Rebirth: Starting from a Trainee Teacher

Chapter 30 Election of Class Leaders

On September 9, it was cloudy and rainy in the afternoon, bringing a hint of early autumn coolness.

After a few days of observation, Zhou Jing had a general understanding of the students in this class. Taking advantage of the rain in the afternoon to suspend training and let the students gather in the classroom, Zhou Jing selected the class leaders.

"Instructor Zhang, I have something to do in class so I'll take up the task for a moment."

The training was suspended due to rain, but the students were still under the charge of the instructors. Zhou Jing came to the classroom and said politely to the instructor.

"Okay, Mr. Zhou will be busy first."

The instructor nodded and left the classroom.

"I'm a little tanned." Zhou Jing walked up to the podium, looked around the class and said with a smile: "Are you tired from training?"

"I'm so tired."

"My legs hurt so much that I couldn't even get in or out of bed."

The students complained.

"The intensity of high school military training is only so high. Today is the fifth day. Your legs shouldn't hurt anymore, right?"

Zhou Jing is an experienced person and knows it well. The leg pain only happened a few days ago.

After several days of wind and sun, the students' skin has become a little tanned and they all complain of being tired, but their mental outlook is much better than before the military training. They were lazy before the training, but now they are full of energy and vigor. This is the meaning of military training.

"It doesn't hurt as much as it did the past two days."

"It didn't hurt much at first, but I fell off the upper bunk yesterday and it hurt."

"Teacher Xue Zhian lied, he didn't fall down at all."

Students are like this. Dozens of them will start talking at the same time and they simply can't stop.

"Just hold on a little longer and it will be over. After a few days of observation, I have a preliminary understanding of everyone. Let's select class leaders today."

After chatting briefly with the students, Zhou Jing got down to business.

When they heard about the election of class leaders, the classroom immediately became quiet and all the students looked towards the head teacher at the podium.

Although studying is the primary task in high school, being a class cadre will somewhat delay study time, especially being a class monitor. Discipline must be maintained during self-study classes, and it is inevitable that the class monitor will offend people when managing the class. However, there are still many people willing to be class monitors. First, class monitors can have more contact with the head teacher and other teachers and exercise social skills. Second, they can attract the attention of the opposite sex. Being a class monitor can also satisfy the desire for leadership.

Unless a student with a particularly social phobia or a non-confrontational personality really doesn't want to be one, as long as he or she has a desire to perform, he or she is willing to be one.

"Since we are all underage and don't have the right to vote, I will be the one to decide the class leaders."

Looking at the pairs of expectant eyes, Zhou Jing said with a smile.

"Well, do you have to be of age to vote in the village election for the village chief?"

A student said.

"Of course, only those who are 18 years old have the right to vote."

Another student said.

Zhou Jing picked up a piece of chalk and wrote on the blackboard: monitor, deputy monitor and league secretary, sports cadre, health cadre, math class representative, Chinese class representative, English class representative.
"Is there any problem with my appointment of class leaders?"

Although the student's objection was ineffective, Zhou Jing still asked, there is a rule in the workplace called voluntary participation, where leaders or bosses require subordinates to voluntarily accept their will.

"no problem."

Of course the students will not say there is a problem. What's the big deal if they vote? They can't be the one to choose. There is nothing wrong with the head teacher making the decision directly to avoid the students' messy and disgusting behavior of canvassing for votes.

"The sports committee member has been decided. Is Xue Yongyong okay?"

Zhou Jing first wrote Xue Yongyong's name under the sports cadre.

"no problem."

The energetic young man said in a decisive tone.

"Because I like to work in the dormitory, the monitor may need to come to the dormitory to find me when he has something to do, so it is more appropriate to choose a boy as the monitor."

Zhou Jing said this to Tao Jia. The girl had been very active in the past few days and had been acting as the class monitor. It was obvious that she wanted to be the class monitor. Unfortunately, Zhou Jing was determined to choose a boy as the class monitor. Tao Jia would definitely be disappointed if he didn't become the class monitor. Tao Jia was a little disappointed that the class monitor fell to someone else, but she was not dissatisfied with the choice of the head teacher.

It is understandable that the head teacher is so young and he doesn't choose a girl as the class monitor. It is not uncommon for female students to have scandals with teachers. When Tao Jia was in the first grade of junior high school, there were rumors in the school that a certain girl was having an affair with a teacher. There were even rumors that the girl lived in the teacher's dormitory on weekends.

Whether it is true or a rumor, it will be embarrassing if it spreads, so it is best to avoid it.

The whole class knew why a girl was not chosen as class monitor without Zhou Jing's explanation. Zhou Jing was so thoughtful that they admired his personal charm even more.

After comforting Tao Jia, Zhou Jing looked at a boy of medium height with dark skin and a simple look and said, "How about Cao Xiaoxiao being the class monitor?"

"I?"

Cao Xiaoxiao didn't react for a moment. He had never thought of being a class monitor, let alone thinking that the head teacher would choose him.

"Yes, are you willing to serve our class?"

Zhou Jing doesn't have much other abilities, but he has a good eye for people. Cao Xiaoxiao, a student from the countryside, is simple but not self-deprecating, has average grades, and is a very down-to-earth person, but he is not the kind of nerd who only knows how to study hard, nor is he the kind of lively, what we now call a "nerd". He doesn't deliberately show a strong sense of responsibility, but he is very down-to-earth and reliable in his work and life.

"Row."

Cao Xiaoxiao did not refuse and took over readily, although he did not feel much about being a squad leader.

Zhou Jing wrote Cao Xiaoxiao's name under the position of monitor on the blackboard and then said, "How about letting Tao Jia serve as the deputy monitor and league secretary?"

In contrast to Cao Xiaoxiao's personality, Tao Jia is very outgoing and enthusiastic, has a strong desire to show off, is serious and responsible, and is also very considerate as a girl. For example, two days ago, she was the only one in the class who thought about the upcoming Teacher's Day and the idea of ​​giving gifts to the instructors after the military training. With these two people as the monitor and deputy monitor, they should be able to manage the class well.

"no problem."

Tao Jia said immediately.

"Health officer, is Fang Shuai ok?"

The health cadre was rather shabby, so Zhou Jing chose a boy who was more cheerful but a little shy.

"Row."

Zhou Jing turned to the students and said, "I will randomly select the class representatives. If the class representative's score in a single subject is not in the top ten in the class during the first monthly exam, then that class representative will be replaced by the person who ranks first in that subject. If he is in the top ten, he will not be replaced. Unless something unexpected happens, there will be no more adjustments in the first year of high school. Do you have any opinions?"

"No."

Then Zhou Jing wrote directly on the blackboard: Mathematics representative Ma Jiawei, Chinese representative Hui Qiong, English representative Feng Yuhua, Physics representative Yang Heng.
Feng Yuhua is good at English. He ranks second in the class based on his results in the high school entrance examination. It should be no problem for him to stay in the top ten in the monthly examination.

It’s good to be a class representative in high school. It can properly exercise social skills without affecting study time, and it helps to improve sense of responsibility.

Seeing her name on the blackboard, Feng Yuhua noticed that many eyes were looking at her, and she felt a little nervous.

"Ms. Zhou's blackboard writing is so beautiful."

"Words are like the person they are."

"Is Mr. Zhou's handwriting official script?"

"This is called regular script, standard regular script. Official script is what we often call Chinese characters. Teacher Zhou can write on the blackboard in such standard regular script. His skills are very profound."

Mu Qi taught calligraphy to students in the class who didn't know much about it.

"How do you know so much, Mu Qi?"

"I have practiced calligraphy, and I also practiced regular script, but I am far behind Teacher Zhou. Teacher Zhou, you must be able to write calligraphy, right?"

"know a little."

Zhou Jing writes the couplets for the Chinese New Year every year, including the couplets for my grandmother's and uncle's houses.

"Everyone should cooperate with all class cadres to manage class affairs well. In fact, class cadres have a thankless job and use their precious time to serve the class for free, so don't be resentful of the normal management of class cadres."

After the class leader election was completed, Zhou Jing left the classroom and handed the time over to the instructor.

It was still drizzling outside. After discussing, all the instructors arranged for the students to tidy up their personal chores and asked the students to go back to the dormitory to clean up first. The instructors went to each dormitory one by one to teach the boarding students how to fold tofu blocks, and the day students were randomly arranged to study in different dormitories.

Today is the seventh, and the teachers who are not the homeroom teachers of the first grade of high school will be back to work tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. Zhou Jing returned to the office to think about what gift he should give to thank his high school English teacher, Gu Jia.

(End of this chapter)