Go back to the past and be a schoolboy

Chapter 129 The Great Educator (Happy New Year)
If an educator, after the assassination of Mr. Li Gongpu and Wen Yiduo, was at the top of the KMT reactionary assassination blacklist at the time of the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, some people may say that he only touched the interests of the four major families and excluded dissidents. , does not explain anything.

What's more, he later died of a sudden cerebral hemorrhage, which just proved that the "so-called" assassination list was just rumors and non-existent things.

But it was such a person. After his death, more than 2000 people from all walks of life in northern Shaanxi held a grand memorial service for him in the border area. The great man personally wrote an elegiac couplet for him:
"Mourning the great people's educator, sir through the ages."

In our modern history, many well-known educators have emerged, but he is the only one who can be titled by the words "people" and "great".

He is the young man standing in front of him - Mr. Tao Xingzhi.

It’s just that right now he is starting from the dual needs of perfecting individual personality and seeking a way to save the country. He is still studying and researching Wang Yangming’s theory seriously, and he is fascinated by it. The name was changed to "Zhixing".

When the name really became the well-known "Tao Xingzhi" by later generations, it was not changed again until 1934, when he put forward the theory that "action is the beginning of knowledge, and knowledge is the completion of action" based on years of experience in civilian education.

Squatting down, Mr. Tao Zhixing hugged his student and patted Wan Laiming's back lightly.

"Xiao Wan, I'm sorry. It's the teacher's fault. I shouldn't have left you there alone to suffer. If I took you with me, I wouldn't have to suffer so much. But since the teacher is back, everything will be fine."

Feeling the warmth in it, Wan Laiming not only didn't stop crying, but cried out of breath, releasing all the grievances brought by the past.

As the eldest son in the family with three younger brothers, Wan Laiming never dared to show weakness in front of the public in line with the tradition of elder brothers being like fathers. Even in front of Cheng Nuo, his most emotional emotion was nothing but nervousness, and he still kept that feeling in his heart. strong.

But in front of his mentor, just a hug and a few warm words completely destroyed his psychological defense that he had worked so hard to build for many days.

"Old... Teacher, I don't blame you. It's all because I'm useless, otherwise I wouldn't let people laugh at me." Lying on the teacher's back, Wan Laiming wanted to reach out to wipe his tears, but the tears were off the line. Like a bead, I couldn't stop it no matter what: "Teacher, I... I actually wanted to laugh, but I just couldn't. I can't even do this well. Is it so useless?"

Tao Xingzhi patted the student on the back lightly, with red eyes: "I don't agree with that, Xiao Wan is the best painter in our class, I remember when you drew a picture for me. The portrait is still very good."

It's okay not to mention this, but Wan Laiming chuckled when it was mentioned, and sniffed out a snot bubble: "Teacher, do you still remember this, in fact, I was not good at drawing at that time, I drew the teacher's face too long, instead Not very pretty."

Tao Xingzhi took out a handkerchief from his pocket, and wiped away Wan Laiming's snot bit by bit: "Isn't it? If you don't study hard during class, you can paint the teacher secretly by yourself. Can you draw well? It's been so long since See you, have your skills improved, can the teacher ask you to draw another picture?"

"Teacher... I'm sorry, teacher. Maybe I can only draw horses. Drawing other things is a waste of things." Wan Laiming was very happy at first, but thinking that he couldn't do a good job in sketching, painting for the teacher would be "insulting" others: " I was very happy to paint for free, but after finishing the painting, I let the dog bite me."

Looking at the torn clothes on his body and the drawing board in the corner, Tao Xingzhi instantly understood the general idea of ​​the matter.

With a tight mouth, he patted Wan Laiming's shoulder hard again: "Everything will be fine, the teacher believes in you."

Although Wan Laiming's emotions have basically calmed down, he still twitched a little: "Thank you teacher."

"It's good that you know it in your heart. Some roads still have to be walked by yourself." After helping the student up, Tao Xingzhi patted the dirt off his body, and held the drawing board with his arms: "Let's go, we teachers and students are here too." It's an eyesore, I'll take you to the next restaurant first."

Only then did Wan Laiming realize that because of his sloppy body, the sloppy hugging and crying just now made the teacher sloppy, and passers-by stayed away when they saw it, turning from a strange person into a pair of strange people .

Tao Xingzhi was leading the way. After walking for a while, he suddenly found that the students hadn't followed him. He turned around and saw this scene. He looked around and soon understood what was going on. The teacher went to put the things down, the clothes I wore all day are really smelly, I even hate myself."

Wan Laiming originally opened his mouth to say something, but gave up when the words reached his mouth, and followed closely with his fists clenched.

It's just that in the process of running, tears seemed to well up from the corners of his eyes.

"Teacher, wait for me..."

When he came to the residence, Tao Xingzhi put down the drawing board, took out two apples from the cabinet, went to the bathroom and washed them, and said, "Sit whatever you want, and make this your home. There is something cool on the table. If you're thirsty, pour it yourself. You don't have to be polite to me."

Under the sun, Wan Laiming was really thirsty. He turned over the cup on the table, poured two cups, and drank one of them in one gulp, which made him feel less hot.

"Teacher, don't be so busy, I'll just drink some water."

"Anyway, I invite you to come to my house as a guest. As a teacher, I have to entertain you." Tao Xingzhi held the washed apple in both hands, and after shaking off the water droplets in mid-air, he took a bite first: "Crispy, sweet and crispy Sweet, it just so happens that your junior's house sells this, so I bought a few catties by the way, it tastes really good, try it."

"Thank you, teacher, then I will not be polite, and I will be honored by the teacher." Wan Laiming took the apple, bit it in his mouth and said sweetly: "Apple is delicious, and the teacher washes it better."

"You, before you say a few words, you can't hide your original tail." Seeing the student like this, I felt more relieved, and said kindly: "I heard on the way that you resigned from the original Commercial Press. to find a new job?"

When it came to business, Wan Laiming swallowed the apple and said seriously: "Yes, after careful calculation, a person's life is only about [-] days, so it's better to do something that you think is meaningful. I am good at painting and I like painting. In the future ready to do this.”

Tao Xingzhi hesitated for a moment, sat next to the student and said earnestly: "Xiao Wan, logically speaking, I shouldn't meddle in your affairs, but as someone who has experienced it, I still want to say a few more words, painting is not necessarily a Good choice, but the road ahead will be difficult.”

How could Wan Laiming not know, the teacher misunderstood, and quickly explained: "Teacher, I am not doing Chinese painting like Master Hongyi, nor is I doing Western painting, but animation."

In order to make the teacher believe what he said, Wan Laiming took out the book that he had always carried with him, folded it up and flipped it quickly, and the scene of the Great Sage releasing the Tianma was repeated before his eyes.

"Teacher, look, this is the animation I'm talking about, and it's also the development direction that Professor Cheng has found for me. Now in China, I'm No. 1."

Talking about the arrangement Cheng Nuo gave him, Wan Laiming couldn't hide his pride.

It doesn't matter if the road is difficult, he is at the forefront of the entire era.

Seeing this scene, Tao Xingzhi couldn't help being amazed even though Tao Xingzhi traveled all over the world for so many years and had also obtained a master's degree from the University of Illinois in the United States.

"With such a simple up and down movement, the horses and monkeys are actually jumping up and down like real people. It's amazing."

Wan Laiming said proudly: "The effect of animation is far more than this. Professor Cheng said that when the technology matures in the future, it can be put on the screen. It will definitely look better if all these villains are painted in color and accompanied by sound."

Tao Xingzhi smiled and said, "So, Xiaowan, what you have done is very meaningful. Later, we can promote our excellent culture and let more people see the charm brought by our ancestors."

Wan Laiming nodded again and again: "Yes, that's what Professor Cheng said. He said to open the eyes of these foreigners, as if to say that cultural strength is also a kind of national strength."

Tao Xingzhi became interested and asked, "Xiao Wan, you have been talking about this Professor Cheng since the road until now. What kind of person is he?"

Fearing that the teacher might misunderstand, Wan Laiming pointed to the clothes on his body and said, "Teacher, don't look at my dirty body now. It has nothing to do with Professor Cheng. I was paid my salary on the first day of work. It's just that I don't want to spend it. They are all used to buy books and paintings, and they are not so particular about their clothes.”

When it came to the point of interest, Wan Laiming put down the apple, and told everything about what happened before and after meeting Cheng Nuo.

In his language, Cheng Nuo is a man who is knowledgeable, ambitious and capable. The Academy of Sciences is full of talents.

"Teacher, in my impression, Professor Cheng is similar to you. You are very powerful and have a sense of social responsibility. Both of you are my role models." Wan Laiming hesitated for a moment and said, "Teacher, I think the two of you can cooperate. Our Academy of Sciences is also running education, and we are short of people.”

Tao Xingzhi smiled and didn't rush to answer. He gnawed the apple in his hand and said, "After listening to you say so much, I can feel that you approve of this Professor Cheng. Combined with my previous understanding, I also understand He has always been doing practical things in society.

But in my opinion, education is also different from education, and they may not necessarily match each other. "

Unlike other educators, Mr. Tao Xingzhi did not seem to have taught many famous students in his life, and even he himself did not seem to be very famous.

This is precisely his greatness. Rather than saying that he is an educator, he is a social reformer. He has been promoting civilian education throughout his life, trying to make more children of the people go to school. His educational practice has long been deeply rooted. at the lowest level of society.

For this reason, the students are just the most ordinary workers and peasants, and their commemoration and praise have no high-sounding rhetoric, and no good newspapers are willing to publish those simple and sincere words.

The reason why the world can frequently remember those well-known educators on the Internet is because they themselves were the principals of well-known Chinese universities at that time, and they held high positions in both political and academic circles. Able to rank among the middle and upper classes of society and hold the power of public opinion.

When these people frequently praised their teacher, their reputation began to expand and became known to the society.

This situation is the same until later generations. The "experts" who frequently speak out in public opinion often cannot truly represent the silent majority.

Wan Laiming met Wan Laiming by chance when he was the dean of Nanjing Higher Normal University and helped a few needy students.

Wan Laiming was a little anxious: "Teacher, is it because the Academy of Sciences has not yet established a school, so it is not willing to agree? I have asked the comrades of the Academy of Sciences, but right now there is no stable territory. After this period of time, it will start to be put on the agenda. Yes. If you go there now, you will just be able to hold the right to speak, Professor Cheng has always been very decentralized."

Tao Xingzhi shook his head with a smile, and asked back, "Xiao Wan, do you think it's better to teach people to be a master, or to teach people to be an ordinary person?"

Wan Laiming didn't understand, so he said puzzled, "I don't think this conflicts, why can't we develop together?"

"It's very simple, because resources are limited. It's just a pot of rice. If I eat more, I'll eat less when I come to you." Tao Xingzhi drew a circle on the table with tea, and held it with his fingers. It is divided into two semicircles, one big and one small: "I am standing here, and your Professor Cheng is standing on the other side. There is an invisible river in the middle."

Looking at the two semicircles, Wan Laiming calmly thought about it, and then gave his opinion: "In other words, you think our Academy of Sciences only focuses on elite education?"

Tao Xingzhi nodded and said firmly: "Compared with elites, I think rural education is more important, especially among the more than [-] million peasants, universal education is more important. Educational reform is imperative. The way the rulers serve."

Standing up, Tao Xingzhi paced a few steps back and forth in the living room, turning his head sharply: "Public education is the dawn of our education in China. The fundamental problem of education reform lies in the rural areas. We can only go to the people, go to the people, our country There is a future.”

Hearing this kind of remarks, Wan Laiming was even more shocked than when he saw the animation for the first time: "However, if all these [-] million farmers can go to school, how much manpower and material resources will be spent, it is simply beyond human power. Of."

Tao Xingzhi clenched his fists in the air, showing no tendency to be intimidated by this difficulty: "Just now you said that your colleagues in the Academy of Sciences are called comrades. This is a good word. I believe that there are also such a group of comrades who support civilian education in China.

In the future, we will raise a fund of 100 million yuan, recruit 100 million comrades, advocate the opening of 100 million schools, and transform 100 million villages. "

There is a saying, don't worry about scarcity but inequality.

(End of this chapter)