As the foreign English teacher at my school in China, I have a weekly English music broadcast where I show different English songs. I try to get the students to recommend songs to me for the broadcast. At the broadcast, I usually announce who recommended the song and then play it for everyone to hear during lunch time.
I give everyone a chance to share themselves through their music, including one tough student of mine. This student constantly gets into fights with the other students, doesn’t study, and brings down the energy of the class. Most of the other teachers and students push him away. I knew though that he just needed a friend, or at least someone he can connect with.
I could tell he was warming up to me over the last year. I told him to think of a song he liked that has some English words in it and that I would play it on the broadcast for him. He eventually recommended a song. I actually really liked the song so I put it on the broadcast and made sure to announce his name, so everyone knew that he contributed and recommended such a great song. Needless to say, the boy was thrilled, and he’s been much happier and focused in English class ever since.
While everyone else misunderstood him and pushed him away, I saw right through and knew that he just needed someone who acknowledged him and gave him a chance. There’s still a language barrier between us, but words aren’t needed, you can always sense where you’re at with someone.
He recently walked by me and gave me the most genuine smile that I’ve ever seen. My coworker turned to me and said, “I’ve never seen him smile like that before. How did you get through to him?” “I gave him a chance,” I said, “through just one song.”
【小题1】What’s the author’s purpose of running the English music broadcast?| A．To relieve students of learning pressure. | B．To help students have a great lunch time. |
| C．To encourage students to share their feelings. | D．To improve students’ listening skills. |
| A．Excited. | B．Depressed. | C．Confused. | D．Satisfied. |
| A．Colleagues are jealous of my ability to educate tough students. |
| B．It’s important to give the tough student a chance to show himself. |
| C．The tough student can communicate freely with me. |
| D．Others tried to be friendly to the tough student but failed. |
| A．The Teacher’s Responsibility | B．The English Music Broadcast |
| C．The Magic Power of Music | D．Others’ Impression on the Tough Student |
