田湘军：美国妞的教学反思20

初为人师的美国妞 20

初为人师的美国妞，今天这篇教学随记的主题词是：Happy birthday。所以，不需阅读，我们都可以猜到：要么是老师给孩子们过生日，要么就是孩子们给老师们过生日吧。其实，不管谁给谁过生日，这都不重要。重要的是：为什么？为什么咱们老师要给孩子们过生日？为什么孩子们要帮老师过生日？其实，道理应该很简单。就是一个“爱”。

老师，特别是班主任老师，对学生的情况了如指掌，包括生日。所以，但凡我们全情投入，我们就不会轻易地错过任何教育的契机。在这样一个似乎与学习无关的庆祝生日的活动中，往往能够因为我们的全情付出而收到课堂教学所收获不到那份成功，而那份成功中自然包括生命影响生命的教育。而孩子们给老师过生日，也许道理就更简单了----孩子们喜欢你。

从教这么些年，一般都不会将自己的生日告知孩子们。不是不想要那份幸福，而是不愿意给孩子们添麻烦，而是不愿意将那么普普通通的一天变得过于复杂。但是，即便如此，有时候还是“防不胜防“。

记忆中我的一次生日，孩子们给予我的幸福是终身难忘的。

当时孩子们正在读初一。不知道他们什么时候、从何种渠道获知了我的生日，于是，有了特别的准备。

那天是工作日。照常拿着课本、提着电脑走进课堂。经过教室长廊，发现平常拉开的窗帘全部关上了。轻轻地推开门，教室里漆黑一片。依稀在后门的窗边，微弱的窗帘缝透出些许的光。一个女孩儿在光影中怀抱着一把吉他轻轻地哼唱着You're my sunshine. 随着这首歌的缓缓结束，窗帘徐徐拉开，灯光慢慢点亮，全班同学在吉他的伴奏下一起唱响了生日歌。就在那一刻，就在那一瞬间，不争气的眼，静静地淌出了泪。心怀感激的同时，更多地是告诉自己：一定要更加百倍地去好好地爱着这些孩子们！

也许是基于同样的原因吧，绝大多数的老师可能和我一样，不告诉孩子们咱们自己的生日，于是，孩子们就会特别地珍惜Teacher's Day. 记忆中是无法忘记那一年教师节收到的贺卡的。那，不是一张普通的贺卡，而是一组系列的诗配画。捧读着卡片，内心涌起的是幸福，是强烈的责任和自我反复的叮咛：好好珍惜，快乐前行。

In the life of a first-grader, holidays are important, but nothing beats his or her own birthday. Three to five months beforehand, I hear about my students planning specific parties, asking for certain gifts and listing the restaurants they hope to have dinner at. However, I did not think my students would be overly excited about my own birthday. Boy, was I wrong!

I had not told my students that my birthday was this week . Sure, I was excited about it, but I did not come out and say "Hey! I'm going to be 24!" When the day arrived, however, my co-worker had her students come in and sing "Happy Birthday" to me, while holding cupcakes that spelled out "Happy Birthday Miss Z." That's all it took for my students to show the same excitement for my birthday that they show for their own.

I was suddenly being asked what my favorite colors and animals were, as well as those of my twin sister. During the periods of free time between the morning lessons, I could see them discreetly pulling paper out of their desks. Being that I am always monitoring the classroom, I quickly figured out that they were trying to make cards. It touched me to see them trying so hard not to have me see what they were doing, so later it could be a surprise. Before I left for lunch, I was asked even more questions about my likes and dislikes.

After returning from lunch, I received numerous cards from my students. There were also cards for my twin, because "it's her birthday too and she can't be left out." They were so excited about my birthday, they wanted to celebrate it with me. They insisted that we sing "Happy Birthday" and then we ate the cupcakes that my co-worker had made for us. When I returned to school after the weekend, I also received birthday gifts that thestudents had purchased and/or made over the weekend. This birthday was even more special than I had anticipated. Because I allowed myself to be caught up in my students' excitement, I enjoyed every moment of my special day. Children never take any celebration for granted, and now I realize neither should I!