宝弟的骄傲

昨天，带宝弟去小提琴老师家上课的路上，他在车后座上对我说，妈咪，你知道吗？这次考试我得了全A ，这是每年一次的一个重要考试，全年段就我一个人11个科目全是A，因为一般人其他科目容易得‘A’，写作很难得A的，而我的写作也是‘A’！

Wow,11个A啊，真了不起，妈咪得给你买Hot Cheetos （那是宝弟最爱的一个零食，每次只有他的小提琴老师说他拉的不错时才给他买的奖励）。 .

“不对呀，妈咪”，宝弟马上纠正老妈：“是10个A ，1个A+。”

老妈一怔，随即莞尔：这小子还真够认真的，‘A’还得认真区分‘加’和‘减’呢。：）

宝弟刚满11岁，读6年级。是GT （gifted and talented）班最小的学生。因为小，他在课堂上的注意力一直不是很集中，还爱讲话，间接地影响了其他同学的注意力，他和同学之间的相处也总是以很幼稚的方式进行，常常让同学把他告到老师那里去，然后他的notebook上面就有老师给我们的留言，然后他回家就得泪汪汪地给我们说一串的‘因为所以’。。。

基于他心智的不成熟和我总把他当末儿看的溺爱心理，我关心他在学校的行为表现更多于他的成绩。我觉得只要他学习成绩能过得去就行，那么小，又在‘精英荟萃’的GT 班，能混下去就不错了，还指望什么？

没想到，这小子不鸣则已，一鸣便惊了老妈，也包括一直给我们‘留言’的老师。 11份考卷，一举‘A’全歼，还一个是A+ ！

不知是因为他平时爱看书的缘故，还是因为有点老妈的基因：），小儿的作文总是写得得心应手，每每得到老师的表扬，这次的那篇‘A’文，是唯一一篇被老师拿在班上朗读，让大家讨论为什么写得好的文章。我问小儿，你喜欢写文章吗？小儿答，不喜欢，但我一旦写起来，word and sentence 就会主动地从我的脑子里流出来，就像开了水龙头一样，很easy的。。。

这是不是传说中的天分呢？：））

老师在他那份得A的作文上，写的评语是：“You have the potential to be an excellent writer. Excellent job letting your voice shine! Could you give me a copy of your letter? It’s awesome!”

这真是宝弟的骄傲，我准备给他买二包Hot Cheetos 。 :)

宝弟的作文（阅读“Out of My Mind ”一 书后写给作者Sharon Draper的一封信）

Dear Sharon Draper

I used to always think that those disabled kids were so dumb and that they couldn’t think for themselves. Those disabled children are below me right? Always sputtering out weird noises and walking in that disoriented gait. I am evidently superior. Out of My Mind opened my eyes to see that disabled children didn’t ask for their condition and really can think for themselves. They can get angry, depressed, cheerful, and frustrated just like me. They can love and hate; they can have dreams and nightmares and they can even refuse to eat their peas! They are human beings and shouldn’t be treated like anything less.

I was pretty mean before I read your book and didn’t even realize it! In fifth grade I would jokingly call my friends “retard” when they did something stupid or embarrassing and I didn’t understand how that could be insulting to other people. My teacher heard me call one of my friends a retard and she had a nice long talk with me about how that language is inappropriate. I zoned out and hadn’t really paid any attention to her scolding. The fact I got caught only meant one thing to me: I had to stop calling people retarded. Melody helped me understand why my fifth grade teacher got so upset a year ago. Your book explained that when I say retard, I am insulting every mentally disabled person in the world.

There is a disabled child named Eric in my school that I occasionally see walking down the hall. He always has a helper by his side and I can’t help wonder after reading your book, “Who does he have a crush on? How does he feel about his disability? Is he really a smart child inside like Melody?” I’ve known him for three years but up until now, I haven’t even bothered to learn his name! The fact is that I didn’t even care.

Out of My Mind touched me and changed my outlook on people with disabilities. I now try to say hi to Eric when I see him down the hall and I vow to never use words like retarded or demented. Your book taught me to be thankful for what I have and to respect everyone less fortunate than me. Thank you.

Yours Sincerely

BD 
( 宝弟的原文。老师没改过一个字）

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