"We are here this time because we have something else to do." Principal Bai's face darkened slightly, with a hint of sadness in his brows. "Nowadays, there are many parents who know that their children are not yet 16 years old, but they falsely report their age and give away their children. Go work."
"I went to the development zone office to find Lucifer and the district chief, but they didn't take it seriously at all."
As he spoke, Principal Bai became a little excited: "Let the children study, is it for their future? The government sets the age limit of sixteen years old, isn't it because it is afraid that the children who have not reached the age will be too young? With the ability to distinguish right from wrong, if you enter society now, how easy will it be to make mistakes?"
"Those children should stay in school and study hard at their age." Principal Bai said with increasing excitement.
"Principal Bai, don't get excited." Wang Zhong quickly tried to persuade him: "If you try to handle this matter, you will definitely not be able to get it done."
"Why can't I do it?" Principal Bai was still a little unhappy and unconvinced. Of course, it was not against Wang Zhong, but over this matter.
Having read the original work from a God's perspective, Wang Zhong can certainly understand Teacher Bai's mood: "It's useless for you to go to the parents about this matter. If you can persuade them, how can they lie about the ages of the children? , I have to send them to work!"
Teacher Bai was stunned for a moment, then slapped his thigh, shaking his head and sighing.
"Why!"
His face was full of helplessness.
"I know it too, but since I, as their teacher, saw this situation, I can't just ignore it!" Teacher Bai was heartbroken over this matter.
"This is the case with many things. Even if you know you can't do something, you still have to do it!" Wang Zhong nodded, and then his voice suddenly changed: "Parents have to do their work. In the final analysis, this matter still comes from policy."
“To solve this problem, we must start from the policy perspective.”
"Start from the policy?" Principal Bai looked at Wang Zhong, then raised his hand and said helplessly: "It's no use. I have been to the development zone office several times, Defu, and Wang Zhong from the development zone. District chief, they all agree with this matter.”
"Especially Defu, he told me that even if these dolls go into society and make money, they can still learn if they want to in the future."
"If we really go out into the society and see the colorful world, those children are still young, so they won't be able to keep their hearts in mind, and they won't have the energy to learn to read."
Teacher Bai said angrily. Guo Minhang next to him also looked solemn. However, because he had just arrived not long ago and did not fully understand the situation here, he just sat quietly and listened to Principal Bai and Wang Zhong. Speak without interrupting.
Wang Zhong said solemnly: "Although you can study at any time, there is a huge difference between a teenage boy studying now and studying in the future."
"That's right!" Teacher Bai said with deep approval, and Guo Minhang couldn't help but nod.
"We, the children of farmers, study is the fairest and easiest way to change our destiny."
The two of them deeply believed Wang Zhong's words.
If this were placed in ancient society, the people at the bottom would not even have the opportunity to study, let alone change their destiny.
Even if those children from poor families in the eyes of scholars are temporarily in poverty, their ancestors were once rich, but their family fortunes are in decline, but even if their family fortunes are in decline, it is relative.
Like now, nine-year compulsory education, high school and university have opened their doors to the whole society.
"This matter must be solved from the root! We can't just rely on lobbying the parents of the children. Only by starting from the root and starting from the policy can we make it possible."
"But exporting labor to Fujian Province is a strategic decision jointly made by the two provinces and one of the poverty alleviation measures. How could it be stopped just because of a few words from us!"
Principal Bai said helplessly.
Wang Zhong said: "The policy will naturally not stop. At this time, if you go out to work, you will not be tired and you can make money, which can indeed solve the immediate needs of the villagers."
In order to prepare land and build houses, many villagers have borrowed money from credit unions. Their families owe foreign debts. Now they are going to work in Fujian Province, and the governments on both sides are helping to cover the costs. There is no need to worry about being cheated. It is indeed a good job to make money. A good way.
"What do you mean?" Principal Bai frowned and looked at Wang Zhong in confusion.
Wang Chong said with a smile: "You still have to find someone from the education system. If the county education bureau can't handle it, then go to the district to find someone. If the district can't handle it, then go to the province. As long as the education bureau issues a document , won’t this matter be solved?”
"Is the Education Bureau issuing documents?"
Principal Bai explained: "This matter is not that simple. I went to the development zone, the county, and the police station and asked. We are all immigrants. In addition, in recent years, we have been strict in arresting those who have passed the exam. Many of our dolls don’t even have birth certificates. We went to the police station to apply for household registration certificates because of demand. Although we as teachers know the age of the students, the parents insist that the students have reached the age limit. , even the police station can’t do anything about it.”
"Even if the Education Bureau does issue a document, it will be of no use!"
This is inherently a difficult thing to define. There are no birth certificates, and the ages of the dolls are not entirely determined by what the parents say. The police station will register the number the parents say. The police station does not have that many manpower. Send someone to go down. A survey verified the dolls' actual ages.
"Principal Bai, don't worry!" Wang Zhong said with a smile: "In the absence of birth certificates, the ages of the children are indeed decided by the parents."
"But we don't focus on the age of the dolls. Let's change our thinking."
"Change your thinking?" Principal Bai and Guo Minhang looked at each other and saw the confusion in each other's eyes.
"What's the new idea?" Principal Bai hurriedly asked Wang Zhong expectantly.
Wang Zhongdao: "Rejuvenating the country through science and education is one of our country's important national policies, and nine-year compulsory education is a fundamental plan for our country to realize the four modernizations."
"The parents of children here are basically farmers, ordinary people, and they don't have much foresight. Sometimes they are inevitably blinded by the interests in front of them. But people in the education department, I am sure everyone knows about education. How important it is to the kids, how important it is to our country.”
"We can't convince those parents, so let the Education Bureau issue strict orders and policies to them. Let's be more flexible and not limit the age of the children to go out to work, but can they make a fuss about the nine-year compulsory education!"
Principal Bai's eyes lit up, but then the light that had just risen quickly dimmed: "If only it were that easy!"
"Our school only has primary school. Nowadays, many children drop out of school and are sent to work by their parents before they even finish primary school, let alone junior high school."
Although Principal Bai doesn't want to admit it, this is indeed the most real situation at the moment.
"This is not something we should consider." Wang Zhong shook his head and said with a smile: "What we can do is to report this situation to our Xihaigu education system and give us suggestions that we think are feasible, but Whether we ultimately adopt it or not is not our decision.”
"Principal Bai, you are just the principal of a rural primary school, Teacher Guo is just a support teacher, and I am just an ordinary citizen. We can't change the policy. We can only make suggestions and report to the higher authorities. We know Case."
Although I hate to admit it, this is indeed the reality.
Teacher Bai was still a little unwilling: "Is there really no other way?"
Wang Zhong shook his head and said: "Actually, there is nothing we can do. The reason why parents send their children to work is because studying costs money, and working can make money."
"Another point is that we have to admit that there are many children who are really not suitable for studying. For example, those who have repeated grades for three or four years and those who have been in primary school for more than ten years. It's not that they don't want to study, but they are not suitable. They are also They work hard and work hard, but they really can’t learn.”
"Although there are not many students like this, there are a few. Their parents don't want them to continue studying and send them to work to earn money. I think it's understandable."
"But if you are too young, your mind is not mature enough, and you have not yet established a correct social outlook and values, and you are sent out to work by your parents, it is true that you will most likely end up in the society by mistake due to premature contact with society in the future. Wrong path."
"I know everything you said." Principal Bai was a little anxious: "Tell me your method."
"Don't these parents want their children to make money? If the scale of our student aid fund is large enough, we can make the coverage of academic examination rewards wider. For example, if those who are admitted to the county No. 1 middle school from primary school to junior high school, If we give rewards to those who get into the top classes in the college entrance examination, if we do well in the college entrance examination, those who get into the undergraduate program, and those who get into the undergraduate program, we will reward them even more to stimulate them, so won’t those parents be tempted?"
"The children have a future and can make money. If there is such a good thing, I will definitely be willing to let my children study." Guo Minhang said thoughtfully, but then he changed his voice and became a little hesitant. He glanced at Wang Zhong and said cautiously: "But if this is the case, will it change the taste?"
Principal Bai also had a look of confusion on his face.
"No matter what the process is, as long as the goal can be achieved, there is no need to think too much about the details."
"And if this is the case, to a certain extent, it can indeed stimulate children's enthusiasm for reading, stimulate their ambition, and make their parents willingly send them to continue studying."
"But the student aid fund is linked to the kiln factory's income. Now the kiln factory's business life and the funds in the student fund account are sufficient, but if one day the kiln factory's business deteriorates and the income drops, this assistance will The funding issue of the student fund may not be guaranteed.”
"Furthermore, as Teacher Guo said, this method is indeed a bit stale. It is okay for temporary use, but the children's current world view and values are not yet mature. If they continue to do this, they may be given to the children. What bad impact will it bring?"
"If we encounter some paranoid parents again, regardless of the consequences, they force their children to study and study without any method, just to get that reward, maybe it will be counterproductive to some extent."
Wang Zhong feels that this is not unfounded worry. The children are still young now. If they are taught to value everything like money at this time, then these children will most likely lose many very meaningful things in the future and become Profit-oriented, money comes first.
Maybe they would have had various dreams and become astronauts, pilots, soldiers, scientists, teachers, doctors, lawyers, etc. in the future.
Wang Zhong's words also made Principal Bai and Teacher Guo fall into deep thought.
Children at these ages are like a blank sheet of paper. They are influenced by their parents, taught by teachers, and changed by their living environment. No one can tell what they will look like in the future.
Principal Bai and Teacher Guo sat at Wang Zhong's house for more than an hour. The two sides talked about the student fund and the children's schooling. They talked about many aspects, although many of their words were of no use.
But Principal Bai, who left Wang Zhong's house, made a decision after thinking about it for a night.
During class the next day, Principal Bai asked Teacher Guo to help teach, while he himself went to the county and the Education Bureau.
In the following period, Principal Bai went to the county almost every day, and all the matters of teaching the children were left to the young Teacher Guo.
A week later, Principal Bai happily came to Wang Zhong and told him about the new document issued by the Education Bureau. Anyone within the scope of nine-year compulsory education, regardless of age, regardless of whether they are sixteen or older, is not allowed to drop out of school and work. Education The system will work with each school and the relevant personnel responsible for foreign work in the Economic Development Zone Office to strictly review the list of people who have signed up to work in Fujian Province.
Principal Bai was very happy.
On the first day when this document was issued to the village, the student aid fund also announced the latest decision. Anyone who comes to Yuquanying Diaozhuang, as long as their child can pass the county No. 1 Middle School, will be rewarded with a reward of 2,000 yuan per person. If you are admitted to the key class of the county high school, you will be rewarded with 3,000 yuan at a time. If you are admitted to the junior college, you will be rewarded with 5,000 yuan. If you are admitted to the undergraduate course, you will be rewarded with 8,000 yuan. Those from key universities like 85211 will be awarded 10,000 yuan in cash per person.
In addition to these basic awards, there are also excellent performance awards and significant progress awards every semester. Prizes include cash and various school supplies.
But these have prerequisites. In primary school, there are only rewards for school supplies, pencils and pencil cases. Only after entering junior high school, going to school in the county and competing with the children in the county, can there be cash rewards.
The folks who were still a little bit critical of the Education Bureau's decision immediately changed their attitude after learning the news from the Shanhai Student Aid Fund. They urged their children to go to school and often went to the school to ask how their children's grades were. Something like that.
Suddenly, the atmosphere in Principal Bai's school suddenly became better.
