My fellow teacher called for help—she needed someone who knew about animals. As a science teacher, I filled the bill. “Oh,” she added, “bring a net.” Expecting to find some kind of beast as I entered her classroom, I was greeted instead by the sight of excited kids watching a hummingbird fly around. Rather than use the net, I suggested they hang red paper by an open door. The bird would be drawn to it, I explained, and eventually fly out. Later, the teacher called back. The trick worked. “Now,” she said, “we have two hummingbirds flying around the room.”
我的老師同事打電話尋求幫助,她需要一個懂動物的人。因為我是自然老師,她就來找我。她又補充說:“帶一個網(wǎng)來。”我走進(jìn)她的教室的時候,估計會看到什么野獸??墒俏铱匆姷氖且蝗汉⒆诱d高采烈地看著一只蜂鳥飛來飛去。我沒有用網(wǎng),而是建議他們在打開的門邊上掛一張紅紙。我解釋說,紅紙會把鳥吸引過去,最后飛出去。后來,這位老師打電話過來,我的辦法生效了。她說:“現(xiàn)在我們有兩只蜂鳥在教室里飛來飛去了。”