Early on Monday morning, Xu Suizhu walked into school carrying honey-glazed dried fish and squid eggs baked by the cooking treasure.
I met Director Huang from the Teaching Office head-on.
"Teacher Xu, why are you here? The principal has been waiting for you in the office for a long time." Director Huang greeted her with a smile.
Xu Suizhu subconsciously raised her wrist to check the time: She's not late, it's five minutes earlier than usual.
"Don't look, it's the principal who came early." Director Huang couldn't help but laugh, and secretly told her, "I couldn't stay any longer after receiving the good news yesterday afternoon. I ran to my house and fried clams and drank a bottle of Laobaigan. I can still get up today.
So early, I was convinced by him."
Xu Suizhu understood immediately: It seems that Chen Wenjun and Tian Xiaoxue played well and won the prize.
"Teacher Xu, this is your teaching level!" Director Huang gave her a thumbs up.
Xu Suizhu said some polite words and gave him a piece of dried fish in honey sauce.
Director Huang was even more happy and went to order the banner while humming a tune.
Winning a ranking in the national competition is the first time in the town... Well, not only the national competition, but also the provincial semi-finals and county-level trials, this is the first time that such a ranking has occurred, so we must celebrate it.
Xu Suizhu went straight to the principal's office.
Principal Chi was answering the phone with a smile on her face: "...Okay, okay, I would like to express my gratitude to you on her behalf and contact you later..."
After hanging up the phone and signaling Xu Suizhu to sit down, the smile on her face disappeared.
"How many prizes do you think Chen Wenjun won this time?"
Xu Suizhu has evaluated the strength of several key high schools in the provincial capital, and also knows the strengths of his own students. The reason why Chen Wenjun won the championship in the semi-finals does not mean that his strength must be better than that of the students from the first and second high schools in the province, mainly half.
Have done all the questions.
But you may not be so lucky in the finals, and the difficulty level will definitely increase, so I guessed objectively: "Third prize? Or second prize?"
Principal Chi rolled his eyes: "You have too little confidence in your students' abilities, right? Special prize!"
"What?" Xu Suizhu thought she heard wrongly.
"You heard it right, it's the special prize, first in the province! Tian Xiaoxue is not bad either, she won the third prize." Principal Chi laughed loudly, "I was so excited that I couldn't sleep after receiving the news yesterday. It's a pity that you went home.
Otherwise, I can wait until today to tell you?"
Xu Suizhu couldn't believe it: "Are the questions in the finals very simple? That shouldn't be the case. It's not vegetarian to save the first grade or the second grade..."
"The teacher who led the team called to report the good news and said that Chen Wenjun was correct except for a few points for listening and composition. He said that more than half of the questions were correct, and you had done it when you tutored them."
Principal Chi was overjoyed, as if he was the one winning the grand prize.
But it's not bad. The students won the prize, and the school is indeed more proud.
"Teacher Xu, you are completely famous in the provincial capital. No, the principal of the second high school just called. He is not here to poach you. Well, he probably wants to poach you."
Principal Chi shrugged. He could understand the purpose of these key middle schools, but the other party didn't say it clearly. He was happy to pretend that he didn't know. Since Teacher Xu made it very clear that he would not be transferred, he completely took it to heart.
"He said that after the college entrance examination, the Department of Education will select several outstanding teachers to represent our province in Kyoto to participate in the National Seminar on Educational Excellence. He recommended you, and the provincial department agreed."
"Oh." Xu Suizhu was not very interested in this kind of exchange meetings and seminars.
She doesn't plan to be promoted to a special level or a special teacher. Anyway, she plans to stay in the fjord fishing village for the rest of her life. Students are willing to take her classes and the school is willing to hire her. That's enough. What are you doing with so many spendthrifts?
When Principal Chi saw her looking like she had no desires and no demands, he hated the fact that iron cannot become steel:
"Others don't have a chance to even think about it. It's better for you... Don't be stupid anyway. You should seize the opportunity if you have it. Besides, aren't you going to publish a book? You can't sell the book once it's published? Otherwise, why publish it! Isn't it a good name?
More helpful?”
makes sense.
Xu Buddhist Suizhu thought about it and nodded: "Okay, let's participate."
headmaster:"……"
He waved his hands feebly and said, "Go, go, go to class." That indifferent reaction was too eye-catching.
When the news spread that the students of the town middle school had won the national special prize in the English competition, parents who originally had a wait-and-see attitude were immediately ready to take action. They came to Principal Chi one after another and asked if they could transfer their student status back. They wanted to go back to the town middle school to study.
Principal Chi: "..."
Where in town do you want to be? Come here whenever you want? Leave whenever you want? No way!
Of course, you can complain like this in your heart, but your words cannot be so cruel.
Principal Chi said this to the visiting parents and students: "I'm really sorry. The number of students is currently saturated. The school's teaching staff is limited and there is no way to open more classes in a short time. The construction of the new teaching building will have to wait until after the college entrance examination. You can wait.
We’ll take a look at the enrollment plan for the academic year when it comes out, and those who meet the conditions are welcome to sign up.”
The implication is that the enrollment requirements for the next school year will definitely be higher than before. With Xu Suizhu, an outstanding teacher who has won the special prize in the National English Competition, in charge, there is no need to worry about running out of students.
From this moment on, the right to be picky no longer belongs only to the students, but to the students in the town. Want to come? Yes! But it depends on whether the grades are up to standard. If they are too bad, we won’t want them.
Students and parents feel aggrieved.
I think they (children) used to be part of the town, but they just disliked the poor quality of teaching in the town, so they spent money and trusted connections to transfer to other schools.
Fei Lao nose worked hard, and in less than a year, the town became famous. In many competitions, not only the county No. 1 Middle School, but also several key middle schools in the provincial capital became the losers. He was about to rise at a glance.
Then I thought about going back to reading.
But I am worried that it will be just a flash in the pan? So I want to see the results of this college entrance examination before making a decision.
Just one hesitation or two... Well, I missed the best opportunity to come back.
"Oh! If I had known I should have been more decisive, I would have turned back last month."
"That is to say, there is nothing we can do now. We can only wait until next semester to see if we can take the exam back."
"Son, try your best! Don't you want to get admitted to the Foreign Languages Institute? First get admitted to the town's middle school, and then get admitted to Teacher Xu's class. You will surely realize your dream..."
"..."
After sending this group of people away, Principal Chi wiped his sweat and leaned back in his chair to drink tea. Dealing with people is also a hard job that requires both mental and physical strength.
"Chen Wenjun and the others are back." Director Huang strolled in slowly holding an enamel cup, "Didn't Teacher Xu give you a can of tea last time? I'll give you a few pieces to try."
"No!" Principal Chi himself was reluctant to drink it. The tea was even better than his son's filial tea.
"I'll give you two slices! Then I'll tell you a good thing."
"Is it related to the school?" Principal Chi raised his head and asked.
"Sure, I'll come and talk to you if it doesn't matter?" Director Huang handed over the enamel cup.
Principal Chi opened the cabinet door with the key, took out the tea can like a baby, opened the lid, and actually gave two pieces...