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原本AMERICA LITERATURE 作業成績為A, 一個小測得了個D, 將當前總成績拉到了C。 “你現在10年級了，本期待你能越學越好，或者至少成績不下滑，結果你來了個C！因為心中有憧憬，他也嚇得不輕。對於我提出的閱讀要求好好接受了。
第二天，他說他讀已經讀了十頁。我說”好，我再讀一次，回頭考你。“
晚下，當我拿出寫好問題的本子，讓他回答問題時。他叫起來了”你以為你是老師呀！為什麽要布置寫的作業。你可以問我問題，我口頭回答就可以了。“ 他叫囂著，表達心中的不滿，說著我的可笑。完全表現出一隻鬥雞的姿態。
”好，那我考你。“
”鳥類遷徒的目的是什麽？“
”從冷的地方，到溫暖的地方“
”錯。是為了追尋食物“
”哪個季節是鳥類遷徙的季節？“
”夏天“
”錯，是春天和秋天“
”對鳥類生存夠成的最大危脅是什麽？“
”全球氣候變化“
”可以說對了一部份。不是來自被獵殺，而是來自人類活動對鳥兒遷徒目的地，或是中轉站造成的影響。“
三個問題後，他老實了。。。。
”今天不用讀下麵的十頁，再重讀昨天的十頁，然後做答我本子上的提問。“
等他看到了用英文書寫的提問時，他又叫了起來。”怎麽用英文寫？
”因為這是提高你的英文水平，所以當然用英文寫。“
”不行。你隻能和我說中文，隻能寫中文。不然我覺得很奇怪。“
”你不想我會英文嗎？”
“想。但你隻能和美國人說英文。不能和我說。”
“但是我也想訓練我的英文書麵表達啊，這樣可以一舉兩得，我們倆都受益。“
見他猶豫，不知到底是否該接受，我知道他在作心理鬥爭，他還是很愛我的。
”要不這樣，我用中文和英文都寫出來。“
”好。“
昨晚他拿這個給我，說是他最新CREATIVE WOOD課上的作品。這條木製小魚，真是讓我愛不釋手！
Since his poor academic performance in primary school, I have no courage to pay much attention to his academy reports when he was in Middle school. From my occasional glances on his grades in Power School, I saw his letter grades ranging from D to B+, with the most C in general. From there, I just held the impression that he was one of kid with bad grades, probably the last 20-30% of all the students in his grade. Until a day when he was in 10th grade, we talked about his grades in middle school and I told him my impression by then. He told me his academy in middle school was not that bad, in general, he has average grade.
Year 2020 came the Covid-19 pandemic. Same as other schools, his school was closed, remote-learning became a new thing. He is very knowledgeable on computer and internet stuff. When he was in 7th grade, he built his own game station. So technically I have no concerns on his access to all studying resource. The real challenge came from his poor self-discipline. In regular school year, he didn’t play much game on week days since he knew he has to get up early to take class in school, so he only stayed late on Friday and Saturday nightS. Now, attracted by other gamers which he claimed his friends, he broke the rules we both agreed. The situation got even worse during the following two months summer holiday since all the summer programs were cancelled.
I cheered up when our superintendent announced the schools reopening plan for 2020-2021 school year. Students can go back to school on Sept 8th. Given people’s fears on the novel virus, school offered distance-learning and in-person learning. From our constant arguments about his staying late at night, playing games with others, I knew he has been expecting physically sitting in class again.
“Distance learning and in person learning, which one do you like better?” after a week’s in-person learning, I asked him.
" Distant learning is more relaxing, but in-person learning is more functional for me.”
I was pleased of hearing the statement. From that I knew he wants to be good and would like to put his dreams into real actions.
