星期天晚上,兒子笑盈盈地衝進廚房。
“媽媽, you know something happened Friday?”
俺停下手中的活計,警惕地抬眼仰望他。
“你沒有告訴我,我怎麽知道?” 憑曆史經驗,知道又有好戲,故意繞繞。
“媽媽,請你給我Sign 一個Form吧!” 兒子強忍著笑。
“你又惹了麻煩?”俺明知故問。
“媽媽,有個同學,在Board 前像企鵝一樣走路,很好笑。我說他象企鵝, 老師她自己都笑了,可是,沒辦法,老師還是把我 sent to the office”。兒子一邊說,一邊樂不可支地比劃他同學的企鵝樣。
俺展開罰單過目,閱畢真是又好氣又好笑。半張小紙頭,由淺入深,循序漸進地羅例了五個問題,兒子的任務,首先要誠心實意地回答所有問題。這在他並不為難,米國長大的孩子,從小就是實話實說。 其次,罰單上必須有父母的簽名,他想淡定私了還不成哈。但凡此種棘手問題,他從不帶到老爸麵前,而是神不知鬼不覺地在俺這兒搞定,俺活脫人善被人欺麽。
看過他的答案,諒他態度端正,對錯誤認識恰當,也有悔改誠意,俺便準備大筆一揮,簽上大名放他一馬。且慢,不能這麽輕易就饒了他,防患於未然是為時已晚,防微杜漸可是咱義不容辭的責任。於是乎,之乎者也,語重心長,好好學習,天天向上啊你!
搞定了兒子再細瞧這份罰單,俺對這學校罰單的設計者還得蔥白一下。人家把事發情景、緣由、後果合盤端出,請君入甕,讓犯事者有充分自由“從實招來”。也沒有人定規三大紀律八項注意,你若認為錯在自己,你自個兒好生思量,自開解藥吧。
養了個多事的兒子,還真給咱開眼界了呢。推己及人,想到眾多華人父母,子女優秀者眾,恐難得攤上此等後生,將此作為反麵教材秀秀。。。
順附兒子罰單一份,以餐讀者。粗體為吾兒答案。
Behavior Improvement Form
Name: 忽略 Date: 4/8/2011
What were you doing was inappropriate in the classroom?
I called a student a penguin/said he walked like a penguin because he walked very slowly. It was an offensive remark.
What happened right before the incident?
I was taking notes and he was walking in front of the board.
Should there be a consequence for your action? Yes NO
If yes, what consequence would be fair?
A lunch detention..
What could you do differently in the future to avoid this problem?
Hold my thoughts and be patient.
(2011-04-11)