關於我現在的學生
About My Current Students
這一年來，沒有為現在的學生留下任何隻字片語，我想大概是因為我對他們的意義和之前的學生很不一樣，以前大家把我當作肩膀仰賴，至於現在，我覺得自己很像教室裡的某項擺設，如果我安靜不出聲，可能不會有人看見我，我還打趣地想，我們校外教學的時候，我很有可能會像「逐夢鬱金香」裡的母親，被丟在加油站裡，完全沒人注意到我沒有上車。
This year, I haven’t written anything for my current students. The major reason is that I, for them, play a very different role than my previous students. I was used to be thought of as a shoulder. As for now, I am more like the locker in the classroom. If I remain silent, no one will be aware of my existence. I even thought with a sense of humor that on our field trips, I might be left behind in the gas station like the mother in Bread and Tulips. No one would notice my empty seat and lack of presence.
到幾天前，我都還是這樣想著我們的關係：一群很自得其樂的傢伙和一個不甘心被遺忘的老師，可是現在我有了新的領悟，因為太容易被忘記，就要大聲地宣示我的存在，雖然大家可能會看不慣我執意被記住的堅持，這是我和這群人之間的平衡。
I still thought of us like that until a few days ago: a group of natural high students and a teacher unwilling to be forgotten. But it dawned on me that the more easily I am forgotten, the louder I have to declare my existence. Well, some people might not like how I insist on being remembered, but this is the balance point I found in my relationship with my current students.
今天是這個學年的最後一天上課天，我很慶幸自己從一團泥沼裡優雅地爬了出來，雖然目前還有一隻腳在裡頭，我要謝謝現在的學生，給了我影響深遠的刺激，這對我將來的人生會有某種程度的改變。
Today is the last school day of this semester. I am very glad to have got out of a mass of slime and mud, with some elegance, though I still have one foot inside at this moment. I want to thank my current students for giving me long-term stimulation. This will change my future life to a certain degree.
還有，我要謝謝現在的學生，在一年的磨合之後，教了我一件我之前無法體悟的事：就在學期要結束之際，我突然懂得享受早晨進教室，坐在電風扇嗡嗡叫的教室裡，在短暫的十五分鐘裡，陪大家讀書寫字，我開始覺得那不只是我的工作項目，因為儘管我不願意承認，我在情感上也依賴著你們。
Besides, I want to thank my current students, for teaching me something I didn’t know how to appreciate, after one year of mutual adjustment: Right at the end of the semester, I suddenly learned to enjoy going into the classroom in the morning, sitting in the classroom filled with the buzzing sounds of electric fans. Within the short fifteen minutes, I am there to keep you company while you read and write. I started to feel that it is more than a job item. Despite my reluctance, I rely on you emotionally.
我們共同有的，除了大部分時間都是我在碎碎念之外，不過就是那每天安安靜靜在一起的幾分鐘嗎？但是那會是將來我想起你們的回憶重點。
And if you do not count the time when I nag about this and that, what we have is a few quiet minutes together every day. Insignificant as they might seem, that will be my memory of you in the future.
About My Current Students
這一年來，沒有為現在的學生留下任何隻字片語，我想大概是因為我對他們的意義和之前的學生很不一樣，以前大家把我當作肩膀仰賴，至於現在，我覺得自己很像教室裡的某項擺設，如果我安靜不出聲，可能不會有人看見我，我還打趣地想，我們校外教學的時候，我很有可能會像「逐夢鬱金香」裡的母親，被丟在加油站裡，完全沒人注意到我沒有上車。
This year, I haven’t written anything for my current students. The major reason is that I, for them, play a very different role than my previous students. I was used to be thought of as a shoulder. As for now, I am more like the locker in the classroom. If I remain silent, no one will be aware of my existence. I even thought with a sense of humor that on our field trips, I might be left behind in the gas station like the mother in Bread and Tulips. No one would notice my empty seat and lack of presence.
到幾天前，我都還是這樣想著我們的關係：一群很自得其樂的傢伙和一個不甘心被遺忘的老師，可是現在我有了新的領悟，因為太容易被忘記，就要大聲地宣示我的存在，雖然大家可能會看不慣我執意被記住的堅持，這是我和這群人之間的平衡。
I still thought of us like that until a few days ago: a group of natural high students and a teacher unwilling to be forgotten. But it dawned on me that the more easily I am forgotten, the louder I have to declare my existence. Well, some people might not like how I insist on being remembered, but this is the balance point I found in my relationship with my current students.
今天是這個學年的最後一天上課天，我很慶幸自己從一團泥沼裡優雅地爬了出來，雖然目前還有一隻腳在裡頭，我要謝謝現在的學生，給了我影響深遠的刺激，這對我將來的人生會有某種程度的改變。
Today is the last school day of this semester. I am very glad to have got out of a mass of slime and mud, with some elegance, though I still have one foot inside at this moment. I want to thank my current students for giving me long-term stimulation. This will change my future life to a certain degree.
還有，我要謝謝現在的學生，在一年的磨合之後，教了我一件我之前無法體悟的事：就在學期要結束之際，我突然懂得享受早晨進教室，坐在電風扇嗡嗡叫的教室裡，在短暫的十五分鐘裡，陪大家讀書寫字，我開始覺得那不只是我的工作項目，因為儘管我不願意承認，我在情感上也依賴著你們。
Besides, I want to thank my current students, for teaching me something I didn’t know how to appreciate, after one year of mutual adjustment: Right at the end of the semester, I suddenly learned to enjoy going into the classroom in the morning, sitting in the classroom filled with the buzzing sounds of electric fans. Within the short fifteen minutes, I am there to keep you company while you read and write. I started to feel that it is more than a job item. Despite my reluctance, I rely on you emotionally.
我們共同有的，除了大部分時間都是我在碎碎念之外，不過就是那每天安安靜靜在一起的幾分鐘嗎？但是那會是將來我想起你們的回憶重點。
And if you do not count the time when I nag about this and that, what we have is a few quiet minutes together every day. Insignificant as they might seem, that will be my memory of you in the future.
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怎麼一年級的書桌就堆成那樣咧?
看來老師不管當幾年都會有新的挑戰跟感受欸!真好: )
那你也來加入我們的行列啊
Hi 老師又是一個好久不見=)
我是四十一屆忠班的星際寶貝啦！
久久沒來妳的部落格
看來妳又繼續在當導師了嗎？
我現在大學畢業了，
目前在美國打工遊學中。
祝福妳一切順利唷！＝）
Hi 老師又是一個好久不見=)
我是四十一屆忠班的星際寶貝啦！
久久沒來妳的部落格
看來妳又繼續在當導師了嗎？
我現在大學畢業了，
目前在美國打工遊學中。
祝福妳一切順利唷！＝）
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