Rebirth: Starting from a Trainee Teacher

Chapter 45 Zhou Jing's Daily Life as a Nanny

Zhou Jing's words made Yang Wenwen feel embarrassed to ask further questions. She thought, you wouldn't watch that kind of movie, right?
"Does Naruto, anime, and Teacher Yang know?"

Noticing Yang Wenwen's reaction, Zhou Jing explained with a smile.

"Well, I've heard students talking about this. There's nothing to be embarrassed about for boys to watch this."

Yang Wenwen breathed a sigh of relief, this guy must be teasing her on purpose.

In order to better understand the students, Yang Wenwen learned about some popular anime that students often talk about, such as Naruto, One Piece, Conan, etc. There is nothing unhealthy about them, nor is it childish.

"What's that expression, Teacher Yang? What do you think I'm looking at?"

Zhou Jing was just making a joke and Yang Wenwen actually thought of that. Yang Wenwen's expression just now was quite cute.

"Did you do it on purpose?"

Yang Wenwen pretended to be annoyed and patted the boy's shoulder.

"It's really embarrassing to talk about a guy in his twenties watching anime. It's obviously you, teacher, who is just imagining things."

Zhou Jing had an innocent expression.

"I didn't think that." Yang Wenwen was speechless, so she changed the subject and said, "When you were in high school, I heard students talking about Naruto, One Piece and so on."

"These anime are similar to weekly series, with one episode updated every week. They have been serialized for several years and are still not finished."

Zhou Jing paused the playback and said.

“No wonder there are always students chatting.”

The class was about to end and the two went to their respective classes. When Zhou Jing arrived at Class 2, he did not rush in, but looked outside. Most of the students in the classroom were reading with their heads down. Some of the students who were absent-minded also became quiet after noticing the head teacher.

Zhou Jing went in and found an empty seat to sit down without disturbing them.

After class, Zhou Jing went to the dormitory building and rode his bike home. The get out of class was over at 10 o'clock and he arrived at the house at 10:20.

After taking a shower, Zhou Jing went to bed early. Unable to sleep, he picked up The Great Gatsby which was beside his pillow and read it.

Without a smartphone, I can only read books to pass the time, and playing games alone is boring.

The next day, Tuesday, Zhou Jing got up at six o'clock, washed up, turned on the computer and posted three chapters of the novel. He updated three chapters in the morning and three chapters in the afternoon every day, with each chapter having more than three thousand words.

Just after half past six, Zhou Jing and Yang Wenwen arrived at the office one after another.

For morning exercises, Zhou Jing wore casual clothes, a white sports T-shirt and black sports pants.

Yang Wenwen wore a black sports jacket and sports pants today, and a pair of white sneakers. Both the jacket and pants were slim-fitting. She stood straight, with her hair tied in a high ponytail and her bangs hanging diagonally on her forehead. She looked intellectual, elegant and full of spirit, giving people a fresh and natural feeling early in the morning.

Yang Wenwen must have experienced a lot of disappointments in life in the past three years, but Zhou Jing saw in her an optimism and composure that is not seen in people who have smooth sailing. It can be seen that she has an extraordinary strong character.

"Does the child rarely see Teacher Yang crying during the day?"

Zhou Jing shifted his gaze away from Yang Wenwen in the mirror and smiled.

"It's okay now. She can just call me when she misses me. Last year, she would cry on the phone."

Yang Wenwen had a sunny smile on her face.

Her smile made Zhou Jing both happy and distressed.

Before going to the playground, Zhou Jing and Yang Wenwen stopped by their classroom to take a look.

Many people have come to the classroom, some are studying and some are chatting. When they see the head teacher, they quiet down.

The class gathered at the playground at 6:45. The physical education teacher in charge of morning exercises shouted with a loudspeaker. Zhou Jing was at the class gathering place, paying attention to the attendance of the students. The girls were generally more self-disciplined and came leisurely, while some of the boys were in a hurry and some seemed to have not washed their faces yet.

In front of Class 3, Yang Wenwen's figure always attracted a lot of attention. The sports cadres of Class 2 arranged the team and counted, and everyone was there. They started running on time at 6:50, with students in the outer circle and class teachers in the inner circle. Each class shouted their own slogans, and the loud shouts echoed on the playground.

Running four to five laps is about less than two kilometers. It is also very good for the body for the head teacher to run with him every day.

After the exercise, those who had something to do said they were fine and those who didn't were dismissed. Xue Yongyong, the physical education cadre of Class 1 and 2, reorganized the team and asked the head teacher if there was anything wrong. Zhou Jing simply said that they had performed very well in the past week and should keep up the performance, and then the team was dismissed.

The first class in the morning was math class, so Zhou Jing went to have breakfast early and then checked on the students’ morning reading.

This is the daily work of a class teacher, who has to play the role of both father and mother. Unlike some schools, which can reduce the workload of the class teacher by having Chinese and English teachers check morning reading.

Zhou Jing felt like a nanny.

Some students were reciting and writing words in the classroom, some were writing on the blackboard, and some were walking back and forth in the corridor outside reading English texts. The campus was filled with the sound of reading.

After walking around the classroom, Zhou Jing returned to the office. The head teacher's inspection of morning reading was just a formality. Self-disciplined students did not need the teacher to keep an eye on them, and it was useless for the teacher to whip those who were not motivated.

The first class was math for the class, and Zhou Jing sat in the office to prepare for the lesson.

From a certain perspective, teaching freshmen is more difficult than teaching senior high school students, because senior high school students understand the basic knowledge points, and teachers can summarize and generalize the key points. But teaching freshmen requires explaining all the basic knowledge points clearly, and explaining abstract things in language that is easy for students to understand.

"Preparing lessons?"

Gu Jia came to the office and took a look in front of Zhou Jing's desk.

"Uh, good morning, Teacher Gu."

A faint and elegant fragrance wafted towards him, and Zhou Jing raised his head and smiled.

Gu Jia had long wavy hair, a light blue shirt on her upper body, and blue tight jeans on her lower body. The shirt was slightly loose and was pinned over the jeans, making her look bright and charming.

Zhou Jing didn’t know if the boys in the class could match Gu Jia’s figure, but he loved English class very much back then.

When other teachers left for class, Zhou Jing also left, bringing only the compulsory math textbook and a water cup.

Maybe because it was his class, Zhou Jing took it very seriously from the bottom of his heart. He had been very casual when teaching senior high school students before, but when he arrived at the classroom and before the class officially started, Zhou Jing put his books and water cup on the desk and glanced at everyone in the class.

"The seats will be arranged for self-study this afternoon. Those who are short and blocked in the back will have to make do with it for a few more classes."

As soon as the topic of seating arrangement was mentioned, the students perked up.

"I have arranged the seats in advance on a table, taking into account height, strengths and weaknesses in subjects, mainly math and English, so that classmates can learn to complement each other. Those with poor eyesight should wear glasses. Everyone has myopia, and it is difficult to take care of everyone. I hope everyone understands."

Some parents have greeted Zhou Jing, and Zhou Jing can only take appropriate care of them without being too obvious.

Some students originally wanted to tell their class teacher privately about their myopia, but gave up the idea after hearing what the class teacher said.

"stand up."

After the bell rang, the head teacher stood up and shouted.

"Hello teacher."

"Hello, students. Please take a seat. Today we will officially start our high school math course."

Zhou Jing took a piece of chalk and wrote "Chapter 1: Concepts of Sets and Functions, . Sets" on the top of the blackboard.

“Before we begin, we must first understand what a set is, that is, the concept of a set.”

"Sets are the most basic and widely used in high school mathematics. They are a common form of representation of mathematical solutions or answers, such as"

Zhou Jing wrote on the blackboard while talking, and successfully attracted the attention of all students by drawing a large circle on the blackboard.

Zhou Jing's former teacher was very curious about how Zhou Jing taught. Gu Jia, who had no classes, strolled to the corridor of Class 1 and 2 and watched from afar. Looking at the boy teaching at the podium with ease, Gu Jia thought to herself that this guy looked quite capable since he just started working, and he did not embarrass her.

(End of this chapter)