Chapter 105: Skipping a Grade

There are two teachers in the school, one is a lower grade teacher, and the other is the principal, who is also a teacher for grades four and five.

After Ningjing left the classroom, she went to the teacher's office. It was easy to find. The school only had three brick buildings, two of which were classrooms and the other was an office.

Ningjing knocked on the door first, and when she heard someone inviting her in, she opened the door.

There were two people inside. One was younger, wearing a Zhongshan suit and gold-rimmed glasses. He was their lower grade teacher, a former educated youth who stayed in Kaoshan Village to work as a teacher.

The other middle-aged man was dressed more down-to-earth, with a thick cotton-padded jacket and a big patch on the elbow.

The young teacher saw Ning Jing, a student in their first-grade class, and asked softly, "What's wrong, Ning Jing?"

Ning Jing smiled politely and said, "Hello, Teacher Wen, I have a question."

Teacher Wen rolled his eyes and asked, "What's the matter?"

"Teacher Wen, I want to skip a grade!"

Teacher Wen looked at Ning Jing and felt that he could not understand her a little. He knew that this student was not very smart and was in the upper-average level among first-grade students. It should be difficult for her to skip a grade.

But looking at Ning Jing's serious eyes, he couldn't bear to scold her and said, "Ning Jing, do you know what skipping a grade means?"

"Of course I know. It means you'll skip from first grade to fifth grade. You won't have to go through second, third, and fourth grades in between. You can just go straight to fifth grade!"

Teacher Wen's voice was a little loud and sharp: "What? You still want to skip to the fifth grade?"

Ning Jing: "Why is this teacher reacting so strongly? It's such a small matter. If it weren't for the fact that the village primary school is only elementary, she would have wanted to skip to the second year of high school and take the college entrance examination directly!"

Ning Jing and her classmates were still studying in the 5-2-2 system at that time, which means there were five grades in elementary school, and only two grades in junior high and high school.

At first, the principal thought that the girl who asked to skip a grade must be a good student, as there were students who skipped grades here.

Because there are only lower and higher grades, capable and hardworking students can understand the knowledge of the grade one higher than them. Skipping grades can save time and money. As long as the knowledge is learned, the school encourages skipping grades.

But this student has never jumped directly from the first grade to the fifth grade, so he is a little arrogant.

The principal smiled, said nothing more, stood up and went to check on the senior students. He hadn't seen them for a whole winter vacation. He wondered if they had grown a year older after the New Year.

Teacher Wen didn't want to waste any more time here, so he said directly: "Okay Ning Jing, skipping a grade is not a joke, come back to the classroom with me." His tone was a little stern.

Ning Jing said seriously: "Teacher Wen, of course I know that skipping a grade is not a joke, I can take the exam!"

The principal stopped and looked at the first-grade girl in front of him and said, "Are you sure you want to skip to fifth grade? And take the exam?"

Ning Jing answered firmly: "I'm sure!"

The principal glanced at Teacher Wen and said, "Do you want to take the second-grade exam or go straight to the fifth-grade exam?"

"Of course I'll take the fifth-grade exam directly." Ning Jing answered confidently.

The principal smiled and said, "Okay, we'll give you this opportunity. Xiaowen, go get the fifth grade test paper."

Teacher Wen took out the key and opened an old-fashioned cabinet. He took out a bundle of test papers, found two from it, and handed them to Ning Jing. Still a little worried, he said, "Why don't we test the second graders first? This test paper is a bit difficult."

Although Teacher Wen was a little bit unconvinced that Ning Jing could pass the exam, he still hoped that Ning Jing could change her mind out of his responsibility as a teacher.

After all, fifth-grade knowledge is a bit difficult for first-grade students, and I don’t want to undermine Ning Jing’s self-confidence.

Hey babies, do you think little Ningjing can skip a grade successfully?

The cover has also been changed, isn’t it beautiful!

(End of this chapter)