Ethan was unlucky in that he seemed to be the worst wherever he was.
At home, he had an older brother who was a school bully and blamed himself for coming second in the school.
At school, he was always at the bottom of the class.
Even his friends didn't want to take him to play because he couldn't even throw a ball properly.
Ethan spent his childhood alone.
On the contrary, he had a very happy life.
Colorful coral bushes, different kinds of shells, free fish.
The fish became a plane and crashed into the sun, and the sun became a sun flower.
Ethan was so busy, his world was so huge.
But the most important thing in his world right now was the report card in his hand
He gave the report card to his two dogs.
He watched them shred the report card and returned home in peace.
Ethan's family is a middle-class family in India.
Both parents are serious people who have made a good living.
Their biggest problem is disciplining Ethan.
They don't expect Ethan to be as good as his brother.
They didn't expect him to be as good as his brother, but they didn't expect him to fall behind in everything.
But no matter how much they taught him, he never improved.
His father was furious and couldn't help but scold and scold him.
He threatened to send him to boarding school if he didn't study hard enough.
Ethan was scared, but there was nothing he could do.
The words were dancing in his head.
He couldn't read or understand them.
Sometimes he was lucky enough to understand it, but it turned out to be different from others.
Let's take 3 times 9.
Three is the third farthest planet from the sun, the Earth.
9 refers to Pluto, the ninth farthest planet from the sun.
But after the test, he was told to quit school.
Some children are just not that lucky.
They can go to a special school.
His father didn't believe that Ethan had a brain problem.
He decided that he was just too playful and not serious.
In order to teach Ethan a lesson and for the sake of his future.
His father decided to send him to a boarding school.
If you don't behave, they will beat you until you do.
Ethan resisted strongly, crying and begging to no avail.
And so he went to boarding school.
The school claimed to be able to tame the strongest horses.
Ethan listened in silence and didn't say a word.
He watched his parents drive away.
He was frozen in place, as if the world had abandoned him.
When everyone went to sleep.
He hid in the bathroom alone and cried until he couldn't breathe.
When he was done crying, he lay back down on his bed in silence.
It was hard for him to integrate into this new environment, and he always looked around in fear.
In language class, the teacher had the class read a poem
When I look at you from a high place you are the open sky
Until the thirsty elephant passes by the picture disappears
You become our river again
The teacher asked Ethan to explain the meaning of the poem
Ethan replied
What we see and feel is real
What we don't see and feel is not real
But sometimes what we see is not real
What we don't see is real
The teacher interrupted Ethan's speech
I don't know what's real and what's not
Ethan was criticized.
After class, his classmate told Ethan
What you explained is the real meaning of the poem
But the language teacher was very strict, you just have to memorize what he said.
But Ethan doesn't know how to memorize.
He was destined to suffer at this school.
Ethan's grades were not good in all subjects.
He couldn't walk at the same pace as everyone else in gym class.
He couldn't understand every word the teacher said in English class.
In art class, he couldn't draw the stereotypical sketches required by the teacher.
The teachers' punishments were different.
Ethan was like an evil man coming to hell to be punished.
His head was getting lower and lower and his eyes were completely dull.
He didn't know what the problem was.
Why was he different from the others or couldn't understand?
Is he really the idiot that others say he is?
He buried himself in the blanket and cried helplessly.
His parents and brother came to visit him.
He didn't say a word, but ran around the playground like a madman.
When he came down, his brother held his hand and tried to comfort him.
But he shivered.
He was afraid of the world, including his closest family.
His brother gave Ethan a set of brushes.
He used to love to draw, but now he is not interested in it.
His mother took him to bed.
He curled up in a ball, frowning and shivering every now and then.
The family sensed something unusual about Ethan.
They attributed it to the fact that Ethan was still having a tantrum or growing up.
The next day Ethan returned to school numbly.
But today's school was a little different than before
The school had a new art teacher.
The new teacher, Nick, was a strange man.
He came to class in a clown costume
He also used a show to arouse everyone's interest
He said that you make the world by yourself
Everything is in your eyes
It may rain because the sky forgot to turn off the faucet
Fish can fly to the sun to bathe
Weave new dreams Let colors fly
He lets the children paint whatever they want to paint, and here they are free
The children are flying with their brushes, using their imagination
Only Ethan sat stone-faced and didn't paint anything.
Nick asked him what was wrong and he didn't say a word.
He just looked down, his eyes dull.
Nick used to teach in a special school.
His own upbringing was different.
When he saw Ethan, it was like seeing himself.
At this rate, Ethan might be in danger.
To be sure of what he thought.
Nick visited Ethan's house.
He looked at Ethan's old notebooks.
He also saw Ethan's unrealistic drawings.
He asked his parents why they had sent Ethan away.
The father replied angrily
"We had no choice. My oldest son was the top student in every class.
But he kept repeating grades and never improved.
Nick asked his father if he knew why Ethan hadn't improved.
The father stubbornly believed that it was because Ethan was disobedient and mischievous.
But is that really the case?
There is a pattern to Ethan's mistakes.
For example, the letters b and d are always misspelled.
Top is spelled pot.
Why does he do that?
It's not laziness or stupidity, but it's really hard to distinguish these letters
Because the world in Ethan's eyes is more like a mirror image of what a normal person sees
When his father heard this, he thought it was an excuse for Ethan's laziness
Everyone else could do it, so why not him?
Nick picked up a Japanese toy box
He asked his father to read out the letters on it.
When the father couldn't read it out, Nick accused him.
You are so arrogant and your attitude is not right you are so rude
This is what Ethan faces every day
As for his inability to read letters
This difficulty in reading and writing is known medically as dyslexia.
Children with this condition are also unable to follow multiple instructions.
For example, turn to page 65 and read the fourth paragraph of chapter 9.
He will be completely confused
There are also poorly developed motor skills, both small and large
He's not very good at buttoning or tying his shoes.
Throws the wrong ball all the time.
This is because he can't relate the size, distance, and speed of the ball
Think of an 8 or 9 year old who can't read or write.
He can't do things that others can easily do
His confidence must have been shattered
So he has to hide his incompetence with defiance
Instead of admitting "I can't" he would rather say "I don't want to"
It makes no difference to the adults anyway
But now he doesn't even have the courage to fight back.
Nick's heart ached for what had happened to Ethan.
Ethan had a quick mind and a wild imagination.
He could be a good painter despite his dyslexia.
Now he doesn't even paint anymore
When it comes to painting, his father expressed his strong disapproval
What is the use of painting?
Painting cannot guarantee his future life
He has no ability to compete with others
How can he get a foothold in society?
These words made Nick furious
If you like racing so much, why not raise a racehorse and a child?
Nick told his father
This is a cruel and competitive world
Everyone wants to raise good people.
Any little flaw is unacceptable.
Anything less is unacceptable, isn't it?
Every child has unique abilities and dreams.
But everyone wants to grow them.
You want to stretch every finger.
Just keep pulling them, whether they break or not.
Nick went back to school angry.
He began to try to untie Ethan's heart.
He told a story in class
There was a boy who couldn't read or write.
No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't remember the order of the letters.
Whenever he saw a word, he was afraid of it.
The letters danced in front of him, terrorizing him and tormenting him.
His studies were killing him.
Everyone laughed at him, but he still acted tough.
Suddenly, one day, he shone.
The world was amazed by his theories.
This boy was Albert Einstein, the great genius scientist.
People who also had trouble reading and writing were Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Edison
and the novelist Agatha Christie, among others.
Who would have thought that a famous novelist
When he was a child, he couldn't read or write.
Ethan listened to these stories with a twinkle in his eye
Nick then said why do I have to tell you this?
Because there are people like that among us.
They can change the world
Because they see the world differently
They think differently
Not everyone understands them.
They've been isolated too
But when they succeed, they shock the world.
Then Nick sent the kids outside to look for objects that made a difference.
When the kids rushed out of the classroom, he called out to Ethan.
Tell him, "There's someone I didn't mention earlier.
Because he's not very famous yet.
But he has the same problem.
That person is me.
When I was a kid, I also had problems with school.
My father didn't understand and thought I was a naughty boy.
I thought I was useless
But look at me now.
For the first time, Ethan felt understood and found a companion for the first time.
There was a warmth to that feeling.
He began to accept himself
He took out the scraps he had collected and made a boat that looked like an airplane
The boat swam around in the pond and attracted everyone's attention.
The children applauded for it
Exclaiming who made it
Listening to the applause and excitement of the crowd
But Ethan quietly avoided it. He was still not confident enough.
To help Ethan regain his confidence
Nick specially applied to the principal to teach Ethan alone
To solve Ethan's dyslexia
The principal was initially reluctant to expend too much energy on one student
Until Nick brought out Ethan's drawings
His drawings were so spontaneous that he thought outside the box.
He was a genius at drawing.
The principal was finally convinced to give Nick some time.
Nick started tutoring Ethan one-on-one
Just because you have dyslexia
It doesn't mean that he'll never learn to read and write like a normal person.
It just had to be done in a way that worked for him.
Ethan's imagination was wild.
So it's hard to remember "flat" things like letters and numbers.
Then turn these flat things into three dimensions
For example, remembering letters by squeezing toys
Teach arithmetic in a three-dimensional way, such as with steps
Play games to practice his sense of speed and direction
Targeted practice has helped Ethan make rapid progress
His self-confidence was slowly restored.
It was then that Ethan's father approached Nick.
He confidently explained that it wasn't that he didn't care about Ethan.
He and his wife had read all the books on dyslexia.
That's a lot of concern, right?
But Nick told him that caring is not about that.
Caring is about making a child feel wanted.
An occasional hug and kiss.
Tell your child that if you fall down or fail.
Don't be afraid, I'm here for you.
I love your son.
That's caring.
And then Nick told his father a story.
In the Solomon Islands, people don't just cut down trees.
Instead, they would gather the trees in a circle and yell at them.
Within a few days, the tree would die a natural death.
The father listened to the story and felt guilty and self-conscious.
He walked out of the door in a daze.
He saw Ethan reading the board word by word.
He was stumbling over the words, but he was still trying to read them.
It was then that his father realized how self-righteous and cruel he had been.
He blamed himself and left the school.
The day after his departure
The school organized a drawing competition.
The competition had already begun, but Ethan was late in showing up.
The students said that Ethan had left while everyone was sleeping.
No one knows where he went.
In fact, he went to the mountain, stood by the river and looked into the distance.
That was the world he imagined.
When everything was figured out.
Ethan went to the painting studio
He took the brush his brother gave him and began to paint.
In his painting, a tree grew in the middle of the water
Birds and fishes told each other their thoughts
The little boy was placed between the landscape
Even in the darkness of the night, the light of the lake illuminated him
After the painting, he came to Nick's side
The painting competition is over
Ethan's painting won the first place without any doubt.
The students applauded and congratulated him.
Ethan walked to the podium amidst the applause of the crowd
This was the first time he had ever received an award.
By the end of the semester, Ethan had become the most popular person in the school.
His drawing was on the cover of the school yearbook.
Every teacher talked about him and said he was very smart and good.
I'm glad he's here.
His classmates were willing to play with him.
Ethan regained his old confidence and happiness
His father was grateful to see him like this, even though he blamed himself.
They took Ethan home for the summer.
Before he left, he ran into the arms of Mr. Nick.
He soared in the arms of his teacher
Stars on Earth is a children's drama film directed by and starring Aamir Khan.
It is a film about education
Since when has education been standardized?
Good grades are everything and poor grades are rejected.
But every child is unique.
Talent should also be diverse
But when we talk about diversity in education, we think about the difficulty of implementing it.
It can also increase the pressure on teachers and parents
But is a good education really that difficult?
(End)
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