笑傲江湖 (削凹浆糊?) 2006

Saturday, February 18, 2006

有份无缘

上学期P5的学生当中, 有不少开心果。

他们都是功课不错的学生。 一方面用心上课, 另一方面当我在课堂里有意无意的释放一些笑弹时, 他们也定不错过机会, 打蛇随棍上, 乘机加油添醋,举一反三, 闹成一团。

讲堂里上安全课, 足足两个小时, 没有了他们的热心参与, 打成一片, 恐怕时间真的很难熬过去。

当然, 玩笑归玩笑, 上课学习其中重要的道理, 还是会一而再, 再而三的重复, 一面要防他们在嬉笑当儿, 会玩过了火,把要点给忘了。


回想过去的那个学期, 真的过得挺轻松,很容易, 学生们的认真学习, 也可以从他们的考试成绩上看得出来。
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现在他们已都结束上课的日子, 外派到工厂实习去了。 取而代之的, 则是另外3班的P6 学生。 P6他们刚结束工厂实习, 如今回到校园, 完成最后一个学期的课程。

教了他们快半个学期有多了, 感觉上与前个P5的状况, 真的有天渊之别。

或许是他们这一批, 缺少了开心果的缘故, 讲起笑话, 只有稀稀落落的细笑声, 没有以前的那麽一唱一和的默契。

或许是他们这一批,本来就比较严肃拘谨,不习惯我这种太随便的教学方式吧? 记得学生W 对我说过,他还是比较能够接受我在第一年对他们严厉态度。

或许是他们这一批,功课最好的前数名学生, 都分散得坐在讲堂各个角落, 各自为政, 没有凝聚力。 不像前一批, 六大天后们, 还有KG/YX, 永远坐在中间前排, 犹如一个小团队, 共同学习, 彼此竞争。

或许是他们这一批, 已经接受过出校工作的洗礼, 5个月的实际工业实习, 习性已有改变, 不能再像以前那样, 乖乖的坐的定,专心上课。

或许是他们这一批, 都比较自立成熟, 没有习惯在课余的时间, 到教师办公室里去闲聊,联络感情。 不像前一批, 我的办公室几乎都有着他们的嬉笑吵杂声。

或许是他们这一批, 还未警觉到, 这已经使他们在学校的最后几个星期, 将来就再也没有机会, 继续上老师们的课了。

我只能说, 教导他们时的感觉, 是大家在一个小小的讲堂里, 躯体的距离, 是那麽的近, 然而师生的精神上的距离, 却是那麽的遥远。。。

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最后第二堂课, 照老样子带了那两片有Interlocking-pin的木块玩具, 让他们玩玩, 顺便介绍回心力 Centrifugal Force。 到了下课时,问问谁拿了玩具, 没有回应, 下一堂课在问一遍, 还是雅雀无声。 唉,算了算了,还是到 OG 百货去买个新的吧。

最后一堂课, 播了Pink Flyod 的 Time 给他们听, BB 半开玩笑的逗我,说吴生别哭别哭。 苦笑了一下, 想起了张惠妹的“想哭但是哭不出来”。 回应了她,I am actually relieved. (如释重负)。

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那天和SL 在 MSN 上谈到此事, 我说现在脑海里, 最贴切的形容词, 就是有份无缘

SL 她一时间并不明白。 问我为什麽是如此形容, 而不是一般所用的 : 有缘无份???

是这样的 : 通常我们看小说,电影,书本, 提到两个人, 在茫茫人海中, 能够相遇, 相识,相交,相知, 相亲, 相爱。 这, 就是我们所谓的缘份吧. 所以,称之为 -- 有缘

但是正如小说电影的曲折情节一样, 两个人感情虽然好, 但是却由于种种的理由, 不能在一起, 必需得分开, 没有了共同生活在一起的名分。 我们就叫做 -- 无份

有缘无份, 就是用来形容以上的情况的。

然而, P5 学生们 (除了约十来个稍熟的以外), 我对他们的感受, 恰恰相反。。。

这三年来, 我为师, 他们为生。 我们大家一共有3年的时间, 有正确的名分, 好好地在一起学习,沟通。 对我来说, 这叫: 有份。 (只可惜第二年,RS 不是由我教导)。

但由于各种理由, 经过了3年,在即将离别的时候, 只有少数的学生是与我相熟的。大部分的, 倒像在街上察肩而过的路人一搬。。。 所以, 我们。。。是无缘的。

有份无缘, 就是我今天想说的。

9 Comments:

  • ha.. after reading ur article, 我深有同感. as a P5 student now, definately i notice e difference btw P5 & P6 students.. haha.. when i jus come back from attachment, feel so lost.. everyone seems like a stranger to me.. haiz..no chemistry at all.. torture man...miss e ppl from e other program... and now, it seems like i m getting to noe e P5 ppl better, yet it is comin to an end soon.. it seems like history like to repeats itself.. feels e same when i m in P4 transferring to P6 tt time.. and time seems to be shorter than it expected to be.. ha...

    By Blogger mUiMui, at Saturday, February 18, 2006 2:06:00 AM  

  • A bit of catch-22 here. I was asked once by my boss "who should start?" The students or us? Coming back from attachment, students tend to lose stamina. But that does not mean that they will not be close to us. Perhaps the nature of the P5 students contributed to this. Perhaps we didn't put in enough effort. Perhaps.

    By Blogger Chin-Joo Quek, at Saturday, February 18, 2006 2:26:00 AM  

  • Yeah perhaps one day some of them will tell us what really happened.

    My presentation package really was almost the same for the two programs...but what a difference in the response...

    yeah...perhaps i didn't put in more effort...no 2 programs arehe sanme anyway...what works weel in 1 doesn't mean it will go well with another.

    By Blogger 鸿图, at Sunday, February 19, 2006 10:42:00 AM  

  • wah... both of u dun sound so depress le... not tt u all didnt put in enough effort.. i m sure we all noe wat u haf done for us.. dun be sad.. cheer up..

    By Blogger mUiMui, at Sunday, February 19, 2006 12:06:00 PM  

  • Well.. i think it is a 2-way thing. If lecturers tried by all means to get close with the students and the students are not responding, there is nothing else the lecturers can do. This sem is a short and busy sem for all of u, so I guess there isn't much time for the students and lecturers to catch up as well. So if both parties try a bit harder i guess the relationship will still be able to get better... =D

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at Sunday, February 19, 2006 11:35:00 PM  

  • There are many good students there in P6 - no doubt about that. And the feedback they provided to me is not that bad either...89% voted for Good / excellent.

    It's just the little bit extra of Chemistry that is missing, that's all...maybe i'm too demanding in return.

    By Blogger 鸿图, at Monday, February 20, 2006 3:37:00 PM  

  • Seriously Sir, I'm getting a bit confused over the P5 and P6 thing. I see the words 'P5' & 'P6' everywhere that I got mixed up on which group of students you're referring to. Haha..

    Anyway, don't despair. Everybody expresses themselves in many ways. Some choose to show it whereas some choose not to. It depends on each individual. I'm sure efforts are being appreciated when you sincerely mean it. When you know you've done your best, I'm sure everybody else feels it.

    =)

    By Blogger Unknown, at Monday, February 20, 2006 6:45:00 PM  

  • i jus knew it! u guys prefer the previous batch! haa...nvm jus kidding

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at Wednesday, February 22, 2006 2:35:00 AM  

  • Sry sir.. I've seldom come online recently. Wanted to send u the pics the day b4 but my desktop harddisk crashed i tink. That night after i see u all on msn then after tt my compt kept restarting on itself le.... -___-Zzz

    Juz read your blog with my laptop but it's MAC so it's incompatible with the pic doc so cant extract out. Haiz.. anyway, tink you'll juz find me finding excuses again. Your 5 "and then-s"... haha.. But it's true..

    Nevermind, coz i guess you're not so 'xiao qi' hor?! :p Anyway, this entry of yours interest me and i remembered about a poem on 'yuan fen' that i've read from a book. I've forgotten if i've shared it with you already anot. Will share with you the book in future.

    =) Take care~!

    ~PL~

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at Friday, February 24, 2006 12:44:00 AM  

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