167. The prince and pauper of pedagogy教育领域内的王子和乞丐 pathetic-penchant
There once was a teacher whose pedagogy was the peak of instruction. Peerless in his pedagogic performance, he felt that his students were his patrons and that it was his patriotic duty to pave the educational path for pupils.
However, the principal of the school, whose pathetic penal pedagogy was to patrol the classrooms and punish the pupils, didn’t even have a paucity of talent. The penalties ranged from pelting the students with pebbles to having his pet parrot peck at them. Despite these peculiarities, he was the patriarch of the teaching staff at the school.
One day, having a penchant for peering into classrooms, the principal, accompanied by his pet parrot, came upon the classroom of the teacher. Feeling that the students were answering the teacher peculiarly, the principal entered the classroom and began pelting the pupils with pebbles, saying. “It is my patriarchal duty as the principal of this school to punish pupils for peculiar answers.” The peerless teacher was non-plussed and replied, “I love my country, and I love my students. I am a patriot, and I must pave the way for my students.” Sensing hostility, the principal’s pet parrot pounced on the teacher and began pecking. The principal urged him on, “Get him! Get him!” The teacher, while trying to ward off the parrot’s attack, managed to shout out, “Pupils are our patronage, and we must pave the way! Pave the way!” The principal retorted, “Don’t give me such patronizing rhetoric. Attack! Attack!”
The pupils, unable to bear seeing their favorite teacher being attacked, came to his rescue. They pulled the parrot off, picked the principal up, and threw them both out the window. They said to their teacher, “Sir, you are truly wonderful. With regard to pedagogy, you are the prince and the principal is the pauper.”
pathetic adj.哀婉动人的,引起怜悯的,可鄙的
patriarch n.家长,族长
patriarchal adj.家长的,族长的
patriot n.爱国者
patriotic adj.爱国的
patrol n.巡逻,巡逻队
patron n.(对艺术等的)赞助人,资助人,顾客
patronage n.赞助,惠顾
patronizing adj.摆出恩赐态度的,要人领情的
paucity n.小量,缺乏
pauper n.贫民,乞丐
pave vt.铺设,为…铺路
peak n. 山顶,顶峰,最高点,顶端
pebble n.小鹅卵石
peck v.啄,啄起
peculiar adj.（人,地点,时间等）特有的,专有的,奇怪的,异常的
peculiarly adv.特有地,特别地
peculiarity n.特性,怪癖
pedagogic adj.教育学的
pedagogy n.教育学,教学法
peer v.凝视,窥视n.同辈,同等的人
peerless adj.出类拨萃的,无可匹敌的
penal adj.刑罚的,刑法上的
penalty n.处罚,罚款
penchant n.爱好,嗜好 |