My Courtyard Refuge

Vocational Education

===Section 102===

Xu Dong chatted more and more excitedly, and gradually attracted many parents to gather around. One parent took the opportunity to ask:

“Father Xu, I heard that the electricity bill will increase again next month, is it true?”

“I haven’t heard of this.” Xu Dong said cautiously.

“You haven’t heard of it. It must be fake. It’s fine if you don’t raise the price. If it keeps going up, life will be impossible.”

This remark immediately resonated with many parents.

“Who’s to say it’s not the case? Prices have been raised every few days, but wages haven’t been raised. The world is getting worse and worse.”

“The worst thing is the house price. My family managed to get the down payment for the second house, but the house price has risen to such an extent. Now let alone the down payment, I can’t even afford a toilet.”

The down payment ratio of the second house in Yanjing is generally not less than 70%, which shows how crazy the housing prices have been rising during this period.

“Have you seen the ration quota for this month? It’s less than last month. If it goes on like this, it’s really going to be dirt.”

“Isn’t it? My family still had ten catties of rice in February, and this month there are only six catties left. Not to mention adults, children don’t even have enough to eat.”

“My family, Da Yuan, was still arguing about eating meat yesterday. I beat him up, and he became quieter. Tell me, where should I buy meat for him now?”

“Mother Dayuan, you beat well. Now the child is too ignorant. You have to beat him when it’s time to beat him. You can’t be soft.”

Seeing the sudden change of painting style, Xu Dong felt a little at a loss as to what to do, so he could only nod along in agreement.

Fortunately, after a while, the parents’ meeting finally started.

Teacher Ding, the class teacher, stepped onto the podium with a serious expression. Many parents realized that today’s parents will be a little unusual.

“Parents, time really flies, and the new semester has begun. Here, I would like to thank all parents for their understanding, support and cooperation in all aspects of the school’s work!”

Teacher Ding bowed to everyone after speaking, and the parents applauded back.

“This parent meeting, we mainly have three aspects, one is the class demeanor; the other is the review of the final exam results of last semester; the third is the topic of education reform that has been widely spread recently.”

Teacher Ding turned over the notebook and began to introduce them one by one.

“First of all, when it comes to the demeanor of the class, there are two things that I have to mention. The first thing is the spring outing organized by the school last month. The students performed very well.

Here is a spring outing sentiment written by Li Yuebai. I will read it for you.It is very profound. ”

Underneath, Li’s mother whispered to Xu Dong who was on the side: “My daughter’s article.”

Xu Dong quickly gave a thumbs up, saying that he was lying if he didn’t envy him.

The article is not very long, and Teacher Ding finished it in less than five minutes, and there was another round of applause.

“At the same time, I would also like to give a special compliment to Xu Ke and Xu Le.”

Hearing this, Xu Dong immediately sat up straight, while Li’s mother was full of doubts.

“The last spring outing, the school asked the students to bring their own rations, and everyone knows that food is scarce now.

But Xu Ke and Xu Le still brought a very substantial amount of ingredients. This spirit of willingness to share is worth encouraging. ”

“Papa…”

The applause below was much weaker, and Xu Dong couldn’t laugh or cry, what kind of praise is this?

“Okay, the second thing is that our class won the second place in the radio gymnastics competition organized by the school. The students rehearse very seriously every day. This kind of competitive spirit is still very contagious.”

“Papa…”

Next is the review of the final grades. Xu Dong listened carefully throughout the whole process. This is the attitude that a responsible parent should have.

The grades of the two sisters are very average.

Lele is seriously biased in mathematics, but fortunately, she wrote a good essay in Chinese at the end of the term. The article “My Police Dad” showed Teacher Ding’s progress.

It also made Xu Dong’s face a little brighter.

Next is the highlight of this parent meeting, the topic of education reform.

It is about to affect every student.

“Recently, there have been a lot of rumors about the education reform in the market. Here, I can tell you with certainty that the education reform is true, but it is not as exaggerated as the rumors say.” Teacher Ding said.

“Teacher Ding, tell us quickly.” Mother Li immediately asked.

“OK.”

Teacher Ding nodded:

“The first is the college entrance examination. Although the college entrance examination is still far away from the students, as parents and teachers, we need to know it well in advance.

Beginning this year, the number of undergraduate enrollment will decrease sharply. The specific number has not yet been announced.

But what is certain is that the liberal arts will decrease the most, and it is said that the ratio of arts and sciences will reach an astonishing one to nine. ”

Some parents immediately became anxious: “My child is not good at math, what should I do?”

“Are art majors affected?”

“If you can’t get into college, can you only go to junior college?”

Teacher Ding knocked on the table to calm everyone down. She then said, “I can’t answer your questions now. It is said that the higher authorities will revive vocational education.”

“Vocational education? How can this work? The diploma is too low. How can I find a job in the future?”

“Ahem…”

Xu Dong let out a heavy “cough”. As someone who has experienced it, he felt that it was necessary to teach this group of parents a good lesson.

“Father Xu, do you have anything to say?” Teacher Ding asked curiously.

Xu Dong nodded: “I have a good friend who works in the Ministry of Education, but I got some inside information.”

“Father Xu, tell me quickly!” Mother Li urged.

“Speaking of vocational education, you don’t have to worry. Vocational education is not as bad as you think. Especially for students with poor academic performance, at least it is a good way out.”

“Father Xu, speak clearly!”

“Actually, the reason is very simple. Vocational education is allocated by the state, and those who go to state-owned enterprises are all big factories. What are you dissatisfied with?”

“What? Package distribution? How is that possible?”

Teacher Ding also looked at a loss. Speaking of which, her first job was assigned by the contractor, but the school was in the countryside, and she had to wait for more than ten years before being transferred back to the urban area.

Xu Dong waved his hand: “There is nothing impossible. Now that the country has entered a state of emergency, and the country is advancing and the people are retreating, the distribution of packages is a matter of course.”

When everyone thought about it, the more they thought about it, the more they felt that it made sense, and the current unemployment rate is so high, if they don’t pay for distribution, the young people really have no way out.

But, can the country provide so many jobs?

“What Xu’s father said is a little bit reasonable, let’s just listen to it, the children are still young, so there is no need to rush.” ​​Teacher Ding echoed.

“My eldest is going to take the college entrance examination this year, how can we not be in a hurry?” Some parents couldn’t help but sighed.

Xu Dong quickly comforted him: “It’s better to be admitted to a university. It’s also good to go directly to a vocational college if you can’t pass the exam. They are the first batch this year, and the job opportunities must be the best.”