Chapter 34 034 Study Groups and New Life
For someone who has been "reborn," repeating a grade in elementary school is really a bit disrespectful.
Song Xiaoli insisted on starting school early, and luckily her mother was a primary school teacher. Even though she didn't teach first grade, she could still get in touch with the first grade homeroom teacher and other main subject teachers, so they would take extra care of Song Xiaoli.
Song Xiaoli wanted to make a greater impact on the world as soon as possible, so she didn't intend to continue indulging in the childish life of pretending to be a child. She didn't hide her talents at all and tried her best to show her intelligence when the time came.
However, she didn't rush to skip grades. Instead, while being a child prodigy, she observed her classmates and helped those with strong research abilities or those who were particularly hardworking and conscientious to improve together.
Through persistent efforts, a learning improvement group was eventually formed throughout the entire elementary school. The top students in the older grades joined through the connections of their very popular older cousin. Originally, the fifth-graders didn't want to involve the first-graders, but Song Xiaoli quickly and efficiently mastered the curriculum from grades two to five within a week. She could even explain problems that the fifth-graders struggled with clearly, thus winning them over and becoming the group leader.
In the eyes of the children who are eager to learn, Song Xiaoli is a good group leader and a good private tutor. As for the teachers, she is a good student and a mascot.
"Little Song, your daughter is amazing! Since she started school, the learning atmosphere at our school has improved so much." At the end of the semester, the principal was all smiles as he pulled Song Wanxia aside to talk to Song Xiaoli, praising her to the skies. "The first-grade results are out this time, and she still got a perfect score on both tests. In addition, there were sixteen other students who got perfect scores on both tests, and more than half of the students scored over ninety in both Chinese and Math. We haven't had such good results in the more than ten years since our school was founded."
Kindergartens are not popular nowadays, and many children go directly to first grade when they are seven or eight years old. Although seven or eight-year-old children are generally sensible, they mostly lack a foundation of knowledge. They are used to busy farm work or playing around and are not used to sitting in a classroom and writing. Therefore, in the first grade final exam, let alone getting two 90s or more, even getting two passing grades is a bit difficult.
"I heard from the kids in their study group that your Xiaoli can explain difficult problems to fifth graders. With Xiaoli's level, have you considered letting her skip a grade?"
Faced with the principal's suggestion, Song Wanxia refused without hesitation. "Xiaoli is not yet seven years old. After skipping a grade, she will have more and more to learn and no time to play. I want her to play more while she is still young."
"Besides, she herself doesn't really want to skip a grade."
"I see..." The principal felt a little disappointed, but didn't insist any further.
The first-grade results came out today, and the results for the entire grade came out the next day. The principal was increasingly pleased as he looked at them. Although the middle and lower-achieving students in the upper grades did not make much progress, the scores of the top-achieving students were even higher.
Some students have even started using various connections to borrow middle school textbooks or extracurricular books for private supplementary learning.
While pleased, the principal also felt a pang of regret, "Our place is too small; we don't even qualify for academic competitions. Otherwise, these children..."
At least I can participate in the competition, win some honors and awards, reduce the burden of supporting my family's education, and increase my motivation to study.
Due to the limitations imposed by the broader environment, Song Xiaoli was unable to play any significant role.
All she could do was frantically find promising young talents and guide them in their studies.
Learning only what's in the textbooks is definitely not enough to cultivate scientists. So, Song Xiaoli asked her father to have Hu Lixin contact his elders and friends in other places to buy more in-depth study guides. Then, she asked Hu Lixin to act as a private tutor and give extra lessons to the students in their study group.
“These little experiments are really good at motivating students. Dad wants to bring some of the junior high students over to learn with you, okay?” Hu Lixin’s main job is a math teacher, but he is a proper high school graduate, so teaching some physics and chemistry knowledge according to the textbook is no problem for him. At first, he just spoiled Song Xiaoli and taught the elementary school students in his spare time. Later, as he taught, he felt that these things were more interesting than the exam-oriented courses, so he got excited and wanted to bring a few of his studious junior high students over for tutoring.
"Dad, if you don't mind straining your voice, go ahead," Song Xiaoli said, then reminded him, "Dad, Mom told you to drink water infused with pangdahai (a type of herbal medicine), why are you drinking plain water again today?"
Hu Lixin touched his nose, "I forgot..."
Seeing Song Xiaoli pout, he quickly added, "Don't tell your mom when you get back. Dad will definitely remember to bring Pangdahai tomorrow!"
Including Song Xiaoli, there are a total of thirty-seven students in the primary school who voluntarily attend extra classes. Every afternoon after the last class, regular classrooms are cleaned by students on duty. To have extra classes at this time, the primary school principal has to make room in the small auditorium.
The small auditorium is used for events. It is quite large and can accommodate nearly 300 students. There are also long tables and chairs inside, but it is rather narrow. It is sufficient for holding extra "interest classes".
However, because the auditorium was too large and the school was reluctant to provide batteries for the loudspeakers, Hu Lixin had to use an even louder voice to ensure that the children could hear him clearly when he gave his lessons.
When Song Xiaoli was in second grade, Hu Lixin's voice became hoarse after teaching them for a month straight.
"Dad, how about we have class every other day? If we do this every day, and the number of students keeps increasing, your voice will never get better."
"It's nothing..." Hu Lixin actually quite enjoyed teaching these eager-to-learn children, even though it took up his personal time and he didn't get any extra overtime pay. But seeing the children's smiles as their thirst for knowledge was satisfied gave him a great sense of accomplishment.
His family felt sorry for him.
Song Wanxia and her daughter Song Xiaoli supervised Hu Lixin's drinking water infused with Malva nut to soothe his throat; there was also an old lady in the family who always stewed warm and nourishing soups for him to drink.
After drinking too much of this nourishing drink, apart from my throat which didn't show any significant improvement, almost everything else in my body felt properly nourished.
While Hu Lixin was busy compiling a list of junior high school students who voluntarily joined the study group, and Song Xiaoli's second-grade life was gradually halfway through, there was the sound of a new little life in the family.
"Xiao Li, you're going to be a big sister!" When the family gathered for dinner, Song Wanxia held Song Xiao Li and announced the good news to her.
Song Xiaoli was a little confused.
"I...I'm going to be a big sister?"
This is different from the little cousin that my second aunt gave birth to; this one is because her mother is pregnant!
Song Xiaoli was stunned for a while before turning around and hugging her mother tightly, pressing her against her belly. Forgetting normal physiological knowledge for a moment, she asked stupidly, "Is it a brother or a sister? Can he hear me now?"
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