驚くべきことがあったのです。
三男は中1、中2の頃はとにかく成績は悪い、英語ができない(授業がだいたい英語なのに)、やる気もない、と三拍子揃った生徒でした。
その頃、主任みたいな先生(イギリス人)が、「三男は厳しく言わないとやらないやつ」と見抜き、何回も指導をしてくれたし、親も何度も面談をしました。
その先生が長文のメールを三男に書いてきたんですよ。
要約すると「中1中2の頃はひどかったけど、今の三男は素晴らしい。英語力も格段に上がった。先日は学校説明会にも協力してくれた。先生たちの、そして両親の誇りだ。リアルサクセスストーリーだ、グレートエグサンプルだ。」とのこと。
期待値コントロールうまいなと思いつつ(笑)、三男が褒められるのに慣れてない私たちはちょっと落ち着かない。
しかもその先生は厳しいタイプなのだ。
それに何より先日何度目かの英検2級一次に落ちたばかり。
長男には「さすがに英検2級の英語力はあるだろう、どんだけテストが苦手なんだよ」と言われてた。
まぁとにかくよかった。
I have what I was surprised with.
My youngest son was a student who got bad bad results, was not good at English even though his classes were taught in English, did poor behavior when he was in the 7th and 8th grade.
At that time a chief teacher who is from UK regarded him as a student who didn’t do anything to do if he wasn’t scolded, instructed him in person some times, and had some meeting with us.
The teacher sent him and us a long email today.
I summary the teacher wrote that he is great even though he was a bad student in the 7,8 grade, his English has been improved, he cooperated to the school information session to parents who are interested in his school, he makes many teachers andus be proud of him, and he is a great example and a real success story.
I think that he is good at controlling the expectations but we were surprised because we not familiar with being praised about him.
In addition the teacher is strict.
By the way he failed to pass the first test for Eiken second grade the other day and my first son pointed out his too less skill to pass exams even though he has English capabilities at the level of Eiken second grade.
Anyway it was a great news for us.