Every man wants his son to be somewhat of a clone(克隆). So do I. My son Jody has 1 school since day one in kindergarten. Science projects waited until the last moment. Book reports weren't written until the last minute.
I' ve been a 2 all my adult life. My daughter is a university student who is 3 in learning language. Jody? When he entered the tenth grade he became a"vo-tech" student(技校学生). They' re called"motorheads" by the rest of the students.
I was 4 when an assistant in my office first called him" motorhead". "Hey, he' s a good kid," I wanted to say. "And smart, really."
I learned later that motorheads are, indeed,5 . They usually have dirty hands and wear dirty work clothes. And they don't often make school honor rolls(光荣榜).
But being the 6 of a motorhead is itself an experience in education. We who work in clean shirts in offices don't have the 7 that motorheads have. I began to learn this when one day my car 8 . The cost to repair it was about $800. "Hey,I can fix it," said Jody. I 9 it, but let him go ahead. To be honest, I think I had nothing to 10 .
My son, with other motorheads, fixed the car. They got 11 from a junkyard(旧车场), and ability from vo-tech classes. The cost was $25 instead of $800.
Since that 12 repair job, a broken air-conditioner, a non-functioning washer and a fridge have been fixed. Neighbors and co-workers trust their car repair to him.
These kids are happiest when doing 13 . They joke and laugh and are living in their own relaxed world. And their minds are bright14 their hands and clothes are dirty.
I have learned a lot from my motorhead: publishers need printers, engineers need mechanics. My son may never make the school honor roll. But he made15 . I don't want him to be my clone anymore!