The motivational phrases from libraries of Harvard University

1. If you fall asleep now, you will dream. If you study now, you will live your dream.
2. When you think it's too late, the truth is, it's still early.
3. The pain of studying is only temporary. But the pain of not knowing--ignorance--is forever.
4. Studying is not about time. It's about effort.
5. Life is not all about studying. But if you can't even conquer this little part of life, then what else can you possibly do?
6. Enjoy the inexorable pain.
7. It's those who are earlier than the others, those who put in more effort, who can enjoy the feelings of success.
8. Not everyone can truely succeed in everything. But success only comes with self-management and determination.
9. Time is flying.
10. The saliva that flow now will become the tears of tomorrow.
11. Dogs are learning, ambassadors are playing.
12. If you don't walk today, you'll have to run tomorrow.
13. People who invest in the future are realists.
14. The level of education is in direct correlation with your salary.
15. When today is over, it will never come back.
16. Even now, your enemies are eagerly flipping through books.
17. No pain, no gain.

http://www.harvard.edu

USA Education System

Studying in the United States has many advantages, but before you pick which program best meets your needs, you will first want to learn about the U.S. education system. There is a wide range of choices and opportunities, and you should have all of the information you need to make a decision that is right for you.

http://www.internationalstudent.com/study_usa/choosing-the-usa/usa-education-system

STRUCTURE OF EDUCATION
 SYSTEM IN THE USA

Higher education:

Higher education in the U.S. is also called postsecondary education, but the latter term also refers to all formal education beyond secondary school, whether higher education (defined as degree-granting education) or not. Postsecondary education is broadly divided into two different sectors: postsecondary vocational education and training, which is non-degree but can produce some transferable credits under certain circumstances; and higher education, which includes studies undertaken in degree-granting institutions for academic credit. However, the U.S. higher education system is not legally organized into separate university and non-university sub-systems as are some other national systems, but is comprehensive. It is a diverse and autonomous community of publicly and privalely supported institutions... http://www.euroeducation.net/prof/usa.htm

 

Steve Jobs Stanford Commencement Speech 2005

The speech of great man, which impressed me and forced to think about the aim of education in our life.

 

'You've got to find what you love,' Jobs says

This is a prepared text of the Commencement address delivered by Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Computer and of Pixar Animation Studios, on June 12, 2005.

I am honored to be with you today at your commencement from one of the finest universities in the world. I never graduated from college. Truth be told, this is the closest I've ever gotten to a college graduation. Today I want to tell you three stories from my life. That's it. No big deal. Just three stories. 

http://news.stanford.edu/news/2005/june15/jobs-061505.html

Shaping the Way We Teach English (Webinar 4.1)

Today I've received an approving of my membership in social network "Shaping the Way We Teach English". I've been waiting for the acceptance of my account for more than a week. And now i have an access to all useful resources of this excellent community for teachers of English. 

First of all i decided to watch the Webinar 4.1 "Exploiting Literature in Project-based Learning" and now I'm going to write several conclusions, which I made after the review.

•  There are the next lesson models: TBL model (Task-based Model); Teach-Test-Teach (TTT) Model; Presentation-Practice-Production (PPP) and another. 
• The author of Webinar makes an accent on TBL model, which has the next Framework: 
  
  1. PRE-TASK –Introductionto the topic and task
     
     • Explore the topic
     • Highlight useful words and phrases
     • Provide task instructions
     • Group learners in pairs or small groups

SURVEY I- September 25-30, 2011

My feelings about creating a blog are pleasant. The process is simple and understandable. It's very good that we can organize our work as people of 21 century.  Studying in such way is more interesting and productive.

1. What do you explore on your own time and when did you begin these interests?(For example, do you have any collections, hobbies? What do you like to read? Do you like to write (even letters or journals)? What do you like to talk to your friends about? Do you have access to computer technology ? Are you a computer user?)

As I work and at the same time I study I haven’t enough free time. Because of my sedentary lifestyle, in evenings I go to gym, practice aerobics and yoga. I like reading very much, and with aim to make this process easier and more comfortable I’ve even bought electronic book. My favorite books are psychological and novels of 19th century. To my friends I like to talk about: fashion, hobbies, relations, travels. I have access to computer and I spend too much time in front of screen. One of my hobbies is journalism. My first steps in this way I made this summer, when I visited School of Universal Journalist. I am communicative person, that’s why I like to share my thoughts to people. Consequently, I’ve made a blog in which now and then I write short stories about my life.