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推薦序原文 I wasn’t really sure what to make of the fact that Dr. Wendy Huang, my son’s former teacher, asked me to write the foreword of her book on teaching. In her email to me, she wrote, “As the parent of one of my former students, former mayor, councilman, and now Mayor Pro Tem who oversees the well-being and safety of his citizens, and a community advocate who knows the importance of education,I could not think of a more fitting person to write the foreword on my behalf.” How could I refuse such a kind and generous request? After I agreed,I thought to myself, “What do I know about chameleons, anyways, and what do chameleons have to do with teaching?” The answer came very quickly in her foreword for this book. Wendywrites confidently, “I am a chameleon teacher. I believe that, as a teaching professional, one has to adapt, acclimate, assimilate, and become acculturated through active communication, similar to what chameleons do with their color codes.” I was intrigued. I never would have thought of myself as a chameleon teacher, but, after reading about her different teaching strategies and methods, I am determined to be a chameleon teacher, too. This book is easy-to-read and to understand because it is filled with anecdotes from her own experiences in the classroom with students, parents, and teachers alike. As a university professor for over thirteen years at California State University, Los Angeles, I am able to take away many valuable lessons that will help me towards the goal of becoming a chameleon teacher. Over the last couple of years, I have found myself wanting to teach my undergraduate and graduate students in a way to get them actively engaged in their learning, rather than passively