“Good Morning, Vietnam!” shouts radio DJ Robin Williams in same titular movie as he wakes every one up in Saigon. That war still leave scars in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam (previously called Saigon) but time has certainly healed quite a lot of this city torn apart and now coming back together stronger than ever.
Everywhere you look, Vietnam is going forward at a a breakneck pace and you see progress everywhere you look. Resilient, happy and hardworking people, you revel in their pride as you walk around and see how they love doing what they do. Stunning country, beautiful places to visit and don’t start me on their food. It is… Amazing!
Just a small summary of this visit. Went there with all our staff during the end of 2015 on a company trip. Went all around Ho Chi Minh, including a tour of their War Remnants Museum, and the next morning, went for the must-see Mekong River tour. After that, we spent the next few days just lazing around and toured almost every recommended restaurant and cafe. My favourite and a recommendation, have an afternoon at The Loft Cafe. Surprisingly good food and coffee.
Choose the question that brought you here. Open one useful guide, try a small task, and stop when you have what you need.
Take one question further
The same learning habit can travel across subjects, while each subject keeps its own methods. These routes help you notice a difficulty, understand one part of it, and return to something you can do.
Try it without the guide: Choose one word you already know. Close the guide and use it in a new sentence. Explain why it fits; try another context tomorrow.
A piece of writing has ideas, but the reader loses the thread.
Try it without the guide: Choose one short paragraph. Read the relevant explanation, close it, and revise the paragraph. Ask someone to tell you what happened and why.
The Mathematics seems familiar, but marks still disappear.
Try it without the guide: For a Secondary 4 A-Math question you have attempted, locate the first uncertain line. Repair that step, then try a comparable question without the worked answer.
A Science fact is remembered, but the explanation is incomplete.
Try it without the guide: Choose a familiar Primary Science example. Explain the evidence, the idea and the result without notes. Then change one condition and explain your prediction.
Try it without the guide: Take one claim. Find the source best placed to support it, note its date, and state what remains uncertain. Return to your original question.
There is plenty of help, but independence is hard to see.
Try it without the guide: Choose one small task the child has practised. Agree on a calm, brief attempt without prompts. Use what happens to choose one next step, then stop.
