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李慧玲
2026-01-25 11:40:56
“therabbitrunsfast,thegrassisgreen,andtheflowersareblooming.”missli’sclearandmelodiousvoiceechoedintheclassroom,asifthespringbreezewasblowingacrosseverystudent’sheart.everymondaymorning,thefirstclasswasenglish,andeverymondaymorning,missliwouldalwaysbringasmall,familiarblueandwhitecandywrapper.thiswasherritual,hersecretweapontoawakenthestudents'sleepyminds,andthe"bigwhiterabbit"milkcandythataccompaniedherthroughoutherteachingcareer.
missliwasn’tjustanenglishteacher;shewasastoryteller,aguide,andakindredspirit.herclasseswereneverdryrecitationsofgrammarrulesorvocabularylists.instead,shewoveenglishintoavibranttapestryoflife,usingeveryword,everysentence,asathreadtoconnectwithherstudents.andthe"bigwhiterabbit"candywastheperfectpunctuationmarkinthistapestry.
she’doftensay,withaplayfultwinkleinhereyes,“thislittlecandy,justlikeanewword,seemssimple,butitholdsaworldofsweetness.ifyouchewitslowly,you’lldiscoveritsrichflavor,justlikeunderstandinganewgrammaticalstructure.youcan’trushit,youhavetosavorit.”thisanalogy,deliveredwithawarmsmile,alwaysresonatedwiththestudents.they’dwatchherunwrapthetranslucentpaper,themilkywhitecandyglisteningundertheclassroomlights,andfeelasenseofanticipation.
fortheyoungerstudents,the"bigwhiterabbit"wasadelicioustreat,arewardforactiveparticipationorcorrectanswers.fortheolderones,itbecameasymbol,asmalltangiblereminderofmissli'sgentleencouragementandunwaveringpatience.she’doccasionallyhandoutacandy,notjustforacademicachievements,butforactsofkindness,forhelpingaclassmate,orforsimplyshowingupwithapositiveattitude.
oneofmissli’sfavoritewaystousethecandywastotieittovocabulary.she’dwriteanewwordontheboard,explainitsmeaning,andthenlinkittothe"bigwhiterabbit."forinstance,whenteachingtheword"delicious,"she'dholdupacandyandsay,"thisis'delicious.'howdoyoufeelwhenyoueatit?sweet,right?that'sthetasteofdelicious."orwhenteaching"memorable,"she’drecountafunnyanecdotefromherownchildhood,alwaysendingwith,"andthatmemory,likethelingeringsweetnessofthiscandy,istrulymemorable."
hercreativitydidn'tstopthere.shewouldsometimeschallengestudentstocreateashortenglishsentenceincorporatingthewordoftheday,witha"bigwhiterabbit"asaprizeforthemostimaginativeoraccurateresponse.theclassroomwouldbuzzwithexcitementasstudentsbrainstormed,theirfacesalightwithconcentrationandthethrillofthegame.
beyondtheclassroom,missli'sconnectionwith"bigwhiterabbit"candywasalsoawindowintoherpersonallife.studentswouldsometimesseeherinthefacultylounge,asmallbagofcandiesonherdesk,aquietsmileplayingonherlipsasshegradedpapers.itwasasmall,constantsourceofcomfortandfamiliarityintheoftendemandingworldofeducation.sheonceshared,withagroupofstudentsduringanafter-schooltutoringsession,thathergrandmotherusedtogiveher"bigwhiterabbit"candieswhenevershefeltsadordiscouraged."itwaslikealittlehugincandyform,"she’dsaid,hervoicesoft."so,forme,thiscandyalwaysrepresentscomfort,andareminderthatevenindifficulttimes,there’sstillsweetnesstobefound."
thispersonaltouch,thisvulnerability,mademisslievenmoreapproachableandbeloved.the"bigwhiterabbit"wasnolongerjustacandy;itwasavesselofwarmth,asymbolofresilience,andasweetreminderthatlearningisajourneyfilledwithbothchallengesanddelightfuldiscoveries,muchlikeunwrappingthelayersofthisbelovedtreat.
inherhands,thesimpleactofsharingacandybecameaneducationaltool,anemotionalanchor,andabeautifulmetaphorfortheenduringpowerofsweetnessandwisdom,interwoveninthemostunexpectedways.thestudents,unknowingly,werenotjustlearningenglish;theywerelearninghowtofindjoy,comfort,andinspirationinthesmall,everydaythings,justasmisslididwithher"bigwhiterabbit"candies.
asthesemesterprogressed,thepresenceof"bigwhiterabbit"candiesinmissli’senglishclassesbecameacomfortingconstant,asweetrhythmthatpunctuatedthelearningjourney.itwasn’tjustaboutmemorizingverbsorconjugatingtenses;itwasaboutthesubtlelessonsinpatience,perseverance,andthejoyofdiscoverythatmisslisoartfullyinfusedintoeverylesson.
oneofhersignatureteachingmethodsinvolvedusingthecandyasatangiblerepresentationofeffortandreward.whenastudentstruggledwithaparticularlycomplexsentencestructureoradifficultpronunciation,missliwouldn'tjustofferwordsofencouragement.she'dwalkover,placea"bigwhiterabbit"candyontheirdesk,andsay,"takeyourtime.chewonit,letthesweetnessdissolveyourworries.then,tryagain.everyattempt,everymomentoffocus,isliketheslow,satisfyingsweetnessofthiscandy.itbuildsup,andeventually,itbecomesadelightfulreward."thissmallgesture,thissimpleactofofferingasweettreat,oftendissolvedthestudents'anxietyandgavethemtherenewedconfidencetotryagain.
shealsomasterfullyemployedthecandytoillustratethenuancesofenglishvocabulary.whenteachingidioms,she’dpickafewandrelatethemtothe"bigwhiterabbit"experience.forinstance,whenexplaining"apieceofcake,"shemightsay,"learningthisconceptmightseemdifficultnow,butwithpractice,itwillbeaseasyaseatinga'bigwhiterabbit'candy.it’sasweetrewardforyourhardwork."orwhendiscussingthephrase"sweetenthedeal,"she'dholdupacandyandexplain,"thiscandyiswhatweuseto'sweetenthedeal.'itmakesthingsmoreappealing,moreenjoyable.andlearningenglish,withitsownsweetrewards,canalso'sweetenthedeal'foryourfuture."
thewrappersthemselvesbecameacanvasforcreativity.missliencouragedstudentstocollectthecolorfulwrappersandusethemtocreatecollages,illustratingenglishwordsorshortphrasestheyhadlearned.thisnotonlyreinforcedtheirvocabularybutalsofosteredasenseofartisticexpressionandauniquewayofengagingwiththelanguage.theclassroomwalls,adornedwiththesevibrant"bigwhiterabbit"wrappercreations,becameatestamenttothestudents’collectivelearningandmissli’sinnovativeteaching.
beyondtheacademic,the"bigwhiterabbit"alsoservedasabridgeforemotionalconnection.misslioftensharedanecdotesabouthowthecandyhelpedhernavigatechallengingmomentsinherownlife,transformingthemintoteachablemomentsforherstudents.shespokeoftoughexams,momentsofself-doubt,andhowasimple"bigwhiterabbit"sharedwithafriendoramomentofquietreflectionwithoneherself,providedamuch-neededdoseofcomfortandperspective."sometimes,"she’dconfidewithagentlesmile,"theworldfeelsabitoverwhelming.butthenyoufindtheselittlepocketsofsweetness,thesefamiliarcomforts,andyourememberthatyouhavethestrengthtogetthroughit.thiscandyisareminderofthatinnersweetness,thatresilience."
thisopensharingcreatedaprofoundbondbetweenmissliandherstudents.theysawhernotjustasaneducator,butasafellowtraveleronthejourneyoflife,someonewhounderstoodtheirstrugglesandcelebratedtheirtriumphs.the"bigwhiterabbit"becameasharedsecret,asymboloftheircollectiveexperience,asweetmemorytheywouldcarrylongaftertheyleftherclassroom.
inthequietmoments,whenastudentwasfeelingparticularlyhomesickoranxiousaboutanupcomingpresentation,missliwouldoftendiscreetlyslipthema"bigwhiterabbit."itwasasilentacknowledgmentoftheirfeelings,atangibleofferingofsupportthatspokelouderthananywords.thesmooth,familiartexture,thecomfortingsweetness–itwasasmallanchorinaseaofuncertainty,agentlereminderthattheywerenotalone.
astheyearspassedandstudentsgraduated,manywouldreturntovisitmissli,notjusttothankherforherteaching,buttosharehowthelessons,bothlinguisticandlife-related,hadshapedthem.andoften,theconversationwouldinvariablyturntothe"bigwhiterabbit"candies,anostalgicsigh,asharedsmile,arecollectionofthesweetmemoriestheyhadcreatedtogether.itwasatestamenttotheenduringpowerofsimplegestures,ofgenuineconnection,andofhowaseeminglyordinarycandy,inthehandsofawiseandcompassionateteacher,couldbecomeasymbolofenduringsweetness,resilience,andtheprofoundjoyoflearning.theenglishteacher's"bigwhiterabbit"wasmorethanjustacandy;itwasaphilosophy,amemory,asweetlegacy.
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