This book records a true story of the author Tetsuko Kuroyanagi when he was in primary school. After she was expelled from her old school for being naughty, she went to the new school Ba Xueyuan. Under the unique education mode of President Kobayashi, her personality and potential have been fully protected and developed. This unforgettable time laid the foundation for her brilliant life.
With a child's brushwork and psychology, the author tells the story that happened in Ba Xueyuan in detail. Every short story embodies a unique education, showing us a happy and innocent childlike innocence and the omnipresent love of President Kobayashi. Reading is not only relaxing and interesting, but also touching and thought-provoking.
When I first arrived at Ba Xueyuan, President Kobayashi, who met for the first time, left a special impression on Xiao Doudou. Principal Kobayashi asked Xiao Doudou to sit in the chair, pulled the chair to Xiao Doudou's side, sat down facing Xiao Doudou and said, "Talk to the teacher and say anything."
Xiao Doudou, who thought the headmaster would ask some questions, was very happy when he heard "anything will do" He immediately began to talk about miscellaneous things: from the tram he just took, the uncle who checked the ticket, the beautiful head teacher in the past, the swallow nest in the school, and the dog at home, he put scissors in his mouth when he was in kindergarten and was scolded by the teacher; Blow off your runny nose as soon as possible, or you will be scolded and sucked by your mother; And I come back from the outside every day, because my clothes are always torn by the fence … and so on.
The headmaster smiled and nodded while listening, and asked from time to time, "What happened?" It was not until Xiao Doudou racked her brains and couldn't figure out what to say that the principal stood up and touched her head with a warm hand and said, "Well, from now on, you are a student of this school."
At this time, it is lunch time. In other words, the principal listened to Xiao Doudou for four hours. For Xiao Doudou, no matter before or after, no adults listened to her so carefully.
President Kobayashi, who met for the first time, not only made Xiao Doudou feel particularly at ease and warm, but also left a deep impression on me. In retrospect, I have never seen an adult listen to a child for four hours so carefully and patiently, and always in high spirits, without any distraction and coping. It is really hard to get! If I were myself, I would interrupt him impatiently.
Which child doesn't like to treat himself equally and respect the teacher? No wonder Xiao Doudou thought, "It would be nice to be with this person forever."
There are many differences between the Ba Xue Garden founded by President Kobayashi and other schools:
The school gate is two trees with roots and green leaves; The classroom is not made of trams, but a blackboard instead of the driver's seat; Everyone's seat is not fixed, you can freely choose your favorite seat according to your mood and convenience of the day; The daily classes are not arranged in advance according to the curriculum schedule, but at the beginning of the first class, the teacher writes all the classes to be attended that day and all the problems to be learned in each class on the blackboard, and then starts to learn from the classes that primary school students like.
Those who like writing are writing, those who like physics are lighting alcohol lamps, or doing some explosion experiments. In this way, with the improvement of primary school students' grades, teachers can gradually grasp each student's interests, as well as the ways he is interested in and the ways he thinks about problems.
For teachers, on the basis of a clear understanding of each student's personality, teaching students in accordance with their aptitude is the most effective method. For students, it will be very happy to start a day's study from their favorite subjects.
There are many differences between Ba Xueyuan and other schools. For example, if children work hard and finish their study plan in the morning, they can go for a walk in the afternoon, which is their favorite project.
Under the guidance of the teacher, I walked on the bank of a small river with tall cherry trees and fields full of rape flowers. The teacher will stop from time to time and tell the children why rape blossoms bloom. And knowledge about pistils and stamens.
For children, "walking" time is free, and they can enjoy it to their heart's content. But in fact, children have learned a lot of science, history, biology and other knowledge unconsciously.
What impressed me the most, made me laugh, and at the same time, what impressed me the most was the article "Put it back".
This story tells that Xiao Doudou has a bad habit, that is, he always wants to bow his head after going to the toilet. This habit cost her several hats. Although her mother reminded her many times, she still could not help it.
As a result, one day, she dropped her most precious wallet in the toilet. Although there is no money in the wallet, it is the darling of Xiao Doudou.
What shall we do? Little Doudou immediately ran to the janitor's warehouse and took out a long spoon for sprinkling water. I finally turned around and found the toilet. She opened the lid and began to dig the toilet to find her wallet.
I thought I would find my wallet soon, but it always refused to show up. Just then, the bell rang. What shall we do? Xiao Doudou thought, after doing it here, let's go on. Moreover, she scooped harder than before, and the things she scooped out quickly piled up into a hill in her mouth.
At this moment, the headmaster came over. He saw the busy little Doudou and asked her what she was doing. Xiao Doudou said while scooping, he dropped his wallet. The headmaster said, is it? With that, he put his hand behind his back and walked away as usual.
The mountain is getting higher and higher. After a while, the headmaster came again and asked, did you find it? Little Doudou was sweating like a pig, and was surrounded halfway up the mountain. The answer is,no. At this time, the principal leaned a little closer to Xiao Doudou's face and said like a good friend, "You have finished eating, put all these back." Then he walked away like just now.
Xiao Doudou replied in high spirits and went on working. Finally, the urinal was almost empty and the wallet was not found. However, at this time, Xiao Doudou already felt that "even if the wallet is gone, it is quite satisfactory" because he has done so much work!
In fact, Xiao Doudou is still satisfied, because the principal is not angry with what he has done. He trusts himself and respects himself as a person with great personality.
Therefore, she prefers the headmaster. And according to the agreement with the principal, the hill was completely put back into the original urinal. As for the water seeping into the ground, Xiao Doudou thought for a moment, and the result was that the soil soaked by water was also shoveled into the urinal with a ladle.
Finally, smooth the ground and cover it, and everything will be the same as before, so the long ladle will be sent back to the tool room.
After reading this, I was thinking, what would I do if I saw what Xiao Doudou was doing? My first reaction would stop her: "It's too dangerous, stop it!" Then you may be scolded: "How careless! The class has already started. Go! What's wrong with the wallet! " Or you can do it yourself-if your wallet is bulging.
I'm afraid there won't be a second person except principal Kobayashi who just said, "I've used it up. Put it all back."
President Kobayashi seems to be walking around at will, but in fact he has been paying attention to Xiao Doudou. Isn't he worried that Xiao Doudou might accidentally fall down? Doesn't he know it's class time?
But he quietly put his heart in his heart, without reprimanding or interfering, and let Xiao Doudou complete this huge project alone.
From what Xiao Doudou did, President Kobayashi must have seen the precious qualities of this child, such as being young, not in a hurry, and being good at thinking; For example, this child has strong mobility and can solve problems independently; For example, take out all the things in the toilet and put them back in this huge project. How many children can finish this project like Xiao Doudou … and so on.
Protecting and developing these qualities is more important than last class or avoiding taking a little risk. So he only said a word, a little guidance, and let Xiao Doudou complete a huge project perfectly. No wonder Xiao Doudou's mother sincerely praised the headmaster as "a great man" after listening to Xiao Doudou's story.
Another touching story is the sports meeting. Ba Xueyuan is different from other schools in many aspects, and the sports meeting is more distinctive. Many projects are designed by the headmaster. These projects do not require the use of special equipment and are not exaggerated. They just made full use of the original equipment of the school.
For example, in the "Carp Fighting Competition", when everyone arched around in the belly of a carp made of cloth, the tallest one with the shortest hands and feet won the first prize with a swish.
There is also the relay race with the most characteristics of Ba Xueyuan. The decisive place is on the fan-shaped steps of the school auditorium. The first step of this step is much lower than ordinary steps, and the slope is very gentle. In the relay race, you are not allowed to go up several steps at a time, only one step at a time and one step at a time.
In this case, it is more difficult for children with long legs. When everyone struggled to climb the steps step by step, Gao Qiao's short legs were extremely flexible at this moment. I saw him running up and down like Aauto Quicker in the movie, and naturally won the first prize.
Xiao Doudou also works hard, but none of them is better than Gao Qiaojun, because some events run faster than Gao Qiaojun, but after running, he has to do various movements, and the result is always inferior to him. Full of excitement and joy, Mr. Gao Qiao went on stage again and again to receive the first prize, and everyone looked at him with envy.
Later, Xiao Doudou knew in an overheard conversation that Gao Qiao would never grow up. In order to get rid of inferiority complex, President Kobayashi specially designed a project suitable for him during the sports meeting so that he could get good grades.
Principal Kobayashi hopes that before he feels physically inferior, "don't forget his confidence in winning the first place." At ordinary times, the president always said to him, "You can do it."
In fact, I grew up in such an environment and didn't feel inferior because of my physical defects. He not only entered a very famous high school with excellent results, but also was admitted to the Department of Electrical Engineering of Meiji University. After graduation, I worked as a "coordinator" in Ando Electric Company, which is a very important position. If you don't have a clear and charming personality, you won't do this job well.
In the book "Little Doudou by the Window", there are many touching stories that took place in Ba Xueyuan. These are all based on President Kobayashi's educational policies, namely:
Tetsuko Kuroyanagi, the author, decided to record the story of Ba Xueyuan in his heart, only because of President Kobayashi's deep love for the children and his unique way of education. The little Doudou in this article is the author Tetsuko Kuroyanagi, a child who was expelled from school for being naughty in the first grade.
What she didn't expect was that "Little Doudou by the Window" was published, which caused great repercussions not only in Japan, but also in the world. It has become the best-selling book in Japanese history, translated into 33 languages and has tens of millions of readers.
Tetsuko Kuroyanagi himself is not only a famous TV presenter, but also a famous Japanese writer because of this book. Because of the influence of this book, he was appointed as the first goodwill ambassador of UNICEF in Asia.
This book not only brought me laughter and emotion, but also caused me to think about my daughter's education. In the follow-up of the author's postscript, the classmates who were with her in Ba Xueyuan all grew into outstanding talents from all walks of life and made wonderful lives.