何等豐盛的一個學期  20130707

2013 January ~ June  第二學期101學年 再見三丁

After having had a very hard-working but very depressing initial semester (三上)，in the longest winter break (30 days in total) I had had an amazing turn.  It all started with a song “當我來讚美” by Sandy ____. 我可以感覺到你就在這裡  看著我高舉雙手大聲讚美你   我可以呼吸到新鮮的空氣  因為你寶座在這裡  奇異恩典臨到我當我來讚美你  用心靈和誠實  將榮耀都歸你  所有重擔都脫落  我重新得力  當我全心全意  讚美你

I got the new CD album from 關渡蘇師母 in the very beginning of the winter break.  When I played it in my car on my way to the seminar in 台南成功國中，I was obsessed with this song only.  I played it over and over and kept singing and clapping and raising my hands up all those 2 or 3  days.  My spirit was so filled with the praises and the amazing experience of all burdens shaking off and being refreshed.  A couple of days later when I returned to Taipei, I gave the CD back to關渡蘇師母and told her that I was done with this new CD.  This song was imprinted in my mind and I couldn’t help myself singing and humming this very song of mine soul and heart.

This song started this period of time full of His mercy and grace.

Also I attended 孫國鐸春節聚會at the Labor’s Center, Tainan.  As usual, Pastor Sun made a very friendly, plain, fundamental talks ( to me , they’re more like talks then lectures).  He pinpointed a principle: abide in the life, which cleared out the heavy clouds that had been haunted over me in the past half year.  To stay in 中洲教會or to return back to 台南基督徒聚會, also how often should I get back to Taipei….

Thank God for this glorious reminding—abiding in the life.  In Christ, there is way of life.

I returned back to my husband, as often as possible, at least every other weekend.  John, my son, wouldn’t like to come with me, and I decided not to force him any more.  It has been one year after God had bid me to return, to the restoration of this marriage that was so poor and broken.

School started and I came up with several new ideas—小日記，唐詩單，成語日記，去教室圍牆策略:inviting people into my classroom and taking the kids out of the classroom.

A.    Inviting People into Class 304: 筱涵，新昌，崇行媽媽，葉王強主任，李宜學主任，鄭怡華，許師母(縫製環保早餐袋)，林俐媽媽(柏楊文物館)

B.     Taking Kids out of Class 304: 拜訪春天在校園，社區踏查三大次，數小次(結業式前一天我們又到延平郡王祠裡的鄭成功文物館)，水質監測，快樂農場分五組各種三種菜(種子是體育公園高齡菜農相贈的，地是吳主任劃給我們的，接連幾個週末或連續假期都下了雨，原來擔心天氣炎熱，假日的澆水問題都因雨而迎刃而解，感謝神哪)，南大喜閱府城老照片展(原本要走到一公里遠的愛國婦人會館，但三年級其他班級想同往，結果展期結束，半個月後又驚喜知道南大邀請他們在離我們約二百公尺遠的南大校園裡參展)，川惠老師的字彙課，校長室旁開花的銀樺樹，不倒翁的奇幻旅程電影，海廢監測，電影書院，與作家有約。

We went out of campus almost once every other week. 

And I made food or prepared fruits for kids almost every other day.

Gradually kids and I have become a genuine family.  Praise the Lord!

兩個亮點:  數學 & 閱讀

      April 29 (Fri) a big teaching demo that served 2 purposes, 1 for this 閱讀亮點，another for the new comers´requirements (for those who joined this school no more than 5 years, and I happen to be the oldest one on the list).  Writing the very first 國語教案in my life was demanding, but interesting most of the time, till all the comments and critics overwhelmed me in the last week.  Editing and revising, over and over again.  I shed tears in doing the last version.  However, the song 軟弱的我變剛強 helped me in those days of great stress.  The teaching demo and discussion time turned out to be glorious.  Praises be to God.

In late May(May 30 週五), there was 數學亮點的期末報告。主題:我是學習者，which is literally me.  我多次的回饋&檢討也都是以此角度出發，所以當梁老師來邀我出席在台北師大發表會，我就答應了。但參加的同時我也正好再泡疹的肆虐下神經劇痛(不下生產之痛哪)，銷假返校後劇痛未得舒緩，就醫，竟然如當晨教會晨更讀到歌羅西書所言 “脫離世俗小學”，請了三天假，第一天遵醫囑在床上睡了一天，第二天(三)把期末社會考試卷弄妥了初稿，下午去參加審題會議後，再修改，再經怡華修過表格，晚上完成了。如果沒有休這個病假，一邊上課，一邊管理孩子，再要完成這份期末考卷實在無法如此細細完成，感謝神哪!

學習共同體

三月中收到阿娣的電郵，告知有學習共同體的研習，我先不以為意的把那封電郵刪掉了，後來一週後又阿娣來來了一信，我就開進去看，那晚是三月十六日晚上，研習是三月二十七日(三)，但我誤以為是隔日十七日(日)，報了名，還邀約了美伊老師一同前往，但竟然由台南開了車到了學甲國小，周日下午一點半，全校只有一人在，總務主任，才弄清楚原來是我弄錯日期了。我就帶了美伊到附近的總爺糖廠走一走，跟她有空多聊了聊，知道神真的把一個教導孩子的愛慕放在她的心裡，只是不曉得還要他在這日漸艱難的教甄路上等候多久。

三月二十七日是周三，中午又有審期中考題會議，我根本不覺得能成行，也沒留意這研習。但在周一還是周二，研習前的一兩天，竟然在走廊巧遇淑芳老師，她來問我要和她及秋晴一起請假去參加這個研習嗎?而且我最覺得麻煩的請假，淑芳也能代勞，太棒了! 我們三人一起同行了，我心裡有好深的敬畏:這正好是我心裡的價值和教育哲學，也是我這一學期正在做的事，原來它有一個名稱叫做 “學習共同體”。 暑假一開始，我又參加了在永康崑山國小的兩天研習。研習中，巧遇柯老，跟他仔細聊了一下職務的調動，得到兩本佐藤學的書，好感謝，好豐收!

職務的調動

五月???我在值日室的信插中拿到職務意願調查，我立刻填寫中年級級任，就立刻放到裡宜學的信插中。

六月的最最初(五月的最後一個週五參加數學亮點期末研討會，六月的第一個週一，我正在泡疹引起的神經劇痛中，但還未就醫前)教務主任李宜學來告訴我，學校下一學年將開始由一年級上英語課，英語師資不足，輔導室周主任已接洽柯仲彥老師來帶我的三丁(升上去是四丁)，我表明我會配合學校的安排。

六月中旬的畢業晚會結束後的週一下午，確定了，但出了一點波折和漣漪，起因是我去研究處還畢業晚會使用的氣球打氣器，順便跟楊怡婷主任確認我將轉任科任老師，言談間，我竟因情緒太充滿而淚灑研究處……

我最後決定返回英語科任，經過一晚，心裡有平安，感謝神的引導，雖有漣漪，但我仍維持住在生命的感覺裡!