【求以下不知姓名的文章"Howwasschool,Ben?"Iaskedmygrandsonafterhebegankindergarten(幼儿园)thisyear."Theworkistoolong...andthere'snotenoughtimetoplay,"hereplied.Icouldn'thelpbutrememberBen'sownmother,mydaught】
求以下不知姓名的文章
"Howwasschool,Ben?"Iaskedmygrandsonafterhebegankindergarten(幼儿园)thisyear."The
workistoolong...andthere'snotenoughtimetoplay,"hereplied.
Icouldn'thelpbutrememberBen'sownmother,mydaughter,Jane,andherreaction(反应)tothe
firstdayofschool.Juliewasalsodisappointedwiththefirstdayofschoolandsowasherlittlesister."I
wanttogo'sool'andyounotletme!"mythreeyearolddaughterannouncedangrilyafterherbigsistergot
onthebigyellowschoolbus.
WhenJuliereturnedhomethatafternoonIaskedherthesamequestionthatIaskedBen,"Howwas
school,Julie?"Juliereplied,"Ididn'tlearntoreadtoday."
Thisyearastheschoolbuswentbymyhouse,mymindwentbacktothoseschooldaysagain.Icould
almostsmellthechalkdustintheair.Ialsowonderwhatthechildrenthesedaysmanagetogetchosento
doinordertogetoutofschoolforafewmomentssincetherearenoeraserstoclean.Itwasfuntobe
"chosen"forerasercleaningduty.Thiswasataskfinishedbygoingoutsideandbeatingeraserstogether
whilesneezingandcoughing.No_wonder_so_many_babies_now_have_allergies_(过敏症),it's_simply_
because_we_all_have_chalk_dust_in_our_lungs!
Onthefirstdayofschool,theexpectationwassogreatthatIwouldreadylongbeforeitwastimeto
leaveforschool.Wedidn'tmisshavingbackpacksbecausewehadcigarboxes.Wecarriedoursmall
suppliesinsideacigarboxfromoneofthelocalstores.Wesavedthecigarboxesandusedthemfrom
yeartoyearuntiltheyfellapart.
Thefirstdayofschoolwasexciting.Itwasanewbeginning.Thedoorsofknowledgehadbeenopened.Thefirstdayofschoolisaneventinourlivesthatmostofusremember.It'sabigstepforasmallchild
towardleavingbabyhoodbehindandso"thereisn'tenoughtimetoplay".
Nomatterhowoldweget,norhowmuchwelearn,itstillseemslike"Theworkistoolong...and
there'snotenoughtimetoplay."