My e-mail to her homeroom teacher, two years ago., '2년전 아이의 담임선생님께 보낸 메일!'

안녕하세요, 선생님 주말을 잘 보내셨나요? 직접 찾아뵙고 인사를 드려야 하는데 이렇게 메일을 주고받는 점을 사과드립니다. 그리고 평상시 제가 어린이집에 근무하고 있어서 개인적으로 핸드폰을 사용할 수 없다보니 전화 상담을 할 수 없는 것에 대해서도 사과드립니다. Did you have a nice weekend? I am sorry to send you an e-mail instead of visiting you at school. And I am sorry again that I can't get the telephone counseling service because I can't use my cell phone while working.////// 평상시 재연이는 집에서도 성실히 생활하고 있어서 공부에 관해 물어볼 때를 제외하고는 제가 크게 관여를 하지는 않는 편이에요. 특히 처음에 방과 후 수업을 시작할 때 재연이는 좋아하지 않았지만 시간이 지나면서 적응을 잘 해서 지금은 플르트, 컴퓨터, 영어, 중국어 수업을 듣고 있고 그 외에 미술학원을 다니고 있어요. 미술학원은 7살 유치원에 다닐 때 시작을 해서 지금까지 다니고 있어요. 학교 방과 후 수업이 재연이를 위해서 그리고 경제적인 면에서도 많은 도움을 받고 있어요. Jayeon usually does well at home so I don't bother her unless she asks me about her studies. She particularly needed my help when she started afterschool classes, which she didn't like at first. Now she's used to them, and she are taking some more afterschool classes such as flute, computer, English and Chinese classes, as well an art class at an institute. Since she entered kindergarten when she was 7 years old, she has bee going to the art institute. I think that the afterschool classes is economically very useful to her./////// 저와 재연 아빠는 재연이에게 공부를 아주 잘해야 된다고 강요하지 않아요. 나중에 재연이가 공부하려는 욕심과 목표가 생겼을 때 자신의 부족한 실력에 대해 후회하지 않도록 옆에서 기본기 정도나마 완벽히 습득할 수 있도록 도와주고 있어요. Her father and I don't insist her that she studies very well. We just want her not to regret her lack of ability when she starts to study more seriously or has some goals. We are merely trying to help her master the basics. ////// 재연이의 학교생활은 어떤가요? 지난 주 재연이가 학교생활에 대한 얘기를 하다가 펑펑 울더라구요. 깜짝 놀라 물어봤더니 모둠에 관한 얘기를 하더군요. 한 모듬에 4명의 학생들이있는데, 자기가 속해 있는 모둠은 숙제 등을 잘 하지 않아서 선생님께 지적을 많이 받고 감점을 당해서 벌칙으로 청소 등을 많이 했다고 했어요. 자기는 숙제를 다 했는데도 불구하고 모듬 친구들 때문에 매번 청소를 했던 것이 많이 속상했나 봅니다. 재연이는 친구들 모두 해서 선생님께 칭찬도 받고 싶은데 화합이 안 된다는 선생님의 말씀에 자기는 너무 슬펐 다고 말했어요. How about her school life? Last week while talking about it, she suddenly cried. I was very surprised and asked her what the reason was. She told me about her group which was comprised of 4 students including herself. Some members had failed to do their homework well a few times, so all members had to clean the classroom and received reduced grade. Since she did her homework, she was so unhappy to be penalized. And she was very sad that you said your group was not working together well, as she wants all members to receive your praise.//////// . 학교라는 집단생활에서 선생님의 격려와 칭찬이 아이들이 더욱 성실히 학교생활을 잘 할 수 있도록 하는 동기부여를 줄 수 있으리라 생각해요. 그래서 그 모둠이 많이 부족하더라고 개개인 신경을 써 주셨으면 합니다. I think that your words of encouragement and praise can motivate children to well in communal environment such as school. I hope that you can help everybody even the one who are not doing so well.

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