A teacher from Relax Kids in Tamworth, UK, used two apples to show her students the damaging and often unseen results of bullying (霸凌). And her post about the powerful lesson has spread over easily.
Rosie Dutton explained that during one of her classes she introduced two red apples to the children.What the kids didn’t know was that before the lesson, Dutton had repeatedly dropped one of the apples on the floor. And yet, on the outside at least, both apples looked perfect. “ I picked up the apple I dropped on the floor and started to tell the children how I disliked this apple,” Dutton wrote.
She then encouraged the students to do the same. Some of the children looked at her as if she were crazy, but the students passed the apple around the circle, calling it names.
Continuing the exercise, the teacher then passed the second apple around the circle. This apple, however, was showered with comments like “Your skin is beautiful” and “What a beautiful colour you are!”
Dutton then showed the students both apples once again, highlighting that, “There was no change, and both apples still looked the same.”
That is, until she cut them open. “The apple we’d said unkind words to was bruised (出现伤痕) and all mushy (糊状) inside,” she said. There was, she said, an immediate ‘light bulb’ moment for her students “They really got it. What we saw inside that apple is what is happening inside everyone of us when someone mistreats us with their words or action.”
Dutton explained how important it is to teach children to stand up for one another, and to stop any form of bullying.
“Let’s create a generation of kind and caring children.” the teacher wrote, “The tongue has no bones, but is strong enough to break a heart. So be careful with your words.”
4. What did the teacher do to the first apple before the lesson?
A.She coloured it brightly. | B.She make it look perfect. |
C.She damaged it on purpose. | D.She peeled it for the kids. |
5. What does the underlined phrase ‘ calling it names’
in paragraph mean ?
A.Shouting at it | B.Cheering loud for it |
C.Speaking highly of it. | D.Saying rude words to it. |
6. What did the teacher instruct the kids to do with the second apple?
A.Drop it | B.Praise it | C.Ignore it | D.Observe it |
7. What’s the purpose of the teacher’s using two apples in class?
A.To draw the kids attention |
B.To explain her personal preference |
C.To make a comparison between their appearance |
D.To help the kids understand the harm of bullying |