The head teacher's courage and perseverance in riding with the students are commendable
4hw.com.cn: on July 1, a red banner was hung in front of the teaching building of Shuocheng No. 1 middle school in Shuozhou City, Shanxi Province to welcome the successful end of the cross provincial cycling activities of 12 teachers and students.
This is a trip organized by LAN Huiyun, a geography teacher and head teacher of Shuocheng No. 1 middle school. After the college entrance examination, the 31 year old spent more than 3000 yuan to pack Internet cafes, played games with the whole class all night, and fulfilled the agreement with the students when he was enrolled in senior one -- as long as everyone didn't skip classes to surf the Internet, he would pack a venue to invite them to play games and have a good time after the college entrance examination.
After that, he took the 11 students who voluntarily gathered in his class and set foot on a thousand mile ride. Starting from his hometown Shanxi, he rode for 17 days through five provinces to Shanghai, with a distance of more than 1800 kilometers.
LAN Huiyun told Nandu reporters on the evening of July 1 that the children learned to repair cars and even change tires all the way. Together, they calculated carefully for the travel expenses, bargained with businesses, experienced college entrance examination score checking, visited universities around, and enjoyed the natural scenery from north to south.
The 17 day journey has become LAN Huiyun's' last lesson 'to graduates across thousands of miles. Some students lamented that "Shanghai is just a city. It is our sweat and persistence that make it have special significance. The most beautiful is always on the road."
"Teacher LAN is really under a lot of pressure to ride with the children. The danger on the road is unimaginable." The parents of student Wang Ning thanked the teacher who dared to think and do, 'this ride is of great significance in his son's life.'
Learning to mend tires can bargain. No one gives up halfway after riding more than 1800 kilometers
Before departure, LAN Huiyun searched the Internet for 'what difficulties will you encounter on the road?'
'physical strength and willpower are the main difficulties, and other accommodation are small problems.' The first article in the search results reads.
At 8:00 a.m. on June 12, he and 12 students rode in uniform red, obeyed Shuozhou, Shanxi, and started this unknown journey.
There are many uphill sections in Shanxi, and they experience constant climbing in the process of moving forward. " It's very hard. Many people have been gritting their teeth and insisting. " LAN Huiyun and his students spend about 10 hours on the road a day, and the specific riding time is 8 hours.
'a flat tire is staged every day, more than once a day. Repairing a car and changing a tire is a daily routine. " The tire is pierced by glass, the iron wire is attached, and the temperature is too high & hellip& hellip; There will be tire burst, and the students will learn to change the tire and go on the road calmly from the panic at the beginning.
Before the start of cycling, the fund prepared by each student is 2000 yuan, and the cost of food and accommodation for one person a day must be controlled at about 100 yuan. At each place, LAN Huiyun divided the students into four groups to find the most cost-effective hotel.
These children's ability to adapt to society exceeded his imagination -- 'in Qixian County, one of their group was stunned and cut the room priced at 238 yuan at the front desk to 98 yuan per room.'
Starting from Shuozhou, Shanxi to Shanghai, it passes through five provinces for more than 1800 kilometers. The differences are quite obvious in both natural landscape and human geography.
As a geography teacher, LAN Huiyun's consideration is inseparable from geography from the beginning of route planning. From north to south, they witnessed the change of natural vegetation from shrub to deciduous broad-leaved forest to evergreen broad-leaved forest, and felt the intuitive climate difference of temperature rise and temperature difference reduction from the high loess slope to the plain in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River.
'especially the agricultural landscape is very different. We often see southern rice in geography textbooks, but in real life, children see it for the first time and touch it for the first time. The knowledge learned from more than ten days of cycling is even more impressive than the three-year geography class. " Standing in the field, LAN Huiyun explained a series of knowledge such as rice fertilization to the students and completed an outdoor practice in a geography class.
LAN Huiyun was worried that some students would give up halfway? But the whole trip went smoothly, and no one expressed his intention to quit. " One child may not be able to keep up with his physical strength. I conducted psychological counseling in time to help encourage him to adjust his mind. " LAN Huiyun said that after all, riding is not enjoyed every day, but also a hard process.
The results of the college entrance examination are announced on the way of cycling, taking students to visit famous schools
On June 24, the college entrance examination results and scores of Shanxi Province were announced, which was a tense moment that teachers and students had to face on the journey.
On the day of the score of the college entrance examination, they just arrived in Anhui. The score was announced in the early morning, and the students checked their scores one after another late at night. Of the 11 students on the trip, one crossed the first line and three crossed the second line.
"The sound insulation effect of the room was not very good. At that time, some students had high scores. They could hear their happy voices and were still singing songs such as good luck." LAN Huiyun said.
Some students' scores were not ideal. LAN Huiyun asked about their scores on wechat and didn't get a response. Worried about the children's emotions, he communicated face-to-face with them at 2 a.m., comforted them that 'the college entrance examination is only a step in life. As long as he works hard in the future, the future is still bright', and gave suggestions according to specific personal situations.
The next day, they still set out on time. LAN Huiyun believes that no matter whether the college entrance examination results are ideal or not, students should learn to accept the reality calmly, but they should not be content with the status quo. Therefore, he specially arranged for students to visit local well-known universities and enterprises on the riding road.
From Zhengzhou University in Henan to Nanjing University and Suzhou University in Jiangsu, Fudan University and Tongji University in Shanghai. During the tour, LAN Huiyun hopes to let the children feel the atmosphere of famous schools, add new impetus to their growth, and know why a good university is good? Why do some universities have to go?
The same is true for visiting enterprises. What is the enterprise concept and humanistic environment in a highly developed area like Shanghai? LAN Huiyun said, "for them, it is to give them a clear direction for their future efforts and determine their position for the next four, seven or more years of their reading career."
Experiencing many firsts in life, students say the significance of traveling is on the road
'if you take part in a ride with a certain purpose, the destination is just a place, a noun on the map for you.' As a cycling enthusiast, Liu Haotian, a student, counted all kinds of data on the code table every day at the beginning of cycling. He was very tired and afraid of the road ahead.
LAN Huiyun asked him, are you playing or traveling?
Along the way, the students don't think 'what's the meaning of traveling?' This question. On the edge of Taihu Lake, less than 100 kilometers from Shanghai, LAN Huiyun wrote an article and talked with them about the significance of the trip.
"Before riding, I was questioned by my colleagues or parents. I think it's meaningless to go out for a round. The risk of cross provincial riding is also relatively high. It's better to have a good rest at home." LAN Huiyun said that many parents refused their children's travel requests.
In the article, LAN Huiyun summarizes the significance of traveling into four aspects: realizing a small dream, practicing the courage to run away, finding a space to release himself, and standing on the edge of the world and meeting the unknown himself.
The first time I went out of Shanxi, the first time I took the subway, the first time I went to a famous school, the first time I stayed in a Hotel & hellip& hellip; LAN Huiyun took the students to experience many firsts, 'the first time I went out to experience more and give more experience and good memories to my later life.'
After a short stay in Shanghai for two days, the cycling activity came to an end, and LAN Huiyun's "last lesson" for graduates was coming to an end. " Many students felt lost. They thought it was a long time and said they didn't expect it to end so soon. " He reminded students to make good arrangements for the summer vacation. They can take a driver's license, learn guitar, accompany their parents and do housework to enrich this leisure time.
"Shanghai is just a city. It is our sweat and persistence that make it have special significance. The most beautiful is always on the road." On the return train, Liu Haotian wrote this passage: 'the significance of travel lies in the rapidly rotating wheels, the beautiful flowers along the way, the morning glow, the sunset and the long river of sunset; Lies in the company of good friends along the way, poetry and wine years, indulge in singing; Lies in sleeping in the open air all the way, taking water as wine and wantonly splashing & hellip& hellip; The significance of travel lies in the myriad things on the road. "