【Sensitivity to Awareness】 Let's cherish that feeling of "Hmm?"
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What is this story about?
Recently, my youngest daughter (a 3rd grader in elementary school) has
been hooked on a book.
It turns all historical figures
into cats,
and depicts the flow of events and episodes
in four-panel comics, but
the illustrations are cute, and
the flow of history is easy to understand.
My daughter often copies them.
And,
since she started reading this "Neko Neko Nihonshi" (Cat Cat Japanese History),
the content of my daughter's chatter has changed.
"Hey, who is your favorite historical figure, Dad?"
"Hmm, maybe Minamoto no Yoshitsune. Ushiwakamaru!"
"Is that so! Mine is Chosokabe Motochika!!"
Wait... Chosokabe Motochika (that's quite niche...).
According to my daughter,
the cat illustrations are especially cute.
So,
she talks endlessly about episodes of Motochika Chosokabe.
It's all
secondhand information from "Neko Neko Nihonshi," but she's detailed.
I'm grateful for manga, I think.
However,
lately, my daughter's chatter won't stop.
Next up is
"I like Date Masamune too!"
"Masamune was sick and his right eye was swollen,
so he was always crying."
"Since it's not cool to be crying like that,
a retainer named Katakura Kojuro
cut Masamune's eye with a sword!"
"I like Katakura Kojuro!"
At this rate,
the story from the "Neko Neko Nihonshi"
she read today,
she talks about endlessly at the front door when she gets home,
during dinner,
in the bath,
and in bed before going to sleep.
Basically,
since it's a one-way conversation,
there's no room for me to break into
my daughter's talking,
but gradually,
What are you talking about??
I start to wonder (lol).
Isn't she talking a bit too much?
A sense of discomfort has arisen.
Raising the sensitivity of awareness
This is a trivial family story.
However, similar cases are
common when you are a school teacher.
Like,
lately, they talk to me excessively,
do they want attention?
Even so, what on earth,
What are you talking about??
there are times when children interact with me
in a way that makes me want to retort like that.
Children who aren't good at talking
often stood near me.
Why are you standing here??
At a timing and place
that makes me want to retort like that,
a student is standing all alone.
In most cases,
these are
best interpreted asthe student sending a "message."
They want to convey something.
What they want to convey
is usually not what the words literally say.
My daughter
is not trying to tell me about "Chosokabe Motochika" or
how "Katakura Kojuro cut out Date Masamune's eye."
Well, I mean,
she probably wants to convey that too (laughs).
If so,
what is my daughter trying to tell me?
I don't think there is one answer.
So, I form a hypothesis.
This time it's simple.
Perhaps,
I've been spending too much time on note at home(bitter laugh).
The interactions on note are so much fun,
writing and reading articles,
exchanging comments,
that even while I'm at home,
my consciousness is directed toward note,
Come to think of it,
in someone else's article,
there was an episode about someone being so obsessed with note
that their husband suspected them of having an affair (laughs),
and in a similar way,
maybe I was leaning too much toward note rather than my family??
So,
make more time to pay attention to us---
maybe that's what my daughter is trying to convey,
is how I received the message.
So,
on Friday and Saturday, I decided to take the plunge
and step away from note,
and focused my attention entirely on my family,
starting with my daughter.
Then,
I felt like everyone was in a good mood
(though it might just be my imagination).
SOS messages from students
Students sometimes send out SOS messages.
It goes without saying, but
"Teacher, help me!!"
there is no way they would say it that clearly.
Not pushing their desk right up against the person next to them
Walking around the hallway alone during break time
Grades suddenly drop
Supplies, desks, chairs, etc., are scattered
Entering the classroom late, alone
Going to the restroom frequently during class
Making silly remarks (or asking silly questions) during class
Becoming more forgetful
Clothes are dirty or hair is disheveled
Something is different, isn't it?
When that feeling of "Huh?" arises,
I
form a hypothesis that the student is
sending some kind of message.
Then I might ask the homeroom teacher or subject teacher,
"Has anything been different about that child lately?"
If there's nothing, that's fine.
If it ends up being my misunderstanding or overthinking,
that's for the best.
However, sometimes
"Well, actually..."
when they talk about interpersonal troubles,
I think, "I knew it."
I want to keep this antenna sensitivity sharp.
The keyword is
"a sense of discomfort."
In both work and relationships, "a sense of discomfort" is important.
That's all for today.
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