China News Service, Haikou, July 5th telegram: "The Most Beautiful Rural Teacher" Li Xiuxiong and his 4 students' "Last Lesson"
Author Lin Xiaodan
"Please read with me: Missing, Hometown..." This is the voice of a lecture from the only classroom of the minority teaching site in Yashipu Village, Wupo Town, Tunchang County, Hainan Province.
July 4th is the "last lesson" of the minority teaching site in Yashipu Village.
There are only 4 students in the teaching site. They will study in the school in Wupo Town, Tunchang County next semester. In order to integrate teaching resources, the minority teaching site in Yashipu Village will be removed.
Li Xiuxiong is giving a lecture.
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The 60-year-old Li Xiuxiong is the only rural primary school teacher at the teaching site. He has worked here for 30 years and has won the honorary titles of "Excellent Teacher in Tunchang County", "Top Ten Class Teachers" in Hainan Province, and "The Most Beautiful Rural Teacher in the Country".
He retired in May this year, and since there will be no new teachers to connect with him, he insists on finishing the course for this semester.
He got up at 5:30 in the morning, went to the classroom at 6:00 and waited for the students to come to the morning study. Li Xiuxiong led the students to read and do morning exercises as usual.
The students' innocent smiles.
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On the blackboard in the classroom that day, there are pinyin, math problems, and English letters.
It is understood that there is only one duplex class at the teaching site, and the first and second grade students are in class together. In order to ensure the quality of learning, Li Xiuxiong will make dynamic adjustments according to the students' learning situation on the day, arrange homework, and guide students to complete the learning tasks of the day, so that students can be Learn, live and grow in a pleasant atmosphere.
4 students at the teaching point.
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In 1993, Li Xiuxiong, who graduated from high school, heard that the children in Yashipu Village could not go to school because there were no teachers.
He resolutely came to Yashipu Village, a remote mountainous area with difficult conditions, to teach the children of the Miao Village in Li Village.
When I first came to Yashipu, the teaching point was actually a slate house built in the middle of the mountain.
In 2017, we moved into a renovated new building, and the teaching environment has been greatly improved.
"I thought about leaving. I just came here for the past three or four years. My family began to have opinions, and they accompany them too little." Li Xiuxiong said.
Li Xiuxiong is tying red scarves to students.
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Why did you choose to stay in the end?
Li Xiuxiong said, "Seeing the reluctance in the eyes of the children, the village can't keep teachers and attract new teachers. We can't let the children not go to school, right?" In this way, one person, one teaching site, spring Going to Qiulai, it will last for 30 years.
"14 years ago, my teacher taught me, and this year I'm going to college. Time flies so fast. At that time, our village was very difficult, and he didn't even think about leaving. I was very moved." Ma Qiuli, a student taught by Li Xiuxiong, said, Reminiscing about the past, and thinking that after the withdrawal, it was rare to see Teacher Li again, Ma Qiuli couldn't help crying.
One hard work, one harvest.
Many of Li Xiuxiong's students were admitted to key middle schools in the county, and many of them were admitted to universities. After graduation, they were admitted to civil servants and doctors.
Perhaps in the eyes of ordinary people, these achievements are insignificant, but for remote minority villages, it is very hard-won.
Student Li Xi said that the teacher usually taught us to read and write, but next semester we will go to another place to go to school, which is very reluctant.
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