Dear Graduates,
Congratulations! You’ve finally made it! You no longer have to write a two-page answer to a one-sentence question that starts with “To what extent” and your Extended Essay is no longer your only long-term relationship. Well, at least for some of you. Ok, enough of my cold jokes.
Do you know that you are a very special generation? Raise your hand if you were born in 2003. Do you know that’s when the SARS pandemic started? You were born during the first pandemic of the 21st century! Now you are graduating during the 2nd pandemic of the 21st century. So, what’s the significance of this? Would this be the last pandemic in your life? Or would it be the new “normal”?
Graduates, I would like to take this opportunity to give you two words of advice: Courage and Creativity. Nelson Mandela once said, “Courage is not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.”
In the post-Covid world, you need to be courageous; to be risk-takers, to not be confined by the fear caused by this pandemic; to continue to pursue your dreams or like coming to this graduation. Now let’s talk about creativity. In one of Sir Ken Robinson’s TED talks, he mentioned a story that I really love telling. The story is about a little girl who was in a drawing lesson. She was six, and she was at the back, drawing, and the teacher said this girl hardly ever paid attention, and in this drawing lesson, she did. The teacher was fascinated. She went over to her, and she said, “What are you drawing?” And the girl said, “I’m drawing a picture of God.” And the teacher said, “But nobody knows what God looks like.” And the girl said, “They will in a minute.”
The takeaway from this story is that kids are not afraid to be wrong. Sir Ken Robinson is not saying that not being afraid to be wrong is equivalent to being creative. He’s saying that if you’re not courageous enough to be wrong as the little girl, then you won’t come up with anything new. Therefore, to be the future of this post-covid world, you need to be courageous and creative. With these two attributes, you will be able to pursue to make this world a better place. Thank you.
親愛的畢業生們，
恭喜！你終於成功了！您不再需要為以「多大程度」開頭的問題寫兩頁的答案而煩惱，並且您的擴展論文不再是您唯一需要擔心的任務。好吧，至少對你們中的一些人來說，幽默一下。
你知道你是一個非常特殊的一代嗎？如果你是2003年出生的請舉手，你知道那是SARS大流行的時候嗎？你是在21世紀第一次疫情大流行期間出生的！現在，你即將在 21 世紀的第二次疫情大流行期間畢業。那麼，這有什麼意義呢？這會是你生命中最後一次所遇到的疫情嗎？還是會成為新的「常態」呢？
畢業生們，我想藉此機會給你們兩個忠告：勇氣和創造力。納爾遜·曼德拉（Nelson Mandela）曾經說過：「勇氣不是沒有恐懼，而是克服恐懼。勇敢的人不是不感到害怕的人，而是戰勝恐懼的人。」
在後疫情的世界中，您需要勇敢，成為冒險者，不要被這種流行病引起的恐懼所束縛；繼續追求你的夢想，像是願意來此畢業。現在讓我們談談創造力，在肯羅賓遜爵士(Sir Ken Robinson)的一次 TED 演講中，他提到了一個我非常喜歡講述的故事。故事講述了一個正在上繪畫課的小女孩的故事。她六歲，坐在教室後面很專注在畫畫。老師為此感到好奇，她走到她身邊，說：「你在畫什麼？」女孩說：「我在畫上帝的圖像。」老師說：「但沒有人知道上帝長相是什麼？」女孩說：「祂就存在這一分鐘之間。」
這個故事的要點是孩子們不怕犯錯。肯羅賓遜爵士並不是說不害怕犯錯就等於有創造力。他是說，如果你沒有足夠的勇氣像小女孩那樣犯錯，那麼你就不會想出任何新的東西。因此，要成為這個後疫情世界的未來，您需要勇敢和富有創造力。擁有這兩個屬性，您將能夠追求讓這個世界變得更美好。謝謝你。
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Taipei Kuei Shan School is fully accredited by the Taipei City Government Department of Education, a member of the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) as a private Christian school, and an International Baccalaureate (IB) World School which provides a lively campus community for more than 600 students by blending educational excellence and an international perspective with Christian values.
Our Mission
Our school is a Christ-centered community where students have opportunities to know God, follow Him and strive to live uprightly in a way He would approve. Our mission is to educate the whole person and develop life-long learners who are equipped to become knowledgeable and critical thinkers, effective communicators, responsible and engaged world citizens, virtuous servant-leaders, and enthusiastic stewards to serve one another, their community, Taiwan, and the world.
Our Philosophy
Taipei Kuei Shan School recognizes each child will grow into an individual made in the image of God. Our educational practices aim to foster self-worth as well as respect for others, are guided by proven effective methods, and are conducted in a student-oriented style. As a result of such nurturing, the unique gifts of each child can be developed into maturity.
Taipei Kuei Shan School is an IB World School,
accredited to provide the Primary Years (PYP),
Middle Years (MYP) and Diploma Programmes (DP).
IB World Schools share a common philosophy:
a commitment to improve the teaching and learning
of a diverse and inclusive community of students by delivering challenging, high quality programs of international education that share a powerful vision.
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