Online Class Notes (Whitney) [S + W]

Vocabulary

Temper (n)
We say that a good temper or a bad temper.

Writing exercise

Correcting + Upgrading

When I review homework with my son and he canā€™t follow my steps or focus on me. Sometimes I canā€™t control myself andĀ I lose my patience. My son sometimes makes me have a bad temper.Ā I was getting high temper on my son.Ā I asked him again and again “How are you feeling?”Ā ā€œDid you feel uncomfortable?ā€ ā€œDoes motherā€™s speaking can attract you?ā€ “Are you listening to me or are my words not interesting to you?” or ā€œHave you not This sentence you didnā€™t learn it before? learnt this sentence beforeā€ Then I made up a story to forĀ him. “When we stay on one question, after I motherhave taught you many timesĀ once, twice, thriceā€¦ and you still canā€™t understand or didnā€™t give me any answerĀ echo, I will lose my patience. What is aĀ motherā€™s patience? Patience is like a cookie: when you canā€™t don’tĀ give me an answer, the cookie will be getting smaller and smaller until zeroĀ there is nothing left. When I lose my patience I will be angry. ā€œ This time, my son give me a response, he said, ā€œ When you lose your patience, the love that I give to you will get the heart will getting smaller and smaller too. that I give it to you.ā€Ā I was thinking about myself and speaking to myself (reflecting on myself), childrenĀ are like a plant, you need let them grow slowly.