但這幾年我的體會是, 孩子不喜歡寫的原因是:

1. 手懶, 寫多了手累, 就能寫多短寫多短. 尤其是男孩, 沒耐性, 字又寫得潦草.
2. 記不清細節
3. 怕寫出真實感覺後會尷尬(尤其是抱怨時或不好的感覺時)或被批評.
4. 孩子小, 思路不清, 寫出來沒有細節沒條理.
5,6,7...

改進的方法:
1. 用電腦打字, 至從我同意讓他用電腦寫後, 文章就長多了. 修改也容易.
2. Trip之前我回提醒他回家要寫作文,讓他留心有趣的事, 有時在旅途中提點建議:\"This is interesting, may be you\'d like to include it in your writing, etc\".
3. 好與不好的情緒都加以鼓勵, 能寫出來都是好的. 不要在內容上影響孩子.
4. 慢慢地我發現細節是有了, 但條理不清, 用詞不多, 這一點是最難的. 我和他一起寫過改過幾篇作文, 開始我告訴他如果是我的作文, 我會這樣寫... 多改幾次後他就看出條理了, 我也參與得越來越少了.
5,6,7...

寫完了讓他帶到學校請老師提建議, 老師都很支持, 讓他讀給全班同學聽. 他受到鼓勵, 下次又會寫的用心一些.

男孩子表達能力本身比女孩子弱, 我覺得這比學好數學更重要. 將來工作後, 口頭和書面的表達能力更是成功的先決條件. 工作中我見過太多的例子, 有條有理的演說能力和E_MAIL能掩蓋住很多專業上的不足, 呵呵... 看看下面這個, 逗你樂樂~~

Formula to achieve more than 100%
An e-mail from a friend:

We have all been to those meetings where someone wants \"more than 100%.\" Well here\'s how you do that. Here\'s how you can achieve 103%. First of all, here\'s a little math that might prove helpful in the future. How does one achieve 100% in LIFE? Begin by noting the following:

If : A = 1 B = 2 C = 3 D = 4 E = 5 F = 6 G = 7 H = 8 I = 9 J = 10 K = 11 L = 12 M = 13 N = 14 O = 15 P = 16 Q = 17 R = 18 S = 19 T = 20 U = 21 V = 22 W = 23 X = 24 Y = 25 Z = 26

Then: H A R D W O R K = 8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11 = Only 98%

Similarly, K N O W L E D G E = 11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+5 = Only 96%

But interesting (and as you\'d expect), A T T I T U D E = 1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5 = 100%.....
This is how you achieve 100% in LIFE.

But EVEN MORE IMPORTANT TO NOTE (or REALIZE), is B U L L S H I T = 2+21+12+12+19+8+9+20 = 103%

So now you know what all those high-priced consultants, upper management, and motivational speakers really mean when they want to exceed 100%!

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