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#782 Kids are unexpected creatures for me sometimes.
Kids are unexpected creatures for me sometimes.
One day a 4th grade boy suddenly lay his face down on the desk in my lesson. When I called his name, he didn’t answer. Then I walked close to him and called his name many times. He didn’t respond at all. I bended my body and tried to look at his face from under his desk but I couldn’t see his face. Then I touched his shoulder and called his name again. I found that his back was sweating so much.
Since it was a hot day, I thought that maybe he was not feeling well. I panicked because he didn’t respond to me. Could it be a heat stroke!?
I ran out from the classroom and went to the office and said, “one of my students is sick!” Other three teachers came to my class and one teacher called his name. The boy rose up his head. I looked at his face and he looked fine. But he was crying.
As soon as I realized he was fine and he was just crying, I was embarrassed of my over-reaction. I immediately apologized to the three teachers for my hasty action.
Since the boy got a bad score at the quiz, he felt sad and cried. The other teachers were used to these kinds of behavior, so they were not surprised and left the classroom.
Other students surrounded him and tried to cheer him up.
Although he was still upset, I started my lesson again. I said “hey, ○○(the boy’s name), you can take part in our lesson whenever you like.”
Near the end of the lesson, when we were playing games, suddenly he said, “I want to join the game!”
Then we played a bit and finished the lesson as usual.
All students left the classroom. I was alone and began to reflect on what happened today. I still couldn’t understand his tears. I know that he didn’t do his homework at all, so it was only natural that he got such a low score. Why was he frustrated? If he did his homework but still got a low score, I could understand his frustration.
Most important thing is that all my students like English. I try to give them proper encouragement and boost their skills. And sometimes I have to understand their complicated feelings and unexpected actions, too. As a teacher, you always learn along with your students.
Small joy!!(2020.10)
nako
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nako | 2020.10.30 23:18
小学４年生くらいだと男子はまだまだガラスの少年です。いきなり泣いたりします。
先日はワガママな女子にちょっとキツく言ったら拗ねて、授業が変な雰囲気になりました。
そこ泣くとこちゃうやろ！って心で思いながら、こちらはフォローしたりしています。
人に教えるってことは自分も学ぶことなんですね。
yokoさんも教えた経験があるとは！
私はプリプリ(厳しく)しながら授業しているんですが、生徒にはそれが伝わっていないようです。(もっと厳しくしないとダメなのかな⁉︎）
みんな英語が好き！
いいねー、きっと英語だけじゃなく、nakoさんのことも好きだと思うよ。
先生がいいと、やっぱり勉強をやりたくなるもの。
宿題をやってこなかった子は、やってないと、こんなに出来ないんだ、と思ったんじゃない？
宿題もやってないし、クイズも正解できない、不甲斐ない自分を発見してしまったのだ！
これで次から宿題をやってきてくれるようになるといいねー。
人に教えるって、自分も勉強になるよね。
それとか、自分の性格が、自分で分かってこない？
私、友達の小学生の勉強をみていたことがあるんだけど、自分て忍耐力無いなぁと思いました。
つい怒りたくなっちゃって。駄目ですね。