the running track is built, the basketball hoops are erected, and the children's faces are smiling - moving forward with love, warmth and emotion
2024-09-12
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china youth daily client news (china youth daily·china youth online intern reporter chen xiao, reporter yin xining) "the first time the school went on vacation, the principal sent me to the station. before leaving, he asked, 'tell me the truth, school is starting, will you come back?'" zhang guodong, a physical education teacher at xidian middle school in daming county, hebei province, still can't forget this scene. he said to the principal with certainty: "don't worry, i will definitely come back!" this promise continued for 11 years.
on september 11, at the 2024 "hope project·strong country young rural physical education teachers" briefing organized by the china youth development foundation, china youth daily and anta group, 10 strong country young rural physical education teachers from hebei, liaoning, heilongjiang, jiangxi, shandong, hubei, hunan, guizhou and tibet combined their own teaching experience and brought a briefing with the fragrance of earth, telling the story of how they took root in the countryside, lit up the sports dreams for children, and kept moving forward with love, warmth and touching.
at the seminar, zhang yufei and other olympic champions paid tribute to these young rural physical education teachers through videos, and the tribute speech by the national people's congress representatives pushed the atmosphere of the event to a climax. the audience was immersed in the laughter and tears, moved and admired by them.
it is not easy to give up the favorable treatment and environment in big cities and choose to go to the countryside to be a physical education teacher. jin jiayi, a physical education teacher at cuikou town junior high school in qingyun county, shandong province, was born in 1999 and is the youngest among the ten teachers. "when i first came to the school to teach, the lack of professional training venues and sports equipment, the children's unfamiliarity with sports knowledge, and the emotional needs of some left-behind children and children from single-parent families all made me feel that the burden on my shoulders was heavy."
jin jiayi, a physical education teacher at cuikou town junior high school in qingyun county, shandong province, gave a lecture. photo provided by the organizer
this was also the challenge and test that su kan, a physical education teacher at a nine-year school in hou'an town, fushun county, liaoning province, faced when she first stepped into a rural school. she used the phrase "slightly sinking" to describe her mood at the time, and what made her even more distressed was that "the children knew nothing about sports, they just ran around in physical education class, and didn't treat their injuries."
if it is so difficult, can we give up? and why should we persist?
luo songdengzeng, a primary school physical education teacher in menba township, mozhugongka county, tibet autonomous region, wore tibetan clothes and brought the answer from an altitude of 4,500 meters: "we lack oxygen but not spirit. the higher the altitude, the higher our state of mind." in luo songdengzeng's "sowing hope in the name of sports," people saw that every morning, he used a crisp whistle to wake up students to start running exercises; during the break time, he led the children to do various aerobics... for eight years, on the snowy plateau, he and the children felt the power of hope, persistence and change.
with their persistence and hard work, they have continuously gathered care and support from all walks of life: the running track has been built, the basketball stands have been erected, the football goals have been set up, and the ping-pong tables have been set up...and what makes wang yu, a physical education teacher at chenggaozi town central school in xiangfang district, harbin city, heilongjiang province, most gratified is that the children's smiling faces have been raised.
luo songdengzeng performed a tibetan dance for the audience. photo provided by the organizer
during the lecture, wang yu's dark face glowed when he talked about the children. at the school sports meeting, the children cheered, shouted, cheered, and shed tears. he sighed: "to cultivate people through sports is our school philosophy. this is the change that sports has brought to the children."
lei xiangchang, a physical education teacher at suizhou special education school in hubei province, faces a group of students with intellectual disabilities. he is also like a big boy, and he secretly made up his mind: "i must not only impart knowledge, but also light up the lights in their hearts with love and patience. this is my responsibility and mission."
in rural schools with limited resources, su kan introduced aerobics that is not restricted by venue or equipment. through rhythmic dancing, students become healthier, happier, more positive, optimistic and confident.
during the lecture, li chaoqun from weizigou nine-year school in zhangwu county, fuxin city, liaoning province, "played" with the children with the unique humor of people in the northeast; huang zhen from liujiang school in changping township, shangli county, jiangxi province, "built dreams with love and adhered to responsibility"; huang chao from rixin school in hutian town, xiangxiang city, hunan province, brought more children out of the mountains; and wang bin from wumeng town middle school in panzhou city, guizhou province, who trained hundreds of athletes. they used their love and perseverance, their sincerity and sweat to create the image of china's rural physical education teachers.
many audience members learned about the deeds of the ten rural physical education teachers through china youth daily. photo provided by the organizer
behind them, there is also care and support from the school and all walks of life in society, as well as the silent dedication of their families.
since most of his training and competition time is concentrated on saturdays, sundays and winter and summer vacations, zhang guodong lives in school and sometimes can only go home a few times a month. "i led my students to win many gold medals, but i owe too much to my family." when he said this, the 1.85-meter-tall zhang guodong shed tears on the podium.
on the same day, his wife and son also came to the scene. on the stage, the family of three hugged each other tightly. the audience was moved by this scene and gave rounds of applause, and many of them had tears in their eyes.
the development of rural physical education teachers and rural sports requires more attention from all sectors of society.
the anta thriving growth charity plan was launched in 2017 and has long focused on youth sports charity. it provides and improves the environment and conditions for healthy sports for rural youth through a series of initiatives such as donating professional sports equipment, developing professional and interesting anta sports courses, donating sports fields, holding sports games, and donating dream centers. by 2026, it is expected to benefit 10 million rural youth and train about 10,000 rural sports teachers.
li ling, vice president of anta group, believes that "in the future, more forces will be involved to continuously promote the improvement of the level of rural physical education teachers and support the development of rural physical education teachers' careers, so that our next generation can have a healthier body and stronger will."
source: china youth daily client
