Xinhua News Agency, Tianjin, October 3 (Reporters Bai Jiali and Yin Siyuan) "Although I am old, I am willing to make some contributions to the cause of education" - Inspired by this belief, a group of "silver-age teachers" over 60 years old, spanning more than 4,000 kilometers and standing on the podium of Kashgar University in Xinjiang.
Some members of Nankai University’s “Silver-age Teacher Teaching Team”. In the luggage set out for
, there is a special "gift"
Zhao Tiesuo is the former dean of the School of Marxism of Nankai University and the oldest member of the first batch of "Silver-age Teacher Teaching Team" of Nankai University. Last year, he was already 70 years old and was "admitted by the line".
In 2020, the Ministry of Education launched the implementation of the plan to support the West by silver-aged teachers in colleges and universities. In 2021, Nankai University officially participated and began to select teachers required by Kashgar University in Xinjiang for one year to provide teaching support.
In his luggage to Xinjiang, Zhao Tiesuo put a special "gift" in his bag of school and master's degree program - all courseware of undergraduate, master's and doctoral programs during his teaching at Nankai University.
Zhao Tiesuo answers questions to students of Kashgar University.
Zhao Tiesuo, who has been engaged in ideological and political education for 40 years, said that standing on the podium of Kashgar University, he pays more attention to the thoughts of young students of all ethnic groups.
students found that Xinjiang "elements" were cleverly integrated into the classroom by Professor Zhao. He talked about martyrs such as Chen Tanqiu, a representative of the First Congress of the Communist Party of China who died in Xinjiang, talked about the martyrs' cemetery near 0 kilometers of the Xintibet Highway, and also talked about the widely praised poplar spirit.
Wuregul Abudukadier, a student at the School of Marxism at Kashgar University, commented on Professor Zhao's lessons in this way, "Vibrant image and funny language. Every time I listen to it with relish, I gain a lot." In the eyes of student Aidana, Professor Zhao was "very kind and never read the script."
As long as there is a need, I will always stand on the podium
In the heart of Jiang Ping, a retired teacher at Nankai University School of Chemistry, there is a seed sown by students many years ago.
When teaching at Nankai University, a Xinjiang student was once Jiang Ping's teaching assistant. "He always said that I must go to his hometown Kashgar to see it."
Last year, after learning about the "Silver Age Plan" of Nankai University, Jiang Ping signed up as soon as possible. "I sent an email to register at 1 noon, and I received a call from Kashgar University at 5 pm, asking me if I can really go to the school to teach," said Jiang Ping.
In the autumn semester of 2021, Jiang Ping stood on the podium that had been away for 10 years. During the self-introduction session, she said that she came from the eastern part of the motherland and came here and crossed thousands of miles away. "The classmates started to applaud, and some classmates told me that I felt like I was like my mother." This made Jiang Ping feel very happy.
Jiang Ping prepares for experiments at Kashgar University.
After a while, Jiang Ping found that it was very difficult for famous students in her class to learn chemistry. Jiang Ping began to patiently answer questions for students, and "small training" one-on-one outside the classroom, each lecture lasts for more than an hour. After chatting a lot, the students gradually opened their hearts and began to tell Jiang Ping about her growth story and even had troubles.
When working at Nankai University, Jiang Ping formed a strong teacher-student relationship with the students. Now at Kashgar University, she has become a "relative" of students. "She is not just a teacher, but more like a relative. We not only want to learn knowledge from her, but also like to chat with her." said Keidelye, a student of Jiang Ping.
"I love education and I like children. When I am with them, I feel full of vitality. As long as I am in good health and Kashgar University needs me, I will always stand on the podium." Jiang Ping said.
"blood transfusion" turns into "blood production", "silver-age teacher" is passionate about the frontier
After more than a year in Kashgar University, Han Changli has given new thoughts on the significance of teaching support. "The hardware facilities of frontier universities have generally been significantly improved. The rich teaching experience accumulated by 'silver-age teachers' should be taught to local young teachers."
Therefore, Han Changli always spends a lot of time to exchange experiences with young teachers, and teaches all the insights in teaching, turning "blood transfusion" into "blood production".
Han Changli communicated with the students.
Han Changli's wife Li Chunxia is also a retired teacher at the School of Literature of Nankai University. When she heard that Kashgar University was short of faculty, she took the initiative to come to Kashgar to help Han Changli tutor students. This year, Li Chunxia was successfully selected into the second batch of "Silver-age Teacher Teaching Team" of Nankai University.
Han Changli, Zhao Tiesuo, Jiang Ping and other first group members of the teaching team also decided to stay at Kashgar University after the expiration of the period.
Inspired by his companions, in the past few days, Tao Jiang, a retired professor at the School of Economics of Nankai University, has also joined the team and will teach macroeconomics courses to students of Kashgar University. "Kashgar University now has many young ethnic minority teachers, and I have another important task, which is to conduct in-depth scientific research with them." Tao Jiang said.
"'Silver-age teachers' have rich educational experience and excellent scientific research capabilities. They can not only shine on the podium in the west, but also help the discipline construction and scientific research capabilities of western universities to improve their disciplines, scientific research capabilities, and pass on, help and lead young teachers, and set an example for them." said Lin Xiaozhi, deputy director of the Retirement Department of Nankai University.
