Participated in the college entrance examination four times successively, "not for a diploma, learning is for enjoyment"

  After son went to military school, 51-year-old mother also admitted to university

  The annual college entrance examination is being held. 52-year-old Zhang Jiling is very concerned about the content of this year's test, not because her child will take the college entrance examination this year, but because the college entrance examination has a very special meaning to her.

She has taken the college entrance examination four times, and was admitted to the preschool education major of Shanxi Business College at the age of 51 last year.

She took two college entrance examinations during her student days and regretted losing. Later, she became a mother who accompanied her wholeheartedly. She has been tutoring her son from elementary school to high school until she "sent" her son to the military academy and rekindled her college dream.

She said that she entered a university after her 50s because of the need for self-realization and to maximize her potential. "Going to university is not for a diploma, but for learning. For me, learning is a kind of enjoyment. ."

college entrance examination dream

  I failed twice in the college entrance examination more than 30 years ago, and I concentrated on accompany reading to cultivate children into talents

  In May 1970, Zhang Jiling was born in a rural family near Taiyuan, Shanxi.

When she was a child, her academic performance was very good, and there were too many awards to hang on the wall. During the high school entrance examination, she was the only one in the town to be admitted to high school. "I felt it was an honor, so I thought that I must be admitted to university." But in high school At that time, her study was a little difficult. At that time, her family's economic conditions were not good and her nutrition could not keep up. She always had headaches when she studied at night, which seriously affected her preparation for the exam.

  The first time Zhang Jiling took the college entrance examination, her grades were not satisfactory, and she felt very uncomfortable at that time.

She was not reconciled, so she repeated the study for another year, scored more than 460 points in the test, and passed the selection line, but was not admitted in the end.

  At that time, the family situation was relatively difficult. After failing the college entrance examination for two consecutive times, she began to help the family. She accidentally saw the admission advertisement of the adult night college. She felt that she could sell corn during the day and study at night, so she did not repeat the study and went to the night college.

  She studied at Ye Da for 5 years, working at home during the day and attending classes at night.

But Ye Da didn't go to classes every day. It felt different from full-time schools. She always felt that it was a heart attack.

  In 1999, Zhang Jiling graduated from college at night. She got married that year and had a lovely son the following year.

After having a child, Zhang Jiling devoted all her energy to the child, and has been revolving around the child for nearly 20 years.

But she did not work as a full-time housewife. When her children went to school, she worked part-time as a confinement maid and other part-time jobs. Later, she gave people a haircut in her spare time.

  In addition to taking care of her son's life, she pays great attention to her child's education. From elementary school to high school, she has been insisting on helping her son with homework.

"Especially when my child is in the third year of high school, I not only pay attention to his study, but also take care of his emotions, and handle all aspects of life well, so that he can focus more on his studies."

  Sometimes, when her son encountered a problem, he couldn't solve it, and she understood it as soon as she studied it.

She saw a lot of news about father and son taking exams together and mother and daughter taking exams together in recent years. She had the idea of ​​taking university exams again. At the same time, she also wanted to motivate her son, so she asked him if he wanted to take the exam together. He felt that my ability was very high, and he was a little worried about being 'crushed' by me in the examination room. Later, when my college entrance examination score came out, he still felt lost and wondered why I only got such a small score in the test."

 After his son went to the military school, he tried his best to prepare for the exam, and got the admission letter at the age of 51

  In 2019, Zhang Jiling's son achieved excellent results in the college entrance examination and was admitted to a military academy. Zhang Jiling was very happy.

  For Zhang Jiling, it was a blank period for her child to go to college. It was pointless to waste this time. She felt that it should be used to improve herself, and she rekindled her college dream and decided to take the college entrance examination.

  Zhang Jiling started to review in 2020, but at that time she was still tutoring the children of her younger brother's family. She didn't have enough time. She only got 367 points in the test, which was 3 points away from the third line.

  Last year, she didn't have to make up lessons for her younger brother's children, so she put all the time on herself, and signed up for the training class. Every morning at 6 o'clock, she went to the training class to attend the training class. After finishing the evening self-study, I have to study for a while when I get home, and go to bed at 11 o'clock at night.

  When the results of the college entrance examination came out, she scored 388 points, which was ten points away from the second line and 45 points beyond the third line. She felt that this score was acceptable.

When filling out the application form, she chose the preschool education major of Shanxi Industrial and Commercial College. The reason why she wanted to study this major is because "I take educating my son as my career, first have practical experience, and then learn about theory."

  In August 2021, Zhang Jiling received the admission notice of the pre-school education major of Shanxi Business University as expected.

 enjoy learning

  Participated in multiple English competitions, and scored more than 90 points in three subjects on the transcript

  After finally passing the college entrance examination, she began to enjoy college life. "I love to study in the classroom. This environment is a pleasure for me."

  Zhang Jiling won the first prize in the "Undergraduate Non-English Major Group" of the Shanxi Business College Competition in the recently held 2nd "Foreign Teachers Club · Word Master Cup" National College Students' English Vocabulary Competence Competition.

"The competition for this test is too fierce. It is taken on the mobile phone. The questions come out very fast, but there is no time for cheating. There are more than 4,000 people who signed up for the whole school. My ranking is 31st."

  This result is a reward for Zhang Jiling's hard work. After she entered the university, her efforts were no less than when she was preparing for the college entrance examination.

She is still used to going to bed at 11 o'clock in the evening, waking up before 5 o'clock in the morning, then getting up to practice English listening, and going to the classroom at 6:30 for early self-study. My classmates sat next to me, and we became a magnetic field, attracting people with the same frequency.”

  When I was chatting with my son on weekends, my son asked her where she was, and she said she was in the classroom.

"He was surprised. I said that studying should be in the classroom, and there is no sense of ceremony in the dormitory. Since I am a student, I will definitely strive for good grades. I can get 80 points in the test, never 70 points in the test, and 90 points in the test. Even if I score 80 points, it’s uncomfortable, I study just to be happy, and I have to maximize my abilities in everything I do, don’t compare myself to others, just do my best.”

  She told reporters that compared with the post-00 classmates, she sometimes felt some age gaps, "For example, I'm quite familiar with playing the piano, but when I was checked by the teacher, I was nervous. Some young people It’s enough for my classmates to make a surprise practice, but I need to practice repeatedly.”

  After the first semester of her freshman year, Zhang Jiling passed all 11 homework courses, three of which scored more than 90 points, and only physical education was relatively weak, and her class ranking was about seven or eight.

  She has participated in several English competitions this semester, and will also take the CET-4 exam on June 11, and then she will start reviewing for the final exam.

  Now that there is no financial pressure, she is more motivated to study. "I feel that I can study again, and I am happy to study, and I no longer have a sense of emptiness."

 "I don't need others to illuminate me, maybe I can illuminate others"

  When eating in a restaurant, some canteen employees and cleaners would feel strange when they saw Zhang Jiling and asked her how much it would cost her to go to college, "They wondered what they could do in the future after spending so much money in the past four years? I said I was young. Shi Ke has worked hard, and now I feel that there is still potential, so I want to continue to exert this potential.”

  Many people asked her what she was doing after graduating from university, but Zhang Jiling has actually considered all aspects.

"In the past, I put my whole body and mind on my child, trained him to become a talent, and went to the military academy. I had already prepared tuition fees, but he didn't need to pay from his family to go to college. I didn't go to college to study for a diploma. The process is a joy for me.”

  She learned Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs in a college class and felt it fit her life experience very well.

"Maslow said that people's needs are divided into several levels. The highest level is the need for self-actualization. We must maximize our potential and keep going up. Now I am doing self-actualization and bringing out my potential."

  She found that there are many theories that can be confirmed with her own life experience.

Some people may think that Zhang Jiling's study is useless. She said that everyone has their own way of living, "My way of living is a guilt for some people, but I feel very happy. I feel that my personal life has become more fulfilling. People live a lifetime, live their own lives well, and bring their own light. I don’t need others to illuminate me, maybe I can illuminate others, I feel that I have no regrets in this life, and I am worthy of myself.”

  Ziniu News reporter Song Shifeng