Interview with Yin-jan Hsu, the principal of Xisong
elementary school
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The principal said she has started playing
shuttleball since ten years ago when she
was teaching in Jojuan elementary school.
Although the campus of the school was small,
everybody in the school was playing it.
It was very popular then. Besides playing
it, the principal was also the member of
shuttleball committee. To our principal,
there were many advantages of playing shuttleball.
It was good to our health and it can increase
the flexibility and strength of our feet.
Although there was no professional shuttleball
coach in school, and there was little chance
to hire one in the future, the principal
encouraged the teachers to go to the shuttleball
training by themselves, learning how to
play and teach it in class.
To solve the problem
of lack of the gym in school, the principal
already found a space for playing shuttleball
and other indoor sports.
At last, the principal said there were
four things important for an outstanding
player. An outstanding player must be bright,
with great energy, be able to under pressure,
and be self disciplined.
Reflections
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I was very nervous when interview with
the principal. I even could not speak. The
principal was very nice and helped us when
we didn’t know what to say. She also helped
us to think more and think deeper. At last
the principal wanted us to learn more by
finding the answers by ourselves.
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