Chapter 1584 Paying compensation is acceptable, but bowing down is not.
"Adding fuel to the fire? Teacher, what makes you say that?"
"Where to begin?"
Perhaps because she was used to others always "obediently following her instructions," when Teacher Yan saw that Li Ye did not admit his mistake and even asked her "where did you begin?" her eyes suddenly flashed with a sharp light.
She threw the videotape and the comparison report that Xiao Bao'er and Xiao Dou'er had spent a week writing on the table, her face full of seriousness and earnestness, as if she were ready for battle.
"Look at these things, videotapes that have been circulating overseas. These aren't things that a child could get his hands on, are they? And this comparative report on lions and tigers, these aren't things that a child could write, are they?"
Your two children got into a physical fight with Xu Xianpeng over an argument about lions and tigers, resulting in physical harm.
Instead of teaching your children to be friendly and cooperative with their classmates at school, you parents are going to great lengths to help your kids get back at each other.
Originally, after our teachers' kind persuasion, Xu Xianpeng's parents had decided not to pursue the matter further. However, your relentless pursuit has rendered all our teachers' efforts over the past few days futile. Isn't this just adding fuel to the fire?
Li Ye calmly looked at Teacher Yan, and waited for him to finish speaking before coldly asking, "You're not going to pursue it? Four kids beat up two of our children, and the teachers had to give them a good talking-to before you'd let us off the hook? Is that what Teacher Yan means?"
Teacher Yan was stunned. She never expected that after she had painstakingly explained so many principles, Li Ye would actually dare to question her in return. This was extremely rare.
The other teachers in the office, who had been keeping their heads down as if it were none of their business, all looked up and exchanged knowing glances.
[Teacher Yan has encountered a very particular parent this time!]
[That elderly lady who came last time was quite remarkable. Teacher Yan even looked down on her for her out-of-town accent, but this woman in her sixties was clear-headed and composed. How could she possibly be the type to back down and suffer a loss?]
Ms. Yan is very familiar with the "culture" in the office. She knows how others see her, so she has to "tame" Li Ye.
Within her own little plot of land, whether you're a dragon or a worm, you have to obediently bow your head. Didn't the movie say that if someone's child makes a mistake, the parents have to sincerely admit their mistake to the teacher?
"Parent, you're wrong about that. Although four classmates did have a conflict with your child, your child initiated the conflict and dominated the entire time."
Later, after some investigation, I found out that your child has been practicing martial arts since childhood, right? Practicing martial arts is for physical fitness, not for bullying the weak.”
Li Ye paused, his expression turning as serious as Teacher Yan's: "Teacher, what does it mean to bully the weak? My child practices martial arts, so does that mean he should just take the beatings without fighting back?"
Li Ye was really angry. This wasn't bullying the weak; it was the damn "whoever is weaker is right" kind of thing.
In his past life, Li Ye's parents were called to school once. He could never forget his father's humble appearance, which made him feel very regretful and unwilling at the time.
Therefore, Li Ye believes that he cannot give in without any bottom line, because parents are the courage of their children. If they make a mistake, they should be punished and compensated as appropriate, but the facts should never be distorted.
Seeing Li Ye's firm retort, Teacher Yan was truly furious, but he couldn't send Li Ye out to stand as punishment, so he could only try to reason with Li Ye.
"This parent, it seems you haven't realized the seriousness of this problem. Look at the scene in this videotape, how bloody it is that the two animals are tearing each other apart?"
Primary school students are supposed to be learning academic subjects, but you parents are indulging your children in studying the details of animal fights. This is seriously misleading their character and could lead to violent tendencies.
What's even more serious is that your two children claim they wrote this comparison report themselves. How could two six- or seven-year-olds write something so professional?
Li Ye's eyes sharpened, and he said firmly, "Teacher Yan, please note that my child did not lie, nor does he need to lie. Accusing a child of lying is extremely harmful to him."
"This isn't serious?"
Teacher Yan laughed in exasperation, reaching out to flip through the report Xiao Bao'er had handwritten: "Look at what's written here. Bengal tigers, due to fierce competition for habitat, need to fight frequently even as cubs."
Therefore, although their size is not particularly outstanding among tigers, they have an advantage in fighting spirit and are better at competing with their own kind.
"A child actually compares himself to a Bengal tiger, believing he has an advantage in fighting spirit and is good at competing with larger animals. Parent, which larger animal does your child intend to compete with?"
And to this parent, could you have written a paper like this when you were six or seven years old? Isn't this lying?
Li Ye was stunned by Teacher Yan's "unreasonable arguments".
When he was guiding his child in writing this comparative essay, he analyzed the advantages of the Bengal tiger and the Northeastern dialect from a scientific and objective perspective.
While the Bengal tiger is smaller in size, it is more ferocious, while the Siberian tiger excels in strength and sprinting speed, making it more adept at ambushing large prey.
These are just normal and real data comparisons. How did they become "a child trying to challenge the authority of adults by relying on a fierce personality" in Teacher Yan's eyes?
[Teacher, you've been teaching Zhou Shuren's (Lu Xun's) works, haven't you instilled in you a habitual way of thinking? Do you like to dissect every metaphor in a passage?]
Seeing that Teacher Yan was visibly pleased with herself, Li Ye said frankly, "Teacher Yan, this report was written by me after taking my child to the library and spending a day and a half researching and then guiding her in organizing the information."
Throughout the entire process, I didn't write a single word. All the data compilation was done by the children themselves, word by word.
They were all very interested in going to the library to read, because I told my children that in the future, when they encounter similar situations, they shouldn't rush to argue, but should be objective, based on facts and evidence.
I believe this at least encourages children to actively seek knowledge and evidence, rather than arguing endlessly based solely on their own preferences.
"Teacher, you might think this is making a mountain out of a molehill, but we've analyzed the root of the children's argument. It stems from the ambiguous portrayal of the tiger and the lion in 'The Lion King,' and neither of them can convince the other."
Many people may feel that such a struggle is pointless to discuss, but this kind of suppressive persuasion and reprimand is not the appropriate way to solve problems.
We should teach children to carefully discern any viewpoint and not to blindly follow others.
Li Ye suddenly changed the subject: "For example, before this incident happened, my child said that Xu Xianpeng, along with four friends who usually went to and from school together, always bullied other classmates."
However, I believe that children lack the ability to distinguish right from wrong. She shouldn't jump to conclusions about whether someone has been bullied, and she certainly shouldn't just parrot what others say.
But my child says that last week Xu Xianpeng and his gang broke a classmate's nose, and she asked me if that's evidence of bullying. Teacher, what do you think I should say to her?
Teacher Yan was stunned by Li Ye's question.
Because it was she who calmed Xu Xianpeng down after he broke his classmate's nose.
But it's not appropriate to tell Li Ye the specifics of how he appeased her.
But Li Ye's gaze was fixed on Teacher Yan's eyes, and a slight, playful smile appeared on his lips.
Come on, if breaking a nose isn't evidence, then what about the teeth we knocked out?
[If this is considered evidence, how did you handle it? Did you really make that kid with the broken nose wipe away the blood, tears streaming down his face, and shake hands with Xu Xianpeng to make peace?]
You don't really think I didn't investigate the background of this incident, do you?
(End of this chapter)
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