Before I Grow Old + Yokogawa Three Moves (continued) Big and Small Animals (7)
The international curriculum program of Dayouxiang is self-contained, and there is not much contact with the headquarters of Surabaya Middle School, except for a few things such as student status, archives and graduation exams, Gu Hengchuan basically does not have to run at both ends, stay in the teaching studio to print test papers, and be on call at any time.
The high school in Surabaya City implements the separation of "two examinations", and the graduation examination is arranged at the end of the autumn semester of the second year of high school. Many students in Surabaya Middle School who intend to go abroad ask for leave to take TOEFL, IELTS, SAT after graduation exams, and most of the schools turn a blind eye and fulfill the leave procedures.
However, IB students are different, in order to get their graduation certificates, they have to prepare for graduation exams in addition to their heavy studies, and how to squeeze out time to arrange their classes is a bit of a headache.
The graduation examination includes Chinese, mathematics, English, physics, chemistry, biology, history, politics, geography, information, art, physical education, general technology, and science experiments. Among them, the first ten subjects have to participate in the provincial unified examination, hard hitting, there is no shortcut to go, the last four are arranged by the cities themselves, and the Education Bureau has delegated to the high school to organize the examination.
When Gu Hengchuan was in Surabaya Middle School, he was exposed to the examination of arts, sports, general technology and science experiments, and knew the doorway.
The IB curriculum itself includes mathematics, physics, chemistry, and biology, all taught in English, and English is not a problem, but language, history, politics, geography and information should be prepared in advance. Principal Zou has a holistic plan. In the fall semester of the first year of high school, only political classes are held, 2 classes per week, until the end of the sophomore graduation exam, and there is no discount. Academic Principal Roy didn't understand this, but Principal Zou insisted, and he had to shrug his shoulders and reserve his opinion. In the spring semester of the first year of high school, Chinese language and history will be added, and in the fall semester of the second year of high school, geography and information will be added, and the final IB course will be suspended for 2 weeks, and the graduation exam will be sprinted with all its might.
Due to the shortage of teachers, Principal Zou contacted Surabaya Middle School, and some of them were rehired as retired teachers, and some of them were replaced by in-service teachers.
He entrusted the examination of arts, sports, general technology and science experiments to Gu Hengchuan for arrangement.
Those who are difficult will not, and those who will will not be difficult. Gu Hengchuan ran a few trips to Surabaya Middle School, visited the head of the relevant teaching and research group, inquired clearly in all aspects, physical education is organized by the school to conduct a special physical test, art and general technology are closed-book exams, generally a review class before the exam, students prepare according to the review materials, rote memorization can be, science experiments are much more troublesome, four experiments in physics and chemistry and biology, students must have all practiced, and each subject is drawn one during the formal examination, done on the spot, and scored on the spot.
Gu Hengchuan reported to Principal Zou on the arrangements for the examination subjects.
The IB curriculum pays great attention to student experiments, and the international curriculum project has a special science laboratory, and the hardware problem is not big, but it is indeed a bit difficult to take time to prepare all twelve experiments, which consumes a lot of time and energy of teachers and students. Principal Zou also felt that it was unnecessary, he knew that the examination subjects were organized by the school itself, so he just went through the motions and asked Gu Hengchuan if there was any workaround.
Gu Hengchuan had already thought about this matter, and he suggested that the students draw lots first and then prepare for the experiment, so that they only need to practice the three experiments of the formal examination, and several classes of Surabaya Middle School have also done this.
After he reminded him, Principal Zou remembered that there was indeed such a thing, playing side balls, there was a suspicion of violating the rules, but it was not cheating. He nodded to indicate that he understood, Gu Hengchuan was very knowledgeable and didn't say anything. If it weren't for Principal Zou asking for a "workaround", he wouldn't have come up with such an idea.
As the days go by, although there are rivers and lakes where there are people, the interpersonal relationship of Dayou Lane is much simpler than that of Surabaya Middle School, and the foreign teachers do not talk about him, several young IB teachers have overseas study experience, pay attention to the sense of proportion and boundaries, have something to say, and find opportunities to talk about it, which does not affect the work. Gu Hengchuan is like a fish in water here, he has a very comfortable time, and he does the work at hand in an orderly manner, which is his forte, and Academic Principal Roy is particularly satisfied with him, and once he specially mentioned to Principal Zou that he found a "capable" young man.
Gu Hengchuan maintained a stable relationship with Xiao Song. Usually at school, the contact is limited to going out to lunch together, and on the weekends, they spend it together like a couple.
After getting off work on Friday, Gu Hengchuan first went home to pick up Schrödinger and took him to the house rented by Xiao Song, where the two fed the cats, went out for an exquisite dinner, watched a movie, or visited the bookstore, and then spent the night together. The next day, take a lazy nap and simply eat a western breakfast, milk, toast, bacon, fried egg, and pickled cucumber. Xiao Song likes jam, hoards a lot of small bottles, and often changes the taste, Gu Hengchuan only likes strawberry flavor, she bought a big bottle and put it in the refrigerator.
After breakfast, the two sat on the balcony to drink tea and chat, when the sun was good, it was warm and drowsy, and when it was rainy, it was cold, and they had to wear cotton nightgowns and cotton slippers.
After sitting for an hour or two, they go out for a walk and stop by the supermarket to shop. Xiao Song likes Sam's Shop and doesn't like Bai Yun Fat, the quality of the steaks at Sam's is very good, and Bai Yun Fat is mostly "synthetic steak". In addition to the steak, Xiao Song also bought a vegetable salad and a few snacks, went home for a drink, and finally fried the steak with a vegetable salad. They don't like heavy sauces, the steak is only seasoned with black pepper and coarse salt, and the salad is simply eaten lightly by hand, which Gu Hengchuan said is like "eating grass".
After drinking, take a nap in the afternoon, and at two or three o'clock in the afternoon, go to the museum or garden. For dinner, I usually order take-out, Japanese or Cantonese food, the ingredients are very fresh and exquisitely cooked.
Gu Hengchuan had dinner and took Schrödinger home. Sometimes they stay an extra night and leave the next day.
Whether the shoes are comfortable or not is only known by the feet, and they are in good condition. It's a peculiar, puzzling way of getting along, with colleagues on weekdays and intimate couples on weekends. They approach cautiously and carefully keep their distance, not intervening too much in each other's lives, leaving each other enough time and space to do what they like. None of them mentioned the future, and the future will be talked about in the future, and the most important thing is to live a good life.
However, Xiao Song is still different from Gu Hengchuan, the reason why she doesn't mention the future is because she knows that she has no future.