Ling 022) The professor of Chinese studies suddenly changed his face, and the students had other experiences on filial piety

The theme of today's Sinology class is "Hundred Virtues and Filial Piety First", and the main speaker is a well-known old professor Meng Shuyan who has been occupied by a headhunting company since he just retired from college, and fully recommended to be hired by Holy Angel with a high salary.

This old man is full of poems and books, his export is full of chapters, he is usually extremely serious, rarely jokes with others, and treats every little thing in life as a great cause of study. For academic requirements, it is even more meticulous, and it is more strict with favorite students, but it is also special to protect the calves, and they can reprimand, admonish, and criticize, but they do not allow others to belittle, accuse, and find fault at will.

Therefore, his passing rate is always controlled within six or seven percent, just like a line on a two-dimensional plane, no matter how thin it is, it is difficult to surpass. As a result, the old man was secretly nicknamed by the children: Meng Sanye, or Meng Sanyan, strict hands, strict mouth, and strict nose (pen).

Meng Sanye, as usual, pays great attention to the dignity of the teacher with standardized appearance, and now he is still radiant and neatly dressed: navy blue linen clothes and black cloth shoes, silk shirt without wrinkles, cuffs and neckline are flat and white, trouser legs are straight, no dust and no cat hair, nails are short, no dirt is hidden, silk hair is gray, straight and not messy and not greasy, of course, there are few hairs that can be messy or greasy.

Professor Meng slowly climbed onto the multimedia podium of the first class, first turned off the power of the projector, unfolded a pair of green writing boards, covered the white projection screen board behind him, and pulled out a white chalk.

He seriously wrote three big characters in willow script: kindness and filial piety.

This is not surprising, Mr. Meng usually likes the main points of handwritten notes, and has a very beautiful and neat board book, willow font, which itself is quite ornamental. The most rare thing is that every two classes are finished, just use up two green skateboards, and there is no need to erase anything or modify it halfway, and the main points of knowledge are all in it, concise and to the point, and there is no superfluous half a word.

Children are accustomed to such concise board books, and some young teachers are quite unimpressed with those who often have a few pages of paper, are tired to the point of handicap, and are good at selling class notes.

However, the only difference today is that Meng Sanye's facial expression is very soft, and he rarely has a hint of a smile. This is a rather unexpected novelty, and the students in the first class are inevitably a little unaccustomed to it, but they are extra focused and quiet.

Under the curious eyes of all the children, he began to speak slowly: "Children, as soon as school starts, I will give you a sentence, which is four idioms, who remembers?" Yes, not bad! That is: the merit is not donated, and the jade is successful; Take dreams as horses and live up to your time. I'm very glad that I read all your pre-class papers seriously, which is very good. Except for the students who did not submit in time because they went to participate in the national speech competition, the rest of the students completed on time as required. And it can be seen that most of the students are more attentive, basically did not find the phenomenon of plagiarism on the Internet, coping with things, I am very satisfied with your serious learning attitude for the first time. ”

As if swallowing melon seeds, there were a few lonely applause, which sounded sparsely and stopped awkwardly, and the atmosphere was a little strange. Because most children still don't know, is such an evaluation a compliment? Do you need some self-encouragement?

"Admittedly, there are not many times that satisfy me, and I have always been known for my academic rigor. Even in your first three classes, which are known as top students, they have hardly satisfied me. After all, the traditional moral standards are becoming more and more alienated, so that today's children, in today's rapid development of science and technology, in the electronic information age, and then go back to accept the traditional concepts and ancient culture passed down by our ancestors for thousands of years, it is not a simple matter. I understand this and feel a little disappointed. Meng Sanye turned around, "However, I just had an adult-like exchange with my little grandson, and he said: Your generation of old people has suffered a lot, and has experienced the whole process from poverty to wealth, and it has changed greatly, which is a good thing and a trouble." Because you have seen through it early on, and you are very pessimistic about reality and life; You work hard, hoping that the society will be developed, wealthy, and advanced, and that the younger generations will live a better life and no longer suffer from the hardships of their predecessors, but you can't get used to seeing your children live so carefree, and it seems that if you don't suffer some hardships and don't suffer a little crime, you won't have a complete life experience, and you won't be as mature and excellent as you, isn't it a contradiction? You have been living in contradictory pessimism, entangled in yourself...... It dawned on me that modern children are broad-minded, and their horizons and insights are far beyond my previous expectations.

"In addition, this precursor paper also made me feel refreshed and have a new understanding of you, which can be described as impressive! Maybe I'm really old, and I really can't keep up with your thinking patterns. It's not your problem, you haven't changed, it's me who has changed. It was I who suddenly realized that this was just a fact that I never wanted to admit but could not completely ignore: I was indeed outdated! I can no longer look at the behavior of the new generation from the perspective of the past, I also need to keep up with the times, empathize, and let go of my experience and preconceptions in order to understand each other with you——"

The children breathed a sigh of relief, only to be relieved, it turned out that this time they were really satisfied, this time the applause was sincere and a lot more, and at the same time, they were also very curious, which classmate's article was so powerful, and it actually made this old-fashioned old professor begin to reflect?

"The topic of this round of homework originated from a Weibo article, and I was also taken aback by the headline when I saw it, it was written like this, how do you feel when you listen to it? 'When a person reaches sixty, he will be buried alive if he does not die', isn't it very terrifying? Old Master Meng paused.

There is silence below, and it seems that they are all shocked, silently waiting for the plot to reverse, which is a common trick of the online title party, although everyone knows that this article must be a pit, but it is often tricked because of strong curiosity, and I can't help but jump in.

"I didn't know until I read the content, and I was calculated by the title party again, but I also gained a little knowledge. In fact, this rule originated in neighboring countries, and it was not buried alive but abandoned. How could a Chinese person who has the traditional virtue of respecting the old and loving the young do such a disloyal and unfilial thing? The reason is this: In ancient times, our neighbor Japan was extremely short of food because of its very limited land resources, rugged terrain, and lack of abundant products. In order to survive better, children will generally lure their parents into carrying them to the mountains and abandon them in order to reduce the burden on the family after their parents live to the age of 60. The idea of being buried alive is purely digging a pit and can be ignored.

"In Nagano Prefecture, Japan, there is the famous 'Mt. Auntata', which is often referred to by the Japanese as 'Abandoned Mother Mountain', which is exactly what it means. With the exception of Hokkaido, which is rich in natural products, all regions of Japan have a tradition of abandoning old age. Similar countries, as well as India and North Korea. The history of China, which is deeply influenced by the Confucian tradition, emphasizes the first good and filial piety, and it is impossible for such cruel things to happen, so we can rest assured.

"Moreover, our Central Plains inland has relatively sufficient resources and relatively rich products, known as 'the lake is wide and ripe, and the world is full'. Not to mention, the Jiangnan region, which has occupied half of the taxes in the feudal dynasty for thousands of years, can be described as a land of rich fish and rice. Except for the war years, most of the time the Chinese can be self-sufficient, and there is no such strange idea as 'abandoning the old'. There is a saying in China: if there is an old man in the family, if there is a treasure, the longer the old people live, the more experience, the more they can teach the young people, isn't it a good thing? That's why I came up with such a theme. But what I didn't expect was that your thinking was so active, and the expanded discussion space far exceeded my expectations. ”

The students present were relieved, it turned out that the evaluation was so high, it was rare! A variety of comfortable and relaxed sitting postures began to appear.

"This assignment is generally A-level, but what surprised me the most was the papers of these students, they have their own unique opinions, not only copy the ready-made theories, but also compare and screen the phenomena of today's society, which is very thoughtful and insightful. So I gave it an A+, and you can circulate it and look forward to continuing to discuss it. Meng Sanye waved a few papers in his hand, "They are: Du Tianchun, Qi Guan Langyue, Tan Ouyang, Mo Xue'er, Yan Xinmei, Bai Buyi and Deng Yanshan and other seven classmates, I guess they should be regarded as more distinctive characters in your class, right?" I have to admit that the top class is indeed full of talents! A few of them are not necessarily the best writers, but the views they expound are quite representative, so they are selected for discussion. ”

Most of the students smiled with relief, and sure enough, a few of them were hit again. This kind of thing is not surprising in their class at all, the results have always been ahead, and the results in all subjects are so good, there is nothing to say, and they must not accept it.

"Teacher, just let them go up and read them aloud one by one, so that everyone can circulate them." Someone in the classmates suggested loudly.

"Well, that's a good idea, I'll accept it." Meng Sanye nodded, "Which of you will read it first?" Good articles are appreciated. You don't have to stick to the text when you read it, you can play it freely, as long as you don't deviate from your own arguments. After they have spoken, students are welcome to vote to see which point of view is more likely to be endorsed by you. You see, is this form good? ”

"yes, yes, it's more fun. Support the polling stand in line! ”

"But the question is, Professor Meng, can everyone only support one point of view? What if it all makes sense? ”

"That's going to be super tangled, I'm a Libra, and I've always had a phobia of choice, how can I do it? Isn't it possible to choose more than one? ”

The children began to talk loudly, and with the initiative, they felt lively and comfortable in the Chinese studies class for the first time.

So after negotiation, the final voting rules were decided: each person can choose three articles as the top three ideas that they most support.

(To be continued!) ）