【PMQ Life - Book Corner #32】《孤島教室》校園輕小說
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學校，在想像之中，是培育年輕人心智成長的地方，學生應該從中感到溫暖、也可得到安全的庇護。然而，於現實之中，教育及考試制度的設定，卻令學校的存在變成了用於維持社會所謂「正常秩序」的手段與工具。柏菲思這個校園輕小說故事，讀著讀著，對照現實，感觸良多，劃線思考的語句可不少──
「你要遵守這所學校的規矩，因為這是為了使組織運作暢順的重要工具。正如你生活在其他團體，各自也必然有規條，小則有家規，大則有法律。……」（p.43）
試問在硬塞的課程、僵化的環境裡，學生怎麼會樂於投入其中呢？且又看看老師的處境吧──
「教師的責任、身分形象帶來那龐大的壓力；瑣碎的行政事務；永遠追不上的課程；家長與社會的監視……統統成為肩上的重擔。」（p.104）
老師在教學上承受著種種壓力，要實現教育理想胸懷，談何容易？
《孤島教室》整個故事的主線場景，發生在一個孤島上（師生二人於一次訪日交流團的觀光船上，因遇上海難而流落荒島），而諷刺的是，最真摰的教與學得著與體會，老師和學生倆都只有在這次流落校園以外的無人島（這大概就是寓意跳出了制度的框架吧），才可經歷與獲得。
這是一個相當反映了實況的校園故事，有對教育制度的控訴、有對師生相處關係的反思，就讓我們讀完了故事，回到現實想想：為何身處學校中，卻猶如置身孤島上？
If we are happy going to school, who would want to be rebellious?
Schools, as imagined, are places to nurture the growth of young people. Students can feel a sense of security and safety in school. In reality, quite the opposite, education and examination systems have turned schools into means and tools for maintaining the so-called "normal order" in society. While reading this campus-theme novel story by 柏菲思, we should have plenty to ponder.
You have to abide by the rules of this school, because this is an important tool for the smooth operation of an organization. Just as you live in other groups, there must be rules for each other...” (P.43)
How can students be willing to participate in a rigid curriculum and environment? Let's take a look at the situation of the teacher.
"Teachers' responsibilities and identity have brought them huge pressure; trivial administrative work; courses that are hard to be caught up in progress; parental and social monitoring… all become a burden on shoulders." (p.104)
Teachers are under huge pressures in teaching, is it almost impossible to realize the educational ideals?
The story "孤島教室" takes place on an isolated island (the two teachers and students were on a sightseeing boat of an exchange group visiting Japan, and stranded on a deserted island due to shipwreck ). They gained the most valuable teaching and learning experience outside the campus, symbolising breaking out of the framework of the system.
This is a campus story that reflects the reality, like complaints on the education system and reflections on the relationship between teachers and students. Why does it feel the same when we are in school as if we were on an isolated island?
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