Chapter 102 Teaching
At 11:00 pm, southeast of Igwynte, at Ci'en Orphanage.
Igwynt Ci'en Orphanage is an orphanage located in the southeastern suburbs of Igwynt. It is one of the few welfare institutions in the city. In addition to it, there are several relief homes. Ci'en is the only orphanage. Although its existence seems to be unable to cope with the serious problem of street children in Igwynt, it still plays a role.
Like many local educational institutions, the Ci'en Orphanage was originally founded by the Church of Radiance. It has a strong Radiance color and selects the most loyal and fanatical servants for the Radiance Saints.
Now that the power of countries and capital is rising in the world, the Radiant Church has also compromised and made concessions in many areas, allowing some of the administrative power and social capital to be introduced into their own fields. For example, St. Amanda's School is like this. Although there is a "holy" word on its head, the actual control is in the hands of the board of directors with the background of the Stonemasons Guild. The Ci'en Orphanage has now become a joint venture between the church and the public.
The main structure of Ci'en Orphanage is located in a small wood. It leads to the small wood from the branch road of Grace Road. After walking forty meters on the tree-lined road, you will reach a high stone wall and an iron gate. The stone wall occupies a large green space, and in the green space stand two or three wide, old low buildings. Young children are running around on the bent lawn, chasing and playing, and some are even playing football.
On the upper floor of the largest low-rise building in the Green Center, in a small classroom with a blackboard, Dorothy, dressed in a simple dress, sat on a chair at a table by the window, correcting several homework assignments with poor handwriting with a pen. Around her, there was a circle of children wearing old clothes, their average age was only about eight or nine years old, and they looked at Dorothy with their eyes wide open, their expressions full of expectation.
Finally, after Dorothy finished correcting the dozen or so homework assignments in her hand, she let out a long sigh of relief. Then, after glancing at the countless piercing eyes around her, she forced herself to smile and began to speak.
"Okay, I'm done with the changes."
"Have you finished correcting it? Teacher Meshihos! Who is A?!"
"Yes, yes, yes! Teacher Meshhos! Who is going to win the prize here?"
"Hurry up and tell me, teacher!"
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The children surrounding Dorothy chattered excitedly, and Dorothy took out a few things from her pocket and started talking with a smile.
"This one... is for Peak, Wood, and Anna. These are little red bells and candies as rewards for you."
As she spoke, Dorothy stood up and pasted the little red roses she had cut out onto the wall behind the children's names. She then placed the candies in front of them, and they all began to cheer.
"Teacher! This is not fair. Anna already had a little red crown today!" At this time, a slightly tall boy said to Dorothy with a dissatisfied look, and Dorothy responded with a smile.
"This is fair, Neil. No matter how many there are, Anna won them all by herself. If you want more, just work harder. I believe that with your level, you will be able to win more little red hearts!"
"Well...I understand."
"Okay, I understand. I'll do better next time. Okay, everyone, take your homework. I've already written down the solutions to the mistakes. Go and take a good look at them."
"Yes~"
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Sitting at the table by the window, Dorothy breathed a sigh of relief as she watched the children scattering in front of her, and at the same time she felt relieved for a moment.
This is Dorothy's second week attending the practical class. During these two weeks, she will use the recommendation letter from the school to come here as a tutor on both weekends to accumulate grades for the practical class.
Dorothy could ask for leave for other classes, as long as she passed the exams, but she had to take this one by herself because she didn't know how to practice. In order to avoid having a zero grade for this item on her final report card and being questioned by Greg, Dorothy did her best.
Because Dorothy had experience as a tutor, she chose to be a non-profit tutor in the orphanage. She thought she would run into a bunch of naughty kids and was fully prepared to deal with them, but she didn't expect these kids to be unexpectedly obedient and well-behaved, not like the naughty kids from her relatives' families that Dorothy had seen in her previous life. Therefore, Dorothy's teaching was barely smooth and easy.
After much thought, Dorothy believed that it was still an environmental factor. The living standards of the people in Dorothy's own era were not comparable to those in this world and this era.
It is normal for children to be spoiled by their families when they are well-off. However, the children in the world Dorothy lives in are not so happy. Street children and child abuse are common, and children have been exploited by society too early. Even the orphans in the orphanage often go out to work in groups under the organization of the orphanage in exchange for compensation to subsidize the maintenance of the orphanage. No one has ever spoiled them. Knowing their own situation, they can't be naughty even if they want to face the cruelty of society too early.
Knowing the situation of these children, Dorothy would buy some candy every time she taught a class, and cut her own rose hips according to her distant memory of kindergarten. She would give rose hips and gifts to these children according to their grades. Therefore, these children, who finally had a chance to eat candy, welcomed Dorothy very much.
Sitting in a chair, Dorothy looked at the children who were only a few years younger than herself and were sitting in their seats and using their phones. She couldn't help but feel a little emotional. At this moment, a voice sounded next to her.
"Excuse me, Mr. Meshos..."
Hearing the voice, Dorothy turned her head and saw a girl about eight or nine years old. She was wearing a faded dress, her blonde hair was tied into two braids, her face was slightly round, and her blue eyes were wide open, looking at Dorothy.
"It's Anna. What's up?" Dorothy asked when she saw the girl next to her, and the girl continued.
"Teacher, I got another candy just now, but you forgot to give me candy." The girl named Anna said to Dorothy. Dorothy smiled slightly after hearing that.
"Well, Anna, you were so good today. You got too many little red bellies and ate too much candy. This is not good for your teeth, so I didn't give it to you just now."
"Is that so... Eating too much candy is bad for your teeth?"
Listening to Dorothy's words, Anna looked lost and confused. Dorothy smiled and opened the schoolbag beside her and spoke.
"Yes, so remember not to eat too much candy in the future, even if you can eat it as much as you want. It's not only bad for your teeth, but it's also likely to cause disease. Although you don't have candy this time, Anna, I have prepared something else for you."
As she spoke, Dorothy took out a fairy tale book from her bag and handed it to Anna.
"You are the best student I have taught in the past few days, so I give this book to you. There are many stories in it."
"Really? Thank you so much, teacher!"
Seeing the fairy tale book handed to her by Dorothy, Anna's eyes lit up with excitement. She picked up the book and said that it was rare for a child living in an orphanage to receive a gift.
Anna happily picked up the gift and stroked the cover of the book. Then she seemed to have thought of something and looked up and said to Dorothy.
"Teacher Meshos, although you have only been here for a few days, you have been so kind to us. We all want to thank you, so we have suggested to Sister Deidre to invite you to attend the charity meeting in two days. We will perform there!"
"Charity?"
Hearing this term, Dorothy spoke in surprise, and Anna continued to explain.
"Oh, I almost forgot. The teacher is not from Igwent so he doesn't know. Let me tell you about it."
As she spoke, Anna nodded her forehead to organize her thoughts, and then continued speaking.
"This charity is organized by Viscount Field, a famous philanthropist in Igwinter. He holds a banquet every year and invites wealthy people from all walks of life in Igwinter to participate. At that time, Viscount Field will take the lead in calling on everyone to donate money to help the poor people in Igwinter.
“It is said that six sessions have been held so far. In each session, His Excellency Viscount Field would take the lead and donate a large sum of money with other wealthy people, and then use the money to improve the lives of poor people like us. Many people have been saved because of this.
"According to the wishes of Lord Viscount Field, orphans like us are the focus of assistance, so every year at this time the orphanage will let us perform to gain more attention. And Lord Viscount Field will adopt one of us in the end! So everyone cherishes this opportunity very much!"
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