Zhou Yu stood on the podium and looked at the group of excited parents surrounding him. Some of them introduced their names or directly told Zhou Yu about their children's situations. He couldn't help but feel a headache.
Helplessly, Zhou Yu could only smile and nod in response to the many parents. However, after seeing Zhou Yu's response, the parents became more excited, as if only by doing this, the teacher Zhou in front of them would remember their names and have a deeper impression of their children.
Seeing that the situation was getting increasingly wrong, Zhou Yu hurriedly stretched out his hands and shouted to all around, trying to get the parents to return to their seats. "Dear parents, we will try to have a comprehensive understanding and communication with you regarding your children's situation later, so please go back to your seats first. We will hurry up and start this meeting! Thank you for your help, parents!"
Zhou Yu's shouting did have some effect. When the parents who were densely packed around him heard what Zhou Yu said, the few parents at the outermost edge thought for a moment and decided to return to their seats.
Just when they were about to leave, the corner of their eyes accidentally swept over Teacher Zhou again, and they suddenly discovered that except for them, the other parents were still unmoved and surrounded Teacher Zhou with great interest. So after thinking for a moment, they rejoined the crowd, as if only by doing so they would not suffer any loss.
Most of the parents were caught up in the frenzy, which made Zhou Yu shout at the top of his voice, almost until he was hoarse, but these parents were still unmoved. Fortunately, a small number of parents noticed that something was wrong, so they stood up and helped Zhou Yu maintain order, so that most of the parents finally returned to their positions.
Seeing that the situation had finally improved and the parents surrounding him finally dispersed, Zhou Yu almost breathed a sigh of relief.
Zhou Yu wiped the sweat from his head and smiled at the parents who were maintaining order as a way of expressing his gratitude.
Those parents did not take the opportunity to seek credit. When faced with the kindness shown by Teacher Zhou, they simply responded with a smile and quietly returned to their seats, waiting for the parent-teacher meeting to begin.
Humans are social creatures and follow the crowd.
Usually, most people tend to integrate into the group because it makes them feel comfortable and at ease. Therefore, when Zhou Yu walked into the classroom just now, when a parent took the lead and ran towards Zhou Yu, other parents subconsciously followed others, as if an invisible big hand was urging them to do so.
So this was also one of the reasons that led to what just happened.
Thinking about this, Zhou Yu inexplicably thought of the book The Crowd that he had read last night. He couldn't help but shook his head, feeling that the theories in the book were relatively accurate.
But now is not the time to think about these things. Zhou Yu picked up the chalk on the podium, turned around and wrote his name and number on the blackboard. Then he turned around and looked at these parents calmly.
Zhou Yu cleared his throat which was a little hoarse from shouting just now, and said to those who were sitting calmly under the podium, as if the parents who had just surrounded him with enthusiasm were not these people, "I am the head teacher of this class, Zhou Yu..."
The originally noisy classroom was now as quiet as water. After writing down Zhou Yu's number, the parents sat quietly looking at Teacher Zhou on the podium, waiting to get everything they wanted to know from Teacher Zhou.
Zhou Yu naturally didn't know what these parents were thinking. After a pause, he continued, "I had been thinking about holding a parent meeting for a long time, but there was no suitable time! It just so happened that this year's joint exam was just before the National Day, and the results were also released just before the National Day! So I thought, take this opportunity to meet with all the parents and have a good chat about the children's recent learning situation, as well as the subsequent learning plans and arrangements!"
During the short period of time that Zhou Yu was speaking, he had already trained his mentality and speaking skills, so now standing on the podium, he felt more and more relaxed and more and more at ease.
After finishing his opening remarks, Zhou Yu intended to get straight to the point. "When you parents came here, you should have seen the report card on the table. This is a comparison of the specific scores and rankings of our students in each subject in this mock exam and the last final exam... By the way, the county ranking is only available in this mock exam. Since the final exam is only counted within the school, this item is only for your reference..."
Zhou Yu had not originally planned to compile and print out the scores of each subject in the first mock exam and the last final exam, as well as the total score, class ranking, school ranking, and county ranking.
But before the parent-teacher meeting, Zhou Yu specifically reported the matter to the principal, Lao Wang, and others. However, after hearing about this matter, Lao Wang had a different opinion from Zhou Yu this time.
Lao Wang feels that if the parent-teacher meeting does not show these parents the data on academic rankings, then how can these parents most intuitively understand the situation of their children?
Therefore, we list all these data in a table and put it in front of the parents so that they can see, "Oh~~ It turns out that my child has always been in this situation in school~~ Now he has improved by X points and X ranking." In this way, the parents can understand as much as possible how much effort the school has put into this.
After hearing what Lao Wang said, Zhou Yu thought about it for a moment and felt that what Lao Wang said made sense.
So Zhou Yu compiled all the data on grade rankings and printed out more than 100 copies, trying to give each person at least one copy so that the parents could see it clearly.
Zhou Yu hadn't thought about doing this before. It wasn't because he was lazy or he had forgotten. It's just that there are more and more voices online about keeping children's grades confidential and taking care of students' emotions, which also affected Zhou Yu.
In an era when smart phones are becoming increasingly popular, due to the increasingly smooth and developed consultation, many voices have appeared on the Internet. Many parents are very resistant to schools ranking students by scores, and they often complain to the Education Commission that schools should not do so. This also led to the later education reform to make specific regulations on this item, prohibiting primary and secondary schools from publishing the ranking of students' scores.
However, despite the clear regulations, many prestigious schools still do what they are supposed to do. They still rank students according to their grades and publish the rankings. Those rankings even affect many things that are closely related to the students.
For example, seats.
For example, resources.
And those parents don't dare to have any opinions.
What, you're not convinced?
Your weak spot is in our hands. Don't you want to weigh your priorities first?
If you are not convinced, you can ask your child to withdraw from school or transfer to another school. Our xx High School is small and cannot afford to support a statue of you.
It would be fine if it was a rubbish junior high school or high school, but many parents' children attend prestigious junior high schools or high schools that their children have spent countless days and nights and worked hard to get into, so they naturally dare not have any opinions.
No parents dare to be so blind, and the truly stupid parents are still a minority.
If you offend the school because of something as trivial as grade ranking, at best the school will make things difficult for you, at worst you will be expelled and transferred to another school.
Don’t be fooled by those people on the Internet who are shouting and clamoring for education reform and quality-oriented education all day long, but you should know that those who are silent are the majority.
And the most important point is that most parents also think that statistics such as academic rankings are beneficial to children. Only when you truly understand where you are now can you have a clear understanding of yourself, and then you can make a correct plan based on your own situation.
Although reforms in this area have basically no impact on famous schools, it is obvious that No. 2 Middle School is not a famous school, so it naturally does not have the confidence to dare to shout and clamor about doing such things.
But the good thing is that Ruxu County, where Ruxu No. 2 Middle School is located, is just a small county town.
There may be a very popular term now, called county town Brahmin.
The county Brahmins roughly refer to the group that controls local connections and resources in small and medium-sized areas such as the county and prefecture levels. These resources can be passed down through inheritance, marriage, etc.
This basically tells many people that the county town is not big, and starting a business... No, the county town is basically a society based on personal relationships. No matter what you do, it will be difficult to accomplish it if you don't have some connections.
Also, because the county town is a society based on personal relationships, most of the parents who have lived in Ruxu for decades are relatively reasonable, so they are not very resistant to what Lao Wang said.
After Zhou Yu figured this out, he followed Lao Wang's instructions and printed out the list. He then arranged for someone to distribute it to each seat in advance so that the parents could receive it as soon as they arrived in the classroom.
After hearing what Zhou Yu said, these parents took out the A4 paper with their children's grades, which they had already read countless times, and continued to read it with satisfaction.
Tsk, with my child's grades, won't he definitely be admitted to a first-class university, a double first-class university, or a key university next year? !
Among them, the small area headed by Ou's father is the worst and the performance is the most obvious.
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Xu Jiacheng was also one of the parents who helped Zhou Yu maintain order.
After helping Zhou Yu maintain order, he calmly walked towards his son Xu Li's seat.
After Xu Jiacheng sat down, the elegantly dressed Xu Jiacheng immediately attracted the attention of the parents around him.
It was really because the custom-made suit that Xu Jiacheng was wearing was too eye-catching. Although there were no labels on the suit, anyone with a discerning eye could tell that this suit was definitely not cheap.
Ou Jianren, in particular, noticed the watch on Xu Jiacheng's wrist at a glance.
At first, when Xu Jiacheng was far away from Ou Jianren, Ou Jianren couldn't see clearly, but after Xu Jiacheng sat down, Ou Jianren immediately saw the brand of the watch on Xu Jiacheng's hand, and then he couldn't help but curse in his heart.
Fuck, something worth hundreds of thousands, maybe even a million dollars is just on my hand? !
Damn the rich!
This fucking watch can buy two houses for our family!
Ou Jianren cursed in his heart, but his body was very honest and greeted the parent in front of him who was concentrating on looking at the report card, "Brother, brother!"
Xu Jiacheng was looking at the grades of his son Xu Li's subjects and his total ranking, while happily thinking about what reward he would give his son after he was admitted to a university in Zhejiang Province. Then he heard someone calling him softly from behind.
Xu Jiacheng was stunned for a moment, then he looked back. When he found that the man behind him was looking at him intently, Xu Jiacheng pointed at himself suspiciously and asked, "Excuse me, are you talking to me?"
Ou Jianren nodded sharply and gave Xu Jiacheng a sincere smile, "Hey, hey, yes, brother! Big brother, may I ask, are you the student's father?"
Although he was not quite sure what the other party meant or was planning, Xu Jiacheng, who was also a parent of a student, felt that it was still inappropriate to be too indifferent. If word got out, it would have a bad impact on his son's study and life in Ruxu.
So Xu Jiacheng smiled at Ou Jianren and nodded slightly to show his agreement.
After learning the other party's identity and seeing Xu Jiacheng respond to him, Ou Jianren excitedly prepared to continue chatting.
The watch on this guy's hand alone is worth more than seven figures. By this calculation, his net worth is at least more than nine figures. Thinking of this, Ou Jianren felt that this parent-teacher meeting was really worthwhile.
If I could find out the other party's situation clearly, and make friends with him as a parent of a fellow student, and if I could please this rich guy and he let me have a little bit of his secrets, then we would have hope for the rest of our family's life!
Not to mention, my son Ouyang Ming and the other party's son are classmates. If Xiao Ming can help a little and get along well with the other party's son, then with our Xiao Ming's ability, wouldn't he easily have millions of assets? !
Ou Jianren had already begun to fantasize about his future happy life, but he didn't show it on his face. He still spoke to Xu Jiacheng in a sincere tone, "Hey, hello, hello, I'm also the father of a child! My last name is Ou, Ou Jianren! I'm not talented, but our Ou Yangming ranked third in the class in this joint exam! Counting from the first row, the third one is the specific score and ranking of our child!"
Although he wanted to curry favor with the other party, Ou Jianren did not show it in his attitude. Instead, he tried his best to introduce his child Ouyang Ming to the other party.
Ou Jianren knew that his advantage was not great, but the fact that the other party, a billionaire with a net worth of billions, could come to such a small parent-teacher meeting was undoubtedly very telling.
This means that the other person is someone who attaches great importance to the child's performance.
So, what would be the attitude of a parent who attaches great importance to his child's academic performance when he meets the parent of another child with very good academic performance?
I can’t say that I attach great importance to it, but at least I am impressed by it!
This is what Ou Jianren needs most right now.
Ou Jianren figured this out in a very short time.
Therefore, he decisively showed his most advantageous side, that is, Ouyang Ming's achievements, to Xu Jiacheng, the mysterious rich man in Ou Jianren's perspective.
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