Hackers

Security breach again.... Wonder who is making this attack this time....

如此相互扞格

路很小很窄，車行不順，走走停停，有人按喇叭也改變不了路兩旁剛停好車的。看了看，這早餐店旁的大車小車，大部份都是要買早餐。那家電行前的小貨車，大喇喇停在那兒，好像要宣告自己的勢力範圍一樣。這街道兩旁堂皇放置的各式車輛，不論是臨停或長期的，在台灣各地應該都被視為理所當然了。

這舊街道據說是往日的交通要道，行人牛車往來不絶，兩旁的商家生意也很興旺；現在的老街道，看來是沒有規劃來回應現代的汽機車所形成的車流；兩旁的商店也似乎失去了往日的商機。

可惜....若有整體的規劃，若有恰當的執法，若有大家的配合，商家和消費者，用路人和行人，都能共同獲利，而非如此相互扞格。

Inside a maze

問他，何時失去了那份眼中對學習的光采? 何時失去那初進教室時，和同學舉手搶答的快樂....

＂當學校的考卷功課和一切的一切，都是為了學測指考...在父母和老師的[好學校代表好出路]的教訓中，決定放掉心中最愛那一刻。

那個決定是安全的，那是孝順的，那是孺子可教的， 卻不知為何, 心中總覺得有個地方空了。 ＂

袛有標準答案的考卷, 容不下好奇心的無盡探索。

加油

最近中午排了幾個面對面的個別約談, 給小朋友加油, 和建議 - 若讀本太多, 回歸到基本的課本內容(複習卷)和單字7000, 設立合理的進步目標, 也適時為自己加油打氣..... 學測將近, 加油喔!!

另二個同樣讓人掛心怗記的, 一個去了日本遊學團, 一個還在為社團活動拼命,四處奔波....等他們有空,等他們不再有公假公差和國外遊學, 還是要請他們來辦公室聽我嘮叨一番。

So i have arranged a meeting with a few during the lunch break in the office to how them my concerns over their academic performance in school. A simple smile and a reminder of what they should pay attention to are emphasized. Remind them to reshape their studying strategies and narrow down scopes. So far have been able to make some grasp the point that time and tie wait for no people.

However, there are still two missing - one is on a study-tour in Japan; the other is totally committed to club activities. If and when they return, I sure will ask them to have a chat with me....

Patience

又一支紅筆,慢慢的在作文批改/建議中用光墨水....
這兩天,要再去總務那兒申請新的紅筆...

一定要問問, 也許能問到新的文具,
能讓學生不再重複錯誤。 ^_^

(ps. 在高二自然組的第一次作文作業中, 我差點忘了, 他們是第一回嘗試英文作文, 自然會有錯誤的文字組合; 會和以前一樣, 在這些作業中, 找出幾個重要的例子, 然後印成上課講義, 或上課或分組討論, 全班/全面性的訂正這些共同錯誤....)

Bad batteries

早上複習考的巡堂,任教的三個班中,有一個班的情況特令人闗心---在認真作答的同學中,有幾個熟悉的身影,手上或拿著手機瀏覽,或四處走動,或低頭玩電動玩具.....特別走進去班級,還好這幾位很快就收起雜物,開始寫考卷.....

其中一個,問清楚他的作答已結束,請他出來.....告訴他..對他課業成績的擔心,也請他中午來加強課業....他安靜的點點頭,似乎也聽懂了我說的,要好好面對他的高中課業要求......加油! 別輸給自己! 這高中階段很重要,決定你們的大學入學成績, 別輸給自己! 加油!

While students took a review quiz in the morning, I went to have a look. One class needed immediate attention, and, without causing alarms, I walked in to send a signal to a few that were using their cell-phones. Why.... Why do children grow up in different ways? Why some flourish, while others don't do that well? ......Is it true that teens, most of them, lack self-discipline? This lack of incentives and motives may stem from an abundance of material supplies?

自製三明治

小女兒晚上睡覺前，提出人意料之外的要求--不要穿紙尿布；可能因為白天她可以自己上厠所，開始覺得晚上也不要包那一包尿布。緃使屁股上被賞了重重二巴掌，還是一臉鼻涕和眼淚的堅持要求：不要穿紙尿布！她的認真表情和決絶語氣，真是令人好氣又好笑。經過商量後，決定提前給小女兒試試看不包尿布睡覺，也搬出[保潔墊]放在床墊上來預防萬一。

大女兒對自製三明治的評價：蛋皮太厚（爸爸準備的）；美奶滋太少（媽媽再加一層）。不過，還不錯吃。謝謝媽媽。

Last night, before sleeping, Lisa, our little daughter, requested that she should sleep without wearing a diaper.　She is now able to go without diapers during daytime; that nighttime diaper is just an insurance. Even though her bottom quickly received two slaps, she was still holding to that demand with tears in her eyes. After a quick discussion, it was decided then she should be given a chance, albeit a bit early. It is a bit funny to see her stating her demand with that resolute face full of tears, and with a solemn face that you find in a grown-up.

單親家庭的難處

太座不在家這二天，再次體驗單親家庭的難處。白天要忙，下班後要接小孩/幫小朋友洗澡/洗衣服/洗餐具,檢查小朋友的功課/聮絡簿,順便準備明早的早餐......小女兒晚上還咳到完全沒辦法睡覺.... 早上出門前,也是如同打仗般的忙......還好我們家的媽媽回來了!

While my wife was away on a business trip, went through what a single-parent family would go through everyday. After a hectic workday, must proceed to picking up kids, helping them get a bath, doing the laundry and dishes, checking their homework and preparing for tomorrow's breakfast.... Our little daughter had a bad cold and she couldn't sleep well at night. Glad our mama is home again.