| 小兒子的班級這一陣在學習government，什麼參議院眾議院呀，高級法院大法官呀，總統副總統的職責呀等等。為了讓孩子們對這些政府機構和職能了解更多，還有不少參與性的活動和作業，比如大家 role play 成為參議員，然後提交法案，大家討論投票等。前幾天老師布置了另外一個作業，讓每個孩子寫篇作文，包括四個部分： 1. What office will you like to run? 2. Why do you want to run for that office? 3. What will you do if you had that office? 4. Conclusion. 小傢伙本來就不喜歡寫作文 (尤其是這種命題性質的，要他自己隨便選題自己寫，那倒是很有積極性 -- 到目前為止，已經寫了好幾本“小說”了，可惜都沒有發表，呵呵)，對這個作業也是抓耳撓腮，能拖一天是一天。周一放假，我說你就別拖了，把這個作業給做了吧。很不情願地，坐到了計算機面前。 "I know I dont want to be a President. Its too difficult!" "OK, then you can still be a senator or a Judge!" "Should I be a Senator or a Judge?" "Well, its kind of up to you! What do you want to be?" 在一旁做作業的大兒子聽見了，插話說， "Maybe a Judge. Because you like to say "its not fair!", so you must have a very strong sense of fairness, which is important for a Judge"。 “真的？” 小傢伙如獲至寶，馬上把這段話寫了下來。“然後呢？” 哥哥繼續支招：“你還可以說 -- I have a very strong sense of right and wrong!" 小子有點猶豫了：“ Do I really? I dont think so." 邊說還邊看看我，那意思，您說呢？ 哥哥有點不耐煩了：“ Its just an assignment. Not everything has to be absolutely true! Plus you do know whats right whats wrong, dont you?" 我在旁邊聽着，正想提醒哥哥不要太 harsh, 卻聽見小傢伙嘴裡低聲咕噥着什麼，仔細一聽，他說的是： “ I really dont want to run for any office. I just want to be a good citizen!” 呵呵。 這句大實話讓我越想越想笑。 |
