Chapter 32: Leading the Underachievers

就这样,楚天扬名立万.学生在学校站稳脚跟其实很简单.只要你成绩好,你就会成为老师们的新宠和学生中的佼佼者.更何况,楚天还是个天才.校长是一只狡猾的老狐狸.他知道,如果楚天在任何一个班级,那个班级的班主任都会在高考中大放异彩.这难免会引起其他班主任的嫉妒.而且,楚天的班主任张老师,本来就不喜欢楚天.所以,将楚天从班级中分离出来,直接将他置于学校的管理和培养之下,是一个完美的借口.校长的举动让楚天的班主任张先生伤心欲绝.高考后,一个获得丰厚奖励,获得荣耀的机会,就这样被校长剥夺了.但张先生对此无能为力.他之前在课堂上曾多次羞辱楚天,称他为"好--无--的楚".所以,他没有正当理由去争取让楚天上班的权利.他只能怪自己目光短浅,没有发现这个大器晚成的宝物,那就是楚天.

楚天很快就轰动了整个学校.老师和学生都会来看看这位曾经成绩不佳的人,他现在是一个天才.林玉婷每天中午都会在楚天教室门口等着和他一起吃午饭,担心他会被其他女生引诱走.江小胖也成为了家喻户晓的人物,向大家讲述了他与楚天的经历.他脸上的光芒是如此明亮,以至于可能会使一架飞机失明.

楚天突然意识到,无论如何,出名都是艰难的.他总是在聚光灯下.俗话说,名气大,压力大.

校长和老师们商量后,决定专心修炼楚天.虽然这番修炼让学科老师们感到有些尴尬,但并没有挫伤他们把楚天变成天都骄傲的热情.会议还决定邀请楚天做助理导师.他每周都会给学校的尖子生讲授各学科的学习方法和解决问题的思维,类似于分享经验,并按照一级教师的标准发放津贴.

当校长在办公室向楚天发出这个邀请时,片刻的思考,楚天坚定地摇了摇头.首先,优等生通常傲慢且难以管理.其次,虽然他能考到满分,但他不确定自己能不能教好别人.第三,这对他来说太严格了.

校长犹豫了片刻,但还是没有放弃.他说道:"楚天同学,你看,你应该帮助你的同学进步吧?你不觉得与他人分享你的快乐比独自享受更好吗?

副校长刘忠华也插话说:"楚天学生,这只是一个小忙.把它当作天都中学的要求.另外,你可以自由安排下学期的时间.

见刘忠华开口,楚天知道他不能袖手旁观.正当他思考着最佳平衡时,他突然想到了过去的自己.他记得自己是如何因为成绩不佳而忍受羞辱和轻蔑的.所以,他说:"校长,如果你真的坚持让我辅导一些学生,我宁愿辅导高中三年级最差的学生.帮助有需要的人,总比在锦缎上添花要好.

校长有点犹豫.辅导那些成绩不佳的学生有什么用呢?他们远远落后了,就算进步很大,如果考不上大学,那也还是没有意义的.

刘中华副校长想了想,对校长说:"我觉得可以.最优秀的学生几乎已经发挥了他们的潜力.无论他们得到多少辅导,都不太可能有第二个像楚天这样的天才.他们最多可能只会多得到几分.至于成绩不佳的人,如果在楚天的帮助下,哪怕只有几个人能考上大学,那就算是成功了.它可以提高大学入学率.此外,每个班级的老师可以省去管理这些成绩不佳的学生的麻烦,并将精力集中在其他学生身上.这难道不是间接提高了管理效率和学生的整体表现吗?

校长想了想,然后拍了拍桌子."老刘,你真有远见.这个计划甚至比原来的计划还要好.伟大!我们赶紧召集全体高中三年级老师开会再讨论一下.而且楚天学生也应该参加.

校长心想,一个楚天,足以撑起天都中学的天空.只要楚天能成为高考第一名,所有的名气和好处都会随之而来.至于其余的,让楚天为所欲为吧.

Chu Tian nodded reluctantly. He couldn't help but smile bitterly, thinking that he had taken on so many things. Why was his life so full of toil?

The principal originally thought that the teachers might oppose this plan, but to his surprise, they all agreed unanimously. After careful consideration, the principal realized that this was due to the teachers' self - interest. In fact, no teacher wanted to let Chu Tian tutor the top students in their class. Otherwise, if the students got good grades in the college entrance examination, who would get the credit? They had just been reluctant to oppose it before because of the principal's pressure. But having Chu Tian tutor the underachievers was different. After all, they had already given up on those underachievers. If Chu Tian could turn them into something great, it would be their good fortune. If not, it didn't matter much. They could save a lot of energy. It was a win - win situation, so of course, they were happy to do it.

Finally, a teacher suddenly raised a question, "Where should the teaching of Class 13 be held?"

The principal scratched his head, thought for a long time, and then slapped the table. "The old cafeteria."

Chu Tian almost fell off his chair. The old cafeteria was built in the 1960s, covering an area of over 800 square meters. Because of its old - fashioned architecture and imperfect functions, Tiandu Middle School had stopped using it two years ago. Usually, it was used to store sports teaching materials and labor tools. Moreover, it was far away from the office building and the teaching building. Now the principal wanted to use it as the teaching place for Class 13. How could Chu Tian not be shocked by the principal's bad idea? But Chu Tian knew that this was the only option. The school was unlikely to provide a regular classroom for the underachievers he was going to lead.

After more than half an hour of discussion, an agreement was finally reached. Three of the worst - performing students from each of the twelve classes in senior high school grade three would be selected through voluntary registration to form a class of thirty - six students, Class 13. Chu Tian would be the homeroom teacher. The subject teachers for the next semester would be determined later because the winter vacation was just a few days away. The principal specifically emphasized the "voluntary" aspect. Chu Tian knew that the school was worried about not being able to pass the parents' scrutiny, so they could only use the pretext of "voluntary" to shirk responsibility in the future.

When the homeroom teachers returned to their classes to publicize the school's decision, they thought few people would respond. However, more than ten students in each class signed up. The enthusiasm was no less than that for top - student training classes. The teachers couldn't understand that in these few days, through positive publicity and the spread of rumors, Chu Tian's image had deeply impressed the underachievers. Some of them regarded Chu Tian as a role model, seeing him as a symbol of how an underachiever could turn things around. Some other underachievers thought that in Class 13, they would be free from management and could enjoy themselves as they pleased.

Naturally, the teachers wouldn't let go of the students who still had some hope. In the end, they selected students according to their bottom - ranked scores from those who had signed up to solve the problem.

Because Jiang Xiaopang had made great progress in this exam, Mr. Zhang, the homeroom teacher, definitely wouldn't let Jiang Xiaopang go to Class 13. Jiang Xiaopang secretly pleaded with Chu Tian for a long time. After thinking it over, Chu Tian still refused. He knew that he had already dealt a heavy blow to Mr. Zhang, the homeroom teacher. He couldn't go against him anymore, or Mr. Zhang might really end up spitting blood or jumping off a building. However, Chu Tian promised Jiang Xiaopang that he could study with him and Lin Yuting at night if he needed to. Only then did Jiang Xiaopang let Chu Tian go with great joy.

Class 13 was finally established on the day before the vacation. The principal even came to the old cafeteria to give an inspiring but rather unoriginal speech. Then he left. As the inexperienced homeroom teacher, Chu Tian looked at the thirty - six unenergetic but admiring underachievers. He cleared his throat and said, "Dear classmates, facing you all, I feel a great deal of pressure. I don't know why you chose me, but I know that you were all underachievers."