THERE'S A BOY IN THE GIRLS' BATHROOM

THERE'S A BOY IN THE GIRLS' BATHROOM by Louis Sachar

這本是誠品書店的家庭閱讀推薦書，當我看到書背的簡介時，就被它所吸引，我買了這本展示用書，並且閱讀了整本書，心中滿是感動。

  書背的簡介
 That's Bradley Chalkers for you.
   He tells lies.  He picks fights with girls, and
   the teachers say he has "serious behavior
   problems". No one likes him.
   Except Carla. She thinks Bradley is sensitive and
   generous and even enjoys his far-fetched stories.
   Carla knows that Bradley can change, if only he weren't afraid to try...
  
  Carla以counselor的身份輔導被師長摒棄與被同儕稱之為"a monster"的Bradley。書中他們之間的對話讓我深思教師應該如何和學生說話，如何讓學生接納你，如何安撫一顆受傷的心。例如書中第78頁的一段對話，充滿教育的關懷和信任：


    " I'm not afraid of anything,' said Bradley.
        " I think you're afraid of yourself," said Carla. "But you shouldn't be. I have
        lots of confidence in you, Bradley. I know you'd do so well, if only you'd try.
        I can help you. We can help each other. We can try together."

    Carla的愛心與耐心改變了Bradley，也改變他和同儕的關係及親子互動。從Bradley的改變歷程，我期勉自己要善待學生，多了解他們內心的世界。正如Carla所認為的"Everyone has "good" inside him."，發現學生的亮點，讓學生展現自信，擁有珍貴的友誼和快樂的學習天空。
 "The magic is in you."  - Carla  
 " I listen to their problems, but I never tell them
   what to do. I try to help them to learn to think
   for themselves.'  - Carla
 " I believe it's more important to teach them  how to
    think, instead of what to think."  - Carla