"Here, there is no road, but there is a 'sheep's intestine'; there is no neon, but there is a melodious sound of crickets; there is no flower bed, but there is a lily spitting, and the wild chrysanthemum is fragrant." Watch, watch, the green olive of my dreams, chewing out the fragrance from the bitterness. ”
The poem is titled "Watchman"
Hongxing Village Primary School in Nanmu Township, Youyang County, Chongqing
Written by Teacher Ran Xingguo in 2013
That year
It was his 15th year as a village teacher
In 1998
Ran Xingguo, who worked outside the home after graduating from high school
Received a request from the village branch secretary of Hongxing Village
Because of the lack of village teachers, I want him to come back as a teacher
Ran Xingguo, who earned a lot of money from working abroad, agreed
Returned to Red Star Village to become a substitute teacher
Red Star Village is built on a desolate hilltop and is sparsely populated
The real portrayal at that time is
"No roads, neon and flower beds"
Drinking water takes two hours to fetch water from the pit
Ingredients need to walk for 40 minutes
Walk the sheep gut trail from the foot of the mountain on the back of the mountain
And the school's only sports facility
It's just a rough lawn behind the mountain
Figure 1 - The old Red Star Village was small
Now that I'm back here to teach
Teacher Ran made up his mind
Chew the fragrance from the bitter green olives
Ran Xingguo dressed up the village boy with only two classrooms to be full of vitality
Retrieved cans, instant noodle boxes, milk powder cans
They were all cut into different shapes by him to become flower pots and build flower tables
Dilapidated window sills, classroom corners, hallway clearings
Flowers were planted everywhere
Figure 2 - Small classroom in Red Star Village
As more and more people pay attention to the rural teacher group
Focus on rural education
He saw that good changes were happening
In 2016, The Little Pass in Hongxing Village was connected to running water
In 2019, the road reached the school
Gradually, there are more opportunities for training
Teacher Ran's teaching practice has a more professional approach
He developed his own narrative of education
Teach students to learn in the form of mind mapping
In recent years, online teaching has developed rapidly
Leverage network resources
Ms. Ran offered music, art, dance and other courses for the students
Take the kids to see the bigger world
Figure 3 - Teacher Ran Xingguo's teaching mind map
Under the insistence of Ran Xingguo
Schools are getting better and better
"I have been alone in Red Star Village for 25 years
I plant flowers and grass all year round,
Dressed up a mountain elementary school as a garden."
Figure 4 - Small playground in Red Star Village
Lotang Complete Primary School in Yankou Town, Longhui County, Shaoyang City, Hunan Province
Principal Chen Yong built a science laboratory for the children in the mountains
Zhongzuiling Primary School in Jishishan County, Linxia Prefecture, Gansu Province
Teacher Ma Zhengwen used the webcast to "expand" the rural classroom
Bailu Primary School in Nanzhai Township, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, Guizhou
Teacher Long Changhai alone takes two grades
Every day in class is a relay run
Wangping Junior High School in Gaoping Town, Jianshi County, Enshi Prefecture, Hubei Province
Volunteer teacher Yuan Hui graduated from Nanjing University
Take root in the mountains and sow dreams for your children
……
The stories of these rural teachers
It is a microcosm of China's public welfare in this decade
Every village teacher
It is an ordinary person, but also a lamplighter
It is also a witness, witness, and promoter of rural revitalization
In 2013, the TCL Hope Project Candlelight Awards program was launched
TCL Philanthropy Foundation and TCL volunteers for nearly 10 years
More than 2,000 rural schools were visited and surveyed
The award has funded more than 3,000 outstanding rural teachers
Among them, Ran Xingguo was in the eighth "TCL Hope Project Candlelight Award Program" in 2022
Received innovation awards and corresponding funding and training opportunities
This also allows more rural teachers
It has strengthened their determination to persevere
Figure 5 - 2022 "Operation Rose" TCL employee volunteers present flowers to Ran Xingguo (back row, fourth from left).
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the TCL Foundation
They have been committed to the three major public welfare areas of poverty alleviation, education assistance and disaster relief
At the same time, combined with its own advantages to explore the new paradigm of "science and technology + public welfare"
Starting this year, there will be more "TCL Public Welfare Smart Classrooms"
And "TCL Photovoltaic Sunshine Campus" was completed in many places
Rural education is the "nerve endings" of Chinese education
Rural teachers are an important force in rural revitalization
Dominated by a small number of pro bono foundations
Develop to more social forces combined with their own unique advantages to participate in public welfare
Innovative exploration represented by TCL Public Welfare Foundation
It has established more new paradigms for public welfare
Will better make the power of the public good
Expand to where it is needed
This is also the response and support of China's rural revitalization to get more strength
Bring the epitome of small changes
These tangible changes are the inevitable path to common prosperity
Today is Teachers' Day and Mid-Autumn Festival
Special fate allows "teachers" and "reunions" to meet
Xinhua News Information Center specially cooperated with TCL Public Welfare Foundation
Tonight at 5:30 p.m
The WeChat video number "Xinhua News Agency TV" and "TCL Smart Life" were jointly initiated
TCL Foundation 10th Anniversary Concert Live
Let's pay tribute to ordinary rural teachers
Listen to the public with love
Convey goodwill through music
(Promotion)