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after being a father, a mother, and a teacher for half a lifetime, a 56-year-old village primary school teacher in changsha decided to be herself: to take the postgraduate entrance examination

2024-09-09

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he opens the school gate early in the morning to welcome students, conduct morning inspections, and teach classes; at noon, he cooks for students, picks up dishes, and scoops soup; after school in the afternoon, he goes up the mountain to collect firewood, mops the ground and grows vegetables; in the evening, he begins to correct homework, carefully prepare lessons, and self-study graduate courses.

zhu lianming insisted on living this way11zhu lianming is a rural teacher in liuyang.2011since 1990, he has been the only teacher in riqing primary school in shegang town, liuyang city. thanks to his efforts, riqing primary school has undergone earth-shaking changes.2022in 2000, after the merger of riqing primary school and shegang primary school, zhu lianming was transferred to xin'an primary school and continued to work on the front line of the "village primary school".

in fact, this year56zhu lianming2006i had the idea of ​​taking the postgraduate entrance examination since the beginning of 2000, but i was too busy with work to do it, so i planned to self-study postgraduate courses and then pursue postgraduate studies after retirement.

this has always been his dream: he previously focused his energy on his students, but now that he is getting older, he has regained the idea of ​​continuing his studies. after being a father, a mother, and a teacher for half his life, zhu lianming can finally be himself.

"being a father, a mother and a teacher", he supports the entire school alone

1987in 1995, zhu lianming graduated from liuyang normal school (now liuyang teachers’ training school). after being admitted from qingjiang village, he returned to his hometown and became an ordinary teacher at riqing primary school in shegang town, liuyang city.1999he was transferred to another place.2004returned to rissin primary school in 2017.

from2011starting in 2000, most students at riqing primary school began to transfer to shegang primary school and qingjiang primary school in the same village. teachers also transferred to other schools one after another, but some families had to stay at riqing primary school due to economic conditions and transportation constraints. so zhu lianming stayed and became the only teacher at riqing primary school.

"basically, i am a father, a mother and a teacher at the same time." zhu lianming is responsible for the operation of the entire school by himself. he is responsible for all the teaching tasks of the entire school and has trained20many of my children are in college. “they basically come back to see me every year, and i feel very accomplished.”

riqing primary school is located deep in the luoxiao mountains in eastern hunan province, in a remote location. "the school was originally in poor condition, but later i found funds and built it up." when zhu lianming first arrived at riqing primary school, the school didn't even have a wall. later, he actively sought support from various parties for the school's construction. riqing primary school has undergone standardized transformation and is equipped with all modern educational facilities.

2022in 2000, riqing primary school and shegang primary school merged. zhu lianming sent off the last four students before he was transferred from riqing primary school. "now the school is closed, which i think is a pity," said zhu lianming.

i decided to pursue graduate studies after retirement. my mother and wife were very supportive.

"being a teacher is like sailing against the current. if you don't move forward, you will fall behind." zhu lianming has always insisted on learning. in order to teach english well, he insists on memorizing words and practicing oral english. he also insists on exercising every day and has become a real physical education teacher...

2006in 2014, after graduating from his undergraduate degree through self-taught study, zhu lianming had the idea of ​​pursuing a master's degree. "i am confident that i can pass the exam, but if i work and study at the same time, i won't learn anything, and if i can't graduate, isn't it a waste of money?" zhu lianming said that he would56i am currently studying for a master's degree on my own.5i will apply for postgraduate study after the new year.

zhu lianming told reporters that after he made up his mind to take the postgraduate entrance examination, he would study postgraduate courses on his own every night after finishing his work at school.

zhu lianming's mother and wife, who is also a teacher, strongly support his idea of ​​taking the postgraduate entrance examination.82when his 6-year-old mother learned about his idea of ​​taking the postgraduate entrance examination, she said to him: "you should study hard. you need to study more so that you can do a better job in education."

zhu lianming said that when he retires in five years,60%he will take the exam if he is sure of passing the exam. he will choose to take the postgraduate exam in the field of literature that he likes. zhu lianming feels that he is setting an example for his students by studying hard every day.

xiaoxiang morning news reporter man yankun and intern quan fangkun

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