Lu Qing's words were like thunder, exploding on the originally warm dinner table.

The chopsticks in Lu Xiaohua's hand fell to the ground with a "click" and her face turned pale in an instant.

Mrs. Lu's originally relaxed brows were now tightly furrowed. Shen Qiqi's heart suddenly sank, and a chill ran from the soles of her feet to the top of her head.

She felt like someone had poured a bucket of cold water on her, chilling her from head to toe.

"Decreased? How much?" Shen Qiqi's voice trembled slightly as she tried hard to suppress her inner uneasiness.

Lu Qing took a deep breath and said in a heavy tone, "The teacher said that in this exam, Xiaohu was almost... at the bottom."

"Bottom?!" Shen Qiqi stood up suddenly, and the chair rubbed against the floor, making a harsh sound.

She looked at Lu Qing in disbelief, as if she had heard a fairy tale.

How could it have been just a few days, and I had fallen from the peak of hope to the valley of despair?

This is even more thrilling than riding a roller coaster, and it's the kind that goes down straight without brakes!

The air in the room seemed to freeze, making it hard to breathe.

Lu Xiaohua's tears burst out, and the bean-sized tears fell on the table, making a slight sound.

She choked and said, "Brother, am I... really stupid?"

Xiaohu lowered his head, said nothing, and his thin shoulders trembled slightly.

His eyes were red, but he stubbornly refused to let the tears fall.

He clenched his fists tightly, his nails digging deep into the flesh, but he felt no pain at all.

Shen Qiqi looked at her son's lost look, and her heart ached like a knife.

She walked over to Xiaohu, gently stroked his hair, and said softly, "Xiaohu, don't be discouraged. One test doesn't mean anything. Mom believes in you, you can do it."

Xiaohu raised his head, I...

It's too stupid. No matter how hard you try, it's useless.

His voice was hoarse and contained a hint of despair.

"Nonsense!" Shen Qiqi said firmly, "How could my son be stupid? You just haven't found a learning method that suits you yet. Don't be afraid, mom will help you." There was a firm light in her eyes, like a bright lamp in the darkness, illuminating Xiaohu's confused heart.

Shen Qiqi took a deep breath, turned her gaze to Lu Qing, and said in a steady tone: "Qing, tomorrow... let's go to school."

The next morning, Shen Qiqi and Lu Qing brought Xiaohu to school and found Teacher Li.

Teacher Li pushed his thick glasses up on his nose and said seriously, "Lu Xiaohu's grades have indeed dropped significantly. It's mainly due to his attitude towards learning."

Shen Qiqi didn't beat around the bush and went straight to the point: "Teacher Li, we think Xiaohu may not be adapted to your current teaching methods. He used to be very active in learning, but he has suddenly become like this recently. We think there must be a reason."

Teacher Li was a little displeased: "My teaching methods have remained unchanged for decades, and I've trained so many outstanding students! The problem isn't the teaching methods, it's the students themselves!"

Lu Qing gently pulled Shen Qiqi's sleeve and signaled her to calm down.

Shen Qiqi took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in her heart, and said in a different way: "Teacher Li, the times are progressing, and educational concepts should also keep pace with the times. You see, there are many new teaching methods now, which pay more attention to the personalized development of students, such as..."

Shen Qiqi took out the materials she had prepared in advance, which listed various innovative teaching methods and successful cases, from entertaining learning to differentiated teaching, from encouraging education to cooperative learning, and explained them clearly.

Teacher Li looked disdainful at first, but as Shen Qiqi explained, his expression gradually changed, from disdain to surprise, and finally revealed a hint of contemplation.

"Are these methods...really effective?" Teacher Li asked hesitantly.

"Of course it works!" Shen Qiqi said confidently, "Every child is like a seed, they just need different sunlight and soil. We should find the most suitable learning method for each child based on their characteristics, rather than a one-size-fits-all approach."

Xiaohu was listening at the side, and his originally dim eyes gradually brightened up.

He seemed to see a glimmer of hope, and an inexplicable excitement surged in his heart.

Shen Qiqi continued, "Teacher Li, we can try the new method first. If it doesn't work, it won't be too late to return to the original state. What do you think?"

Teacher Li pondered for a moment, then finally nodded: "Okay, I'm willing to give it a try."

Shen Qiqi and Xiaohu both smiled happily.

"But..." Teacher Li suddenly changed the subject, "I have a condition..."

"My condition is that if Lu Xiaohu's grades don't improve significantly within a month, he must follow my method." Teacher Li adjusted his glasses, and a gleam of light flashed across the lenses.

Shen Qiqi smiled slightly: "It's a deal!"

After returning home, Shen Qiqi immediately made a new study plan with Xiaohu.

Saying goodbye to the tactic of doing a lot of questions, they broke down the learning content into small chunks, set daily goals, and added a gamified learning method to make learning more interesting.

Xiaohu no longer memorizes things by rote, but learns with understanding, asks questions when he doesn’t understand, and draws inferences from one example.

Every night, Shen Qiqi would accompany Xiaohu to study, explain difficult problems to him, and encourage him to think positively.

Lu Qing would also accompany them silently and occasionally join in the discussion. The family of three had a great time together.

Xiaohu's enthusiasm for learning was rekindled, and he was like a dry sponge, greedily absorbing the rain of knowledge.

He began to enjoy the learning process and no longer felt that learning was a boring thing.

A week later, Xiaohu took a small test and his score improved by a full twenty places compared to the last time!

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