我不是懒惰，我只是不会 I am Not Lazy, I Just Don’t Know

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我不是懒惰，我只是不会
7979爱陪读 · 文/秀仪

白旗帜竖立，旗面在空中飘扬。随着行动管制令延长，莎丽亚（化名）父母的存款如街道寥落的人烟，少得可怜。小镇上热心的班级主任知道后，告知日叻务全备福音布道中心7979全人关怀站的陪读班老师。老师很快地发现，这就是自己任教幼儿园接触过的家庭。随着教会的介入，莎丽亚家的生活灌入了丝丝温暖，经济问题得到了缓解。探访中，看到孩子学习的热忱越发减退，老师忧心望着莎丽亚，回想着之前幼儿时期教导点滴，不假思索地让她加入陪读班。莎丽亚就再度回到既熟悉又陌生的地方一起学习。

“唉！”莎丽亚心中叹了好大一口气，握在手上刚要拿出来的功课，在迅速瞟了老师一眼后，又悄声无息地塞入书包里。久别重逢，并没有带来喜悦，反之莎丽亚选择对老师撒谎。“老师今天只有生字一本功课”。然而世上哪有不透风的墙，一天陪读班老师收到父母的电联投诉，学校老师告知孩子没有完成功课。老师震惊地检查她的书包，发现好多本未写完的作业，有者竟然多达10页空白需要被填上。原来，因着行管期间在家上课的影响，莎丽亚没办法靠自己完成功课，页数飞也似地增加让她不敢再看一眼。

此后，老师都会多番谨慎检查莎丽亚书包是否还有待完成的功课，并且一本一本慢慢教导她完成。老师温柔的指引，莎丽亚把拖欠的功课成功补上。她也从之前的“老师我不懂”，“老师我不会”中有了180度的转变。遇到学业上想破脑袋的难题，就会立马主动询问，力求与”空白小坏蛋”划清界限。莎丽亚的努力耕耘被班级主任看在眼里，在新学年的开始，大力地称赞她，并信任地把班长的重任托付给她。

时间一溜烟儿快到教师节了。
莎丽亚饶了饶头，循屋看了一遍，把手边自己平日积攒的“礼物”一股脑儿翻箱倒柜，寻索着要把最好的给老师。寻找了一会儿，转头一扭用询问的眼光望向哥哥和妹妹。他们都齐齐摇了摇头，摆一摆手。看着自己空空的口袋，莎丽亚丧气地瘫坐在乱糟糟的床上。莫约过了半个世纪之久，“啊，对了！我不是有吗，把那个送给老师！” 一想到此，她猛地从床上弹跳起来，在自己的书包里边捣鼓，把珍藏多时的笔拿了出来。

“老师，祝你教师节快乐！"
微微泛黄，散发历史味道的报纸，包裹着昨日的笔化身成了优雅礼物。看见出乎意料的礼物，老师愣了几秒钟，忽地眼眶微微发热。揉一揉她凌乱的头发，收下礼物，脸上绽放一抹灿烂笑容。莎丽亚望向老师，也露出阳光般的笑容。那一日，夕阳的余晖缓缓照耀着俩人的身影。老师心中默默祈祷着莎丽亚继续乖巧懂事，努力上进，谦卑自己走向前面学习的道路。

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I am Not Lazy, I Just Don’t Know
7979 Guide & Care · Written by Sow Yee

White flag raised and swaying in the air. With the extension of the movement control order(MCO), Saria (pseudonym) parents' savings are like the sparsely populated street, pitifully small. When her enthusiastic class teacher found out, she informed the Companionship Class’s teacher at the 7979 Holistic Care Station of Jelebu Full Gospel Evangelism Center. The Companionship Class’s teacher quickly discovered that this was the family that she had been in contact with when she taught at the kindergarten. With the intervention of the church, the life of Saria's family has been filled with warmth and their financial problems were alleviated. During the visit, seeing that the child's enthusiasm for learning was decreasing, the teacher looked at Saria worriedly, recalling some of her memories of teachings in pre-school, without hesitation, the teacher let her joined the Companionship Class. Saria returned to the both familiar and unfamiliar atmosphere of studying together in a confined place.

Aihh! Sharia sighed in her heart, as she held the homework in her hand intending to take out, but after a quick glance at the teacher, she quietly stuffed it back into her schoolbag. The reunion after a long absence did not bring joy, instead Saria chose to lie to the teacher. “Teacher, there is only one homework today” However, there is no wall that is impermeable to the wind, one day, the teacher of the Companionship Class received a complaint phone call from her parents, the school teacher informed the parents that Saria did not complete her homework. The teacher was shocked and checked her schoolbag and found that there was many unfinished homework, some had as many as 10 blank pages to be filled in. It turned out that due to the effect of homeschooling during the MCO, Saria couldn't do her homework on her own, and the number of pages has also increased so fast that she dared not take another look at it.

After that incident, the teacher would check carefully Saria's schoolbag to see if there is any school work to be done, and she would slowly guide her to finish it one by one. With the guidance of the teacher, Saria successfully finished all the missed homework. She had a 180-degree transformation from the previous "teacher I don't understand" and "teacher I don't know" to a student who take initiative to ask questions whenever she encounters academic difficulties. She was determined to draw a clear line with the image of "bad student who always leave blank space".  Saria's hard work gained her class teacher affirmation, the teacher praised her at the beginning of the new school year, and entrusted her with the responsibility of the class monitor.

Time flies, it's almost the Teachers' Day.
Saria looked around the house, rummaged through the "gifts" that she accumulated, and searched for the best to give to the teacher. After searching for a while, she turned her head and looked at her brother and sister with questioning eyes. They all shook their heads and waved their hands. Looking at her empty pockets, Saria sat down on the messy bed in frustration. After about half a century, "Ah, yes! Don't I have it, I can give that to the teacher!" Thinking of this, she jumped up from the bed and took out the long-cherished pen in her schoolbag.

“Teacher, I wish you a happy Teacher's Day”
The pen she found yesterday, now wrapped in slightly yellowed old worn newspaper, had turned into an elegant gift. Seeing the unexpected gift, the teacher was stunned for a few seconds, and suddenly her eyes turned red. Stroking her messy hair, the teacher accepted the gift with a big smile on her face. Saria looked at the teacher and smiled like a sunshine back at the teacher. On that day, the afterglow of the setting sun slowly shone on the figures of the two of them. The teacher silently prayed that Saria would continue to be obedient and thoughtful, strive forward and humble herself in her future learning journey.

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