10, two-level reversal of school's attitude!_1

Bullying classmates?

School bullying?

Such matters had never been discussed at a parent-teacher meeting before.

A parent sitting in the front row couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Wang, what do you mean by this?"

"Is there school bullying occurring in our class?"

All the seated parents essentially had only one child, and who didn't treat them like the apple of their eye?

Hearing that their child might be bullied, it was difficult for parents to remain calm.

A buzz of conversation arose in the classroom.

Mr. Wang pressed his hands down in a calming gesture, signaling everyone to quiet down.

Once there was complete silence, she continued, "Although it hasn't escalated to the level of bullying, any small signs of it deserve our attention."

"Based on the information I have, Zhang Ziyue often scribbles on the clothes of students from other places and has said on many occasions that people from other places don't deserve to be in the same classroom as him."

"This has had a very negative impact on the mental and physical development of students in our class."

"I want to take this opportunity to reiterate the school's position."

"In our school, there should be no distinction between local and non-local students – everyone has been selected through the school's admissions process to attend Future Star Primary School."

"We are all equal!"

"I hope that in the future, you will all foster the right values in your children..."

Before she could finish, Zhang Ziyue's mother stood up angrily and said, "Mr. Wang, what's the meaning of publicly criticizing our child like this?"

"Even if our daughter did something wrong, doesn't mean others are blameless, does it?"

"This is called favoritism, you know?"

"And I don't believe that there's not a second student in the class who has done something similar to what our daughter did. Why are you only singling out ours?"

Mr. Wang adjusted his glasses and calmly said, "Mrs. Zhang, I don't know about other classes, but in mine, the only child discovered bullying students from other places is yours."

"If you don't believe it, I can pull up the surveillance footage..."

Zhang Ziyue's mother stood up in anger and headed for the classroom door, saying as she walked, "I'm not talking to you. I'm going to see your school leaders, your principal, to get an explanation."

"What kind of teacher is this, favoring to the extent of Basket Prison."

Clap...clatter, clatter, clatter...

As Zhang Ziyue's mother left the classroom, a parent in the back row started clapping, and soon the entire classroom erupted into thunderous applause.

Li Jinwen was incredibly surprised, looking as if he had just hit the jackpot, and said with amazement, "Is the issue just... resolved like that?"

Lin Mo touched his nose and smiled, "It looks like it's resolved, according to the situation."

...

After the parent-teacher meeting, Lin Mo and Li Jinwen were ready to leave the school with Lin Xiaoxiao.

Just as they were leaving the classroom, Mr. Wang came to greet them, smiling, "Lin Xiaoxiao's mom and dad, could you please come with me for a moment? There's something I'd like to discuss with you."

Lin Mo and Li Jinwen exchanged glances, not sure what it was about, but they followed with their child.

The group walked into an empty office next door.

Mr. Wang closed the office door and looked at them, saying, "Xiaoxiao's mom, Xiaoxiao's dad, has our Xiaoxiao been to any public speaking training classes?"

"Not at all," Li Jinwen shook her head, puzzled.

Lin Mo touched Lin Xiaoxiao's head and said with a smile, "This child is just naturally extroverted and loves to talk."

"Is it because she talks a lot in class? If so, I'll scold her when we get home."

Li Jinwen also spoke sternly, "Xiaoxiao, have you been talking too much in class, disrupting the teacher's lesson?"

Lin Xiaoxiao looked aggrieved and said with a whimper, "I don't know, I haven't!"

Mr. Wang hurriedly explained, "You've misunderstood, I'm not criticizing Lin Xiaoxiao. On the contrary, she usually behaves quite well."

"I've noticed that Xiaoxiao has excellent public speaking abilities."

"There happens to be an upcoming speech competition for elementary students, organized by the Education Bureau. I'd like to recommend Lin Xiaoxiao to participate and wanted to consult with you."

What?

Hearing this, Li Jinwen and Lin Xiaoxiao's mouths fell open.

Such opportunities might occasionally arise in the school, but they only heard about them and never had a chance to sign up.

And now the school was actively offering them the opportunity?

This was unbelievable.

Mr. Wang wasn't surprised by Li Jinwen's reaction and continued to explain, "The competition is a great learning opportunity, and winning a place can significantly increase the chances of Xiaoxiao getting into a public junior high after the middle school entrance examination."

"After all, as you know, public schools have too many applicants every year. Non-local residents, even if they meet the 120-point requirement, must go through a series of selections..."

Li Jinwen and Lin Mo knew this all too well.

Junior high was a crucial stage, and Rakshasa City's public middle schools paid close attention to student quality.

Without a good student body, even Hengshui Middle School would be out of luck.

How do we judge the quality of student sources?

On one hand, certainly, it's the primary school grades.

But when the grades are all satisfactory, the main criterion becomes how much the parents are willing to invest in education.

And the best reflection of parents' willingness to invest is the child's specialty, what competitions they've participated in, and what awards they've won.

Thus,

Seemingly unrelated to learning, all sorts of competitions have always been a fierce battleground for parents.

Some authoritative competition slots have even seen situations where you had to pay to get in.

It's precisely because of being in such a distorted educational environment, that when Li Jinwen heard the homeroom teacher actually take the initiative to let his daughter compete, he was so surprised.

Li Jinwen couldn't stop smiling; he turned to his daughter and asked, "Xiaoxiao, do you want to participate in the speech contest?"

"You're in such a hurry," Lin Mo said helplessly, shaking his head and speaking indifferently, "With things so sudden, we should let Xiaoxiao go home and think it over properly."

"You're right, aren't you, Mr. Wang?"

Huh?

Such a great opportunity, and you're playing hard to get?

Do you know how many parents can't buy this chance with money?

Mr. Wang thought MMP in his heart, but his face still wore a smiling expression as he adjusted his glasses and said, "Mr. Lin is right; we should let the child think it over."

"Xiaoxiao, can you give your teacher an answer during class tomorrow?"

She was actually also in a confused state, completely unaware of what the principal was thinking, suddenly showing such concern for a child from out of town in their class.

When enrolling, the school would conduct a comprehensive investigation of the parents.

After enrollment, more background information about the parents would be obtained from the child.

Mr. Wang remembered clearly, when the children were asked to draw the emblem of their family car, Lin Xiaoxiao drew a small bird electric bike.

It didn't seem like she came from a background!

But there was no helping it,

Since the principal had said it, she had to carry it out thoroughly.

"Okay." Lin Xiaoxiao nodded firmly.

Lin Mo, holding his daughter's hand, waved and said, "Goodbye, Mr. Wang, Xiaoxiao, say goodbye to the teacher."

"Goodbye, Teacher."

"Goodbye, take care on your way home."

...

Ten minutes later.

Lin Mo was riding the small bird electric bike on the bustling streets.

Lin Xiaoxiao sat behind, his wife in front, the three of them with happy smiles on their faces.

He owned very little,

The second-hand small bird electric bike was carrying all the beauty of his life.

"Husband, tell me, what exactly did you say to the principal?"

"I just told the truth."

"Really? Did you give her money?"

"Do I have any money? And even if I gave her all our money, would she care for it?"

The couple's voices were low, almost a whisper in the ear, and with the sound of the wind covering it up, Lin Xiaoxiao at the back could barely hear.

"Er... that's true, all our money is with me, so I really wonder, how did you persuade the principal to help us?"

"Do you really want to know?"

"Yeah!"

"I used my charms!"

"Get out of here! Come on, spill the beans!"

"Haha, alright, alright, it was a coincidence actually. I was passing by the Home Inn the other day, and I happened to see the principal sneaking into the hotel with a young man. I don't know if that was her husband, but old couples shouldn't be checking into hotels, right? And they wouldn't need to be sneaky about it, so today I bluffed her by saying, 'You wouldn't want your secret to get out to your husband, right?' I didn't expect my bluff to actually work!"

"Ah? Really! That happened!"

"Would I lie about that! I was out of options, after all! I had to take drastic measures!"

"That's not illegal, is it?"

"What law did I break? Besides, I didn't blackmail her or anything, just asked her to take care of the issue with Xiaoxiao being bullied."

"That's right! I was wondering why the usually snooty homeroom teacher was so polite today! Husband, you're really something! Impressive! No wonder you said you wanted to go talk to the principal today! You had a card up your sleeve!"

"Heh heh, of course!"

"Alright, let's not talk about this now. Xiaoxiao, what do you want to eat tonight?"

"You can choose McDonald's or your favorite spicy hot pot!"

"Adults have to make choices; kids want it all. I want an ice-cold Coke... and to watch a movie... and..."