Jiangzhou No. 1 Middle School has stood tall for nearly 100 years, in addition to the efforts of teachers and students from generation to generation, it is also inseparable from the genius of successive principals.

In order to avoid the Japanese invaders, the Anti-Japanese War moved west to the rear, and the name of Jiangzhou No. 1 Middle School was still called Jiangzhou Middle School at that time. The principal at that time insisted on continuing to enroll students and run schools in the name of Jiangzhou Middle School in Diancheng, in order to show that he would not forget the national shame and watch over his homeland. At that time, under the premise that the famous domestic universities that moved west gave up the independent school-running model and jointly established the Southwest Associated University, the independent Jiangzhou Middle School received the attention of the whole society and became popular all over the country. With the efforts of the then president, many professors and celebrities of Southwest Associated University took the time to hold lectures in Jiangzhou Middle School, so that the school moved westward and became stronger.

When Jiangzhou was liberated, due to the destruction of the school due to the war, the government planned to merge Jiangzhou Middle School into another middle school to rebuild the school, and use the site of the merged middle school as the new school site. Fortunately, the then principal secretly resisted the order from above, and at the same time mobilized alumni to donate money to rebuild, and for this reason, he also found the provincial leaders who had studied in the school to coordinate, and finally the school site remained unchanged but the merger continued, and the name of the school was changed to Jiangzhou No. 1 Middle School. From being merged to merging other schools, there is still a big difference, so as to preserve the historical inheritance of Jiangzhou No. 1 Middle School.

During the Cultural Revolution, there were smashes and looting, and students went on strike, which had a very big impact on the campus. When the Red Guards of the other school were about to gather and smash the old feudal signboard of Jiangzhou No. 1 Middle School, the then principal organized teachers and students to paste the portraits of great men on the gate to lock the school gate, so that the other party would not dare to rush into the campus; On the other hand, he personally ran to the garrison military region to ask for help from the alumni who served as the commander of the military region, and finally sent the People's Liberation Army to stand guard to defend the campus in the name of military management.

The Great Wall was not built in a day. The glory of Jiangzhou No. 1 Middle School has also gone through the efforts of many generations, and now the scepter of the principal of Jiangzhou No. 1 Middle School has been passed to Zheng Liguo.

In the past ten years, Jiangzhou No. 1 Middle School has still been famous. However, due to the conservative, rigid and enthusiastic career of the previous two principals, Jiangzhou No. 1 Middle School has gradually changed from a leading super middle school to a famous middle school with faltering steps. As the boss of Nanfang Middle School, there are many well-known middle schools behind him who are bent on catching up with Jiangzhou No. 1 Middle School, striving to replace it. Although the competition between schools includes historical heritage and influence, the most important thing is to look at teaching results and student achievement. Due to inertia, Jiangzhou No. 1 Middle School still maintained a slight lead, but the momentum of the chasers behind it was very strong. Nearly a decade. The first two principals used the teaching position of Jiangzhou No. 1 Middle School as a bargaining chip to recruit some related households, and after the retirement of a group of senior old teachers, there was a talent gap in the new teacher strength of No. 1 Middle School.

Now the consequences are already being felt. The teaching model of Jiangzhou No. 1 Middle School is rigid, no longer ahead of other well-known middle schools, and the demands of teachers from other schools to apply for classes have also been greatly reduced, and there was a dilemma that the top students of the province of arts and sciences were both left behind last year. This year's senior high school students also did not do well in the overall simulation results. In today's situation, student performance is becoming more and more important, and has even become the only criterion for society to measure the quality of schools. Zheng Liguo can foresee that the school will not have a good time in the college entrance examination this year.

In order to cooperate with the expansion of university enrollment that began in 1999, the Ministry of Education announced a series of secondary school teaching reform measures in the previous year, allowing the flow of excellent teacher resources, vigorously supporting new school-running models, and allowing the pilot of advanced teaching methods. This is equivalent to encouraging more schools of the same level to stand on the same starting line to compete, and the competition among well-known middle schools in and outside the province is even more fierce. If no changes are made, Jiangzhou No. 1 Middle School, which has always regarded itself as the boss of southern middle schools, is likely to be caught up and left behind by other middle schools. Regarding the new policies issued by the Ministry of Education, the industry agrees that who can seize the opportunity to take the lead. Whoever will be proud of the next decade.

It has been more than two years since he took office, but Zheng Liguo's reform plan has been deeply constrained. There was a force on and off the school that stood in his way. The canteen, which has been widely criticized by teachers and students, was contracted by the relatives of the current provincial leaders in charge of education introduced by the former principal. Dealing with the problem of the canteen alone, Zheng Liguo had to secretly go to Chen Cang to introduce competitors in the future in the name of expansion.

Reform is to break down the old system, and it will certainly affect those with vested interests, so it cannot be achieved by just shouting two slogans, but it needs to be carried out by sophisticated means to maneuver among various forces. If you are like a stunned young man who blindly works and does not start real reform, it is estimated that he will pack up his package and leave. Just after graduation, he was assigned to Jiangzhou No. 1 Middle School, and Zheng Liguo has been in the school for 25 years. He is not ignorant of the shortcomings of the school, and originally wanted to plan slowly, but with the announcement of the new policy by the Ministry of Education, it is urgent to carry out a major reform of Jiangzhou No. 1 Middle School.

If you don't change, you can still keep the business, and the name of Jiangzhou No. 1 Middle School can't be lost for a while, but the downward trend will not change. It is very likely to encounter a strong counterattack from vested interests, and his position will be shaky or even hanging his crown and leaving, but there is a good chance to bring Jiangzhou No. 1 Middle School back to the right track.

The best universities in China are concentrated in Tianjing, because the current college entrance examination model in the capital universities will tilt the enrollment quota in favor of the region, so Tianjing High School has an innate status advantage. The number of graduates who enter the best universities in China every year has always been ahead of Jiangzhou No. 1 Middle School, especially the upcoming expansion of the university, and the advantages of Tianjing Middle School will be further amplified.

Although the folk are still accustomed to calling it "North Tianjing, South Jiangyi No. 1", the industry has believed that Tianjing Middle School has begun to slowly surpass Jiangzhou No. 1 Middle School in the past two years, because it has unparalleled resources in Tianjing. Therefore, when Qin Ran led the team to defeat Tianjing Middle School in the Hong Kong Friendship Association, Zheng Liguo deliberately wrote a special book to save morale.

China's education system is about to usher in a new round of reform, and whoever can hit the water in the tide of reform will be the king of the new century in the year 2000!

Zheng Liguo was preoccupied during this period and urgently needed to find the key to all the problems.

"Hello Headmaster."

Qin Ran met Zheng Liguo wandering around the campus on the way to the library.

"Oh-hello."

It was obvious that the principal had something on his mind, so he reacted half a beat late.

"Wait, come to my office for a cup of tea, Qin Ran."

For the boy in front of him who loves strange tricks, he never treats him as an ordinary student, Zheng Liguo wants to hear his opinion on the school.

"Reform?"

Sit on the thick sofa in the principal's room. Qin Ran asked with some surprise when he heard what the other party meant.

"Yes, there are opponents in front and pursuers in the back, and the current situation of our No. 1 Middle School is not very ideal. The Ministry of Education has announced a plan for education reform. Especially in middle school, this part of the action is very big, this is the text jiàn you can take a look at first. I'd like to hear what you think, maybe it can give me some inspiration. ”

Zheng Liguo replied after pouring a cup of tea for Qin Ran.

Qin Ran took the text and flipped through it, probably knowing the general content.

"Principal Zheng, thank you for your attention, then I will dare to discuss with you as an ordinary person, and I hope not to blame you for my mistakes. What kind of school do you want to build Jiangzhou No. 1 Middle School? ”

This student is really different. As soon as he came, he entered the state, Zheng Liguo said in his heart.

"In general, if you are a famous school, our school used to be. It is and will be. Therefore, I have only one goal, which is to build a super famous school in the new century, worthy of the name of 'Nantianyi'. ”

Since I sincerely ask for advice. Zheng Liguo said openly.

"The main criterion by which society judges whether a school is good or bad is the student's grades. The teaching model and campus management are all in the service of this overall situation, do you agree? ”

Qin Ran pointed out the essence of today's school competition, and Zheng Liguo nodded in acknowledgement.

"Jiangzhou No. 1 Middle School has been a little unable to keep up with the exam-oriented education model due to its consistent school-running philosophy, especially the teachers have been unable to keep up, which has been reflected in the poor results of the college entrance examination last year. Therefore, I read this article and felt that it was actually an opportunity for change for Jiangzhou No. 1 Middle School. ”

Listened to Qin Ran's words. Zheng Liguo's eyes lit up, and he encouraged him to continue talking with his eyes.

"The world. It is difficult to be alone, and we can also shift our focus to exam-oriented education. Exam-oriented education does not mean that there are no elements of education, and super middle schools should be good at exam-taking, and they are just as good as they are. Wen Jiàn said that if we allow the free flow of teacher resources, since our school's teachers are flawed, why don't we go to all parts of the country to poach the best teachers? Discipline leaders, special-grade teachers, etc. can take up their posts as soon as they come, and they don't need the school to spend any more energy on training, and immediately solve the problem of school teachers. Now that our school is well-known in China, as long as it shows enough sincerity, I think there are few teachers in underdeveloped areas who will not be impressed, right? ”

Since he said it, Qin Ran also nakedly told the other party what he thought of.

"With a good gardener, of course, there are good seedlings. We can use the name of the real yàn class to select good seedlings from junior high school to start targeted training, send them to participate in various Olympiad competitions for middle school students, and after six years of training, there is a high chance of winning the college entrance examination. The results of the Olympiad and the results of the college entrance examination, as long as these two are excellent, it will naturally lead to a further increase in the reputation of the school. In this way, there will be more outstanding students who want to enter our school, and start the next round of the cycle from junior high school again. Continuously absorbing high-quality students, why worry about exam-oriented education? ”

Such a practical measure came out of the mouth of the sophomore in front of him, which really made Zheng Liguo, who has always regarded himself as an educator, a little embarrassed.

"These are good moves, but they require a lot of investment. Although the school has a slight surplus now, the annual government funding is not very large, and we will not be able to come up with such a large amount of money for a while and a half, as you said. ”

The two had already begun to discuss the feasibility of the plan, and it seemed that Zheng Liguo had subconsciously accepted Qin Ran's proposal.

"A degree is also a commodity, and it can also be sold for a good price, but we only sell it to qualified people. In Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, and even in the southern provinces, our school is a golden signboard. At present, we have less than 2,500 students in the middle school and high school combined, and only 400 students are enrolled in the first year of junior high school and the first year of high school each year. Outside the school, every year, there are many parents who want to send their children to our No. 1 Middle School. Scarcity of resources generates value, and since the school needs money, we can use our advantages to get others to send money. As mentioned in the article just now, we should encourage new school-running models, so why don't our schools take the lead and open branch schools to run schools using the private and private models? Branch schools can be a useful complement to the school, recruiting those with poor scores but also potential qualifications, and the fee model is of course the same as that of private schools, so as to solve the current problem of the school that needs to invest a lot of money. It also meets the needs of many parents in the society, especially those who are headaches, and can also provide a talent pool for the department, and if you find top-notch students, you can transfer to the department for free. ”

Qin Ran said a lot, many of them are the common practices of famous schools later, after all, high input can achieve high output, and many branch schools actually play a role in providing development funds.

"Alas, with the market economy, it seems that the school also needs to introduce a business mindset."

Zheng Liguo said to himself.

"All the qiē has a key, that is, what is the view above? Because the reform initiative must be approved by them. ”

After thinking for a while, Zheng Liguo pointed to the direction of his head and said, he now treats Qin Ran as a think tank.

"I think someone in our school can help you, after all, you have to listen to their opinions!"

Qin Ran pointed out meaningfully. (To be continued......)