At the graduation ceremony of a kindergarten, a mother wept bitterly and asked to kneel for a young girl.
"I never expected to hear my son call me a mother in my life!"
Teacher Li, you are the savior of our family..."
People around her pulled her up and sat down in chairs to soothe her.
The young girl was also very excited, pulling her parents to cry together.
This young girl is the post-90s special education teacher who became popular on the Internet in 2019 - Li Rongrong.
The highest number of likes she posted on the deaf teaching video reached 208,000!
Countless netizens were moved to tears by her, giving her the reputation of "angel on earth".
Born in the ordinary, the first encounter with suffering
In 1991, in a hospital in Wuhan, a baby was born, and the forty-year-old father heard that it was a girl, cried with joy, and secretly swore: "Thank God for making me an old woman, and I must give her all my love in the future!" ”
This girl is Li Rongrong, just born, she was deeply loved by her family.
Growing up, her parents didn't let her serve a bowl of rice, sweep the ground once, or wash her clothes once.
It really responds to the sentence: "I am afraid to melt in my mouth, and I am afraid of falling in my hand."
When Li Rongrong studied architecture in college, her family had already found a job for her, and as soon as she graduated, she could continue to live a life without hardship.
People are not as good as heaven, and a chance volunteer action changed her life.
In 2009, Li Rongrong went to the rehabilitation center for the first time as a volunteer.
She saw a 20-year-old principal wearing down pants and a dirty blouse.
He was standing on a small bench with his feet up, intently smashing the nails on the door frame.
Li Rongrong was surprised: Shouldn't this kind of physical work be done by boys?
It turns out that a girl can still be so strong and so hard-working.
Entering the classroom, she saw a small child sitting alone in the corner, his head was full of leprosy, and some places had pus pus, and the child used his small hands to scratch from time to time.
Li Rongrong thought to himself: "It's incredible, why is there such a child in the world?" ”
So she immediately bought disinfectant water and applied medicine to the child's haircut.
The head of the kindergarten told her that this was a hearing-impaired baby, who had diarrhea some time ago, and the child's parents were too busy making ends meet to take care of the child, so they had to be sent here.
The next day, Li Rongrong always thought of the little friend involuntarily at school, worried that he had no one to take care of him.
So Li Rongrong put down his books, bought new clothes for the child, and then ran to the rehabilitation center.
So the third day, the fourth day... Under the careful care of Li Rongrong for more than a month, the child finally recovered his health.
The director of the kindergarten saw that Li Rongrong was so loving and patient, and couldn't help but want to leave her: "Rong Rong, are you willing to be a teacher?" ”
Li Rongrong immediately replied, "Yes!" Children need to be taken care of, and I must take good care of them."
In this way, Li Rongrong's every day is busy and fulfilled because of these children.
After graduation, Li Rongrong stepped on the stars every day and returned home on the moon.
One night, Mother Li served her daughter hot dishes as usual.
Looking at her daughter with her brows furrowed and worried, Mother Li's worries once again surged into her heart.
"How could a daughter do a job that no one else would avoid?" What can we do in the future?"
So Li's mother sat across from her daughter and solemnly persuaded: "The family has already helped you find a job, why do you have to do such a hard thing?" Or quit the special education! ”
Li Rongrong was not happy to hear it, and stubbornly shouted: "No! I'm going to be a special teacher, and the kids need me! ”
At this time, the father who had been silent for a long time also broke out: "If you don't resign, you will roll"...
That was the first time Li Rongrong had quarreled with his parents.
After thinking deeply about it for one night, the next day, Li Rongrong moved out of his home directly for the ideal in his heart.
In order to save more time on the road to spend more time with her children, she rented a private house in a dilapidated and streetless alley near the school.
It was an incredibly difficult but unforgettable time.
Li Rongrong's monthly salary is 800 yuan, the rent is 200 yuan, in addition to her own necessities, the rest of the money she uses to buy clothes and small gifts for the "teletubbies". She also takes 1-2 children back to the house after work.
The humble room was full of cheerful laughter, and every day after work, the children scrambled to go to the teacher's house.
2 years later, Li Rongrong's parents went to her place of work to see what made her daughter so insistent. As soon as I entered the classroom, a group of children gathered around, shouting substandard words word for word: "Grandpa-grandpa, milk-milk, you-them-good!". The hearts of the old couple melted in the enthusiasm of this group of "teletubbies".
When they arrived at their daughter's rental house, the parents saw the bathroom in the basement and saw that their daughter's boiling water had to be brought back from outside, and the tears of the old two could no longer be contained.
Since it is impossible to change the daughter's decision, then unconditionally support it, and the old couple has re-rented the house for their daughter. Before leaving, the faltering old father left a sentence: "Son, you must persist!" It's so hard for the kids."
With the support of his parents, Li Rongrong is more motivated to do a good job in special education work!
Phoenix Nirvana, reborn from the fire
Li Rongrong, 30 years old this year, has 12 years of special education experience.
Coming from a non-education background, Li Rongrong knew that if he wanted to go a long way down this road, he still needed to know more knowledge.
So in addition to learning from the director and other colleagues, she also used her spare time to read books and listen to lectures, and later joined a special education group with more than 50 people to learn and communicate.
However, due to the strong sense of burnout of special education teachers and the pressure from families, few people can persevere.
She understood too well the grievances, helplessness, and frustration.
Teletubbies were born in silence and grew up in silence. After implanting a cochlear implant or putting on a hearing aid, I realized that the world is not quiet. But the brain is full of sounds, unable to distinguish the voices around me, and I don't know how to speak.
Li Rongrong once said that at the beginning of her career, she accompanied a hearing-impaired child to the hospital.
The doctor asked, "Baby, where are you uncomfortable?" ”
The child is very uncomfortable, but he can't understand it, let alone say a word, the doctor can only try one by one, touch the painful place the child will cry, it took a long time to find the right place.
Li Rongrong stood behind the child and cried with him, too painful.
In order to allow the "teletubbies" in the rehabilitation center to speak as soon as possible, Li Rongrong not only used ordinary pronunciation teaching methods, but also explored many original teaching methods.
For example, sticking your nose, squatting, running, or taking a balloon to read the syllables of po are all original.
Because each child has individual differences, this method is useful for the previous baby, and may not have any effect on the next baby.
Covering the mouth with your hand to talk to the child has become a habit for every teacher in the rehabilitation center, which can reduce the child's dependence on the shape of the mouth and concentrate on the hearing aid.
She also uses a variety of pieces of paper to let children feel the air flow blowing out, touch the vibrations of each other's throats, and pronounce them more accurately.
Every time the children work tirelessly to produce a correct syllable, she will give the child a thumbs up.
Li Rongrong designed a targeted rehabilitation training plan for each "teletubbies".
In the past 12 years, Li Rongrong has lost count of how many children he taught.
But every child's rehabilitation program is kept at home, and every handwritten training plan represents a family dream come true.
In the rehabilitation center, the first mother that every child shouted after hundreds of attempts was heard by Li Rongrong, and many children have been using this name since then.
Because Mother Li not only taught them to pronounce, but also took care of them like a mother. When each child celebrates his birthday, Li Rongrong will buy a cake to celebrate with his classmates.
They will also be intimately groomed with different new hairstyles. Take your kids on an outing on the weekends and feel the gentle touch of the wind, the chirping of birds, and the coolness of the water. Let children practice pronunciation anytime, anywhere.
Tintin (not his real name) is a child who has suffered from paralysis since childhood.
The doctor once told his mother that "it is difficult for a child to learn to speak after being fitted with a cochlear implant", and the mother insisted on taking the child around for medical rehabilitation, not giving up a glimmer of hope.
After running around for several years, the child could only make a "buzzing" movement from his nose, and Tintin's mother was desperate.
Once in a while, I heard someone say that there was a teacher at a rehabilitation center who had patience and a unique approach.
Tintin's mother sent the child away, not holding out much hope, because she was already convincing herself to accept the fact that the child could not learn to speak.
Unexpectedly, a year later, a miracle appeared, Tintin could not only communicate with people, but also go to primary school normally!
This has the touching scene of the kindergarten graduation ceremony, the mother is so excited that she kneels down to thank Teacher Li.
Li Rongrong said: "2-6 years old is the golden age of language learning, and every minute is precious. I realized that the whole process from hearing the sound, distinguishing the sound, understanding the sound, and then expressing it in words, was really difficult. I'm constantly reminding myself, a little slower, a little more patient. ”
Later, friends said that Li Rong had changed.
Li Rongrong replied with a smile: "It is the children who have changed me, I give them a little love, they can give me a lot of love." ”
In 2016, Li Rongrong's father was hospitalized with a heart attack and was in serious condition. Li Rongrong went from the hospital to the school, wiped away the tears to hide his sadness, and smiled and interacted with the children as usual.
But once in class, a little girl suddenly rushed to the front and hugged her and squeezed out word for word: "Teacher Li, don't cry!" ”
Li Rongrong said: "Maybe the child does not know what I have encountered, but at that moment, her sensitive heart captured my inner feelings. With the company of these little angels, there is no shortage of happiness around me. ”
Li Rongrong poured "teletubbies" with full of love, and she harvested the innocent smiling faces of the children. This is her confidence on the road of special education: education is inheritance, is hope!
Li Rongrong once saw a report about a hearing-impaired child:
One child had a cochlear implant at the age of two and recovered after five years. But the day before kindergarten, the mother took the child out of the world.
At that time, Li Rongrong and his colleagues cried when they saw this report, "If I could have met her, or if I could have met her earlier, this child and mother would not have experienced this long five years."
Everyone felt a heavier burden on their shoulders.
In the past 12 years, Li Rongrong and his colleagues have taught nearly a thousand "teletubbies" how to distinguish sounds, learn to speak and successfully graduate.
They can really go to school with healthy children one day and integrate into group life. Children are born hearing impaired unfortunately, but they are extremely lucky.
Because they met an "angel mother" and gave them the privilege of seeing that the world has a miracle.
Streams meet the sea and spread great love
Once, a parent of a student could not hide his excitement and transmitted the video of Teacher Li calling out "Mom" for the first time to his child in class to the D tone. Suddenly, many parents of "Teletubbies" have left messages for consultation. Teacher Li knew and replied to everyone one by one.
But the problems were getting more and more, and she wanted to make her own instructional videos and pass them on. Share it with everyone, you can take fewer detours, right?
So she applied for a D-tone account called "Speech Rehabilitation And Dissolution Teacher".
There is her usual teaching video on it, and everyone can feel the life of this "angel mother".
Li Rongrong said: "Now many people say that the post-90s generation is a 'Beat generation'.
But my eyes see that it is not like this, and the world is still very beautiful.
I saw that there were firefighters, policemen, and many people who paid silently behind their backs, and I thought they were all great and excellent!
For me as a post-90s special education teacher, I hope that I can continue to do it in this industry and help more children out of the silent world.
Although I have done my best, the strength of a person is always limited.
Because the special education industry needs to withstand various pressures, it is difficult to retain people.
But I hope that more young people, whether they are post-80s, post-90s or post-00s, can pay attention to these children. ”
Li Rongrong's deeds have made more people pay attention to the profession of special education.
Will also fall into meditation, what is the meaning of life?
Is it for work, for more material wealth?
However, modern society is becoming more and more materially rich, so why is there more and more confusion among people?
I think that at that time, Yuan Longping, the "father of hybrid rice", spent his life's energy and devoted himself to making people eat enough;
"The Father of Chinese Liver Surgery" Wu Mengchao has no distractions in his life, setting a record for countless firsts in liver surgery;
Sun Jiadong, the "grand master" of China's aerospace industry, loves the aerospace industry and does not feel tired after a lifetime.
It turns out that what makes people spiritually rich is not how much material, but the love of a career in a lifetime, and when you love, you love deeply.
As for the lying flat of young people, they are just one generation's worries about another generation, the post-70s worry about the post-80s, the post-80s worry about the post-90s, the "Beat generation" has been saying, but it has always been an illusion, we still have Li Rongrong, and there is a group of young people, working silently, they are not for profit, just doing one thing in a down-to-earth manner...
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【Text| Avenue to Jane 】
【Editor| Daniel Lee 】
【Typography | Drizzle】
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