今天是Babybee的個人教師訪談日。一如往常,老師說Babybee的各方面表現都很傑出,沒有需要加強的。老師說Babybee非常聰明,喜歡富有挑戰性的東西,老師丟給學生比較難的問題時,通常大家會用直覺去回答簡單的答案,Babybee會思考,然後分析與推理。這點對四年級的學生來說是滿難得的。說著說著老師拿出一份Babybee寫的功課。題目是請由這個星期的生字表中,選出十二個字,造句,寫成一篇文章。老師給我看了那個星期的生字表。我把它順便列出來:
1. railroad, 2. airport, 3. seat belt, 4. everywhere, 5. homesick, 6. understand, 7. background, 8. anything, 9. ninety-nine, 10. already, 11. fireplace, 12. ourselves, 13. all right, 14. forever, 15. breakfast, 16. whenever, 17. everything, 18. meanwhile, 19. afternoon, 20. make-believe, 21. landmark, 22. nationwide, 23. postscript, 24. motorcycle, 25. handkerchief.
老師說教了這麼多年的書,每年的學生寫的大部分都是遊記。所以當他看到Babybee寫的文章時,滿訝異的。寫的相當好又非常與眾不同。我來把Babybee寫的記錄下來,做個紀念。看看上面的字彙,二十五個字要用到十二個,我想如果叫我寫,我可能也是寫去哪裡玩之類的東西。她怎麼想像力這麼豐富啊。
Being Kiddnaped
One night when I was sleeping, suddenly I felt as though I was being tugged out of bed. Whoever it was gagged me with a handkerchief and dragged me on a motorcycle. Ninety- nine minutes passed until he stopped. He dragged me into an airport.
At first I thought it was a railroad. I started to feel homesick when I stepped in the plane. My home would be lost forever. As the time passed, I couldn't think about anything else besides my long gone friends and home. One afternoon, I wrote a letter to my parents that had a postscript that said,"Don't worry about me. I am all right."
Then I awoke at breakfast time, safe and soud in my bed
-- with broken window panes and muddy foot prints on the floor.
老師接著又拿出一份體育成績單。他說他看到體育成績時,其中有項仰臥起坐跟伏地挺身的項目竟然破表,他還以為電腦印錯了,還去問體育老師,結果體育老師跟他說教了這麼多年四年級的體育課,到目前為止只有兩個男生可以連續做五十下伏地挺身跟五十下仰臥起坐。從來都沒有女生能做這麼多下,Babybee是第一個打破這項記錄的。我一聽嚇了一跳,有沒有搞錯啊,這個瘦排骨怎麼這麼厲害,連續五十次伏地挺身跟五十次仰臥起坐......這也太誇張了吧!這個一定不是遺傳我的,因為我連一下伏地挺身都不會做。
然後老師問我Madeline的鋼琴彈得如何?我說“還可以吧!她滿喜歡彈琴的。她有跟你提過彈琴的事啊?“ 然後老師就開始狂笑不已。老師說四年級剛開學第一個星期時,他就注意到這個與眾不同的學生。第一個星期不管他出什麼功課,Madeline每樣功課都會提到巴哈,海頓,莫札特。我一聽快笑死了,我跟老師說“沒錯!他對巴哈已經到了走火入魔的境界,我和我老公最近還有點擔心她以後會想走音樂這條路,正想盡辦法分散她的興趣。“ 老師笑著說“她這麼聰明,以後會有許多選擇。“
離開前,我問老師“所以....Madeline在學校算是表現不錯吧?“ 老師微笑著看著我說“用表現不錯這幾個字不足以形容Madeline,因為 she is way beyond fine!"