Today I am very lucky to be able to watch a presentation by Roger, a graduate of the class of 2018 from the university of Waterloo. He majored in Mathematics and took courses in Physics and Mathematics.
In this presentation, he described his work and experiences while studying Physics at the university of Waterloo. What impressed me most about his presentation was that it encouraged us to be teaching assistants. At first, I was puzzled as to why I should be a teaching assistant, but after hearing his explanation, I suddenly became enlightened. If I can help freshmen to understand a knowledge point is different from studying by myself. The best way to remember something is to tell it to someone else. When I tell this knowledge to others, I will review it thoroughly and then translate it into our own language to help others, which is a very good learning process.
In my opinion, the main point of this presentation is to have the courage to try. Those seemingly difficult courses are not as difficult as we think. In addition, we should actively sign up for and participate in various activities of teaching assistants, which can help us to have a richer life and more experience in university. While helping others, we can also get improvement and knowledge from it, which is not a unhappy thing.
In fact, what attracted me most about this presentation was the humorous way of expression of him. Unlike those boring presentations with a lot of professional knowledge, his presentation can attract the attention of most of 10th grade students and speak out our hearts. For example, we should not only study, but also rest and play. Before the exam, do not have to be too nervous, also do not need to stay up late to review, because the most important point is that listen carefully in the class. Furthermore, he also stood on the students’ point of view to tell us that those detours are bound to go, life is not always successful.
To sum up, it is my feelings after listening to the presentation and my views on the future.
10C Ariana Zhang
March 11,2020
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