我喜欢观察每一个来我这里学习的学生.
与其说我在教他们, 不如说我在引导他们, 甚至是观察他们.
每教一个学生, 我觉得我就像是在做一场实验. 这场实验可能很短, 一两周就可以完成, 也可能很长很长, 长达一年以上. 这场实验的成功与否, 取决于许多因素, 而我可以肯定的是, 关键的因素不在于我, 而在于学生本身的性格特点. 两个起点水平几乎是一样的学生, 在最后到达终点时, 总有一个比较快, 一个比较慢. 而且令我感到吃惊的是, 快的那个学生总是比慢的学生前进速度快许多, 甚至到最后拉开了相当大的差距! 更令我感到惊讶的是我曾经教过的两个学生, 基础原本比较差的, 最后却比另一个基础好的更快考过雅思实现留学的理想. 而我还是我, 我的方法对每一个学生都是差不多的, 为何最后有人可以加速进步而有人却进展缓慢呢?
于是, 我开始留意观察那些进步得很快的学生, 并将他们与进步很慢的学生进行对比, 最后发现了许多差异. 首先, 进步很快的学生根本不是我们平常认为的很有天赋的学生, 而是那些课后非常勤奋的学生. 昨天有一个来我这里补课的学生,知道我昨天的课从早上十点一直到晚上都排满了, 便要求早上8:00上课, 而她住得离我家还挺远的. 昨天寒风凛冽, 她可能要六点多就要起床然后来我家上课, 上完以后还要回公司加班. 有这种勤奋和毅力的人能不成功吗? 那是不可能的事情.
第二, 进步快的学生都是很耐心与仔细的学生. 这类学生在学习时可以仔细品味书中和教学的内容, 遇到一点小问题都不会放过, 而是要砸破砂锅问到底. 他们善于比较不同单词的用法, 因而他们造的句子基本都是对的, 很少有用错词的情况. 另外, 他们对我为他们指正的错误都非常在意,回到家以后都用一本专门的本子记下来不断地去复习. 之前有一个雅思考过7分的女生甚至对我说, 她要是重复读错一个单词, 她就会打自己一个耳光. 我当时听了有点震惊, 甚至感觉她有点自虐的倾向. 但是正是这样的人, 把我指正她的每一个错误的读音都完全纠正过来, 而且达到相当纯熟的地步,在最后的雅思考试中取得高分. 而反观我的一些学生, 有些错误犯了可能一百次也一样会犯, 而那些错误基本都不算是什么高级的错误, 全是拼写, 读音或者是一些语法常识的. 而且当你帮他们纠正时, 他们可能还显得不耐烦或者根本没放在心上, 觉得你很烦. 而对这样的学生, 我只能在心里摇摇头, 我也不会再去关注他们不想关注的错误, 免得招人讨厌. 上个月有一个学生就是如此, 所以后来我也不想多说她了.
第三, 进步快的学生会主动去做老师没有交待的事情. 这类学生很有主动性,他们会在老师要求的任务范围内根据自己的情况去寻找新的学习资源和学习方式. 他们会在快速完成我布置的作业的前提下不断地去尝试新的东西. 比如说他们在学雅思的同时也会多听多看英语新闻, 以及读一些他们喜欢的美文, 以至来扩大词汇量和提高对英语的兴趣. 有些学生还坚持参加每周日深大的英语角, 学以致用. 这样的学生能不进步吗? 而反观别的学生, 连老师布置的任务也无法完成, 这样能不进展缓慢吗? 我曾经教过一个小孩子, 本来和他母亲说好是每周上一次课的, 结果可能最后是每个月上一次课. 不是孩子没有时间,是母亲不上心,不主动安排课程. 这样的上课频率孩子会进步得快吗? 我实在不敢恭维. 而同样是母亲, 另一个母亲却对她孩子的事上心多了, 刚上完一次课就赶紧和我约好下次上课的时间,生怕我的时间被提前约满了.结果她的孩子的学习进度和效果远远比前一个孩子的要高得多, 而且每次考试都是全班前三名.
观察别人, 其实是为了向别人学习. 那些优秀的学生, 虽然我在英语上是他们的老师, 但是在别的方面, 他们其实也是我的老师. 他们之中很多人的精神和毅力实在是令我赞叹和佩服, 更是值得我学习. 所以, 在备考雅思的圈子里, 你可以找到身边无法发现的天才, 也可以找到让你大跌眼镜的蠢才.
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学生作业:
Positive change
I think the most positive change that I had in my life was what happened in my first job after leaving school.
After going to school for more than 16years, all of my life has been so used to school, my daily schedule, my social life and so on. The world outside the school seems so strange to me. My feelings are mixed with ambition, hope, expectation as well as insecurity and worries. In my mind, it is such a difficult time, especially at the beginning. I did not know how to communicate with my colleagues.
Last year, I was complained about by one of my colleagues as she thought my attitude was bad. You know, my boss talked with me for about 3 hours and let me apologize to the colleague. I felt so angry and planned to give up my first job, but a colleague in my department told me how to deal with this issue and gave me some advices. After the talk, I got a clear perspective of myself and a whole new way of looking at my work.
Anyway, most people have to face this change once they leave school. But I learn that life is full of changes and uncertainties, we just do all that we can and hope for the best.
The most unforgettable class activity
The most unforgettable class activity that I have taken part in as part of my English study is a fierce debate in my college.
All students in my class were divided into 2 groups and each group selected 4 players. Fortunately, I was chosen as one of them. After the topic was given by teacher, we started to have a group discussion with my companies. We discussed the main task for every player, our ideas, some researches and examples during about 20 minutes.
Then, I spoke the view of our team as a representative and the 5 minutes’ speech won plenty of applauses. We debated with our competitors in the rest time of the activity. The atmosphere was really fierce. Finally, we beat our competitors by 1 score and it was really lucky.
The activity is great. It not only gives us opportunities to show ourselves but also offer opportunities to improve our language ability. Of course, it also encourages us to study harder.
The best advice in my study
The best piece of advice in my study I have got came from my mother. It happened in the beginning in my high school. At that time, I was just leaving my middle school and going to the high school which is the best one in my city.
Of course, both the teachers and students there were great and excellent, In the first term, I was left far behind by my classmates and felt so tired and nervous., sometimes I even did not want to go to school. I could not accept this situation as I used to be the example for my peers before.
My parents worried about me very much, so my mother talked with me and gave me some advice. She told me that I must strike a balance among all the subjects as the subjects were more than before, and I needed to learn how to manage my limited energy and time. Then, I should adjust my attitude to my study, just do things under the plan of my teachers and do not compare with my classmates. I did this with the advice, to my surprise, I got high scores in the middle term exam and I picked up confidence again.
I felt very thankful to the advice from my mother. We should arrange our time and keep a positive attitude on our life
An unsatisfactory purchase
I am not a shopaholic type of person. So I don not shop often. But if I do buy something I hate to go back to the store to return.
Last summer, I bought a pair of high heels for a party in a big shopping mall. It was a famous brand and therefore quite expensive. However, to my disappointment, it did not take long before I discovered the heel of one shoe was about to come off. Immediately I took them to the store and demanded a change. Unfortunately, the attitude of the store was very bad and did not agree to change a new pair of shoes for me. I felt so angry.
Since then, I learned a lesson that famous brand is not always a guarantee for quality. There may also be some defects in their products. So I must check carefully before I buy them.
A polite occasion (A meal)
Last month one of my colleagues invited me to have dinner at her home to celebrate her birthday. Of course, she also invited many other colleagues and friends.
On that day, I dressed myself beautiful with new clothes and I also bought some gifts and fruits because bringing gifts when you are invited to someone’ home is a polite culture in China. Her families welcomed me when I stepped into her home and they even gave me a gadget as a gift, which let me feel so happy. Her mother did cooking in the chicken and I went to help her, and she told me how to cook as well.
Then at the table during the dinner time, we proposed a toast to my colleague and said some words of blessing. There were a lot of good manners we need to pay attention to, for example, we cannot make a sound when we eat and drink, we need to use public chopsticks and need to politely answer the problem of the elder. What is more, we must eat all the food given by others even if we do not like the food.
This meal really impressed me. |
