想起Wendy—poetry

文摘   2024-08-26 16:07   湖北  

     Wendy的教学要一分为二:语言绝对正宗地道;但教学方法却有点naive,主打一个"亲民",大概与她在美国国内教preschool kids有关吧。她常常要求大家各种分组各种搞怪各种奇装异服。尽管觉得幼稚,同学们一般还是会笑着照做。有一次她让女生第二天都穿上裙子,一个调皮的男生故意调侃:We want to wear skirts too !Wendy立即回复:Ok, tomorrow, you must wear a skirt! 全班哄笑。

       但是,Wendy的诗歌课确实让大家学有所获。她常常说:Poetry is meant to be 

felt, for it is an expression of the soul and a window understanding.   

       她鼓励大家自己动手写诗,最后制成了Class of 1999 Book of Poetry.  《诗书》中当然有Wendy的大作:

I saw a field of flowers

 glowing in the sun, 

and everyone you picked,

was special in your sight,

but only those that knew your love 

could withstand the storms that came

       繁花似景、人潮涌动,各有所爱,却又孤单难耐,因为真正能懂你爱、共抵风雨的又有几人?这大概就是当时她的心境吧!毕竟,我们都是小她十几岁的学生,哪怕看似闺蜜,其实也未必能真正懂她!

     《诗书》中有还有班歌BECAUSE YOU LOVED ME, 班花tulip, 班级宠物horse, 班级颜色blue,班级男生喜爱的食物rice,女生喜爱的食物ice cream等等!其实,她在征集这些的时候,同学们多少有点调侃敷衍。今天再读,却十分amusing !

     《诗书》的第一部分是haiku,俳句!短小精悍,画画感强!确实不错!

    



李燕English headteacher
一个高中英语教师兼班主任的视界