打从承懿正式入读小学一年级开始，每一年学校就给每一位学生分派了一本穿着黄色衣裳的小册子。要同学们将看过的书写下去，还要记录一些简单的资料，如阅读的日期、书名、作者、页数、出版社、出版年份。然后在已印好的表格上画小勾勾，注明书本的种类、内容、所传达的道德价值。此外，小朋友得对那本书做出评价，由很差的1颗星到很好的5颗星。
承懿是嗜书如命的书虫。过去两年，他选择性的将读过的书，记录在他的报告里，填满了小册子的第一页到最后一页，每一年都记录了69本。这门额外的功课总算如期完成。
今年宝贝三年级了。至今为止，他的阅读报告记录了不到册子的一半，区区31本。前几天的一个晚上，他在记录刚刚看完的一本196页的英文儿童小说《Chess Nuts》。当时妈咪坐在他的对面正帮他检阅功课。
宝贝忽然停下手中的笔，有点丧气地说：“妈咪，你知道吗？（哎哟！用英文语法讲中文）我们班有人的阅读报告已经写到300 多本了，只是今年罢了。老师还说JWX从一年级到现在已经读了 more than 700 books. That’s a lot! 。。。我就惨咯！”还露出一脸可怜相。
唉！现在是比赛是吗？读多几本就会赢？。。。又要开始说教了。
“Sam, lets ask yourself a few question – did you write down every single book that you have read in your 阅读报告, for the past 3 years? …I don’t think so….If you have done that, I am sure you can easily reach the number.”
“Please understand that this is 阅读报告, not a competition. You read because you enjoy reading. You have fun. You learn something new from the books, maybe some new words, new phrases, new 成语，new knowledge. ”
“老师要你们交阅读报告是想鼓励你们多阅读课外书，增加知识，提升写作能力。不是要你们比赛谁读得比较多书。”
“就算读得多，就代表一定会吗？”
“Another thing is, do you know what books your friends are reading? How many pages is the book? 40, 50 or 100?”
“你明白为什么妈咪这样说吗？你看看你自己的阅读报告，有好几本书都是多过200 pages 的，《Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkabar》is at least 400 pages, right?”
“You are doing great, boy. 不需要跟别人比，也不用和人家比。因为这个不是比赛。”
“有没有读、读了多少、学习了多少最重要是你自己知道。”
“Reading is a life time hobby, Sam. As long as you enjoy reading, you will be intelligent. Knowledgeable! Powerful！ Please trust mommy.” （其实妈咪很想告诉承懿“书中自有颜如玉和黄金屋”，恐怕这孩子还不懂啦）
。。。又是一番长篇大论的“教言教语”，我的宝贝又听懂了多少？希望吧！
今年宝贝三年级了。至今为止，他的阅读报告记录了不到册
宝贝
唉！现在是比赛是吗？读多几本就会赢？。。。又要开始说
“Sam, lets ask yourself a few question – did you write down every single book that you have read in your 阅读报告, for the past 3 years? …I don’t think so….If you have done that, I am sure you can easily reach the number.”
“Please understand that this is 阅读报告, not a competition. You read because you enjoy reading. You have fun. You learn something new from the books, maybe some new words, new phrases, new 成语，new knowledge. ”
“老师要你们交阅读报告是想鼓励你们多阅读课外书，增加
“就算读得多，就代表一定会吗？”
“Another thing is, do you know what books your friends are reading? How many pages is the book? 40, 50 or 100?”
“你明白为什么妈咪这样说吗？你看看你自己的阅读报告，
“You are doing great, boy. 不需要跟别人比，也不用和人家比。因为这个不是比赛。”
“有没有读、读了多少、学习了多少最重要是你自己知道。
“Reading is a life time hobby, Sam. As long as you enjoy reading, you will be intelligent. Knowledgeable! Powerful！ Please trust mommy.” （其实妈咪很想告诉承懿“书中自有颜如玉和黄金屋”，恐
。。。又是一番长篇大论的“教言教语”，我的宝贝又听懂
我在想，Samson應該會很疑惑吧。。。我在拿自己和班上讀最多書的人比較，因為之前不是說過要向前看，向那些比自己更好的人看齊的嗎？怎麼現在又說不需要跟别人比，也不用和人家比？？？ 到底要我怎樣？？？
回复删除PLEASE EXPLAIN TO HIM 啦！哈哈哈
現在不懂，將來長大後就會懂 ：）
bro。。。time to hentam balik 是吗？ ：P 有时候很难的，讲什么都要顾及令外甥的感受啦小小心灵啦 （除了骂他的时候，嘻嘻）。。。有时候都不知道自己做得对不对，尽量咯 ：）
回复删除不是hentam balik 啦。。。 我只是試著猜想用Samson的觀點／立場來和妳交流，看看是不是可以更進一步的的溝通，來加強你們倆母子的親密關係罷了！ 我也是用心良苦哩！ 有help到嗎！ ？ ：P
回复删除Hahaha..... i got what sailoh meant. Adults are always that controversial or conflict one lar. The same matter could be a "Yes" or "No" at times, depends on situation. You see, between black and white, there are different areas or shades of grey.
回复删除Sab was definitely right. "Reading is a life time hobby". Too bad that too few children nowadays taking up this hobby. Or shall i say, too few parents are cultivating their children into this hobby.
jo....i know what bro trying to tell me....but sometime it's too hard for yr little nephew to understand the "grey area"....i am still trying my best lah...ya, nowadays not many children like to read. perhaps tans and tans of school work made them run away. but still parents can really play a role in this...i mean especially before the kids are officially step into the school.....lot of hardwrok / time / effort has to be done to make sure the reading habbit "groom". I have no regret :)
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回复删除Lee Wai Wan Yah, cannot judge by reading how many books, actually Lynn read a lot of books since 4 years old. When she was younger, she can easily read 250 books per year. But when getting older the books are thicker and more homework, time spent on books become less.
01 August at 18:01
Lee Wai Wan Forgot to ask, did you buy all the books? Can borrow after he has read?
01 August at 22:59
Sabrina Woong CW Yes, most of them. those books he read during younger days, we gave them to his cousins. sure, why not? what type of books Lynn + Wen like to read?
02 August at 09:35
Lee Wai Wan They love any books, just borrow for 2 months, then will return you, then you can pass to the cousins. But worry that Samson's book is too difficult for them only. I seldom buy books, mostly borrow from library.
02 August at 20:42