Chapter 99 24-Hour Teacher (2)
In the first period of the afternoon, Class 601 still had a math class.
The pie in the sky that was painted all morning has been mostly digested by the students after a few hours.
At this point, some of the brighter students realized that the math teacher might be using psychological tactics.
To this end, another piece of evidence was presented: "Teacher Bai cannot possibly guide us in creating a targeted review plan; he is just a subject teacher. Teacher Yan would not agree to that."
The homeroom teacher of Class 601 is a traditional teacher who follows the rules and hates trouble. He is strict about academic performance, but he cares more about discipline and adherence to school rules and regulations.
Most importantly, Ms. Yan is afraid to face the parents' committee.
The students in Class 601 seem harmless and relatively obedient, but those who have been homeroom teachers of this class know that there is a small group of parents on the parent committee who are all troublemakers.
"What Teacher Bai said is all empty talk. Just take a look at that plan in your hands and that's it."
Before the student could finish speaking, a voice followed, "What do you mean 'just look'? This is something I painstakingly crafted and customized. Everyone's plan is different, so it's highly targeted."
The student turned around abruptly, his face deathly pale.
Bai Ye didn't say anything, but patted the other person on the shoulder, telling them to go back to their seat.
Just then, the school bell rang.
Instead of starting the lecture, Bai Ye gave another thorough pep talk on the matter of reviewing the study plan.
Finally, he said, "Don't worry about Teacher Yan disagreeing. Starting today, I will temporarily take over as the homeroom teacher of Class 601. I just need to approve all the teaching plans."
"Where is Teacher Yan?" a student asked curiously.
We're almost graduating, and they just change our homeroom teacher like that?
Bai Ye: "Teacher Yan was accidentally injured and is recuperating in the hospital."
"Teacher Bai, did you do this? You've gone to great lengths for the review plan!" a student joked.
Bai Ye laughed, "If I wanted to, I'd put a sack over your Teacher Yan's head, unlike now, where your Teacher Yan has been stabbed and is lying in the hospital unable to move."
At this point, Bai Ye repeated his instructions, "Some of you students who live nearby should go home together after evening self-study. Don't linger on the way. Even though you live in the city, we can't guarantee your complete safety."
"Teacher Yan was robbed?" The clever student guessed a little.
Bai Ye spoke frankly, "It's worse than being robbed. I ran into a drunk homeless man while jogging at night and got stabbed. It was an utterly senseless disaster."
A collective gasp rippled through the classroom; no one had expected this.
"What era are we living in? There are still homeless people?"
"He's probably a drunkard who's causing trouble while intoxicated."
"Wrong. A truly drunk person is incapable of taking action. That person is just using alcohol to embolden themselves and amplify their malice. When they're sober during the day, they're definitely a coward, absolutely!"
Seeing that the discussion was about to get heated, Bai Ye immediately interrupted, "Alright, no idle talk during class time. If you want to discuss it, you can do it after class. Today, we'll start by explaining the first item in the special topic module, which is about calculating the shading of shapes..."
The bell rang, and Bai Ye packed up her books and lesson plans.
Before leaving, she thought of something and added, "Besides math, I will also discuss the comprehensive review of Chinese with Teacher Li and make a detailed plan for you. By the way, it's Teacher Li from Class 3. She will take over your Chinese review from Teacher Yan."
The classroom erupted in groans, with some students even shouting, "I thought no one was in charge of our Chinese class anymore! Teacher Yan is gone, and now we have an even stricter Teacher Li!"
Bai Ye had already found out that Teacher Li from Class 3 was a very dedicated and experienced teacher.
She is strict with her students and even stricter with herself. Having been a Chinese language teacher for over twenty years, she still insists on preparing lessons in advance for every class.
This is quite rare among veteran teachers.
Bai Ye found Teacher Li and told her about her review plan. She was particularly nervous when she talked about positively classifying students.
I'm afraid of being criticized by older teachers.
Unexpectedly, Teacher Li smiled and nodded, "You are the homeroom teacher, so I will cooperate with your work. I will send you a copy of the report cards for Class 601 for each academic year in a while, as well as a copy of the student files that Teacher Yan and I compiled before. You can make a review plan accordingly."
"Teacher Li doesn't object? The school has always prohibited teachers from dividing students into different classes." Bai Ye was very surprised.
Teacher Li shook her head. "That's to prevent teachers from being biased and deliberately creating class distinctions. But we need to analyze specific issues. If you're trying to improve students' grades overall, then it's not a big deal."
"I'm afraid the parents won't agree. I heard that some parents in Class 1 are having a hard time, well, communicating with them." Bai Ye almost blurted out the word "difficult."
Teacher Li didn't respond, but instead added Bai Ye to the parent committee group for Class 601.
This group was forwarded to me this morning by Teacher Yan, who is still hospitalized. He trusts the old teacher more than Bai Ye.
However, Teacher Li had no intention of getting involved in this mess. As the homeroom teacher, it was only natural for Bai Ye to directly face the parent committee and students' parents.
"This is the parent committee group. I've already added you and transferred the group ownership to you. I'll leave in a bit."
"Also, Teacher Bai, you should inform all the parents in the parent group about your taking over the class."
After the exchange, Teacher Li picked up her teacup and textbook and went off to teach her class.
Bai Ye had barely sat down, and before he could even carefully consider how to word the notification in the parents' group, several members of the parents' committee had already started bombarding him with messages.
[Li Xiaoman's mother: Ms. Bai, since you're replacing Ms. Yan as the homeroom teacher, how do you plan to manage Class 601? Do you have a specific study plan?]
[Xu Zihan's mother: Teacher Bai, you've only been at Experimental Primary School for three years, right? I remember you've always been a subject teacher, never a homeroom teacher, especially not a graduating class. The grade leader is so irresponsible.]
[Xu Haotian's father: These days, just anyone can be a homeroom teacher for a graduating class? I won't allow this. I'm going to see the principal tomorrow.]
[He Baixuan's father: Haotian's father, don't worry. I think Teacher Bai is capable. At least he's been teaching from the third grade since he came in, and he's always been our class's math teacher. He should know the students best...]
The remarks were like barbs laced with veiled barbs, one after another.
Some parents even play a double act, one playing the good cop and the other the bad cop.
Even more outrageous, some parents sent private messages directly to inquire about transferring classes.
Bai Ye was in a real bind. Compared to the group of well-behaved students, the students' parents were simply heartbreaking.
He didn't reply to each one individually, but instead sent a short reply:
[Math Teacher Bai: Hello parents, the school leadership has confirmed that I will be temporarily taking over as the homeroom teacher for Class 601. The graduation exams are in three months. Let's work together to create a better learning environment for our children, strive to improve their learning efficiency, and help them perform at their best in the final exams. This is the most important thing… I will be holding an online parent meeting later to answer your questions. Thank you for your support.]
The parents' committee was quiet for a while, and Bai Ye took the opportunity to repeat the message in the parents' group chat.
Then, I simply flipped my phone over, out of sight, out of mind.
Today is Friday, there is no evening self-study. After the after-school care program ends, Bai Ye will escort the students off the school.
Since there was no evening self-study session and the school cafeteria was closed, Bai Ye could only buy a boxed lunch nearby and carry it back to his office.
"Teacher Bai, aren't you leaving yet?" A teacher who had just returned from playing ball was packing up when he saw Bai Ye carrying a lunchbox and his eyes widened in shock.
Bai Ye quickly recognized that the person opposite him was the art teacher, a minor subject teacher. Apart from teaching a few classes, he would often wander around the school's badminton hall, tennis hall, swimming pool, and other places, treating public resources as his private sports field.
In addition, the school has dedicated shower rooms, which is much more convenient than going to an outside gym.
Bai Ye suddenly felt a pang of sadness. Look at how carefree and comfortable those teachers are.
Looking at the Mercedes-Benz car keys on the other person's table, she silently suppressed her envy.
Sigh, what can you do when someone has money and connections?
"I'm teaching a graduating class, and I just took over as their homeroom teacher. I'll use this weekend to finalize the students' review plan."
The teacher opposite nodded, showing respect despite not understanding. Before leaving, she shared half of her freshly opened rose tea bag, saying, "Good luck, Teacher Bai. You main subject teachers have worked hard."
Then, humming a little tune, she left gracefully.
While eating his boxed lunch, Bai Ye reviewed materials, preparing to thoroughly understand the needs of 30 students' parents in one night.
Fortunately, the materials included photos of the parents, and the student profiles also contained photos of the students. The original teacher, Ms. Yan, was also good at writing summaries, and there were biographical sketches of both the students and their parents.
"Li Xiaoman comes from a single-parent family; her parents are divorced, but her family is very well-off. She attended a private kindergarten, which wasn't in the experimental school district. She must have bought her way in... Li Xiaoman, let me check this student's specific grades..."
Bai Ye went from student to student, checking all the students' family backgrounds and basic information. He basically sat down with the parents until he was familiar with them and could tell them a lot about them.
The students themselves also gained a deeper understanding of the academic performance of each grade, as well as their personality and habits.
I was so busy that it didn't stop until 1:30 a.m.
Bai Ye was awakened by the rumbling of her stomach. She looked up at the office and realized that it was already midnight.
I'm so hungry, I want to eat something.
Wait a minute, this small instance world doesn't seem to have any strange occurrences yet, right?
There was a cup of instant noodles in Bai Ye's drawer. After much hesitation, he still decided not to leave the office.
"Even if there is something strange, it is more convenient to deal with it in this office. The area outside is too wide."
Bai Ye lives in the school's teachers' dormitory, which is the last row of buildings behind the cafeteria, some distance from the teaching buildings.
There's a small kitchen in the dorm, so making fried rice in the middle of the night is no problem.
But the biggest problem is that schools themselves are often eerie places.
The teaching building, the restroom at the end of the corridor, the empty gymnasium, the laboratory in the administration building across the street, the library locked at night...
Where isn't there a place where eerie creatures lurk?
Bai Ye got up, took the kettle, and went to the corner of the office where there was a place to get tap water.
"I'm not going anywhere, I'll just stay here."
After filling the kettle with water, Bai Ye tore open the packaging, put in the seasoning packets, and then, resting his chin on his hand, gazed intently at the kettle, waiting for the water to boil...
"Glug glug," the water slowly boiled, and wisps of steam rose up...
Suddenly, a white mist filled Bai Ye's vision.
He reached out and took off his glasses, preparing to wipe them.
However, just as she took it off, a woman's voice suddenly rang in her ears.
"You can't eat instant noodles tonight, they're not nutritious. This is lotus seed soup that Mom specially cooked for you. After you finish it, hurry up and do these two practice tests."
Bai Ye looked up and saw a face that was both familiar and unfamiliar.
Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be Li Xiaoman's mother, who had appeared on the computer before.
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What happened? Where am I now?
Wait, who am I?
Bai Ye snapped out of her daze and looked down at her hands. They were white and tender, but extremely small.
These are a child's hands, and the child is definitely no more than ten years old.
Bai Ye was still hesitating when the woman beside her spoke again: "Manman, don't get distracted. It's only nine o'clock at night, a good time to study. Look at Li Ai in the building across the street, her bedroom light is still on, she's probably still doing her homework. Li Ai's grades are about the same as yours, if you don't work hard, she'll overtake you."
Bai Ye opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.
After the woman finished speaking, she turned and left. Bai Ye didn't touch the bowl of lotus seed soup, but quickly opened the homework book next to her.
The notebook cover reads: Li Xiaoman, Class 201, Experimental Primary School
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