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學校最近一期的電子報，以「百年尾 孩子們的豐收季」為題，分享了孩子在美術、音樂、國語文、地理奧林匹亞、數理與資訊學科競賽上的傑出表現。

 在這群認真優秀的孩子之間，獲得「高級中學數理及資訊學科能力競賽」生物科佳作，12年級的虞智鈞可說是大夥兒的「表率」。這不是因為年紀最長，也不是那達184公分的挺拔身形，而是他在學習上所表現出的穩健、積極態度，很值得學弟學妹們看齊。

智鈞在小學三年級進入康橋，10年級到美國念了一年半的高中，再返回台灣。 因為從小置身在雙語環境，他到美國就學時適應良好，很快就愛上國外開放自由的學風。除了學校多元的選修課程，參加社區服務活動、國家公園的推廣課程，以及競選學生會幹部，都讓他對學習有不一樣的體驗。

我「我學到一件很重要的事情，就是機會有很多，有去爭取才會得到他。」智鈞在美國就學時發現：很多老師知識都很豐富，隨時可以指導你，但你要願意發問，向老師學習，才會得到自己想要的知識。

這一次他參加「高級中學數理及資訊學科能力競賽」也是自己在公布欄發現簡章，主動向老師爭取參加機會。雖然決定參賽到實際上場只有一周的時間，但因為大學想要進入生物相關科系，他還是決定把握這次機會，相信「參加就對自己有幫助，無論如何讓自己試試看。」

實際參賽後，智鈞認為生物能力競賽主要在測驗學生做實驗和隨機應變的能力。他所謂隨機應變的能力是指競賽題目與一般課堂上的生物測驗，做做選擇、填充、問答很不一樣，參賽者需要延伸已知的生物知識，加上動手操作，從實驗過程中推論答案，才能完成解題任務。

過去智鈞是因為想多吸收一點沒接觸過的東西，開始在圖書館借閱微生物書籍、瀏覽科學人雜誌，但在與各校學生切磋過後，他發現許多高手累積實力的辦法，也期許自己：「不只有興趣，還要一直朝這個方向努力。」                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          

還記得日前參加地理奧林匹亞頒獎典禮時，教育部中教司長張明文致詞時特別叮嚀選手：台灣學生在國際奧林匹亞競賽常有優異表現，但大家幾乎都把目標放在奪金，外國學生只要得獎就高聲歡呼，但台灣學生得了銀牌或銅牌，卻聽不到歡呼聲，希望大家瞭解：「參與競賽的過程才是最重要的，你們可以從中學到很多。」

聽到智鈞侃侃而談自己的參賽過程與心得，我相信他做到了！也相信秉持著這樣的精神繼續努力，未來一定能有更好的表現！