"The poetry club provides you with a stage to showcase your talent!"
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Li Lechen saw through these pseudo-clubs, which were actually just teachers recruiting elites, from the very beginning of high school. And the facts proved that joining these clubs, besides doing more homework and taking more tests, was completely devoid of fun!
What kind of club is it if it's not fun?
Of course, there is one subject that is considered a treasure in high school.
"The school basketball team is recruiting sparring partners! A perfect score in the 1000-meter run is required."
"The table tennis club is recruiting members, and applicants must have experience participating in national competitions!"
"The weightlifting club is holding a challenge tournament; the winner will receive a grand prize of 1,000 yuan!"
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Although No. 2 High School is just an ordinary key high school, sports are its strong point. The school basketball team has won the provincial men's high school basketball league championship for three consecutive years.
Table tennis is also a highlight, and the club president's highest honor is winning the national youth amateur table tennis championship. Therefore, he has particularly high expectations for the club members.
The popularity of weightlifting at No. 2 Middle School has a certain official background.
The current director of the Education Bureau of Lingcheng was formerly the director of the Sports Bureau. Before becoming the Sports Bureau director, he was a weightlifting coach. Prior to that, he had won numerous awards at the World Weightlifting Championships.
Therefore, with an education bureau director who was a former weightlifter, all the schools in Lingcheng began to fawn over him and promote weightlifting.
Because it's not good for young children's physical development to promote weightlifting, kindergartens have them lift dumbbells instead. Every morning exercise routine consists of dumbbell exercises, which is somewhat related to weightlifting.
Moreover, the education sector in Lingcheng holds a weightlifting championship every year, with teams from teachers to students competing round after round. The winners are personally awarded by the bureau chief, making it a truly grand event.
The official-centric mentality has shaped Chinese-style education.
Lingcheng No. 2 Middle School was naturally not spared.
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