to give me some detailed and useful opinions even if I hadn't do the well prepare for the tutorial... actually I feel so shame about that... Thank you for your teaching~~"【能否透過tutorial給學生一些用得上的意見是我非常重視的一環。既不應spoon-feed、亦要point the way ahead、inspire他們回去後知道下一步做甚麼... 這位同學跟很多其他同學一樣，過了遞交功課的時間還不斷寄來改進了的功課，要求我給予意見，完全體現「讀書不是求分數」的精神！】
"I also would like to thank for your teaching, the lesson make me interest in typography and let me know there are different angles tolook at design. I'm really enjoy your class... And feel surprise lot of the works of my classmates are doing so well in the final... I hope to share more about design with you at the future in the spare time~"
"... thank you so much in the Typography module. Before this semester I think I am sensitive to the fonts or text... But now, I know we have a long long way to go ... haha! All topics in the lessons are interesting, although the courseworks are really hard for me... I have to spend so much time to do... But i earned so much!!! At least, I will 堅持 what I learnt in the Typography lessons!!"
「我們一些同學想食飯with u, like 謝謝宴~哈哈」【這個問題我真不懂回答呢！應承她們會否給人說我受賄？】
在另一個科目，我跟學生分享著作為老師，我教學方法的取向是多給建設性的批評（等他們知道下一步應怎樣做），不單給一些苛刻的意見（用俗一點的廣東話就是「插」他們或「打沉」他們），因為我贊成Edward de Bono的說法，這個世界太追捧critical thinking而忽略了creative thinking。有一位學生這樣覆我：
"yes, I agree with your standpoint... you are the first runner up in my favourite tutor list. Just keep it up and I am sure you will be a brilliant teacher and teach someone likes me, hahah!【然後他提到自己白天做的工作】I have a successful private show last night and of course after writing the proposal, frankly speaking, I gain a lot of inspirations through your lesson....
I am sure you are a passion and a sincere lecturer, just keep it up and make more contributions, you inspired me actually."
順祝各位 聖誕蒙福，新年快樂！
posted by ablogaday @ 12/20/2007 05:33:00 pm
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