Dr. Cora Hui is the Head of School for Christian Alliance P.C. Lau Memorial International School (CAPCL), a bilingual primary international school in Hong Kong and has been an educator for over 25 years.
Cora is firm believer in Multiple Intelligences. To prepare children to face their futures they must be equipped to become intelligent. She believes all children posses unique talents and gifts and education prepares children for the future workforce where they can apply their strengths confidently to build a better society.
We discuss in the podcast different intelligences and focus on Emotional Intelligence, Social Intelligence, Cultural Intelligence and Moral Intelligence. Going into detail of how these intelligences can be developed for the good of the child and the wider community.
Timings
03:50 I have always wanted to be a teacher ….teaching has always been in my blood…
06:11 I am married with two children ….
07:38 Teachers are in the business of communication…. A very powerful career to change lives…
08:59 [Our children] We must equip them to become intelligent… within all of us we have unique talents…
9:18 Book: Howard Gardner : Frames of Mind… he coined the theory of “Multiple Intelligences”…
10:17 Book James Quick : Limitless… How you are smart…
11:21[Intelligences] We can all become better… Emotional Intelligence… a good predictor of one’s success…
14:30 [Social Intelligence]…ability to interact with others… good listeners…
17:13 [Cultural Intelligence] Is one form of Social Intelligence…. embracing diversity…
19:52 [Moral Intelligence] I think Moral Intelligence is paramount… can be developed over time… the most important….
22:17 We use a “4H Approach”…Holistic Education…. Heart… Habits… Head… Hands…
26:14 I want our children to start everyday with the habit of thinking with positivism…
26:46 Habits make us… slow down pause, be mindful of what they are doing…
29:48 [Evolution] …Moral Intelligence is the game changer…unchanging in the changing world… Habits there are so many way to develop…. Respect for self and others…
34:24 We cannot afford to not instill Moral Principles…
36:29 [A challenge] I never expected this challenge will ever happen… and it has…
39:34 Keep the main thing the main thing… the teachers being the learner of the learners…
43:56 [My Passions] I try to write different research papers… To explore new things…
Quote: If you stop growing today you should stop teaching tomorrow
45:07 I have to take care of myself ….It is rewarding to learn…
Book: Servant Leadership by Robert Greenleaf
47:54 [Servant Leadership] My study for three years in my Doctoral Degree….
Books:
Howard Gardner : Frames of Mind
James Quick : Limitless
Robert Greenleaf : Servant Leadership
Contact Cora
https://www.capcl.edu.hk
email: info@capcl.edu.hk
Tel: +852 2713 3733
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