Author: Yang Huirong Li Yuerong
★ Time is a river, time passes, and memories are settled.
bent down and picked it up at will, it is all treasures - appreciate it slowly and taste it carefully, do you feel that life is also covered with a layer of glory?
★ It is easy to get closer to someone, but it is not easy to get closer to a soul!
The heart is as strong as fire. I am deeply cultivating the apricot hall and tirelessly
Outside the window, the night is getting darker; but the people inside the window are completely unaware of it. He sat at the table, just trying to finish the work in front of him. There was a large iron stove in the center of the ground, but the fire was gradually dimming. He felt a little cold and wrapped the blue coarse cotton coat on his body tightened a little. But my stomach hurts again. He had no choice but to press his chest with one hand and hold the pen with the other. Sometimes he breathes lightly and sometimes he frowned. There was no discovery at all. The office door was quietly pushed open a crack, and the people at the door looked at him with respect...
Is this scene familiar? However, the story I wrote does not happen in Lankao . That person is not Jiao Yulu either.
This year, the movie "The Road to Return" was popular, bringing its filming location, this small town hidden in the mountains of the North, back to people's sight - the former coal industrial base - Carboniferous Well.
Time goes back to the early 1950s, when builders from all walks of life rushed to the carboniferous well where black gold was hidden. From awakening her to becoming her master, it was only a few short years. People eat wind and sand, sleep in earthen kilns, and fight in deserted mountains. The railway was opened, the mine was erected, and the black gold was rolling around. At the same time, the cultural, educational and health industry in the mining area has also begun to flourish.
In 1962, the young Comrade Zheng Kezhong graduated from the mining major of Beijing Mining College and was assigned to the Carboniferous Mining Bureau①. This handsome young man from Fujian had to wait for the test of dietary differences when he arrived at the Carbon Well. But he seemed to have a commonality with the land under his feet: no matter what the environment is, there was a fire in his heart. He quickly adapted to life in the mining area and devoted himself to his work. After
, he was arranged to teach higher physics at the Carboniferous Well correspondence station of Xi'an Mining Academy as the deputy director. He searched for a lot of information, worked hard to study textbooks, and wrote lesson plans carefully. His efforts were not in vain. Not only did his classes be popular among students, but his work spirit and professional ability were also highly praised by leaders. No. 1 Middle School was established in the high school department, and Teacher Zheng was transferred from the correspondence center to No. 1 Middle School like a treasure.
In 1980, the new school of Carboniferous Mining Bureau No. 1 Middle School was completed. Since its establishment in 1959, this school, covering an area of 150,000 square meters, has been regarded as the cradle for the children of mines to let go of their dreams. Teacher Zheng has been working in this school for nearly ten years. On the podium, he spoke in a low voice and even had a Hu (Fujian) accent. Every time he teaches a new class of students, he asks students to pick up the new textbook that is not thick enough, then hold up his textbook that is more than two inches thick, and tells students the principle of "reading books thick and thin".
The editor-in-chief of the official account of "Carboniferous Well" was fortunate to be a student of Teacher Zheng in the third year of junior high school. He heard his "non-famous theory" and was deeply inspired: during study, when listening to the teacher's explanation, you should record key points in the textbook and make annotations. At this time, the book naturally becomes thicker. This is called "thick"; when you straighten your knowledge thoroughly, you can summarize the main points by looking at the catalog, know the whole chapter, and understand the essence, which is called "thin". Until now, she still feels that this theory is her winning strategy for learning. Moreover, the longer the time, the deeper the understanding.
left: Teacher He Wenbo Middle: Teacher Zheng Kezhong
Of course, Teacher Zheng on the podium is not only profound. He can quickly pull the door when giving students lectures and then tell some amazing students that this is the torque. The student suddenly realized that the leader who was listening to the class was sweet. You can also "change" various experimental tools from your pocket like a magic trick on the podium. The most amazing thing is that he would stroke a big pen on the blackboard and a tree appeared; then he would draw a few strokes, and a bird stood vividly on the branch. As the students were curious and admiring, Teacher Zheng spoke warmly: There was a (bird) on the tree...
-Of course, after decades, Teacher Zheng's students still clearly remember the (bird) on the blackboard and also remember the knowledge about current resistance.
——Of course, Teacher Zheng has not only painted this bird, but he often painted on the blackboard, and he looks like whatever he painted.
——Of course, in Teacher Zheng’s class, you can not only appreciate his wonderful writing, but also enjoy the wonderful words and interesting things.
——Of course, his in-class test is unforgettable to students: Teacher Zheng wants to see if you have digested the knowledge in the last class, hum, and by the way, see if you have reviewed it when you go back.
Of course, it is not only Teacher Zheng’s students who think that having a teacher is like this, but it is a blessing in this life. He has also received respect from many parents. The person who once secretly peeked at Teacher Zheng in the crack of the door was a student's father who came to pick up his late daughter. This is a respected hospital director and a happy father - his two children are all students of the first college entrance examination class of Teacher Zheng's 79th grade. My younger brother Liu Jinjun won third place in the Autonomous Region physics competition. In the later college entrance examination, both the siblings were on the list. Liu Jinjun chose the laser major that everyone was very optimistic about at that time because of his good physics scores.
At that time, Liu Hongyan, a sister who was a class leader, was preparing for the firewood to attract fire for the class. I had no idea that that night, her father, like them, became a fan of Teacher Zheng. Later, when her father told her about this incident, she suddenly realized that as a doctor, her father must have seen that Teacher Zheng was suffering from stomach disease . He did not disturb Mr. Zheng, who was addicted to work at that time. He knew that working overtime at night and endless weekends was the norm for Teacher Zheng. He just secretly prescribed stomach medicine the next day and asked his daughter to bring it to Teacher Zheng. However, the image of Teacher Zheng Kezhong, who frowned, covered his stomach with one hand, and corrected homework with the other, and the image of Comrade Jiao Yulu, overlapped and engraved in his heart!
Until today, Teacher Zheng may not know about this. He is too busy. Since he got into the teacher position, he always felt that he didn't have enough time.
His student Yan Shaohua once said that Teacher Zheng’s class was so good that he should write a book. In the 1981 college entrance examination, the national average physical passing rate was only 3%, and she passed easily. This domineering aura is the greatest compliment to my mentor.
He wants to prepare lessons - students and colleagues who have "appreciated" his lesson plan all said that the lesson plan is so beautiful, it is simply a work of calligraphy and painting art!
He wants to teach and research - 未, this weekly teaching and research report is responsible for their physics, chemistry and biology teaching and research group. He figured it out himself and used the rectifier transformer to connect the resistor wire to cut the brittle foam as a slogan.
He wants to give students a tutoring lesson - the target of the tutoring lessons is all the students he thinks are necessary. Time is anytime. Pure obligation.
He also needs to take his notes - Comrade Yan Dianhai, who has worked hard in the education leadership position in the mining area for decades and has had many years of cooperation with Teacher Zheng, said that Teacher Zheng is the only person he has ever seen who has never stopped taking work notes for decades.
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Where has the time gone? !
Eyes Hui Ruju, plan and lead the way
This small conference room is located on the third floor of the main building. Looking out from the westward window, you can overlook the two north-south teaching buildings, small playgrounds, national flag stations and large playgrounds on the second stairs. Now, sitting in the main seat of the conference room on the third floor of the highest floor of the brand new main building on the first stairs, Principal Zheng Kezhong's eyes seemed to have passed through the mountains and looked further away...
1983, Comrade Zheng Kezhong was appointed as Principal of No. 1 Middle School. A person is still the same person; a school is still the same school. It seems no different. But gradually, everyone still felt different.
Every day, there is one more person at the school gate, with a gentle smile on his face, and he waves to every faculty member who enters the school. He also told the teacher who was about to leave late and was breathless: Don’t be anxious, don’t be anxious, how many minutes will be left. The management is so relaxed, but strangely, the teachers are not late, and there are fewer and fewer students who are late for no reason.
This campus built on the mountain has flowers and trees. The weekly sanitation cleaning made the students work hard.
There are also various competitions that are in full swing: poetry recitation, handwritten newspapers, textbook dramas, choruses, radio exercises, football matches...
There is also a Monday flag-raising ceremony: all teachers and students in the school stand solemnly in front of the national flag, the flag-bearer raises the flag; amid the loud national anthem, the flag-bearer raises the flag; and then the teacher and student representatives deliver speeches under the national flag. After personal experience, all teachers and students only have two words in their hearts: shock!
and a brand new main building rose from the ground. With the main building, the famous three-bedroom and one-bedroom at No. 1 Middle School: laboratory, reading room, electronic classroom, and library.
Principal Zheng had already planned the development of three bedrooms and one hall when designing the main building. The library and reading room have become a pump station for teachers to replenish their energy from scratch. The laboratory not only meets all the experiments required by the textbook, but also the physics laboratory also has air cushion guide rails and laser generators that were rare nationwide at that time, as well as a grain of radium the size of a soybean. Teachers always put it in a lead cylinder after demonstration to students, and the care is extremely proud.
Biological Laboratory also has a unique specimen chamber in Ningxia. Whenever the experimenter Mr. Li Guizhi has the opportunity to study and observe, he will always bring back a few "baby". Some were bought, while some were actually “catched” by herself. She is not afraid of others sneering and criticizing her. Behind her is No. 1 Middle School, Principal Zheng!
Of course, the electric classroom is also the electronic classroom that makes the teachers of No. 1 Middle School proud. In that era, most teachers had only auxiliary tools for teaching. No. 1 Middle School has embarked on the road of electrochemical teaching: each classroom is equipped with a projector and a projection screen, and a supporting teaching slide.而电教室里可以拍照，录课，一应后期合成的设备都有。 It is said (it is true), some programs on Shizuishan TV at that time had to be edited at No. 1 Middle School. Is it awesome?
left: Jiang Qianli Right: Xiao Laichen
The teachers are getting more and more motivated. There are fewer phenomena of forming cliques and more people working hard. Teaching and research activities are no longer arrogance, and teaching is also real. There are often "class grabbing incidents" in morning reading and self-study, and there are always teachers who secretly make up for classes after school or on weekends. It is also purely obligated and has no subsidies. Teacher Gao Shiwen once did this and was arrested by Principal Zheng.
What is the result? It seemed that it was Teacher Gao who was nervous, but it was Principal Zheng himself who was embarrassed - he closed the door and stepped back and said, "It's okay, you guys go to class." It felt like saying, "You guys treat me as air."
No. 1 Middle School teachers are even more proud. Entering the campus, you really enter the cultural hall.既庄严肃穆，又生气勃勃。 Respecting teachers and respecting education and dignity of teachers is nothing more than saying. The three styles (school spirit, teaching spirit, and academic spirit) are not just a few slogans.
At that time, whenever I went out to participate in the competition, whether it was teachers or students, I would not come back empty-handedly. Many teachers were able to successfully pass the qualifications even through the level of passing the qualifications with the national thesis or video teaching and broadcasting awards they won at that time.
The number of students in No. 1 Middle School has expanded year by year, and the rate of admission to the school is increasing year by year. In 1985, there were 254 graduates and 122 students admitted to colleges and technical secondary school students, with an amazing 48%. This is a corporate school that cannot be seen in the depths of the mountains!
In that small conference room, sitting next to Principal Zheng was his think tank members: Secretary Li Sixian, Vice Principal Li Zhengong, Director Lu Feihu, Director of the Teaching and Research Department Zhu Jiayun, etc. Everyone understands that after more than 4 years of practice, Principal Zheng’s educational concept about “qualified plus special skills” has been formed. Now, everyone sits together to study and discuss, and make it more specific and complete. We must let the theory derived from practice better guide practice!
Soon after, two slogans appeared on the stone walls on both sides of the rostrum in front of the main building of No. 1 Middle School. On the north side is: Qualified plus special skills are the foundation of success, and interest plus perseverance is the road to success. The first half of the sentence was proposed by Principal Zheng, and the second half was seen by Teacher Lu Feihu on a education magazine . On the south side is: Education is the training of wisdom. Training wisdom is the source of strength. The second half of the sentence was proposed by Teacher Pan Dehui from a famous saying.The first half of the sentence was added by everyone discussing it. Look, this is called brainstorming and learning from others’ strengths!
After that, the quality education of No. 1 Middle School was fully launched. The whole school offers activity classes after two classes every afternoon. The grade group arrangement is arranged, and the class teacher is responsible, so of course the teachers can also participate. This tradition was not abandoned after Comrade Zheng Kezhong was transferred from No. 1 Middle School. Later, the thinking training classes and art appreciation classes were written by the main teacher and received excellent responses.
No. 1 Middle School’s quality education was booming, but Principal Zheng left No. 1 Middle School. He was promoted to the Education Department, planning a larger education reform - the implementation of the Bloom goal teaching method. Of course, without action, that wasn't his style either.
In 1991, Comrade Zheng Kezhong took office at the Education Department. The first job he did was to go to various schools to listen to lectures, teach and research, and understand the situation. The Carboniferous Mining Bureau is well-known for its reputation as the "Baili Mine". 27 general education schools are scattered in Carboniferous Well, Dawukou, Baijigou and other places. In the process of getting familiar with various schools, Director Zheng should not be relaxed. It is not because he is worried about his workload, but because the current situation of these schools is worrying. The biggest problem is the serious uneven teaching staff. The issue of
has actually always been an important factor that restricts the development of mining education. Taking No. 1 Middle School as an example, although there are old-fashioned senior intellectuals such as Han Bing, who graduated from Tsinghua University with , Lu Yuzhen, who graduated from Central College of Nationalities, and Xiao Lujing, who graduated from , Hunan University with , some teachers are selected from the workers, and the training they receive is hard to describe. In their work, they basically rely on their active and serious work enthusiasm to make up for other shortcomings. This is true for No. 1 Middle School, and the situation in other schools is even more serious.
Director Zheng first spread the electronic teaching model of No. 1 Middle School in an overall manner to solve the hardware needs of educational development. At that time, the Bloom's goal teaching method was just piloted in Longkou, Shandong. Director Zheng felt the advanced nature of this teaching theory compared to the five-step teaching method that has been introduced and used for 40 years with his "sensible sense of education". First, we sent personnel to Shandong to study, then carried out school-level training, and then we also raised the banner of education reform in more than 20 schools across the office.
Above picture: In December 1992, Director Zheng led a team to Yantai, Shandong to attend the national seminar on the Bloom Target Teaching Method, and took a photo with Mr. Hao Guangming of Yuxin Primary School.
Teacher Gao Shiwen is a capable general in promoting the Brzez teaching method. When talking about Bloom's teaching method, he can still talk endlessly. According to his recollection, the first middle school of the Bureau was the first to pilot the junior high school, and the high school department followed up. At that time, some schools, such as Yuxin Primary School, Jihong School, and Bureau No. 4 Middle School, were also actively studying and using it seriously, with particularly significant results, and their test scores were greatly improved.
这一轰轰烈烈的教改最终成果怎么样呢？ Teacher Gao summarized this: In those years, the Autonomous Region’s college entrance examination experience exchange meeting was held at Carboniferous Well No. 1 Middle School; the Autonomous Region’s electrochemical teaching experience exchange meeting was held at Carboniferous Well No. 1 Middle School; the Autonomous Region’s laboratory construction experience exchange meeting was also held at Carboniferous Well No. 1 Middle School!
, etc., it seems that this is not just a summary of the achievements of the educational reform, but a summary of the achievements of Comrade Zheng Kezhong’s leadership?
Right first: He Wenbo Second right: Zheng Kezhong Middle: Chen Xijun
pair! It is very lucky to be a student of Teacher Zheng, and it is also very lucky to be a colleague of Teacher Zheng and a subordinate. Teacher Gao said in a positive tone.
people are as light as chrysanthemums, and only Icheng is in the world
Malian Beach, which is the only place to go from Dawukou to the Carbon Well. Once upon a time, it was also very lively with the glory of the Carboniferous Well, and several restaurants on the roadside were not short of customers. At lunch today, several guests came into this stewed meat restaurant. The busy boss couldn't help but look at one of them when he greeted him.
The rough men who "cultivate" the northwest mountain wind are all rough and tidy like the mountain wind. This guy has a clean and neat shirt and a tie.Shuttled through the guests, listening to them eating and chatting, the boss couldn't help but look at him again: He seems to be a director? ! He and several subordinates went out to do business, and lunch was just a simple bowl of mutton soup for each person? !
Since taking the helm of No. 1 Middle School, Comrade Zheng Kezhong has already gained a clear understanding of what the school should do. "Quality plus special skills", this concept has his own thinking from practice to theory and then to practice, and also has references from Shanghai Jianping Middle School. For a while, teachers saw him listening to the recording of the report of Feng Enhong, the principal of Jianping Middle School in his small office, taking notes while listening. Based on "qualification" and developing "specialties", in the 1980s, Principal Zheng successfully found a balance between exam-oriented education and quality education.
. For the implementation of the Bloom teaching method in the overall situation, whether it was Teacher Gao who actively supported him at the time or Teacher Lu who was in doubt, looking back now, they all believe that the Bloom teaching method played a great role in standardizing classroom teaching, improving the arbitrary nature of the classroom, and thus improving the level of education in the entire mine.
What is particularly admirable is that at that time, Comrade Zheng Kezhong had already had the foresight and grand plan of going out and inviting in.
When it comes to Principal Zheng’s office, the teachers of the No. 1 Middle School sighed. Principal Zheng personally participated in the design and layout of the main building. He planned three bedrooms and one pavilion, large and small conference rooms, and comprehensive classrooms. I just didn't consider planning a decent office for myself. In the small house facing the west side of the first floor, the office desks and chairs are as ordinary as those of other comrades, and there are no decorations such as calligraphy and paintings, and there are no flowers. He seemed to treat the entire campus as his office: he sometimes listened to classes in a certain classroom; sometimes he chatted with the teacher in a certain teacher's office. He is often seen in every corner of the campus. No matter where he appeared, his usual gentle smile was on his face.
may be too gentle. At that time, teachers and students of No. 1 Middle School were very brave.
30 school anniversary, the school organized a series of activities: essay contests, collecting school emblems, school songs, graphic, calligraphy and painting exhibitions, and building a large sculpture. All this is actively participated by teachers and students in the school. In the final competition for the school song collection, Mr. Zhu Jiayun took the lead; later became the "Morning Reading" statue of the No. 1 Middle School landmark building, and Li Juan, Jiang Aimin, who were still students at the time, also participated in the creation.
Not only that, if you have any ideas or opinions on school construction, teachers will boldly raise them. If you are anxious, they will even shout in a hurry. There are also phenomena of contradicting Principal Zheng in life. "What will happen to Principal Zheng at this time?" "Not very good. He will not hold grudges, nor will he take revenge. After that, he still adhered to his consistent principle - to use people with only the number of people!"
not only for the teacher. For a while, the school’s night self-study was a bit messy. One student wrote a letter to Principal Zheng, with his words full of erotic styles. I was also curious about "How did it happen later?" "It's been rectified. It turned out that the combined class was changed to the divided class. Each class was responsible for it. The discipline was good, and the effect was self-evident."
Have Principal Zheng ever got angry? Yes, it's very rare. That time, Principal Zheng found that there were several defective products in the sanitary utensils purchased by the logistics. He scolded the person in charge, "You can't use more snacks." A teacher also deeply understood this rigor and principled nature in his work. He occasionally became greedy and wanted to "embezzle" half a bottle of ink from the school. In less than half an hour, Principal Zheng discovered and recovered it!
Do you ask these teachers will hate Principal Zheng? No, I only felt respect in their narrative tone! Once Principal Zheng lost his temper in a rare moment, he caught a student who was late to climb over the wall while inspecting the campus. Not only did he lose his usual gentleness, his voice increased by octave, "What should you do if you break it?"
. He led everyone to plant the trees on campus. After he left No. 1 Middle School, he became the favorite of our young teachers in summer - we young people have a special identity. We are not only beneficiaries of mine education, but now we take over the older generation of educators, and gradually become the main force of mine education.
Later, he was transferred to the top leader of the Education Department. Director Zheng’s office became much bigger and the decoration was much more "luxury". But that office often locks the door. Director Zheng, with his capable generals, traveled around the Baili Mine, and traveled through various schools, listening to classes, teaching and research, training, and inspecting and guiding work.
After many years, everyone may have blurred the work situation and work content at that time, but they all remember Director Zheng’s elegant temperament, his smiling face like a gentle spring breeze, and his earnest guidance like a teacher. The subordinate who ate mutton soup in Maliantan with Director Zheng, he (she?) only worked with Director Zheng for two years, although he later often went on business trips with leaders at all levels and often had "big meals" on the table. But what he will never forget is Director Zheng, who has no "official airs" and is gentle and kind, and that bowl of delicious mutton soup...
"What kind of person is Zheng Kezhong in your heart?"②
"He is the backbone of the development of Shicarangjing education." Mr. Yan Dianhai said.
"He is an educator. He is an educator with great wisdom, big picture, big sentiment and advanced vision." said Teacher Gao Shiwen.
"He is an educator! It's not that we want to lift him to this height, he is already at that height." Teacher Lu Feihu said.
"Who? Who are you asking? Oh, Zheng Kezhong, he is an educator!" said the same thing as a mine educator who had short-term cooperation with him.
But, where is the educator Mr. Zheng Kezhong now?
I want to meet Mr. more urgently than you.
I also want to see the smiling face that makes people feel like spring breeze and listen to the teachings that are like spring breeze and rain.
want to appreciate the old man’s lesson plans like calligraphy and painting works, his work notes that he has been remembered for decades, and his various honorary awards (this way I have more detailed and accurate data in my article).
also wanted to take a sneak peek at his clothes, his ornaments, and his paintings on the walls of his house. If he wanted, he wanted to see his album.
Please forgive me for being rude. My old colleagues all know that my husband can make homemade doorbells and assemble semiconductor and TV; he likes painting, especially oil painting; he can cut paper and photography, and he likes to cut and paste the abandoned bottles and boxes at home, and turn them into crafts; he likes to cook, and he can write recipes; he also knows, um, knitting sweaters, cutting...
Are you as shocked like me? Is there anything that the old man can't do? !
However, he was still as low-key and unpretentious as ever. When he was the principal, he was misunderstood as a school worker. When he was a director, he gave people the impression of being an ordinary teacher with profound experience. In 1998, after 36 years of dedication to mining education, he retired to his hometown and returned to his life. It is a complete return - he never shows up in public, never displays his works on social platforms, never accepts interviews (including this time). Everyone can only know his hidden trace through his occasional contact with his old friends.
has not finished writing this way, and I actually have a big regret in my heart. But I also understand that for the old man who is 83 years old and has a humble life, the greatest respect for him is not to disturb his peace!
remembered a short poem, and made a little modification, and recorded it here to end it.
This shore is a desert
The other shore is a golden
You have become a monument between the two shores
I would like to pay tribute to Mr. Zheng Kezhong with this article! Sacrifice to all mine education devotees!
Note: ① The Carboniferous Well Mining Bureau has changed its name many times, and the Carboniferous Wells has been used here with the highest recognition of Carboniferous Wells.
② I was frightened and called my husband a name, just to keep it objective when asking questions.
Postscript: The birth of this article is due to the urging of Mr. Yan Dianhai, Mr. Lu Feihu, and Wu Wenxia students, and they also provided a large amount of material.I would like to express my sincere thanks here!
Thanks to Teacher Gao Shiwen for providing a lot of materials! I also thank Teacher Hao Guangming, Teacher Wei Shufang and Teacher Shi Fengwei for their strong support! Thanks to Dong Xia for the photos provided!
also want to thank Liu Hongying and other classmates, two netizens with WeChat titles "Smile" and "Summer Night Listening to the Rain", and some friends who silently support me. Thank you here!
of course also thanks myself and Yuerong for being together. It is the bond that has welded our friendship. The cooperation today is as smooth as ever!
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