Chapter 9 stormy season

In April, the new semester begins again.There were three or four staff transfers.I usually have fresh anticipation and nervousness about the new semester, just like pure white paper, but this time, the white background seemed to have some intense, murderous tension. Faculty and student pilgrimage are held every morning as usual.This time of court meeting was the most painful time for Taiming.Because the headmaster repeatedly talked about the teacher's attitude towards the students in an agitated tone in his speeches at the court meeting.The principal’s precepts start from the fact that those who do not know the national language (Japanese) have no national spirit, and that teachers from the island must start with the nationalization of their own families.If you can't even educate your own family, you don't have the qualifications to be an educator.Use this thesis to blame the low-key educational attitude.Every time Taiming heard this kind of lecture, he felt like he was being whipped.It is also stipulated that the teacher on duty must check the behavior of the students every day and report it at the staff meeting.In that report, if someone pointed out that the home toilets of the locals were unclean, it would immediately lead to the conclusion that it was the students from the island who soiled the school toilets.There are also students who have not yet entered school, because of their lack of language skills, when they answer questions incorrectly, it arouses the dissatisfaction of the class teacher Ito, and proposes that the family should investigate such excessive behavior.Taiming always felt sad about these things.

One day at the court meeting, the monitor of Taiming's class was dragged out by the teacher on duty for some trivial matter, and was held accountable for the incident.The student tried to explain the facts with the language skills he could muster.However, this is just a bad impression on the teacher on duty.The teacher on duty said: 'This guy, you still talk back!Arrogant! 'Suddenly he stretched out his hand and slapped the student.The student stopped protesting, and tears filled his eyes. The teacher on duty looked at him and seemed to feel guilty, and said: "Whatever you want to say, just say it!" ’ Although he comforted him in this way, once the child’s heart was closed tightly, it was impossible for him to open it again with such words.The students were awkwardly silent.So the teacher on duty became furious again.

'This guy!Very awkward! ' he yelled hysterically, unable to control himself and slapped the student several times in a row. The squad leader finally burst into tears.So the teacher on duty said again: "Is it possible to become a Japanese citizen if you are so unsatisfactory?" ' Such a scolding. Taiming looked at it, and felt as painful as if he himself had been beaten.He thought it was too much.But on the spot, he did not have any positive approach. Like something, this rough air hung over the school during that period.Some caring people and parents on the street who could not bear to see the situation went to the school to protest, but there was still no improvement.

However, after an incident of otitis media caused by corporal punishment of students, this trend of corporal punishment of students only became angry.Instructor Ito proposed to punish naughty students by kneeling on the concrete floor instead of punishing naughty students with violence in the staff meeting.This proposal was adopted.Forcibly giving students this kind of atonement method for mistakes seems more uncomfortable than slapping. In a corner of the classroom, students can often be seen kneeling on the hard concrete floor and being "tortured" with pleading eyes. Taiming gradually became suspicious of education.Or maybe this is doubts about educational methods.Thinking about it, there were various things that he couldn't understand.For example, elementary schools for Japanese children can achieve educational effects without corporal punishment, while public schools for Taiwanese children use corporal punishment.In addition, Japanese primary schools are run according to academic rules, while Taiwanese public schools focus on agricultural education.But Taiming just felt a little puzzled about these things, and he didn't hold any clear ideas for reform.

Twice a month, the school holds a 'Field Teaching and Research Criticism Meeting'. Once at the research meeting, it was mentioned that the poor pronunciation of public school students' Japanese is the responsibility of the local teachers.This caused emotional problems between the mainland and Taiwan teachers. If this kind of emotional problem continues to develop like this, it will become a bad result.A heavy, simmering air of silence enveloped the venue.At this time, Professor Zeng, who had never spoken and was unobtrusive in any way, stood up with a pale face and questioned the principal.He is usually kind and gentle, with a tense expression that everyone doesn't know what is going to happen, he listens to Zeng's speech.

'I think the teacher's Japanese is not good, but after all, do we natives know Japanese from the very beginning?Isn't this Japanese taught by you?First, the headmaster himself ordered the students to "get out of the water" during the court meeting, but he had never heard of the national language "come out of the water".Isn't it a slip of the tongue of "Hammer"?And what about the pronunciation of the second word in a sentence like Mr. Ito?For example: "??????????????????, cooking method????????", so is it not a problem in education? The words of Zeng's teaching echoed like splashing water, making a whole house silent, and the headmaster was silent like a statue, without saying a word.Zeng taught and continued: "Mr. President often said like a mantra: "Inner Taiwan is the same", the mainland and Taiwan are equal, what is the true meaning of this sentence, let me demonstrate it." He said without hesitation Walking to the front of the faculty nameplates. I don’t know what is going to happen, the eyes of the whole house are focused on Professor Zeng. The principal’s face turned blue. Professor Zeng’s sharp eyes glanced at those nameplates: “The order of the nameplates of the faculty should be based on the position and age. It is wrong to put them in the front because they are Japanese. The real "Neitai Yiru" is like this." , rearrange and hang up.

Then, turning slowly to the principal, he said: 'Mr. Principal!The real "neitaiyiru" is to have no prejudice against people and not to look at people through colored glasses. ’ He exudes an awe-inspiring attitude.From the principal down, no one uttered a word.In that atmosphere, Professor Zeng saluted and walked out of the staff room with quiet steps.Even if someone called him to stop, he would not turn his head back, his resolute footsteps... Taiming felt as if his whole body was making a sound and sinking into the bottom of hell, standing still in the sense of self loss.Until now, the little self-rationalization theory he had established by himself collapsed with a clattering sound. It was such a helpless mood.He staggered towards the way home, not knowing how to go.

The incident of Zeng's teaching brought a storm in Taiming's heart.This is not because Zeng Xunzhi is usually not very noticeable, and Taiming doesn't particularly care about him.It was really unexpected that there was such a strong thought in the heart of the person who had taught.But Taiming heard people say that he studied very hard.... From the next day, the shadow of Master Zeng disappeared from the school.He is said to have tendered his resignation himself.Two or three days later, Taiming received a letter from Professor Zeng. Hu Jun: The tide of the world is rushing towards the isolated island of Taiwan, do you know that?Gone are the days of standing in narrow spaces.We need to use higher culture as a means to think about education.When it comes to education, today's Taiwanese youth think it is synonymous with the means to get ahead.It has become common practice to choose to be a doctor in order to make money, or to be a lawyer in order to be a tool in struggle.However, the twentieth century was the age of science.In particular, science, which Taiwanese are not good at, is an area that should be studied in advance.In the future, human beings will obviously compete for victory or defeat in the name of science.Even if a large company is established, there is a shortage of Taiwanese technicians, and even few people who understand advanced mathematics.In the future, I will be a student of science and follow this path.I hope you can show your personality and show your great love for education, so that I have no worries. ’ Daming hungrily read every word said by this senior who was similar to his own age.