In the maths recitation today, when the TA was going over the entire proof of vector spaces once again, Jeff, an american kid, politely interrupted him and said, "I'm sorry, I just don't understand the point of this. What do we use vector spaces for? I mean we're proving that something is an example of vector space, but so what? How do we apply all those?" That was pretty impressive. I could hardly imagine myself doing the same thing.
In the legal studies lecture, while the professor was presenting the powerpoint slides full of information, everybody was busy into copying. Lior turned to me and asked, "are these online?" I said I don't know. He just turned back and raised his hands to politely interrupt the professor, "are the slides online?"The professor told hime it would be put online. To me, that was pretty impressive too. I could hardly imagine myself doing the same thing.
I would have the same questions in my mind, but I would hesitate before I go ahead and ask them. I would wait for a better time which might never come, I would wonder if it would embarrase the professor, I would hesitate and ponder if i could present it in an appropriate way in English or if I would falter. But the truth is, all those are rubbish, excuses. Maybe it's because I'm used to the education back in China, maybe it's just me.
I shall learn to speak up. Speak up my mind right away.


leaving skool guoyandao at 2:02 PM [comment]

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