I recently read such an old fable:
Once upon a time, there was a man who sold straw hats. Every day, he tries to sell his hat.
One day, he was tired of selling things, and it happened that there was a big tree by the road. He put down his hat and took a nap under the tree. When he woke up, he found that all the hats beside him were gone. He looked up and saw many monkeys on the tree, each wearing a straw hat. He was very scared, because if the hat disappeared, he could not support his family. Suddenly, he thought that monkeys like to imitate human movements, so he tried to raise his left hand. Sure enough, the monkey raised his left hand. He clapped his hands, and so did the monkeys.
He felt the opportunity came, so he quickly took off his hat and threw it on the ground. The monkeys followed his example and threw their hats on the ground. The monkeys followed his example and threw their hats on the ground.
The hat seller happily picked up his hat and went home. After returning home, he told this strange thing to his son and grandson.
Many, many years later, his grandson inherited the family business. One day, on the way to sell straw hats, he fell asleep under the big tree like his grandfather, and his hat was taken away by monkeys.
The grandson thought of the method that grandpa told him. So he raised his left hand, and so did the monkey. He clapped his hands, and so did the monkeys. Sure enough, what Grandpa said really worked.
Finally, he took off his hat and threw it on the ground. However, strangely, the monkey didn't follow him, but kept staring at him.
Soon after, the Monkey King appeared and picked up the hat his grandson left on the ground. I patted my grandson on the back of the head and said, "Are you kidding?" ! Do you think you are the only one who has a grandfather? "
Why can't the grandson get back the hat that was taken away by the monkey like grandpa? I think everyone can see that a very important reason is that we did not treat experience correctly, mechanically applied it, and did not transform and innovate it. In today's rapidly changing times, past successful experience is often the most direct cause of current failure. In education, although none of us can ignore the value of experience, we not only need to use experience flexibly, but also need to constantly update our experience and try to look at the variability of the problem itself from another angle, otherwise we will make mistakes and encounter the confusion of grandchildren's failure. Only those who have experience and know how to use it are really wise. Similarly, only teachers with teaching experience and constant reflection can achieve real growth.
Second, the carpenter's door
The door made by the carpenter is very good. He spent many days building a door for himself. He thinks it will be durable because of its solid materials and excellent workmanship.
Later, the nail on the door rusted and a board fell off. The carpenter found a nail to mend it, and the door was as good as before. Later, another nail was dropped, and the carpenter made up another nail; Later, another board decayed, and the carpenter found another board to replace it; Later, the door bolt was broken, and the carpenter changed another door bolt; Later, when the door shaft was broken, the carpenter replaced it with a new one ... So a few years later, although the door was damaged countless times, it was still strong and durable after careful repair by the carpenter. The carpenter is very proud of this, thanks to this skill, otherwise the door is broken and I don't know what to do.
Suddenly one day, his neighbor said to him, "You are a carpenter. Look at your door? " The carpenter took a closer look and found that the neighbor's door was novel in style and excellent in texture, while his own door was old, broken and covered with patches. So the carpenter was puzzled, but he couldn't help laughing: "What hinders the development of his family is his own craft." So the carpenter sighed for a while: "it is very important to learn a craft, but it is more important to change your thinking." The achievement in the industry is a fortune, but it is also a door that can lock yourself up. "
When a person has formed a deep-rooted habit, it is very important to change his thinking. As teachers, what enlightenment can we get from it? The basic principle of success is that * * * knows no national boundaries. In order not to be locked by national boundaries, to be locked by "achievements in the industry" and to broaden our horizons, we need to open our hearts and communicate with each other. Only in this way can we know our strengths, differences and gaps with others, and improve ourselves in the process of finding and making up the gap.
Third, break the "belief barrier"
[Story]:
For thousands of years, humans have always thought it impossible to run a mile in four minutes, but in 1954, Roger? Bannister broke this belief barrier.
He can create such success, thanks to hard physical training and spiritual breakthrough.
Before that, he had simulated running a mile in four minutes for many times in his mind. After a long time, he formed a very firm belief, so he gave an absolute order to the nervous system and must do his best to complete this mission. Sure enough, he did what everyone thought impossible.
No one expected that bannister's record-breaking had a great influence on other athletes. Before that, no one broke the record of running a mile in four minutes, but in the following year, 37 people made the list, and in the following year, as many as 300 people.
This phenomenon occurs because his achievements provide a new basis for others, and what everyone thinks is "impossible" is actually possible.
People often have "self-limiting" beliefs about themselves or their abilities, which may be because they have failed in the past, so they dare not hope for a successful day in the future, or they may not have a specific goal to live and have doubts about whether their wishes can be realized. After a long time, they began to learn to be pragmatic and finally mediocre.
[Educational Think Tank]:
When students work hard but can't make obvious progress, teachers can concentrate on helping one of them make a breakthrough. A person's breakthrough often drives a large number of people, and the power of example is endless.
A class, the teacher often can't take care of the whole class. There are always several excellent students in the class, and there will also be some students who are not motivated. Heavy people will sink, floating people will float, and the wider group is the middle group students who are neither heavy nor floating. These students are self-motivated, but they are far from the top experts in the class. On the contrary, if one of them succeeds, it will greatly promote the others and everyone will follow suit. Only in this way can the teacher's work have the effect of affecting the whole body.
Fourth, train dolphins to have skills.
[Story]:
Dolphins can become excellent circus performers after being domesticated. Domesticating dolphins mainly relies on material stimulation to complete an action, reward a fish and form a conditioned reflex. Training is gradual, from easy to difficult. For example, this program teaches dolphins to drill a ring first, then slowly change a ring with smoke, then a ring with a little flame, and finally a ring with fire. Drill the ring of fire from the beginning, of course not.
The same method is also used to train dolphins for high jump. The animal trainer first pulls down the rope on the water, and every time the dolphin crosses the rope, it will reward a fish, thus forming a conditioned reflex. The trainer kept pulling up the rope, and the dolphin who tasted the sweetness tried to cross the rope every time. Little by little, the rope was lifted and gradually put on the water, and the dolphin gradually became a "high jumper".
Other traditional programs performed by dolphins include touching the ball in the high jump, pushing the ball in the basket, pulling a car in the water, drilling a circle of fire, reading music, singing, dancing disco, saving people in the water and many other programs. When we appreciate the wonderful circus performance of the dolphin, don't forget to think about how it became an excellent "actor".
[Educational Think Tank]:
Every teacher should understand the principle of gradual progress, but the specific operation is often too hasty. I feel that even low-level creatures like dolphins can make amazing achievements through training, let alone our students.
It is very important to set practical stage goals, and more importantly, let him feel the joy of progress after each small goal is completed. No matter how this happiness is generated, the purpose is to enable him to continue. As long as he can continue and accumulate over time, there will be qualitative changes.
Five, "four yuan per barrel"
[Story]:
In the American Standard Oil Company, there is a small clerk named Akibot. When he travels to a hotel, he always writes the words "four yuan standard oil per barrel" under his signature, and letters and receipts are no exception. If he signs his name, he must write down those words. Therefore, he was called "four yuan per barrel" by his colleagues, but his real name was not called out. Rockefeller, the chairman of the company, was very surprised when he learned about it. "I want to meet those employees who have worked hard to promote the company's reputation." So I invited archibald to dinner.
Later, Rockefeller stepped down and Akibot became the second chairman.
This is really something that everyone can do, but in such a big company, only Akibot insists on doing it happily. Among those who laughed at him, there must be many people whose talents and abilities are above him, but in the end, only he became the chairman.
Success is a habit. You don't have to do earth-shattering things to succeed. Start with small things, be firm and enjoy it, until doing small things well becomes your good habit, and you will have the characteristics of a successful person.
[Educational Think Tank]:
Let students form good study habits, which is a course that every teacher must study. After a long time, students' academic performance will be divided, and we will see how much role habits play in it.
It is suggested that teachers should take the cultivation of good habits as the focus of students' work in the first semester of junior students. Sharpen a knife and cut wood by mistake. Sometimes, a small good habit can make a person, and the same small bad habit can make a person roll in the abyss.
Six,
There are two brothers. Their family lives on the 80th floor. One day, when they came home from a trip, the power went out in Eureka Tower! Although they are all carrying big bags and small bags, there seems to be no other choice, so my brother said to him, let's climb the stairs! So they began to climb the stairs with two big bags of luggage on their backs. When they climbed to the 20th floor, they began to get tired. My brother said, "The bag is too heavy. How's this? Let's put it here first and take the elevator to get it when the phone comes in. " So, they put their luggage on the 20th floor, which was much easier and they continued to climb.
They climbed up talking and laughing, but it didn't take long. By the 40th floor, they were really tired. Thinking that they were only halfway up, the two began to blame each other, accusing each other of not paying attention to the notice of power failure in the building, which led to such a situation, and climbed all the way to the 60 th floor while arguing. By the 60th floor, they were too tired to quarrel. The younger brother said to his brother, "Let's stop arguing and finish climbing it." So they continued to climb the stairs silently and finally reached the 80 th floor! Excited to the door, the two brothers found their keys left in the bag on the 20th floor.
Some people say that this story actually reflects our life: before the age of 20, we lived under the expectations of our families and teachers, and were burdened with a lot of pressure and burdens. We were not mature enough and lacked ability, so our pace was inevitably unstable. After the age of 20, I left everyone's pressure, unloaded my baggage, and began to pursue my dreams with all my strength, thus living happily for 20 years. But at the age of 40, I found that my youth had passed away, which inevitably produced a lot of regrets and regrets. So I began to regret this, regret that, complain about this and hate that. So I spent 20 years complaining. At the age of 60, I found that my life was running out, so I told myself to stop complaining and cherish the rest of my life! So I walked silently through the rest of my life. At the end of our lives, we realize that we seem to have unfinished business. It turns out that all our dreams are in our 20-year-old youth.