단편#8 - Leo's Way
자기 주도적 학습의 중요성을 깨닫게 해주는 동화
이제 한국 갈 날이 얼마 남지 않았다.
여기서 만나게 된 친구와 뜻이 통하여 웹앱개발을 하고 있는데, 문득 이와 비슷한 내용을 동화하면 좋겠다 싶어, 아래와 같이 동화로 만들어 보았다.
앱 개발을 통해 얻게 된 교훈이 많으니, 이런 것들을 동화화 하면 좋겠다 싶다.
Leo’s Way
In a quiet little village, surrounded by fields and trees, there lived a boy named Leo.
Leo didn’t have many toys or books, and his family didn’t have much money. But Leo had something special—he was always, always curious.
He wanted to know how things worked. He asked questions all the time. And if no one had the answer, well, Leo would try to find it himself.
A Broken Radio
One day, the old radio at the village hall stopped working.
“Oh well,” said one of the neighbors. “It’s too old to fix.”
“We might as well throw it away,” someone else said.
But Leo looked at the radio and said, “Maybe… I could fix it?”
Everyone chuckled kindly. “It’s not that easy, Leo.”
But Leo didn’t give up.
He went home and searched online: How does a radio work? What’s inside?
The internet was slow, but Leo didn’t mind. He watched videos, looked at pictures, and even walked to the library to borrow a book about wires and circuits.
He read and learned. Then he opened up the radio and gently looked inside.
He tried once. The radio stayed quiet.
He tried again. Still nothing.
On the third try—click!
The radio made a fuzzy sound... and then music began to play!
Everyone in the village clapped. “Leo, you did it!”
Leo smiled. That was the first time he thought, Maybe I really can learn anything—if I try.
The Farmer’s App
One morning, Leo saw his dad talking on the phone again.
“Hi there—do you know the price of potatoes today?”
Then another call: “And how about corn?”
And another, and another…
Leo watched and said, “Dad, that seems really hard.”
His dad sighed. “It is. But I need to know the prices before I sell anything.”
That made Leo think.
All that information is online… but it’s hard to find. What if I made something simple? Something made just for farmers like Dad?
So, Leo had an idea. He would build an app!
He didn’t know how to do it yet—but that didn’t stop him. He found free coding websites, watched videos, and practiced every night. It wasn’t easy, and sometimes he got stuck. But Leo had a clear goal, and that made him want to keep going.
Weeks later, the app was ready. It showed the prices of vegetables in a simple, clear way. He gave it to his dad—and soon, other farmers in the village were using it too!
They loved it. “It’s like magic!” one said.
Leo laughed. “It’s not magic—it’s just learning with a reason.”
A Big Speech in English
One day, Leo got an email. It said:
“Congratulations! You are invited to speak at the Young Inventors’ Conference!”
It was in another country. Leo was so excited… until he read the next line.
“Please prepare your speech in English.”
“Oh no,” Leo whispered. “I’m not good at English...”
For a moment, he thought about saying no.
But then he remembered the radio. He remembered the app.
And he said to himself, I can learn this too.
So he got to work.
He watched cartoons and stories in English.
He practiced speaking out loud, even when he made mistakes.
He used apps that helped him with pronunciation.
At first, he said things wrong. Sometimes he got nervous.
But each time, he learned a little more.
And on the day of the speech, Leo stood on stage, took a deep breath…
…and spoke.
Not perfectly. But clearly. Bravely.
And everyone clapped.
Leo’s Way
When Leo came back to the village, people asked him,
“Leo, how did you learn so much? How did you do all those amazing things?”
Leo smiled and said,
“I just never stopped. I always had a reason to learn—something I really wanted to do. And when I knew why, the how didn’t scare me anymore.”
From then on, the kids in the village looked at learning in a new way.
Not as something they had to do.
But something they could do.
Just like Leo.
