Chapter Twenty-Six: On Sima Guang's Smashing Cylinder Again

We, the little hairy children, commented on the story of Sima Guang smashing the cylinder under the old locust tree. I was overheard by Mr. Zhang at the school, and he interpreted it for us. Unexpectedly, we, the children who are not enrolled in school, are not afraid of tigers, and we have raised such and such new questions to this teacher Zhang with rich teaching experience. At that time, this teacher Zhang was speechless for a while.

Mr. Zhang deserves to be a teacher, and he does not feel that he is ashamed of not answering our questions, which will damage his personal dignity. On the contrary, the words of our children aroused the great attention of Teacher Zhang. He researched the psychology of people of different ages and wanted to find a satisfactory answer. I want to take my abilities one step further.

I heard that this teacher Zhang was in the school office, and his peers discussed the questions raised by us preschool children, and further deepened these questions: "Why don't the children who enter the school raise the issue of compensation and beatings? ”

In response to Mr. Zhang's question, the teacher thought that this question was very simple: "Children are the same every day, and they grow up quickly. When I enter the school, my knowledge is broadened, and the people are bigger, and I naturally understand the problems. ”

Teacher Zhang smiled and asked, "If you change your thinking and look at the problem from a different angle, what will you think?" And what conclusions will be drawn? ”

Teacher Zhang's question was also unexpected by other teachers. None of them seem to have thought deeply about it. It didn't seem to be a question, but they couldn't answer it, and it really became a problem, so they had to ask Mr. Zhang again: "According to your thinking, what do you think?" ”

All the peers have their eyes on Mr. Zhang. Teacher Zhang smiled and said:

"Before the children go to school, they are innocent and their minds are not bound by anything. As I grew older and entered the school, my knowledge increased and my understanding of the problem deepened. In the same story, there are also issues of value, price, compensation, and personal punishment. But the student no longer asks questions, no longer doubts, and no longer worries. Does this mean that there are different values in the same story in children of different ages? If preschool children regard the story of "Sima Guang Smashing the Cylinder" as a classic and sacred, then when they go to school, this story really becomes a story, and its own value is greatly depreciated. If we think differently, does it mean that in some respects, our school is a mantra on the head of Sun Wukong, which has a restraining effect on students' thoughts. The children who have entered the school and become students are like two children in the preschool, at this time, their thoughts are no longer high in the sky and the sea is wide and the sea is wide and the fish jumps? ”

Mr. Zhang's theory made many teachers fall into contemplation. They were also very inspired and moved by Mr. Zhang's words. This educational work is really not 1+1=2 and will never change. Society is developing, knowledge is updating, science and technology are popularizing, and now students are the same, if the content of the teacher's lecture remains unchanged, the teacher may not understand the questions raised by the students.

Under the old locust tree, there are many stories. People of different ages in the village tell different stories under the old locust tree.

Regarding the story of "Sima Guang Smashing the Cylinder", Mr. Zhang and our friends have had many exchanges at different ages. Each time, we realize that he is worthy of being the engineer of the human soul.

The last time I communicated was when I was in high school.

During the summer vacation, I returned to my hometown Tugang Village and threw myself into farming. Before working in the field, my childhood friends met again under the old locust tree. They dropped out of junior high school. We were like children, chatting excitedly and talking for a while.

"Hey, I've got a couple of you again."

When we looked back, it turned out to be Mr. Zhang. We haven't had time to say hello yet. He asked the question first.

"I want to hear it, what do you think of the story of "Sima Guang Smashing the Cylinder" now?"

Teacher Zhang asked the question with a smile and raised his head to look at the old locust tree holding a big green umbrella.

He really deserves to be a teacher. He never forgot the questions we asked before going to school and often communicated with us. It seems that he wants to grasp the thinking and thinking of students of different ages. In order to enrich their own teaching content and improve the quality of teaching.

The friends were all smiling happily, and no one answered. All eyes were on me.

I smiled and asked Mr. Zhang a rhetorical question: "Mr. Zhang, did you also hear the story of "Sima Guang Smashing the Cylinder" before you went to school? ”

My rhetorical question made Mr. Zhang stunned for a moment, then seemed to have a quick memory, and then immediately replied: "I have heard it, I have heard it, and I have heard it more than once." ”

"You didn't ask questions about the story at the time?"

In response to my question, Mr. Zhang smiled: "I just listened at the time, and never dared to ask questions about the story. It's not like a few of you, at a young age, who ask such and such questions. To this day, I can't find a reasonable explanation for it. ”

A few of us laughed happily. I then asked, "Teacher Zhang, have you ever learned about today's preschool children, do they understand and know the story of "Sima Guang Smashing the Cylinder"? ”

Teacher Zhang's eyes widened, and he was even more surprised: "Fang Ming, you have a good question. I really didn't do that. Just a few of you asked the question at the beginning made me sigh for so many years. ”

"Teacher Zhang, if you understand these preschool children today and listen to their views on the story of "Sima Guang Smashing the Cylinder", I am afraid that they have added new terms of science and technology and modern symbols......"

Teacher Zhang suddenly looked up to the sky and laughed, he patted me on the shoulder and said loudly, "Okay! Good!! Fang Ming, you said it very well. You have put forward new requirements for me, and set new assessment standards for the teaching profession, and in front of you, I dare not call myself a teacher now. You should be my teacher. ”

Several of us almost said in unison: "Teacher Zhang, you will always be our good teacher." ”

The old locust tree witnessed our discussion about the story of "Sima Guang Smashing the Cylinder". The old locust tree also witnessed Mr. Zhang's loyalty to the party's educational cause. Mr. Zhang is not rigid in thinking, nor is he reading from the book. He tried to integrate education with the pace of social progress.

Society is developing, and the quality of people is improving. No matter how much the teacher simply talks about the words in the book, he can no longer keep up with the pace of social progress, nor can he meet the requirements of students' thoughts. It's an open world, and the minds of a new generation are connected to the world.

Bai Ling didn't blink her eyes, staring at her husband. Deep in my head, I was thinking: My husband is amazing, and he has been different from others since he was a child.