昨天，到Jean班上當愛心媽媽，美其名是愛心媽媽，其實，...貼切說法是"教室觀察"吧。老師問我是否想補充其他課程，但是我的"菜"英文，只能先坐在旁邊看，再聽候老師差遣囉!
孩子們7:50搭校車，到校時約8:30，然後帶到餐廳，未吃早餐的就進去吃，吃過早餐的待在餐廳外等，等到8:40就帶隊回教室，老師會在門口迎接他們，給他們一個擁抱，然後開始每天早修的作業...一張只有2題的小紙條。9:00老師檢討。檢討完老師和全班同學圍成圓圈坐在地板上，給彼此一個關懷。(intervention)老師準備一個樹枝，傳到的人就說出一件感恩的事，或讚美別人，說完對方要說"Thank you"，一會兒他若是想不出來，同學會問她"give or receive"，選擇"receive"同學們則幫他說一件。"I'll give Jean my compliment for she helped me with housework" : )等全班都輪完，就是"心理輔導時間"。老師抽出紙盒的一封信，拋出問題，詢問同學建議，老師歸納出方法，再問問當事人的感覺，最後，帶大家唱歌。...真棒，雖是第一次唱這首歌，大家就很大方自然的跟上來，一點不扭捏，老師有時候唱歌走調了，還跟同學求救，很好玩。
老師真忙碌8:40-10:40，一節接一節，按表操課，接著是science，今天介紹太空人在太空站的情形，食衣住行等裝備和以前太空人有什麼不一樣，...以前只能吃像牙膏一樣的食物，是擠出來的，現在幾乎各種食物包括固體、液體都可以；以前太空人不洗澡，現在可用"乾洗澡"，以前太空衣有3層，現在有11層；以前裝備重100磅，現在則有300磅。...然後大家做了一本小書---月亮圓缺圖卡。英文課則是玩拼字遊戲，."searches等8個字母"可以拼成多少字呢?base,case,vase,chase/beach,reach/branch,ranch/..很有趣!!
沒有下課對學生來說影響不大，教室裡有廁所對大家來說很方便，有需要可以自己去，上課也不必中斷，但是對老師來說，其實很累，看她隨時注意同學反應，小組加分或是全班加分，更正同學不專心的狀況，連喝水上廁所的時間都沒有，真是辛苦。
我喜歡他們"一進門老師給予的Hug，compliment、box letter"等時間。嗯，這是很好的學習。
2009年9月29日 星期二
journel
Journal 9/24
It has been two months since we arrived in the USA. Everything was settled. I got a driver license,I bought a GPS, i made new friends here. I'm used to cooking,too.
What I worry about is the kids. They had only a little appetite for the food. I hope they can eat more and get stronger. Food here is not like in Taiwan. I have tried hard to prepare the meals.
Journal 9/25
Here is a strange thing. About 30 beetles died in the hall in two days. Some crept into our door and die there. Why? Is it their end of life time? The Autumnal Equinox has passed,it means summer is over.
Lin is out of town for his field work research. As a result, I feel tense all the time. My shoulders are tight. I always think of the time. It's time to return to the books, it's time to buy something for dinner, it's time to cook...and so on. I was in the nervous situation. I hope I can get through it all. Maybe exercising will work!
It has been two months since we arrived in the USA. Everything was settled. I got a driver license,I bought a GPS, i made new friends here. I'm used to cooking,too.
What I worry about is the kids. They had only a little appetite for the food. I hope they can eat more and get stronger. Food here is not like in Taiwan. I have tried hard to prepare the meals.
Journal 9/25
Here is a strange thing. About 30 beetles died in the hall in two days. Some crept into our door and die there. Why? Is it their end of life time? The Autumnal Equinox has passed,it means summer is over.
Lin is out of town for his field work research. As a result, I feel tense all the time. My shoulders are tight. I always think of the time. It's time to return to the books, it's time to buy something for dinner, it's time to cook...and so on. I was in the nervous situation. I hope I can get through it all. Maybe exercising will work!
2009年9月24日 星期四
A long day!
It's a long story to say what happened today. First, I got a prize in the Durham Technical Community College's freshman festival. After practicing three times in the line,I threw 3 balls into the hole and got the plush puppy. Next, I waited for the children to come home, and prepared their snacks. Then I accompanied them to the playground. I was in such a hurry that I mistook the car key to the doorkey. Therefore, we were locked outside! wow!! That was silly of me to do such a thing!
Anyway,I asked Claire's mom for help. If it had happened during office hours,we could have gone to the office and gotten the key.But It was twenty past five,we had to find the man working for the company to get the key for us. She took me to find the man who could get our doorkey from the office. He lives just upstairs and faces our door. We were unlucky,he was not at home. His back hurt and was in the emergency room at the hospital. All we could do is wait and wait. I went to ask if he had come home in the next every 3 hours. He still hadn't come back at 9:00pm. Finally,his wife said "have you ever used a card to open the door?" I have no key, but let's try" Therefore, the woman put a credit card into the gap of the door. She moved the card upward and downward, suddenly, it opened! Only took 1 second! Awesome !!
We have to thank all the neighbors taking care of us. Claire's mom gave us four snack packages and two bottles of water. Miss Wang drove us for dinner in Macdonald's. We stayed in Miss She's house and had had sweet fruit after dinner. The four amazing woman unlocked the door for us. The old Chinese saying "you depend on the parents at home, but you depend on friends outside of home" "Good neighbers are better than relatives".
At least, we were safe and secure at home and saved $60 on the locksmith now.
Anyway,I asked Claire's mom for help. If it had happened during office hours,we could have gone to the office and gotten the key.But It was twenty past five,we had to find the man working for the company to get the key for us. She took me to find the man who could get our doorkey from the office. He lives just upstairs and faces our door. We were unlucky,he was not at home. His back hurt and was in the emergency room at the hospital. All we could do is wait and wait. I went to ask if he had come home in the next every 3 hours. He still hadn't come back at 9:00pm. Finally,his wife said "have you ever used a card to open the door?" I have no key, but let's try" Therefore, the woman put a credit card into the gap of the door. She moved the card upward and downward, suddenly, it opened! Only took 1 second! Awesome !!
We have to thank all the neighbors taking care of us. Claire's mom gave us four snack packages and two bottles of water. Miss Wang drove us for dinner in Macdonald's. We stayed in Miss She's house and had had sweet fruit after dinner. The four amazing woman unlocked the door for us. The old Chinese saying "you depend on the parents at home, but you depend on friends outside of home" "Good neighbers are better than relatives".
At least, we were safe and secure at home and saved $60 on the locksmith now.
2009年9月23日 星期三
Family education
I went to the class in the church which helps us dealing with the questions we have met. It's helpful,so I copy some of them as the reference in education.
The Parent-Teacher Conference:five must-ask questions by Cindy Bond
1.What skills and knowledge will my child be expected to master this year?
*What will my child learn this year in key subjects like math,history,and English?
*Are there challenging academic standards in place at this school,and how do they compare with those at other school districts? May I see them?
*How do you inform students about the academic standards they're expected to meet? What kind of projects and assignments have you planned that will help my child meet higher academic standards?
2.How will my child be evaluated?
*What kind of information do you use to evaluate students? How do you know if they're academically ready to move on to the next grade?
*How are grades determined in your class?
3.What can I do to stay more involved in my child's academic progress?
*What can I do at home to complement what is happening in the classroom?
*How can I know on a daily basis what homework has been assigned?
*How can I support teachers'efforts in implementing higher academic standards?
4.How do you accommodate differences in learning?
*What if my child is a slow learner and falls behind,or is a fast learner and is bored?
*Are summer school ,tutoring,or other programs available for students who need more help?
5.How are older students prepared for further learning after high school?
*Are children encouraged to think about a wide variety of career interests
*Are all students encouraged to take algebra by the end of eighth grade?
The Parent-Teacher Conference:five must-ask questions by Cindy Bond
1.What skills and knowledge will my child be expected to master this year?
*What will my child learn this year in key subjects like math,history,and English?
*Are there challenging academic standards in place at this school,and how do they compare with those at other school districts? May I see them?
*How do you inform students about the academic standards they're expected to meet? What kind of projects and assignments have you planned that will help my child meet higher academic standards?
2.How will my child be evaluated?
*What kind of information do you use to evaluate students? How do you know if they're academically ready to move on to the next grade?
*How are grades determined in your class?
3.What can I do to stay more involved in my child's academic progress?
*What can I do at home to complement what is happening in the classroom?
*How can I know on a daily basis what homework has been assigned?
*How can I support teachers'efforts in implementing higher academic standards?
4.How do you accommodate differences in learning?
*What if my child is a slow learner and falls behind,or is a fast learner and is bored?
*Are summer school ,tutoring,or other programs available for students who need more help?
5.How are older students prepared for further learning after high school?
*Are children encouraged to think about a wide variety of career interests
*Are all students encouraged to take algebra by the end of eighth grade?
2009年9月22日 星期二
A journal in ESL
Dear Lin:
Wow! You must transfer four flights this time. The wait takes so long.Besides,when you arrive RDU,it's 7:50 in the evening. We are looking forward to seeing your photos and videos.
We saw a deer running across the road last Sunday. It surprised us. We had never seen a deer walking around freely out of the zoo before. This made us excited.
We went swimming with Maria's family on Sunday afternoon. The swimming pool is brand new.
Wow! You must transfer four flights this time. The wait takes so long.Besides,when you arrive RDU,it's 7:50 in the evening. We are looking forward to seeing your photos and videos.
We saw a deer running across the road last Sunday. It surprised us. We had never seen a deer walking around freely out of the zoo before. This made us excited.
We went swimming with Maria's family on Sunday afternoon. The swimming pool is brand new.
2009年9月20日 星期日
驚鴻一瞥的"鹿"
早上九點半要去Maria家的路上，突然看到一頭鹿閃過去--橫越馬路，哇，令人驚奇!我們可以在動物園以外的地方看到野生、自由自在的鹿哪!!他不大，一百一十公分左右，頭上有十多公分的角，應是頭公幼鹿吧！可惜只有一隻，驚鴻一瞥。
今天最棒的是去游泳吧！感謝Maria帶我們買到便宜的室內游泳池的票(Homestead Aquatic Center:resident adult 45/20;resident youth 23/20次)，今年七月才開幕，裡面設備很新，戲水區是一個斜坡，池水漸深可達6 feet，有浮板、救生衣、玩具，88F；游泳區則是一個漂亮的立體弧線，由4 feet漸深到9 feet，對我是一個新體驗，眼睛往下看有"懼高症"，就算游到岸邊還是踩不到底，讓人不由得緊張起來，手腳開始僵硬，呼吸急促，..。適應之後想想，蠻佩服他們的創意，加上水是鹹的，就是海岸很好的模擬，熟悉這樣的環境，也許，就是"救命"的關鍵!!另一個創意是家庭盥洗室，超豪華的，空間很大，適用全家，有廁所、淋浴間、還有大人小孩的烘乾區，身體、頭髮都可以烘乾，門口還有手動型乾衣機，可以擠乾泳衣，真是太貼心了!:)
晚上常聽到救護車的聲音，剛開始很不平靜，為何如此多事?後來朋友提醒，附近是著名的Duke醫院，出事的都送來這兒，才比較釋懷。雖然生活適應上都習慣了，還是免不了有時候"緊張"的情緒，雙肩緊繃，...真希望老公出差快回來啊!
ps1.家裡破壞力驚人:窗簾拉壞了，冰箱冷凍庫防護拉條壓壞了....: (
2.Jean非常認真的學英文，教會的"每週一詩"她很自動的查單字、背單字，...雖然每個字都是...單字!感動ㄋㄟ!!
今天最棒的是去游泳吧！感謝Maria帶我們買到便宜的室內游泳池的票(Homestead Aquatic Center:resident adult 45/20;resident youth 23/20次)，今年七月才開幕，裡面設備很新，戲水區是一個斜坡，池水漸深可達6 feet，有浮板、救生衣、玩具，88F；游泳區則是一個漂亮的立體弧線，由4 feet漸深到9 feet，對我是一個新體驗，眼睛往下看有"懼高症"，就算游到岸邊還是踩不到底，讓人不由得緊張起來，手腳開始僵硬，呼吸急促，..。適應之後想想，蠻佩服他們的創意，加上水是鹹的，就是海岸很好的模擬，熟悉這樣的環境，也許，就是"救命"的關鍵!!另一個創意是家庭盥洗室，超豪華的，空間很大，適用全家，有廁所、淋浴間、還有大人小孩的烘乾區，身體、頭髮都可以烘乾，門口還有手動型乾衣機，可以擠乾泳衣，真是太貼心了!:)
晚上常聽到救護車的聲音，剛開始很不平靜，為何如此多事?後來朋友提醒，附近是著名的Duke醫院，出事的都送來這兒，才比較釋懷。雖然生活適應上都習慣了，還是免不了有時候"緊張"的情緒，雙肩緊繃，...真希望老公出差快回來啊!
ps1.家裡破壞力驚人:窗簾拉壞了，冰箱冷凍庫防護拉條壓壞了....: (
2.Jean非常認真的學英文，教會的"每週一詩"她很自動的查單字、背單字，...雖然每個字都是...單字!感動ㄋㄟ!!
2009年9月19日 星期六
一週記事
本週無大事，小事卻是不斷。週三晚上Marge邀請我們參加教會的活動，這是專門幫助ESL的家庭，父母親有專題研討(本週:如何和老師溝通，孩子的上課方式...)，小朋友有音樂活動、遊戲...讀聖經等，最棒的是有專車接送。我們談到Jean上課跟不上，她建議我請老師列出wordlist ahead the class。That's what I need !
週二上路有驚險，去ESL的高速公路路上車子開始亮紅燈，沒油了!!撐過來回上課，才去加油。共花了$32.0，以往我們都只加$20!!週四請SANAZ陪我買電視天線，多虧了她的GPS，否則，我一定找不到地點!!花一番功夫找到，雖只花$2，帶回家卻沒訊號!?女兒說，也不能當廣播聽，因為聽到的唯一那台有2頻道聲音重疊...氣死了!...我問賣東西的那人可看到多少頻道，她說"most of the programs"，哼，說不出數字，就是有問題!!
週五花一上午研究在amazon的GPS，終於購物成功...TomTom 130S $69.99 !!兒子做功課時，發了一頓脾氣，他不願借書給姊姊看，考單字的廢紙也不給她，...查看教會朋友是否抵達時，拉的整個百葉窗窗簾掉下來，...斷了一截，...到時退租可能麻煩不小啊!!
週二上路有驚險，去ESL的高速公路路上車子開始亮紅燈，沒油了!!撐過來回上課，才去加油。共花了$32.0，以往我們都只加$20!!週四請SANAZ陪我買電視天線，多虧了她的GPS，否則，我一定找不到地點!!花一番功夫找到，雖只花$2，帶回家卻沒訊號!?女兒說，也不能當廣播聽，因為聽到的唯一那台有2頻道聲音重疊...氣死了!...我問賣東西的那人可看到多少頻道，她說"most of the programs"，哼，說不出數字，就是有問題!!
週五花一上午研究在amazon的GPS，終於購物成功...TomTom 130S $69.99 !!兒子做功課時，發了一頓脾氣，他不願借書給姊姊看，考單字的廢紙也不給她，...查看教會朋友是否抵達時，拉的整個百葉窗窗簾掉下來，...斷了一截，...到時退租可能麻煩不小啊!!
2009年9月16日 星期三
We are RICH !!
We have new furnitures now. Ray and Angela live across the street. They came twice yesterday and give us something like three bedquilts, TV, bed bounce ,pillows and so on. How wonderful it is!! It's really heavy when we picked up and walked arcoss the street.They also gave us an coffee machine, some coffee beans,and "大同電鍋". It's new than ours. Besides, they are young and polite. I like them.
2009年9月15日 星期二
Forest of view家長座談會
早上請王姊陪我去Fex，去Costco買雜貨、日用品，逛了2小時，...買東西真是花時間啊!!晚上Forest of view辦親師說明會，我們去參加。PTA準備通心粉和沙拉當晚餐free，接著說明其宗旨，然後我們就到各班教室和老師聊。最大的進步是聽力吧!Ms.Johnson雖然講的依舊很快，我已經了解8成以上，...有成就感。Ms. Heath秀出兒子在學校的畫作，他畫很多圖，很可愛喔!她要我不要擔心，他只是語言還跟不上，事實上他很願意學，而且學的很快。He is a good boy. 問她拼字常出錯，她說，目前他還沒學到，不用更正他，否則被改過幾次他就沒有信心，一點都不想畫了。....說得真好!!維持強烈的求知慾比記住什麼都重要吧!
Ps.1今天兒子拿回來一張黃色警告單，9/10他在車上亂玩，he jumps around and playing while the bus is moving. Very distracting for the driver. Have warned him several times. ..告誡他，罰站10分鐘。
2.Ms. Heath said it was a big problem about the 1st grade's math. It was too many words. The math material is not good for them. They cannot read the sentences yet ! She has to take concrete things to explain it. A good textbook should be filled with pictures!
Ps.1今天兒子拿回來一張黃色警告單，9/10他在車上亂玩，he jumps around and playing while the bus is moving. Very distracting for the driver. Have warned him several times. ..告誡他，罰站10分鐘。
2.Ms. Heath said it was a big problem about the 1st grade's math. It was too many words. The math material is not good for them. They cannot read the sentences yet ! She has to take concrete things to explain it. A good textbook should be filled with pictures!
2009年9月13日 星期日
Casey 家的聚會
Casey家真是住在樹林裡，房子蓋的很美，陽台有沙發、有烤肉架；室內很多大玻璃窗，有壁畫，有很多孩子的照片，加上燈光，很羅曼蒂克的感覺，他兒子的房間還有他們共同創作的壁畫，可見，他是一個用心經營的爸爸喔!!
今晚，也認識了不少在此地奮鬥的台灣人，正杰、淑麗夫妻已來16年，給我許多開導，讓我對孩子在學校的學習比較不憂慮，他建議我去當volunteer，可以更了解他們的教育(ps.淑麗是"老婆"的典範，溫柔婉約，喝飲料、吃水果不忘照顧老公)。龍璋剛拿到統計學PHD，新工作正是鑽研於生物統計之中，Angela和 Ray是慈濟醫院醫師，他們正巧住在我們家對面的Belmont，有許多傢俱可以給我們。除了美食佳餚，臥虎藏龍的高手們各類資訊的流通，聽聽大家的閒聊更有趣，他們很幽默，逗的大夥兒笑聲此起彼落，...異鄉有此聚會，真是溫暖啊!!...美中不足的是Lin出野外2週，沒能會見各方豪傑，就等下次吧!!
今晚，也認識了不少在此地奮鬥的台灣人，正杰、淑麗夫妻已來16年，給我許多開導，讓我對孩子在學校的學習比較不憂慮，他建議我去當volunteer，可以更了解他們的教育(ps.淑麗是"老婆"的典範，溫柔婉約，喝飲料、吃水果不忘照顧老公)。龍璋剛拿到統計學PHD，新工作正是鑽研於生物統計之中，Angela和 Ray是慈濟醫院醫師，他們正巧住在我們家對面的Belmont，有許多傢俱可以給我們。除了美食佳餚，臥虎藏龍的高手們各類資訊的流通，聽聽大家的閒聊更有趣，他們很幽默，逗的大夥兒笑聲此起彼落，...異鄉有此聚會，真是溫暖啊!!...美中不足的是Lin出野外2週，沒能會見各方豪傑，就等下次吧!!
2009年9月11日 星期五
我拿到駕照了!
上週和老公一起去考駕照，他過了，我卻卡在路考。考筆試前視力測驗，我就有不祥預感，等候人數眾多，我和那位GOODWILL先生聊天，我說我們搭了20小時的飛機，來到N.C.，英文不好，請他說慢一點，他說，他已經說很慢了，He felt frustrated.: ( 還問我是否真的要用英文試題考?(也可選中文?!)，...最後這位白頭髮老先生因為我左轉待轉時車身有些歪斜，他說他的位置很危險，若被車子撞到，他會受重傷，而他還年輕，還不能死，大大的生氣了....；更不用說我停車時為了停得更完美，倒車停第2次，卻沒提前注意後方來車，又踩了一次急煞車。 ....真慘!!
經過一週練習，改掉緊張、路口遲疑的毛病，昨天考照就很順暢了。上週滿滿的人潮，我們兩人待了3小時才跑完全程，這次卻很快，不用等，隨到隨考，半小時內考完路考，拍照、拿到臨時駕照。雖然還是有些緊張，但是這位甜美的主考官對我一笑，我複訴著她的指令，一切順利，她祝福我，Good Job!!Have a good day !!^_^
Yes !至少在這兒，我成為有身分的人，不用帶著passport到處跑了!
經過一週練習，改掉緊張、路口遲疑的毛病，昨天考照就很順暢了。上週滿滿的人潮，我們兩人待了3小時才跑完全程，這次卻很快，不用等，隨到隨考，半小時內考完路考，拍照、拿到臨時駕照。雖然還是有些緊張，但是這位甜美的主考官對我一笑，我複訴著她的指令，一切順利，她祝福我，Good Job!!Have a good day !!^_^
Yes !至少在這兒，我成為有身分的人，不用帶著passport到處跑了!
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