This book is about the time when Xiao Doudou (the author himself Tetsuko Kuroyanagi) went to primary school. Xiao Doudou, who was dropped out of school because he was naughty and eccentric in the eyes of his teacher, came to Ba Xueyuan and grew up happily under the care and guidance of Mr. Sousaku Kobayashi, the principal.
When Xiao Doudou, who dreamed of being a spy, followed his mother out of the station, because he didn't want to give the tram ticket to the ticket inspector, he came up with the idea of "being a spy pretending to be a ticket inspector". Mom is still a little worried about whether the new school can successfully accept her daughter who dropped out of school. The time to see the headmaster is getting closer and closer, and my mother is obviously worried.
When I met principal Kobayashi, the principal said, "I want to talk to my children alone." Please go back. " Xiao Doudou talked with the headmaster for four hours in one breath. She likes the headmaster from the bottom of her heart, because no one has ever listened to her for so long. On this day, Xiao Doudou officially became a student of Ba Xueyuan. She likes tram classes and Ba Xueyuan.
Several abandoned trams were transformed into classrooms in Ba Xueyuan.
Xiao Doudou walked into the tram classroom. In the past, school seats were fixed. In Ba Xueyuan, you can choose your seat according to your mood every day. Xiao Doudou racked his brains to look around, and finally chose to sit next to a girl, because the girl wore a dress with a long-eared rabbit pattern.
The teaching method here is also very special In the first class, the teacher listed all the contents and questions to be talked about that day on the blackboard, including Chinese, arithmetic, physics and so on. "Come, start the class from what you like.
Outside the tram classroom is a row of low bushes, and in the distance are cherry trees that have just opened. Sometimes, the sun shines into the classroom, which is a little hot. I don't know who opened the window of the tram, but a fresh breeze blew in and even the children's hair floated.
"The students study very hard today. What do you want to do in the afternoon? "
"Spread out-step!" Everyone said with one voice.
Nine first-year students are walking by the river, next to rows of tall cherry trees and endless rape blossoms in the fields. The teacher will point to rape blossoms and ask everyone: Do you know why rape blossoms bloom? Then, tell you something about stamens and pistils. There are butterflies flying by.
"We're going for a walk in the Jiupin Buddha," said the girl in the long-eared rabbit pattern dress. Her name is Shuozi, and she told Xiao Doudou many things, such as: I saw a snake by the pool of Jiupin Buddha before; There is an ancient well in the Jiupin Buddha, a meteor fell into the well, and so on.
The sunset in spring is already a little oblique, butterflies are still busy, and birds are singing in the distance.
"Todoriki Valley Picnic" Xiao Doudou whispered this incomprehensible sentence all the way out of school, as if talking about stand-up crosstalk in "Luoluo" (one of the traditional forms of Japanese folk art), for fear that others would disturb her and forget it. Todoric is a place name, where there are streams, waterfalls and Woods. They are going there for a picnic, and Xiao Doudou wants to tell his mother.
As a result, she followed her mother all night, imitating her mother's cooking. Especially when my mother opened the lid of the soup pot, she touched the earlobe and said, "Ouch!" Xiao Doudou feels very adult. Because she has decided to do this for everyone at the picnic.
Xiao Doudou, who has been in the third grade, likes Artest in the class best. Ron Artest is smart, good at physics and can speak English. Fox's English "fox" was told by Ron Artest to Xiao Doudou. As a result, the voice of "Fox" has been ringing in Xiao Doudou's ear all day.
Every morning, the first thing when he comes to the classroom, Xiao Doudou will cut the pencils in Artest's pencil box neatly, bite the pencils with his mouth and make do with it.
But on this day, Artest stopped Xiao Doudou. At this point, Xiao Doudou was walking as usual when she suddenly heard Artest calling her from behind.
Little Doudou
The voice was obviously angry and gasped. Artest went on to say, "When I grow up, no matter how much you beg me, I won't marry you as the bride." Only this sentence, Artest walked away.
Little Doudou was left alone, standing there quietly.
That day, Xiao Doudou was very sad.
Tame to death. This is what the headmaster told everyone that day. As usual, he put his hand in his coat pocket, but he stood still.
When I first met Taming, Xiao Doudou asked, "Why do you walk like this?" Temin calmly replied, "I have polio." Xiao Doudou always remembers his calm and gentle voice and smiling face.
At the funeral, Xiao Doudou quietly bid farewell to the tame lying in the coffin: Maybe, when we grow up, one day, we will meet somewhere. At that time, if your polio was cured, it would be great!
It's still sunny outside, just like the first day of taming. The sun is shining, and it falls beside Xiao Doudou.
Ba Xueyuan was on fire in the war. It happened at night. The Ba Xue Garden, which embodies Mr. Sousaku Kobayashi's dream, is surrounded by raging flames. At that time, the headmaster stood on the road and quietly looked at the burning Ba Xueyuan. At that time, Xiao Doudou was lying on a crowded evacuation train, sandwiched between adults. The train galloped in the dark and headed north.
Rhythm, understand the rhythm of children and find the origin of correct education. When Mr Kobayashi was teaching the children rhythmic gymnastics, a lady accompanied them on the piano. Mr. Kobayashi once said to her, "Well, the children won't go like that." In other words, Mr. Kobayashi is reminding the lady that she doesn't know how often the child breathes.
Educators should learn to squat down, look at the child's perspective and look at the height. Education should not be more about finding answers for children, but teaching them the courage and ability to find their own answers. Education should also trust and win the trust of children, and respect children as individuals with great personality.
This should be the case for educators and parents.