tenth year of teaching

Chapter 5 Assignment
It was past 8:20, and there were only about twenty people in the conference room.I scanned around in early summer and thought there weren’t many graduates this year.Zhang Yunru had just arrived and sat behind Chu Xia. After saying hello, she told the two of them: "These are all local graduates this year. There are also dozens of new recruits from other provinces and cities who have been asked to leave directly by the principals of each school."

The two of them suddenly realized. Zhang Jing sat sideways and looked at Zhang Yunru: "How come you know everything? Is there anyone in your family who is in the Education Committee?"

Zhang Yunru looked at Zhang Jing but said nothing.

Just at this moment, the door of the conference room was opened, and the middle-aged woman from the personnel department walked in.She held a stack of documents, stood in front of the podium, and said quickly: "Everyone, pay attention to the requirements. Our interview schedule today is from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m., 15 minutes for each person. We will draw lots first, and press The drawn serial numbers will be taken to the Human Resources Department office opposite and Director Li of the Education Committee will conduct an interview directly. Someone will call the number at the door after a while. The students who are called will bring their things and leave directly after the interview. Do you have any questions? "

The middle-aged woman glanced at the audience, but no one spoke. "Okay, then everyone will draw lots based on the name I called."

Everyone finished drawing numbers one after another, and the middle-aged woman went out with the registered list.Everyone began to lower their heads and whisper to each other, and the tension was gradually spreading.

After a while, a slightly younger man came to the door, holding a roster in his hand, and called: "No. 1, Zhang Zheng." A tall boy walked out.

When it was Chu Xia's turn, there were still half of the people in the meeting room.Zhang Jing gave her a tug: "Hey, I'll contact you after the interview."

"Okay." Chu Xia nodded and went out first.

Standing at the door of the Human Resources Department again, she lowered her head and exhaled, calmed down her mood, and knocked lightly on the door.

"Come in." It was the same middle-aged woman in a floral skirt. Her formal face nodded towards Chu Xia, pointed to the suite next to her and said, "Go in, the director is inside."

"Thank you, teacher." Chu Xia nodded respectfully and walked into the inner room.

The size of the suite is the same as the outside, very simple. Two desks are placed opposite each other by the window, a bookcase is placed opposite the door and against the wall, and a chair is placed next to the bookcase facing the desk.

Sitting in front of the table was a man in his early forties, short, slightly fat, bald, and wearing a pair of gold-rimmed glasses.He looked up and pointed at the chair to signal Chu Xia to sit down.

"Graduated from Normal University? A bachelor's degree?" Director Li looked down at the materials at hand and asked.

"Yes, Director Li."

"Did you go to No. [-] Middle School for high school?"

"Yes, Director Li."

"You didn't graduate from No. [-] Middle School." Director Li muttered softly.

I don't know if Chu Xia is too sensitive, she feels that there is a little regret in the director's words.

The previous questions were all routine procedural questions, and Chu Xia answered them one by one.

Director Li looked at her and asked, "What do you think of the teacher's ethics that you have been emphasizing now?"

Chu Xia was a little confused. From what angle should I answer this?How can we address issues that are too political without making mistakes?Science students who are not party members are very bad at it.

Seeing that she didn't speak, Director Li explained again: "Then what do you think of being a qualified teacher? What is the bottom line for a teacher?"

Chu Xia's answer was a bit stuttering, but she couldn't explain clearly.At this time, she still can't clearly understand what attracted her to become a teacher. Is this a profession?Or work?then what?For a college student who has just graduated, there should be no choice between liking or earning a living, ideal or career.

The interview was over, and Chu Xia didn't feel very good, especially the sentence about not graduating from No. [-] Middle School stuck in her throat.If this affects the distribution, I really blame myself for not living up to expectations. Who would have thought that work is also related to the high school entrance examination?

As soon as I walked to the gate of the Education Committee, I saw Zhang Yunru, who had finished the interview first, waiting for someone on the roadside.She was going over to say hello, but Zhang Yunru just caught sight of her shadow, turned around, and hurried away.

'What's wrong?What did you see me hiding from?We didn't have a good chat before. ' Chu Xia was a little puzzled, and without thinking much, turned around and walked towards the station.

Two days later, the Human Resources Department of the Education Committee called me to collect the interview results.

When Chu Xia arrived, Zhang Jing had already finished the reception and was waiting for her at the door.

"Hey, hurry up, I was assigned to the first high school." Zhang Jing was still the same hasty temper, rushing Chu Xia to get the results.

A piece of A4 paper, which simply says: After research, it has been decided to be assigned to the Middle School Affiliated to the No. [-] Middle School of Yuyang District, BJ City in early summer. The name below is signed by the Yuyang District Education Management Committee of BJ City and stamped with a red seal.

Chu Xia took the distribution list and didn't know whether she was happy or not. She folded it and put it in her backpack.When I went out to talk to Zhang Jing, she was very happy and made an appointment with Chu Xia to report to the No. [-] Affiliated Middle School.

The two agreed on a time to part ways happily. As soon as Chu Xia walked to the station, a bicycle stopped beside them.She took a closer look and saw that it was Xiao Xiao, her high school classmate.

"Chu Xia? I looked like you at the interview that day. I was too late to say hello. Where are you?"

"First High School, how about you?"

"I scored three points. How about we go see Lao Geng together when we have time? Lao Geng also asked about you."

"Okay, what time?"

"Saturday night, I'll call you later, go ahead."

"alright, bye."

In early summer, I suddenly felt a little depressed. Xiao Xiao University failed to get admitted to BJ City, and his score was barely enough for the second line, so he chose to major in physics at Tianjin Normal University.If the high school entrance examination determines the allocation, why is a college degree unimportant? !She couldn't figure it out.

After arriving home, Dr. Zheng was really anxious when he heard that he was assigned to the No. [-] High School Affiliated to the High School. He immediately called the person he was assigned to. "Why was my daughter assigned to the No. [-] Middle School? She can't go to the No. [-] Middle School, so why can she go to the No. [-] Middle School? She is a freshman."

I don’t know what they said back on the other end of the phone?Dr. Zheng put down the phone angrily.

Chu Xia looked at Dr. Zheng who was still angry and turned around to sit on the sofa, a little confused, "Mom, let's just go to the middle school."

"What do you know? You can't go to the city's key points, but you can go to the district's key points. The new school of No. [-] Affiliated High School will exhaust you to death."

Chu Xia really didn't know whether she should comfort her mother or herself.

We gather at Lao Geng’s house on Saturday to make dumplings as usual.Lao Geng poked Chu Xia's forehead with his flour-stained fingers, and said as if he hated iron and steel, "I thought you had found a good person a long time ago. Xiao Xiao came to us long ago to find a solution before the interview. You said Why don't you go back to the original school and say hello to one of us? We old people and the principal suggest that the principal has the right to ask the education committee for people. How do you say hello? No. [-] Middle School, the first year of the school's establishment last year, There isn’t even a cleaning person. The night before the big inspection, the whole school and the principal worked overtime to clean. You will be exhausted!”

Chu Xia was about to cry but had no tears. How did she know that there were so many ways? Only then did she realize that "I'll tire you to death" was not a joke.She knew that Lao Geng felt sorry for her. Lao Geng had a particularly close feeling for his students and hoped that each of them would have a smoother journey.

"Hey, I was an outstanding graduate back then. Just because there were two people who graduated at the same time, the first middle school wanted boys, so I came to the third middle school. At that time, I was stupid and didn't know to ask my old class teacher. . You are just like me." Lao Geng looked at Chu Xia a little dejected and said in a low voice.

Chu Xia looked at Lao Geng. She was only in her 30s, and strands of white hair began to appear on her head.I thought to myself, 'Actually, you wouldn't let yourself take it easy no matter where you are, right? '

(End of this chapter)