最好的自己不在未來，就在現在。

認真回想，以前我好像在每一段關係中都是在扮演某一個角色，不由自主的在為每個對象做調整。不只有在戀愛上，有時候可能跟朋友、工作夥伴都是，尤其是在前輩面前，常常我都會本能反應似的改變自己。聲音要甜一點嗎？笑話要低級一點嗎？從穿衣服就可以看出，我今天是要跟誰吃飯。雖然是微調，但透露出了一件事，我好像不夠喜歡真正的自己，所以才會擔心大家也不會喜歡真正的我。我告訴自己即使累，但如果持續努力，有一天就能變成大家都喜歡的Lara。

久而久之我和世界的相處模式只有「由外到內」，會依照別人對我的反應去斷定我的下一步。大家會覺得我很好相處，我卻越來越不快樂。現在我慢慢開始懂了，原來我把順序弄反了。我該優先處理的是自己內心的感受，其他人買不買單，其實跟你一點關係都沒有。就像找另外一半，如果我跟夢中情人在一起，但我根本無法在他面前做自己，最後還是會走不下去。

我現在33歲，So What? 終於懂，「當下的自己」才是人生時間軸上最重要的！

對了，有人好奇這次「{}」的意思嗎？簡單說是「大括號」，在數學運算式中稱作「空集合」。數學不好的人就想像一個清空的行李箱吧。「空」不是無，而是無限可能。括號還有另外一個更好懂的意思，就是「優先處理」。將過去整理過後的自己，回歸純粹，態度成熟自信！(失戀後重新出發的人應該很有感觸吧！🤣)

Your best self is not in the future, but in the Now.

Looking back, I seem to have been playing a role in almost every relationship I was ever in. I'm not just talking about romantic relationships. Whether it was with friends or colleagues (especially seniors), I would modify myself almost instinctively. Should my voice be sweeter? My jokes dirtier? If you wanted to know who I was eating with that day, all you had to do was look at the clothes I was wearing.

The changes were subtle, but they still reflected a truth: I didn’t feel like the real me was enough so I was worried that other people would also find her lacking. I told myself that if I just kept working at it, I would someday become a version of Lara that everyone accepted.

Eventually I only knew how to get my cues from the external world. I would always base my next step on feedback I got from others. Most people considered me easy to get along with, but I grew more and more unhappy.

I think I had it all wrong. My first priority should have been listening to my inner voice. Whether or not other people agree with it is not in my control nor of my concern. Take looking for a partner. Even if I found the person of my dreams, it would never last if I couldn’t be myself around them.

I am 33 years old. So What? I finally understand that "the present self" is the most important thing on the timeline of life! It’s time to prioritize me!

By the way, is anyone curious about the meaning of "{}" this time? Besides the more commonly known representation of parentheses as prioritization, these curly brackets are called “the empty set”. The empty what? If like me, math is not your strongest suit, think of it as an empty suitcase. "Empty" doesn’t mean nothing, but infinite possibilities! What will you fill your life with this time?

2021全新專輯《來者何人{}》
數位收聽：https://LaraLiang.lnk.to/DearYou2

<再也沒有你> 陳勢安 Andrew Tan
數位收聽：https://kkbox.fm/Iss26l

#Lara梁心頤2021全新專輯二部曲 #來者何人{} 全球發行
#再也沒有你 #NoMoreU #SoWhat30

【繪本】ココアはいかが

今天來介紹一本讓我非常驚艷，斥資重金空運來台的繪本。12月初小學共備研習興沖沖帶去現寶，結果老師完全不賞臉阿😅～～雖然如此，我還是要來介紹這本書。

其實不用看文字，就能發現這本書的奧妙。運用無限反射的鏡像，重新安排成有趣且不可思議的畫面。不只畫面呈現方式很有創意，連文字的排列都有經過精心設計，與圖案的流動互相呼應，包含封底的出版資料也不例外，設計感貫穿全書。btw，這是1997年出版，20多年前出版的書，也太前衛。

補充一下罐子上的字：推測Yu-tan 是日文中迴轉(u turn)的意思，暗示著標籤上的圖案不斷迴圈。

👉以下這段和教學有關

當天拿到這本書的那組老師一直表示看不懂，並想看圖說一個女孩喝可可亞的故事，其實故事根本不重要阿XD 科學繪本不一定需要故事，最重要的是呈現方式有趣，並確實傳遞出想要講的主題。最後上台發表時老師表示挫折，因為看不懂，所以沒辦法設計教案，可能這本書適合美術老師用，或是上攝影課，但學校很少上攝影課。

我聽到老師這麼說我也很挫折啦，我以為這本書很明顯可以看出來是在講鏡像反射，要運用到steam上最基本就能講光的折射，搜尋「無限反射鏡」即有很多內容可以教，可以做實驗。那攝影課小學常不常上？我並不清楚。不過剛好那天到研習的學校時，我就看到走廊邊裝飾著學生的攝影作品，當下沒仔細看，後來請教該校的老師，原來那些作品是先請學生想像自己抱著或背著一個巨大的水果，然後拍下照片，之後再用電腦後製，把巨大的水果合成到剛剛拍的照片上。這個過程也有STEAM裡面的「T」，我想也能運用到這本書上。

再更進階可以講艾雪結合藝術與數學邏輯、錯覺透視和視覺心理。延伸閱讀可以看義大利當代設計大師Bruno Munari的「生日快樂」以及大衛威斯納的「海底來的秘密」。如果要跨語文領域，可以創作形狀詩，或是回文詩。

#追加：原來我也搞錯了，這個現象有特殊的名字，叫「#德羅斯特效應」而且緣起就是可可粉。#學到了新知識

https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%BE%B7%E7%BD%97%E6%96%AF%E7%89%B9%E6%95%88%E5%BA%94

👉以下負能量廢話
我跟人分享繪本，都是我自己看了很喜歡，才會跟他人分享，如果可以做延伸活動再做，並不強求，畢竟閱讀文本跟享受文本才是重點。可是大部分的第一線教師，都是先有一個教學目標或主題，再去尋找符合主題的繪本，有時關連性很牽強，從中擷取片段的元素出來教學，也可能讓文本變得破碎；或是那本繪本根本文圖品質不怎樣，只是剛好符合主題，就拿來用（這問題超嚴重，就算那本書再怎麼符合主題但圖太醜我是絕對不會拿來用的）。

再來，我去演講，是想介紹平常不容易見到的書，從不同於「利用」繪本的角度來「欣賞」繪本，繪本最重要的是圖，不是文字。「看」圖是孩子的本能，只有大人才一直看字。而看圖欣賞圖也不單是美術老師的責任。（別忘了108課綱的美感素養！！！！！！）

我沒有很想告訴大家這本書要「怎麼教」。我覺得看書→選書→吸收→轉化成教學內容→教學，這個過程是老師的專業也是老師的責任，不是我該講的東西。所以我不想提供書單，也不想提供現成的教案，因為我不知道你喜不喜歡這本書，如果你喜歡這本書，你自然就會記下這本書，也會有很多教學的靈感和想法。就像我不喜歡的書叫我寫業配我想4-5個小時800字都寫不完，喜歡的書20分鐘刷拉刷拉就可以寫1000字。

👉以下低調的宣傳
下週二13:30–16:30，在臺中教育大學求真樓7樓的702教室有一場給幼教系學生的講座，講題是給小小孩的steam，因為是針對小小孩，而且聽眾是大學生，所以不會講一堆教育理念和怎麼教，就是瘋狂介紹繪本這樣。有興趣的人可以來聽一下。

👉以上長文一篇

[時事英文] 新冠病毒將如何改變教育？

How will the coronavirus change education?

No one knows for sure, but some schools have begun switching entirely to online programs. Just yesterday, Stanford University announced that it will move all of its classes online.

沒有人確切知道，但一些學校開始全面轉換成線上教學。就在昨天，史丹佛大學宣布將所有課程移至線上。

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The coronavirus has forced at least nine countries, as well as countless provinces, cities and towns, to close schools in an effort to contain the outbreak’s spread. Hundreds of millions of students around the globe are now out of school in China, South Korea, Iran, Italy, Japan, France, Pakistan and elsewhere.

1. in an effort to 致力於
2. contain the outbreak’s spread 控制疫情的傳播

冠狀病毒迫使至少九個國家，以及數不清的省市鄉鎮停課來控制疫情傳播，類似的混亂和干擾在世界各地蔓延。在中國、韓國、伊朗、義大利、日本、法國、巴基斯坦和其他地方，全球有數億學生無法上學。

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It is a grand social experiment with little parallel in the modern era of education. Schools and the school day help provide the structure and support for families, communities and entire economies. And the effect of closing them for weeks and sometimes months en masse could have untold repercussions for children and society at large, transcending geographies and class.

3. a grand social experiment 這是一場宏大的社會實驗
4. with little parallel 幾乎沒有同情況發生過
5. the modern era of education 現代教育領域
6. en mass 一起，全體
7. have untold repercussion 無法估量的影響
8. at large 普遍地，全體地
9. transcend 超越，超過，超出（尤指界限）

這是一場宏大的社會實驗，在現代教育領域可說史無前例。學校和去上學的日子有助於為家庭、社區和整個經濟提供架構和支撐。將學校關閉數週甚至數月，可能會對孩子乃至整體社會產生無法估量的、超越地域和階層的影響。

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Older students have missed crucial study sessions for college admissions exams, while younger ones have risked falling behind on core subjects like reading and math. Parents have scrambled to find child care or to work from home. Families have moved children to new schools in areas unaffected by the coronavirus, and lost milestones like graduation ceremonies or last days of school.

10. crucial study session 重要學習環節
11. college admission exam 大學入學考試
12. scramble to find 爭先恐後地尋找
13. milestones 里程碑

年齡較大的學生錯過了大學招生考試的重要學習環節，年紀較小的學生有可能在閱讀和數學等核心科目上落後。父母們爭先恐後地尋找兒童看護或在家工作。一些家庭把孩子轉學到未受新冠病毒影響地區的新學校，也有的錯過了畢業典禮或最後幾日校園生活等重大事件。

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All of this is compounded for families who do not have the financial means or professional flexibility, forcing parents such as Ms. Gao to take unpaid leave, or leaving students indefinitely without an educational backstop.

14. compound (v) 使加重，使加劇，使惡化
15. financial means 經濟能力
16. an educational backstop 教育支持

對於沒有經濟能力或缺乏職業彈性的家庭來說，這一切都是雪上加霜，迫使高夢賢這樣的父母無薪休假，或者讓學生無限期地得不到教育支持。

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Governments are trying to help. Japan is offering subsidies to companies to help offset the cost of parents taking time off work. France has promised 14 days of paid sick leave to parents of children who must self-isolate, if they have no choice but to watch their children themselves.

17. offer subsidy 提供補助
18. offset the cost 抵銷成本
19. paid sick leave 帶薪病假
20. self-isolate 自我隔離
21. no choice but to... 別無選擇只能...

各國政府正試圖提供幫助。日本向企業提供補貼，幫助抵消父母請假的成本。法國承諾，如果孩子必須自我隔離，而父母別無選擇只能自己照顧孩子時，他們將享受14天的帶薪病假。

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But the burdens are widespread, touching corners of society seemingly unconnected to education. In Japan, schools have canceled bulk food delivery orders for lunches they will no longer serve, affecting farmers and suppliers. In Hong Kong, an army of domestic helpers have been left unemployed after wealthy families enrolled their children in schools overseas.

22. touch every corner of society 觸及社會的各個角落
23. seemingly unconnected 看似無關的
24. cancel bulk food delivery order 取消批量食物配送的訂單
25. no longer serve 不再供應
26. domestic helper 家庭幫傭

但這種負擔是普遍存在的，觸及全社會似乎與教育無關的各個角落。在日本，學校不再供應午餐，因此取消了批量食品配送訂單，影響了農民和供應商。在香港，富裕家庭將子女送到海外學校就讀，大批家佣失業。

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School and government officials are doing their best to keep children learning — and occupied — at home. The Italian government created a dedicated webpage to give teachers access to videoconference tools and ready-made lesson plans. Almost two dozen Mongolian television stations are airing classes. Iran’s government has worked with internet content providers, such as Iran’s version of Netflix, to make all children’s content free.

27. give access to 有管道可以
28. videoconference tools 影片會議工具
29. ready-made lesson plans 現成的教案
30. air (v.) classes 播出課程
31. internet content providers 互聯網內容提供商

學校和政府官員正在盡最大努力讓孩子們在家裡學習，並且有事可做。義大利政府創建了一個專門的網頁，讓教師可以使用影片會議工具和現成的教案。蒙古的20多家電視台進行電視教學。伊朗政府與互聯網內容提供商（比如伊朗版Netflix）合作，免費提供所有兒童內容。

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Even physical education takes place: At least one school in Hong Kong requires students — in their gym uniforms — to follow along as an instructor demonstrates push-ups onscreen, with the students’ webcams on for proof.

32. physical education 體育(課)
33. follow along 跟著做

甚至還有體育課：在香港，至少有一所學校要求學生穿著運動服，跟著螢幕上老師的演示做俯卧撐，並且打開學生的網路攝像頭以提供證據。

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The offline reality of online learning, though, is challenging. There are technological hurdles, as well as the unavoidable distractions that pop up when children and teenagers are left to their own devices — literally.

34. technological hurdles 技術上的障礙
35. unavoidable distractions 不可避免的令人分神的事物
36. leave sb to their own devices 讓（某人）自行決定
37. literally 字面意思上的

然而，在線學習的線下實現情況很有挑戰性。有技術上的障礙，以及當兒童和青少年不受管束地自行使用設備時，也不可避免地會分心。

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The new classroom at home poses greater problems for younger students, and their older caregivers. Ruby Tan, a primary school teacher in Chongqing, a city in southwestern China that suspended schools last month, said many grandparents were helping with child care so that the parents can go to work. But the grandparents do not always know how to use the necessary technology.

38. pose greater problems 造成更大的麻煩
39. caregivers看護者，護理員

家庭教室給年幼的學生和照顧他們的長輩帶來了更大的麻煩。上個月，中國西南部城市重慶一所停課小學的老師露比·譚(Ruby Tan)說，很多家庭是祖父母幫忙照顧孩子，讓父母去上班。但祖父母並不總是知道如何使用必要的技術。

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Entire industries and businesses that rely on the rituals of students going to school and parents going to work are also being shaken. School administrators in Japan, caught off guard by the abrupt decision to close schools, have rushed to cancel orders for cafeteria lunches, stranding food suppliers with piles of unwanted groceries and temporarily unneeded employees.

40. rely on 依賴
41. be shaken 陷入恐慌
42. be caught off guard 使（某人）措手不及；趁（某人）不警惕時（做某事）
43. an abrupt decision 突然的決定
44. rush to 倉促去
45. strand 擱淺；處於困境

依靠學生上學、父母上班這個日常狀態的行業和企業也陷入恐慌。日本的學校行政人員對關閉學校的突然決定感到措手不及，他們急忙取消食堂午餐的訂單，使食品供應商面臨一大堆不需要的食品和暫時不需要的員工。

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To blunt the economic effects of the coronavirus, Japan’s government is offering financial help to parents, small businesses and health care providers. But school lunch officials said they had not heard about compensation for their workers.

46. blunt (v.) economic effects 削弱經濟影響
47. offer financial help 提供財政協助
48. small business owners 小型企業主
49. health care providers 健保提供者

為了抑制冠狀病毒的經濟影響，日本政府正在向家長、小型企業和醫療保健提供者提供財務支持。但是學校午餐官員說，他們還沒有聽說關於他們的工人的補償。

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完整報導: https://nyti.ms/2uZAowG

史丹佛大學改採線上授課: http://bit.ly/3cIaAGk

圖片來源: https://econ.st/2Iui1mO

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保健心智圖: https://goo.gl/seqt5k

保健相關單字: https://wp.me/p44l9b-Tt (+mp3)

時事英文大全: http://bit.ly/2WtAqop

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教育時評: http://bit.ly/39ABON9