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Prepared learning environment filled with love and dedication

Hanifa K. Cook — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 12:25:51 +0000

10 weeks ago, I was still in Australia enjoying summer vacation. When I arrived back home, I received a phone call from my daughter’s Mandarin tutor. She spoke to me in English with a very heavy Mandarin accent, “Hello! Is your daughter coming to register for this term’s new programme?” Instantly, I replied, “I am [...]

A Little Help From A Friend

Hanifa K. Cook — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 02:16:09 +0000

People who love children are usually intrigued by the new tricks that kids can do as they grow. At what age does the child learn to sit, walk, laugh or grip on an object? For me, there is nothing more fascinating and magical than the child who learns to speak before he goes to school.And [...]

Chinese Names Incorporated And Tattoos

Hanifa K. Cook — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 02:56:33 +0000

If you turn to any page in a Chinese dictionary for names in Mandarin, you may not come across a name like Sugiarto or Gunawan. Honestly, it may not even matter to you now because you will never come across them in your part of the world, say the United States of America or Ghana. [...]

Developing Good Listening Habit Part 1

Hanifa K. Cook — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 03:45:01 +0000

Answer ‘yes’ or ‘no’ to the following questions Have you attended a court hearing, listened to a proceeding and disagreed with the verdict? Have you been served the wrong menu at a restaurant, McDonald’s, Pizza Hut or even taken to wrong destination on a London cab? Have you become so furious with people who don’t [...]

Some People Just Can’t Say What They Know About Obama

Hanifa K. Cook — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 10:04:31 +0000

Childhood Lessons: Do you claim you know things when you do not? Do you have to hide behind a curtain of ignorance to be accepted by your community? Do you state “I know it too” or “everybody knows it” when in actual fact you know nothing? Do you pretend to know things? Knowledge from the [...]