Thinking about jokes [Thoughts triggered by several jokes]

The author saw a few jokes from a magazine, saying they were jokes, but they didn't make me laugh. On the contrary, they make my heart a little heavy ... joke 1: after dinner, mother and daughter wash dishes together, and father and son watch TV in the living room. Suddenly, there was a sound of breaking dishes in the kitchen, and then there was silence. The son looked at his father and said, "Mom must have broken it." "How do you know?" "She didn't swear."

Thinking: This kind of example may be common in many families in China. Children should be punished for their mistakes, while parents make mistakes, but nothing happens. Not only at home, but also at school. Although modern education advocates equal dialogue and harmonious coexistence between teachers and students, how many children dare to point out the teacher's faults in person and refute the teacher? On the other hand, once a student makes a mistake, the teacher will hold on to it and "educate" it repeatedly, so that the student who made the mistake must make a profound review and even swear to correct the mistake in person.

As teachers, we should understand students' psychology, and no students are willing to make mistakes. When students make mistakes carelessly, they always feel uneasy, guilty, timid and even fall into deep remorse. At this time, what they need is not a storm of exhortation, but guidance like spring breeze. Suddenly I remembered the story of Tao Xingzhi, a famous educator, who used three pieces of candy to influence students who made mistakes, just like the spring rain moistened things silently and left no trace.

Joke 2: The same is true for students in grade three of primary school. Their future wish is to be clowns. Teacher China denounced them: "Without ambition, you can't teach obedient children!" The foreign church said, "May you bring laughter to the whole world!" "

Thinking: Imagine, what is the expected answer in China's mind? It is to become a mathematician, writer, chemist and other people with great achievements, not a clown, cleaner and other seemingly humble people.

Reflecting on the current education in China, although our country is carrying out the new curriculum reform, the shadow of "exam-oriented education" is generally absent. "Examination" is still an important basis for measuring the quality of school teaching and evaluating students, and it is still a cruel reality that a test paper will be fixed for life.

On campus, we often hear such a sigh: the more children teach, the more stupid they become! Why? I think this is all influenced by "exam-oriented education", which not only distorts the values of education, hinders the all-round development of students, but also brings a burden to teachers. Middle school teachers get up early every day and work at night, so that students can be admitted to famous universities, and the enrollment rate can rise a little. For those students who have specialties and hobbies in some aspects, teachers often "guide" with their hearts: "It's not too late to learn your specialties when you are admitted to the university!" Therefore, students have to give up their hobbies and start a "proper career". After studying hard at the cold window for ten years, I have long forgotten my childhood dreams, leaving only painful memories for students in my study career.

Joke 3: There are two Taiwan sightseeing groups traveling to Izu Peninsula in Japan. The road conditions are poor, and there are potholes everywhere. A tour guide repeatedly said that the road was like a pit. Another tour guide said poetically to the tourists, "We are now taking the famous Izu charming dimple avenue."

Thinking: In this joke, the words of two tour guides reflect two different ideas and attitudes towards life. The same road, the same car, tourists will feel very different when they hear that the two tour guides are completely different: after listening to the complaints of the first tour guide, maybe the whole car will sigh and ruin everyone's interest in playing; Listening to the humorous but poetic words of the second tour guide, all the tourists may not pay attention to the road conditions at that time, but may be thinking about their upcoming destination, thus forgetting the bumps on the road.

The words of the two tour guides reminded me of my daily educational life. Someone once felt embarrassed when giving names to students who are backward in learning: "students with learning difficulties", "underachievers" and "poor students". These names are only from the perspective of academic performance and can't summarize other aspects of students, so such names have not been recognized by more people. Later, some experts thought that these students who were temporarily behind in their studies had not fully developed their learning potential, and perhaps they were better at sports and music, so they were given a nice name-"potential students".

The author believes that calling it "potential students" is precisely concerned with students' multiple intelligences. However, in reality, how many teachers regard them as "potential students"? Many teachers are used to looking at the "black spots" on themselves with a magnifying glass, but they turn a blind eye to many "bright spots" on themselves. Over time, "bright spots" are also covered by "black spots".

The growth stories of many celebrities tell us that everyone has different potentials, and once activated, it will greatly promote the development of all aspects. Einstein, a child who was called a "fool" by his teacher since childhood, became a scientific giant with the ardent expectation and selfless help of his parents. Let's remember: "You have Watt under your pointer, Newton in your cold eyes, and Edison in your ridicule." When we are faced with "potential students", if we can take off our colored glasses and find and appreciate them from another angle, then you will definitely see more charming scenery.

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Jiangsu province Jintan taoxi primary school

Editor: Xu Qiao.