Saturday, January 12, 2008
Friday, January 11, 2008
新的希望
上个星期，刚迎接了新的一班六年级学生。他们都不是陌生的脸孔，很多我早前已经认识了。他们当中，有很多是我三年前教过的，有一些是去年和我一起去学校举办的北京之旅。看到他们，觉得他们好像还没长大，跟三年前的样子没什么两样。可是，仔细观察，又发现他们的确成长了不少。好像那颗心已经定下来了，懂得为自己的前途打算，但是又不失他们的可爱。希望我这个华文老师能够为他们尽一份力！
你现在还好吗?
最近，有去年小六学生的一些消息。他们有些回来探望老师，有些传简讯给我。他们换上了中学校服，还真的很不一样！好像在去年的十二假期里，长大了许多。有些说他们很喜欢中学生活，觉得比较多姿多彩。有些还很想念小学生活，恨不得重回小学上课。其实，时光一去不回头，不必太眷恋过去，就把小学生涯当成生命中很美好的一段日子，努力活出更美好的人生吧！祝你们天天开心！
Thursday, January 10, 2008
The story of the little boy
Today I was in charge of leading the P5 students in the buddy programme. They were supposed to buddy the P1s during recess to help them buy food, teach them how to count their money, guide them to their table, etc. They have been doing it for the past week with the same buddy, and tomorrow would be the last day.
So I brought the P5s to the canteen to wait for their P1 buddies. I was shocked at how much noise they were making. They were all talking among themselves while waiting. When the P1s finally appeared, class by class, many of the P5s rushed forward, eager to meet their buddies. On the other hand, there were also many P5s who did not seem to care, seemingly absorbed in their own world. The teachers were shouting at the top of their voices, telling the P5s to start moving, but to no avail, because they were too busy playing with their classmates.
Ten minutes into the recess, a prefect brought a P1 boy to see me. She told me he could not find his buddy. I turned to the boy and asked him if he knows his buddy's name. "Kor Kor (meaning elder brother in Cantonese)", he told me. I asked him if he meant that his buddy was his own elder brother, he shook his head and kept saying "Kor Kor". The prefect told me he called his buddy by this name and did not know what his real name was.
So I took his hand and walked him to the table where many of the P5s gathered. As we walked, i asked him if he had eaten. He said no, because his "Kor Kor" was not there.
When I reached the table, I asked if anyone knew who this boy's buddy was. Someone said that there were a few occasions when the buddy was either absent from school or not to be found. When I told him his buddy is not around, the little boy looked so disappointed !
We turned and walked away. At this point, someone shouted to me,"Teacher, his buddy is there!" I turned back and saw a few P5 boys pointing at this bespectacled boy. He was talking with his friends. As soon as the little boy spotted his buddy, he rushed up to him in open arms! His face lit up immediately, the smile he gave his buddy was so bright, it was infectious! The P5 boy saw him and reached out to him.
The next moment, the P5 boy brought him to one of the food stalls to buy food. I walked up and told the boy that his buddy was very upset when he did not see him. At this point, the little boy looked up at me and shouted "Thank you!" He was so grateful to me for helping him find his "Kor Kor"!
When the P5s were done with their duty, I did a debriefing with them in the hall. I told them this story. I could hear the gasps among them when they heard that the little boy refused to eat without his buddy. It struck them that they were so important to the P1s, at least for this week. I told them,"To you, these children are just Primary Ones, but to them, you are their big brothers and sisters, someone they look up to. So please treat this job seriously and treat them the way they should be treated." Hopefully, what they take away from this experience is to learn how to put themselves in other people's shoes and show care for those around them.
So I brought the P5s to the canteen to wait for their P1 buddies. I was shocked at how much noise they were making. They were all talking among themselves while waiting. When the P1s finally appeared, class by class, many of the P5s rushed forward, eager to meet their buddies. On the other hand, there were also many P5s who did not seem to care, seemingly absorbed in their own world. The teachers were shouting at the top of their voices, telling the P5s to start moving, but to no avail, because they were too busy playing with their classmates.
Ten minutes into the recess, a prefect brought a P1 boy to see me. She told me he could not find his buddy. I turned to the boy and asked him if he knows his buddy's name. "Kor Kor (meaning elder brother in Cantonese)", he told me. I asked him if he meant that his buddy was his own elder brother, he shook his head and kept saying "Kor Kor". The prefect told me he called his buddy by this name and did not know what his real name was.
So I took his hand and walked him to the table where many of the P5s gathered. As we walked, i asked him if he had eaten. He said no, because his "Kor Kor" was not there.
When I reached the table, I asked if anyone knew who this boy's buddy was. Someone said that there were a few occasions when the buddy was either absent from school or not to be found. When I told him his buddy is not around, the little boy looked so disappointed !
We turned and walked away. At this point, someone shouted to me,"Teacher, his buddy is there!" I turned back and saw a few P5 boys pointing at this bespectacled boy. He was talking with his friends. As soon as the little boy spotted his buddy, he rushed up to him in open arms! His face lit up immediately, the smile he gave his buddy was so bright, it was infectious! The P5 boy saw him and reached out to him.
The next moment, the P5 boy brought him to one of the food stalls to buy food. I walked up and told the boy that his buddy was very upset when he did not see him. At this point, the little boy looked up at me and shouted "Thank you!" He was so grateful to me for helping him find his "Kor Kor"!
When the P5s were done with their duty, I did a debriefing with them in the hall. I told them this story. I could hear the gasps among them when they heard that the little boy refused to eat without his buddy. It struck them that they were so important to the P1s, at least for this week. I told them,"To you, these children are just Primary Ones, but to them, you are their big brothers and sisters, someone they look up to. So please treat this job seriously and treat them the way they should be treated." Hopefully, what they take away from this experience is to learn how to put themselves in other people's shoes and show care for those around them.
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
34A, 2A*!
好久没有写网上日记了，也不知道在忙些什么。但是，我想，只要有人还在看我的部落格，我就还要努力去写啦。
小六会考成绩公布当天，我早上八点就来到学校，想第一时间看到这班学生的成绩。没想到，已经有很多老师在学校。当天早上，学校正好停电，没办法上网查看成绩，害得大家都很紧张。我不禁回想起自己当年等着拿成绩的感觉。我想，我当年都没有这么紧张。
小六会考成绩公布当天，我早上八点就来到学校，想第一时间看到这班学生的成绩。没想到，已经有很多老师在学校。当天早上，学校正好停电，没办法上网查看成绩，害得大家都很紧张。我不禁回想起自己当年等着拿成绩的感觉。我想，我当年都没有这么紧张。
电流恢复了，终于看到成绩了！36个学生当中，34个A，2个A*！松了好大一口气！其实只要全班同学拿到A，我就会很开心了，所以有星星，已经是额外的惊喜了！
当然拿成绩时，有人欢喜，有人愁。有欢笑声，也有泪水。但是，对大家来说，这条路还长得很，一时的不如意不等于永远都会这样。
希望大家带着乐观、期待的心情去面对中学生涯。至少我觉得，中学生涯是我整个学习生涯中最难忘的日子！
Friday, October 26, 2007
我的童年是怎么样的？
最近我突然心血来潮，想找出我从出世到现在的照片，让学生看看我的成长过程，也让我自己回忆一下童年时光和学校生涯。我需要花很多时间去“挖”出那些照片，选出适当的照片，再经过电脑扫描（英文scanning)，然后做成简报（英文powerpoint slides)，并在简报中加入几句话。再说，很久以前的事情，我自己可能都不记得了，还要问问妈妈。
看看吧，有空再说！
看看吧，有空再说！
早安老师
最近有人说为什么这么久没有看到我在这里留言。我想不到居然有人很期待看我写什么！既然如此，就来几句吧！只要有一个人愿意看，我就愿意继续写下去！（偶像都是这么说的……不要吐……）
我那天在金文泰地铁站看到我的小学二年级英文老师。想不到，事隔这么多年，我居然还认得她。她现在应该有六十多岁了吧，样子没有变，身材还是这么好，像以前一样，染了一头红发，永远走在时代的尖端！我没有上前和她打招呼，心想她一定不记得我了。但是，我相信她记得我哥哥。我哥哥大我七岁，他小学毕业后，我才进小学。他很聪明，考试成绩也非常好，很受老师们喜爱。我还记得上学第一天，好几个老师一听说xxx的妹妹（就是我啦）在学校，纷纷上前和我谈天，问我哥哥怎么样了。（我和哥哥小时候长得很像，所以很容易认得出来。）我当时“红”了，都是托我哥哥的福。我记得我小六毕业时，这一位老师还上前问我哥哥最近怎么样了，所以我想如果我上前跟她提起我哥哥的名字，她一定会记得。
我那天在金文泰地铁站看到我的小学二年级英文老师。想不到，事隔这么多年，我居然还认得她。她现在应该有六十多岁了吧，样子没有变，身材还是这么好，像以前一样，染了一头红发，永远走在时代的尖端！我没有上前和她打招呼，心想她一定不记得我了。但是，我相信她记得我哥哥。我哥哥大我七岁，他小学毕业后，我才进小学。他很聪明，考试成绩也非常好，很受老师们喜爱。我还记得上学第一天，好几个老师一听说xxx的妹妹（就是我啦）在学校，纷纷上前和我谈天，问我哥哥怎么样了。（我和哥哥小时候长得很像，所以很容易认得出来。）我当时“红”了，都是托我哥哥的福。我记得我小六毕业时，这一位老师还上前问我哥哥最近怎么样了，所以我想如果我上前跟她提起我哥哥的名字，她一定会记得。
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