Chapter 23 100th loss

This afternoon it was HYUNKU's turn to have Chinese class again. I check his dictation.I remembered every word before, and when it came to the last "study", he suddenly stopped writing, and told me very calmly, "I forgot how to write 'Xi'." I replied, "It's okay, I will tell you later. " When it was his elder brother's turn to attend class, YONGKU asked, "Did my younger brother get 100 points?" I said, "No, I made a mistake." His elder brother sighed like an old man, said nothing, and continued with the class. YONGKU is a child with superior intelligence and has a particularly strong absorption ability.When I first started teaching him homework with 7 new words each time, he could always remember it 100%.Later, I found an excuse to double it for him, learning 14 Chinese characters plus ten sets of dialogues each time.When I taught him, it was September. At the end of the year, I said, it’s the New Year. You’re one year older and your learning ability has improved, so double the amount.He nodded.

Within a few months, I discovered that he could still finish his homework with ease.I only take his class for an hour a week, and the homework assigned is equivalent to the amount of children who go to class every day.I wanted to test his limit, so I doubled the amount for him on his birthday, 28 new words plus a comprehension question and answer plus words from an 8-page children's picture dictionary to expand his vocabulary.The reason is still that you are one year older. The child reacted very quickly, and immediately answered me, I just grew up during the New Year, why did it grow again?Am I two years older?I sighed and said, that can't be helped.He also sighed and accepted.It's still a high quality job done, and gets it 100% right almost every time.At the end of the year, I decided to give him another reading. This time, before I even opened my mouth, he replied by himself: "It's okay, I'm one year older again." Also learned my sense of humor.

The child is learning Chinese at a crazy speed. In less than two years, he can understand what I speak very quickly, and he can complete the Chinese filling and comprehension questions and answers by himself, including some difficult words. At his age, he may not even understand English. I don't quite understand.For example, what is public morality, what is earning money without conscience, what is loneliness, and what is sadness. And his younger brother is an ordinary child, just like everyone else, he keeps 7 characters each time, and he always forgets one or two next time he dictates, or loses his strokes.I don't PUSH him either, just teach him according to his absorbing capacity, without rushing.But a few times, my younger brother would shout excitedly when I learned new characters in class: "My brother has just learned this character!" He is very proud because he learned the same word as his elder brother.His mother said that his younger brother hopes that he is as good as his elder brother, and every time he asks his mother, when will the teacher double him!I smiled and explained to his mother that the advantages of children are reflected in different aspects. Maybe the older son has better language or calculation skills, but the younger son may have a more accurate perception of music or description of colors. Let the younger son know , I am also very good in other aspects, so don't always compare with your brother.I tried to add a few words to him, but found that he couldn't remember the added part. I didn't want him to feel afraid of learning Chinese, so I gave up.

After class, his mother stood at the door smiling, but with tears in her eyes, she said: "Did the younger son still not get 100 points?" I replied: "One wrong. But it doesn't matter, it is already very good!" The mother's tears He couldn’t help falling down, but still explained with a smile: “Today’s class is his 101st Chinese class. In these 101 classes, he only got 1 full score. My brother and I encouraged him to learn Chinese last week. He got the second full score. He practiced very hard and spent a long time writing every night. He held the pen very hard, and every time he asked his brother to check him like a teacher dictated. The last few times he was completely correct. We We all expected him to score 100 points, but he still failed.”

My heart skipped a beat.What appeared in front of my eyes was the child looking at me very calmly, and said lightly: "I forgot." There was no annoyance, no frustration, no disappointment, very calm, just like usual.He can see his hard work and sweat very lightly.I believe he took it very lightly rather than hiding it on purpose.For a kid who is only in the second grade, he can't hide it yet.Naturally, he just doesn't care about winning or losing. In fact, my tears are about to fall.I am such a careless teacher, unlike children and his mother who count class hours, only know how to check homework every time, but never pay attention to their efforts after class.

I smiled and patted her on the shoulder and said, "I'm proud of your son. He is detached and doesn't care much about winning or losing. Maybe he doesn't gain much academically, but in terms of character, he is The best! He told me very calmly that he forgot. That's all. But it's okay, we have a few more chances before Christmas, let's try harder! One hundred points is good, not one hundred points, But I did my best, so it’s okay.” Her mother took out a small blue notebook and opened it for me to take a look. In it, the older son’s dictation scores were all filled with five-pointed stars, while the younger son had only one. "I'm so sorry every time! He works as hard as his brother, but there's such a big difference. I'm really sad. Please encourage him more."

I said, sure.I encourage every child, and I tell them that they are the best in different aspects. This is my responsibility as a teacher, and I admire them from the bottom of my heart. I have been fighting secretly for a long time. In the next week's class, if he still can't get 100 points, I need to play a little trick and give a little reminder to let him get 100 points? I really want to give him away, because 100 points is nothing more than a single stroke to me, which is too easy. But for children, it is sacred. I can't tarnish this sanctity, what children need is the achievements of their own hard work.

rather than a white lie. So, let him work hard on his own! It's decided like this, don't be soft-hearted. 2005-12-06