Why should I teach?

I think I will still remember that day many years later. It is very hot in summer, and I am in the Tugaoshan Mountain in Huining, Gansu.

A country bus bumps on the mountain road, and a river that has already dried up can be seen in the depths of the cliff next to the wheels, and a group of small-tailed Han sheep pass by leisurely. Looking further away, there are endless loess and large golden sunflowers, born in the sun and following the sun. Just like Huining people who have lived here for generations, they are stubborn, proud and strong in their bones, never giving in and never relying on them.

I was sitting in the car with 27 teammates. On this day, we will end 20 days of teaching, leave Huining and leave this miserable land. In the years to come, this yellow land may only exist in memory. I looked out of the window at the ever-changing scenery and endless golden yellow. "When I see sunflowers, I think of children." The teammate next to him said. I am silent. The children there are as bright as sunflowers, with smiling faces, so innocent and happy that people can't forget them at a glance.

About children: Sunflowers in Northwest China should be born in the sun.

When I first arrived in Huining, I always felt a little surprised when I saw the beautiful sunflowers on the roadside. I have always loved plants with strong vitality, such as sunflowers in the northwest, which are blooming brightly.

"It is blooming brilliantly." I don't know if this sentence is grammatically correct, but this is the truest feeling in my heart when I first saw the dazzling golden yellow.

So, I went to Huining with a good mood and went up the mountain by car to Manwan Primary School, the teaching point of our group.

I always think of the afternoon when I first met the children. They are so shy, with clear eyes and red cheeks. The captain said it was called plateau red, like a mark engraved on a child there.

I remember teaching them to sing for the first time that afternoon. I didn't prepare my lessons carefully, just thought of a song to teach. That's grandma's Penghu Bay. They have never seen the scenery sung in the song, but they are all studying hard. Maybe all the children who grew up on the plateau have a gift for singing. After only teaching them twice, they can sing.

The little boy whose cheeks are as red as ripe apples always sings loudly and learns the fastest. That afternoon, I remembered his name, Song Gang. He was the first person to ask for a solo. His voice is so loud that he feels he is from the northwest. I've heard this voice twice. Another time, when we left. That was the day before we left. He suddenly found me and asked me, "Teacher, can I sing you a song?" I nodded, and then I heard the song I taught twenty days ago.

"Night breeze caresses Penghu Bay, white waves chase the beach ..." Suddenly I want to cry. Waves, beaches, coconut groves ... the outside world. Dear children, that's the world you haven't been to, and that's the world I want you to see. How I hope that in these twenty days, you will remember not only a few lyrics, but also a few words. How I hope that one day, you can see the outside world. It's really not far, as long as you have a strong will and enough courage. And these. Can I give them to you?

I don't know how brave the children here have to be to change the life that their ancestors have been unable to resist. I don't know how optimistic these plateau babies with red cheeks should be to keep smiling and walk to school for two hours every day. I don't know what I can give them as a teaching college student. These problems have been bothering me since I went north to Huining. Finally, after I left, I had the answer in my heart.

After leaving Huining, I always think of all kinds of Huining. For example, the stars there are always so bright and beautiful. For example, the children there always worry me.

I will think of the girl named Shi Ning, who has a pair of big eyes for project hope, Su Like Mingjuan, sitting in the front row and listening carefully. When she sees me, she always smiles and then lowers her head. That is the most beautiful and simple smiling face I have ever seen.

I will think of that boy named Lian Bo. Small, smart, naughty. I write an English proverb on the blackboard, and he can always guess its meaning in the shortest time. I like him very much, but knowing that he plays boating in math class, I can't help but want to give him a good education. Son, maybe you haven't grown up yet. When you grow up, you must know that you are responsible for your own future, okay?

I always think of that child named Liu. She said that her favorite TV program was the weather forecast. She likes to hear the names of big cities that she has never been to. She likes to travel. It's the same kid. She told me that the farthest place she had been was Huining County. I can't forget the day when I left. Qiao Hong came from his home on the other side of the mountain to see us off. She asked me, "Teacher, when will you come back?"

I will think of that little girl named Liu Na. She is always so silent and doesn't like to laugh. She wrote in her composition book that her mother loves her brother, not her. I took her to the mountains to pick wild flowers and told her that every girl is as beautiful as a flower, and children in the northwest should grow up proudly like sunflowers. I still remember that when she left, she walked on the mountain road for more than two hours to see us off. She said, "Teacher, I will grow up like a sunflower. Can I find you when I grow up? "

Finally, I understand that, in fact, the greatest sense of accomplishment of teachers is not to make excellent people better, but to make those inferior souls who are ashamed to hide behind others hold their heads high. This is also the meaning of teaching.

Related research: keep the soul of loess and run the world.

After class every five days, we will organize a survey. Go to the village on the mountain, visit the farmers' homes and collect information for our research topic. The captain said that this is to let us better understand the feelings of the local people.

Huining is located at the junction of Northwest Loess Plateau and Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. Due to the extremely harsh local natural conditions, there has been a saying since ancient times that "the suffering of Huining is the best in the world". However, Huining is also the top county in the national college entrance examination, and has the reputation of "the hometown of top scholars and doctors".

Endless loess and endless ravines taught them to work hard and live a strong life. Living in poverty due to extreme water shortage makes them have a strong desire to change the status quo.

Li Hongbing is a girl in Grade Two. By the time she got to their house, our party had walked the mountain road for nearly a day, tired and thirsty. At this time, a woman's voice came from the yard, with a strong Huining accent. Our teammates in Gansu said they wanted us to visit her home. I looked inside and felt a little strange. We are talking to a middle-aged woman. She is sitting on the low wall of her yard with her hair tied casually and her clothes clean, but obviously she is very old.

At this moment, a girl who looks a little younger than us opened the door. Knowing that we were college students teaching in the village, she greeted us into the house with a smile. The house is an adobe house with small windows and a little dim indoor light. Li Hongbing said that this house was built by her father when he was a child. There is no money at home and it has never been renovated. There are only a few simple pieces of furniture in the room. Although the table has been cleaned, it has been used for too long, and the original color can no longer be seen. Mother Li knew that we were college students from other places, and she was very excited to talk to us, saying that no one here believed her, that she had predicted the Wenchuan earthquake, and that she was actually not ill. I hope we can prove it to her.

"My mother's spirit is not very good. She can only be maintained by drugs. Sometimes when she is sick, she will run around the village. " Li's mother introduced us when she was free to go to the yard. "My father works in other places all the year round, but he is busy all the year round and can't earn a few dollars. I saw my mother two years ago and almost spent all my savings at home. Dad said that I can't fill this bottomless pit any more. I want to save money for my 8-year-old brother and me to go to school. "

Mother Li poured water for us with a teapot and acted like an ordinary peasant woman. "I know that people in the village look down on our family and say that I am sick and that we have no money. However, my baby is very promising and will definitely be admitted to the university in the future. No one dares to look down on me anymore. " Mother Li smiled and said.

No matter how poor you are, you can't be poor in education, and you have to send your children to college. This is the belief of people who grow up in this yellow land and their greatest hope. Stubbornness and pride in their bones make them desperate for change. I just want to bless them.

On the way back to school, I saw many villagers twisting weeds with simple machines. Out of curiosity, I went to ask. An uncle told us that they worked in a factory and earned 30 yuan a day. Knowing that we had been hiking all day, he insisted that we go to his house to eat steamed buns. Huining people are always so warm and simple.

"There are also college students in our family." When he said this, my uncle looked very proud. "My second son is in Tibet University and my youngest daughter is in Zhanjiang Ocean University. The two children didn't go home this summer vacation, saying that they were doing odd jobs in the local area and saving money. " When asked about the eldest son, the uncle's face froze for a moment, and then smiled and told us about his promising eldest son. "When the eldest son was in high school, there were difficulties at home. His mother suddenly broke her leg and had to drop out of school to work in Lanzhou. Later, because of his good performance, the boss recommended him to go to Shenzhen, and now he can earn 10 thousand yuan a month. " Uncle said that he always felt indebted to his eldest son because he couldn't send him to college at the beginning. So now he always doesn't want his eldest son to send money home, but wants to do more work for himself and earn some living expenses for the children who are still studying. He hopes that all children can start a career in other places, instead of facing the loess all their lives like him.

The day before we left, Napo Village chatted with us. A college student rode a motorcycle for two hours and brought us some watermelons. He said that his mother has been very worried about us and hopes that we can come to Manwan often, and that all the children in the village can go to college like us and realize their dreams step by step.

Simplicity and strength are the qualities that Huining people imprint in their bones. They dare not forget the character handed down by their ancestors. Guarding the soul of loess, they want to get rid of poverty and go further.

About public welfare: we have been on the road.

After living in Huining for twenty days, I began to like the simple and strong villagers there, the sunflowers there, every cloud, every star and every life.

The captain said that we should go to Huining with a grateful heart. I heard this sentence before I left, and finally understood its true meaning after I left. Teaching in Huining, what we have gained is far greater than what we have paid. Simple, optimistic and strong, these are the qualities that permeate the blood of Huining people. All these make us feel respected and moved ... I can't say clearly what kind of love drives me to practice public welfare, makes me want to do more for them, and makes me never stop.

Teaching is a dream and a responsibility. Since the establishment of our team in 2008, we have visited Huining four times to carry out teaching and research activities. We worked hard in the hot sun, even if it was only a few hundred dollars. We took a big bag of books and clothes and took the worst hard seat of the green leather train for dozens of hours to Huining. We have no regrets.

"Love continues hope, and you and I go together for public welfare." I always remember what the captain said, "The power of the whole society is so great. Maybe the ability of myself and our team is so limited, but I believe that there are thousands of people in Qian Qian who will do thousands of times better than me. Who knows that we are not doing well enough? "

Leaving always means the end of teaching and the cessation of public welfare. I only hope that the road to public welfare is full of beautiful sunflowers. I only hope that every child's smiling face is as bright as a sunflower. Just as the sun sets on the ground, it warms itself and illuminates others.

Sunflowers in full bloom.

Perhaps everyone who has taught books has been asked such a question-"Why do you want to teach?" "How many pages can I teach in a few days? Instead of staying for a few more days, it is better to send more money and clothes to the children there! "

At first, I really didn't know how to answer these questions. But now, I think I have the answer. That is, teaching is not only imparting knowledge, but also sharing and companionship.

I shared my experience and experience with them, and let them know what those place names in the weather forecast really look like. I can also bring them long-term companionship by virtue of the contact I have established with them during my one-month teaching.

Just last month, a girl I taught six years ago contacted me on QQ. At that time, she was still a primary school student in grade six. She said to me, "Sister, I am not doing well. I married someone and gave birth to a son. Later, a man went out to work and hooked up with another woman, so he didn't come back and didn't want me. "

Listening to what she said to me, I felt a little shocked. In my mind, she is just the little girl who sits in the first row of the classroom and listens carefully in class.

But if you count, she is 19 years old this year. It is also popular there to get married and have children first, and then get a marriage certificate. But when she gave birth to the child, the man married the woman he met while working outside the home.

I talked to her for a long time. Finally, she told me that at first, she always felt unfair and didn't understand why I was also a kind-hearted girl. I can study in Beijing, but she can only stay in the mountains all her life without happiness. After talking with me, she felt a little more cheerful, that there was still hope for her younger self, and that she was lucky to know me.

I think this is the meaning and value of companionship. This is also a gift for the two of us who taught in those days.

Finally, I want to repeat: all teaching activities with dreams and sense of responsibility are worth encouraging. Teaching is not only imparting knowledge, but also sharing and companionship. Bless all teachers.

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