Parents chattered excitedly: "This school is really good this year. They said they're no longer separating students into fast and slow classes; it's all done by computer now."
"Not separating students into classes now doesn't mean they won't be separated in the future. How can we know which students are good or bad when they've just started first grade?"
Believe it or not, after the midterm and final exams, when the results come out, the school will still divide students into fast and slow classes.
Otherwise, the college entrance rate cannot be guaranteed. For top-tier primary schools, doesn't the quality of teaching rely entirely on grades and college entrance rates?
"That's true! My child is usually very naughty, so he definitely won't be able to get into the advanced class."
If you can't get into the fast track class, you can't get into a top junior high school; if you can't get into a top junior high school, you can't get into a top senior high school; if you can't get into a top senior high school, you can't get into a good university.
Ugh! I'm so worried! I guess I'll have to enroll him in basketball or table tennis classes, or even a sports major if all else fails.
My child didn't inherit any artistic talent, and he just doesn't seem to get the hang of music. It's really worrying!
Hearing this, Chen Hong couldn't help but scratch her head. Why did she suddenly feel like she was a bit of a failure as a mother?
She hasn't even thought about her child going to junior high school, while other parents are already considering how to get their children into university.
Has education in Jinan become this competitive? It's not just students, teachers, and schools that are competing; even parents are getting involved.
Chen Hong lowered her hand, looked at her fingernails and saw that they were clean and free of dandruff, and temporarily put this invisible pressure behind her.
They led Yu Yang from Class 1 to class 2, searching for Yu Yang's name on the bulletin board of each class, and finally found their son's name in Class 5.
Fearing there might be someone with the same name, I searched further and found that there was indeed a new student in Class 8 with the same name as my son.
After carefully verifying the parents' names, home address, and other detailed information with the teacher, it was confirmed that my son had been assigned to Class 5.
After signing in, another young teacher led the parents and students who had arrived to the classroom.
Once the children are dropped off at the classroom door, that's all the parents need to do. The teacher asks parents to pick up their children at the school gate at 11:00 AM, as first-grade students are dismissed relatively early.
Chen Hong and a dozen other parents, holding the school's class schedule, waved goodbye to the children in the classroom and left the school.
Many of the parents who came together were young and dressed very fashionably.
The difference between big cities and rural areas is immediately apparent. In rural areas, parents usually wear casual clothes when picking up their children.
Parents in the city are not only dressed fashionably, but the women are also wearing makeup, and the men are all dressed in formal attire, going to work on their way.
Chen Hong breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, she was dressed well today. Although she wasn't wearing makeup, she had changed into a long dress with high-heeled sandals, and also wore a necklace, earrings, and a jade bracelet.
Finally, I didn't stand out from the crowd of fashionable young parents.
This set of jewelry was obtained in a secret room deep in the mountains, and Chen Hong never had the chance to wear it.
After being stored in the space for a year, the jade artifact, which was initially somewhat dull and lackluster, has been nurtured to resemble pools of clear water, and the quality of the jade has appeared to have greatly improved.
As Chen Hong was walking out with the crowd, a young couple approached her.
Judging from their ages, they were only twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, not over thirty, and their faces still had a youthful look, yet they were already parents of first-grade elementary school students.
The man was dressed in a smart suit, with neatly combed hair, small eyes, slightly dark skin, and while his features were not particularly outstanding, his teeth were snow-white. He was a very energetic young man.
The woman looked young, appearing to be only in her early twenties at first glance. She had long, shoulder-length hair dyed chestnut brown.
She has thin eyebrows, round eyes, a small nose, a small mouth, and a small face. She is not tall, even in high heels, she is less than 1.6 meters tall.
She wore a red silk shirt on top and a black short skirt on the bottom, which made her legs look slender and long.
Tsk tsk, Chen Hong clicked her tongue inwardly. The young women in the city really know how to dress. Just by looking at their legs, they seem to be 1.8 meters tall, but in reality, they are less than 1.6 meters tall!
"Sister, what's your child's name? Is it a boy too? My child is also in Class 5. I live in XX neighborhood, which neighborhood do you live in?"
Chen Hong: "We're all classmates from Class 5. My son's name is Yu Yang. We live in XX Community, which is in the opposite direction from yours. What's your son's name?"
The woman replied, "My son's name is Zhang Maolin. When we were choosing his name, we checked and it said that he was lacking the element of wood in his Five Elements."
"Sister, I work at XX supermarket. Where do you work?"
“I don’t work. I’m a full-time housewife. My main tasks are picking up and dropping off the children at school and doing housework.”
“Your family is quite well-off. I would also like to be a full-time housewife, but my circumstances don’t allow it.”
My partner's salary alone isn't enough to cover our household expenses. Sister, has your child enrolled in any extracurricular classes?
"I just signed up for calligraphy and guitar lessons, and I don't know how well I'll do!"
"Oh dear, my son has been learning piano and can now play a solo piece, but it's been too expensive!"
It costs 20,000 to 30,000 yuan a year. My son has only been studying for a year, and it has already cost more than 30,000 yuan.
My husband and I are currently saving up to buy our child a piano. Since we're starting lessons, we can't skimp on this expense.
Chen Hong didn't really know anything about pianos, but she became interested as soon as she heard the topic.
"Where did you learn to play the piano? I heard that you need to take exams to learn the piano, and there are a lot of rules involved."
"Yes, we were introduced by an acquaintance, and the teacher we found is one-on-one, and we have been studying for a year."
Two lessons a week, one hour each, costing 15,000 yuan a year, excluding instrument rental and performance costumes and props.
I don't want to continue learning; I have to buy a piano, which will cost at least 20,000 or 30,000 yuan.
But our child is promising; his teacher says he's talented, and he loves playing the piano. We're willing to spend any amount of money.
Chen Hong nodded in agreement, "Yes, it has to be something the child likes. Otherwise, no matter how much money you spend, it's all for nothing if he can't learn it."
Our child likes guitar now, so we'll let him learn it first. We'll consider letting him learn something else when he develops other interests.
As the group talked, they arrived at the school gate. Zhang Maolin's mother said, "Sister, let's take a taxi. How are you going to get there?"
Chen Hong waved her hand, "Then hurry up and flag down a car! Don't be late for work."
I drove here, but I parked a bit far away. I'll be going now. Goodbye, Maolin's mom!
Chen Hong walked towards the parking area. Luckily, there was a temporary parking space available; otherwise, she would have received a parking ticket.
She is now considering whether she should buy an electric bicycle to pick up and drop off her children.
In crowded cities, driving is not as convenient or fast as cycling.
Cars are prone to traffic jams and there are no parking spaces, which is particularly troublesome.
Watching the electric bicycles whizzing past her, Chen Hong felt even more eager and couldn't help but consider buying one.
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