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Sentence|Goshi Ryu Yoshi
Edited by Yushi Liufang
«——【Preamble】】 ——»
It seems simple to be a teacher, but many people feel that it is difficult to really do this, because one day in the future, you will find that education will form a closed loop, but there are still many people who are silently dedicated to the position of teacher.
In the era of the development of the Internet, many teachers who "educate people" have also been discovered, and they have expressed their love and recognition to them.
But there are also some teachers who rely on their own efforts to smear this sacred profession with a stain, the recent earthquake disasters are frequent, at this critical juncture, many people think of the Wenchuan earthquake when abandoned the students and ran away by the teacher "Fan Ran Run".
At that time, he was strongly condemned by netizens, and now more than ten years have passed, how is his life now?
«——【Pre-earthquake Choice·】——»
On May 12, 2008, Fan Meizhong was teaching Chinese to students at a school in Sichuan when an earthquake struck.
Fan Meizhong comforted the students at first, but when the earthquake became more severe, he chose to leave the students behind and flee to safety alone. This decision became a turning point in Fan Meizhong's life, and it was also the starting point for him to be labeled as "Fan Ran Run".
In Fan Meizhong's "The Mountains Shook at That Moment", he defended his escape, arguing that it is normal to give up responsibility in the choice of life and death.
But society's condemnation of him remains very strong. After all, as a teacher, this reaction in an emergency has surprised many people, so why would he choose to leave his students and run away on his own?
«——【Reasons for Running Away Alone·】——»
Fan Meizhong was born in 1973. Although his family was not wealthy, Fan Meizhong was very smart since he was a child, and his parents were illiterate, but he had a very strong individualism and developed a strong antipathy to Chinese exam-oriented education.
After graduating, Fan Meizhong chose to return to his hometown of Sichuan and work as a history teacher at Shuguang Middle School. But he did not follow the textbooks, but evaluated historical events through his own thoughts. This practice caused him trouble, and school leaders criticized his remarks, which eventually led to his resignation.
In the years that followed, Fan Meizhong worked as an editor, but because of his radical and unsociable personality, he was unsurprisingly fired. He traveled from place to place, looking for a platform where he could speak freely, but reality coldly rejected him again and again.
It wasn't until 2005 that Fan Meizhong was invited to join Dujiangyan Guangya School, which gave him more freedom. But it was here that he became "Fan Ran Run".
From his previous life experience, it can be seen that he is an extremely strict individualist, who will protect himself first when his rights and interests are threatened, and his previous work experience has not smoothed his edges, which is the main reason why he left his students and ran away alone.
«——【Consequences and justifications of escape】——»
Fan's escape spread quickly online, causing public outrage and condemnation. In contrast, some other teachers who fought valiantly during the earthquake and did not hesitate to protect their students became role models for society.
Fan Meizhong was labeled as "Fan Ran Run" and became the center of the whirlpool of public opinion at that time. He explained his escape behavior in his blog, saying that he did not regret his actions, claiming that when it came to life and death, no one except his daughter could make him consider sacrificing himself. But this explanation made netizens' condemnation of him even stronger.
Soon Fan Meizhong was overwhelmed with accusations from netizens, and his nickname Fan Ran ran appeared for the first time at this time.
This name originated from Wuyue Sanren, who was very popular in the blogosphere, because he was not ashamed of Fan Meizhong's behavior, so he took the lead in firing and wrote an article called "Fan Ran Ran Incident", which was remembered by netizens as soon as the nickname Fan Ran ran was spread.
Not to mention that Fan Meizhong was bombarded by netizens, he was also criticized by many media, and the people boycotted him even more.
For Fan Meizhong, there was also a wave of anger in his heart that was difficult to dissipate, so he began to refute netizens by appearing on the show and publishing articles.
At that time, Phoenix Satellite TV also interviewed him, and the principal of the school at that time thought that Fan Meizhong was a dedicated teacher, so he would not fire him, and for a while, netizens' understanding of Fan Meizhong began to change.
But when the reporter interviewed Fan Meizhong again, he found that he was no longer teaching.
«——【·Life After Dismissal·】——»
The school also had to dismiss Fan Meizhong in the face of huge public pressure from public opinion. After losing her job, Fan Meizhong tried to find a job in Beijing, and was hired by an education company because of her background in Peking University. But Fan's past experience was exposed again, causing him to lose his job again.
This time, he returned to his hometown and focused on his family and children, even opening a private school. In this way, because of his so-called pursuit of freedom and justice, Fan Meizhong took a bright future for himself, you must know that as a top student of Peking University, he was also a "star teacher" during his teaching period.
In an interview, his former colleagues also bluntly said that he and Fan Meizhong are impeccable in terms of dealing with people and work ability, especially the teaching level is particularly excellent.
But because public opinion Fan Meizhong gradually disappeared from the public's field of vision, netizens never stopped discussing him. Today's Fan Meizhong has no teaching certificate, his reputation is not good, and no one in educational institutions dares to ask for him.
«——【Current Situation·】——»
Years later, Fan Meizhong reappeared in the public eye, this time because of his participation in Jin Xing's show. Fan Meizhong's image may never be able to escape the earthquake, and his stain on the public mind will not be washed away.
Today, Fan Meizhong is still active on the Internet, sharing videos of his lectures. He also opened a private school, taught with his wife, and had both children and a happy life.
When interviewed again this year, Fan Meizhong still claimed that she did not regret it, because she was disgusted with China's exam-oriented education, and would not let her daughter take the college entrance examination.
«——【·Conclusion·】——»
Looking back on the entire "Fan Run Run" incident, whether it is the public opinion storm at that time or the social evaluation today, it fully demonstrates people's concern for responsibility and morality. In the face of disaster, everyone has the right to choose, but this choice often also becomes the standard of judgment of a person's character.
For Fan Meizhong, he believes that self-preservation is the most important thing, but this individualistic concept is often controversial at the social level. Teachers are expected to be able to charge forward at critical moments, rather than choose to run away.
Fan Meizhong's individualistic ideology was throughout his life. For him, individual freedom and justice are paramount, but in the face of morality, his individualism is still condemned.
While some people think that he is a person who dares to face himself and is a big name in the world of education, others think that his deeds still make people feel ironic. So what do you think about this matter? Welcome to leave a message to discuss.
Resources:
1. Baidu Encyclopedia Fan Meizhong
2. Phoenix.com "Cold and Warm Life|From "Fan Ran Run" to Fan Meizhong
3. Phoenix Weekly "Fan Meizhong has been besieged by Fan Ranran for 15 years: he still "has no regrets, no bowing, and no compromise". 》
4. "Seeing Words Like Faces"