My name is Tu Rui, and I am a member of the Yunnan Branch of the 19th Postgraduate Teaching Group of the w88 casino. In July 2017, three friends and I came to the No. 1 Middle w88 casino of Mengla County, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture on the border between China and Laos, and became a high w88 casino teacher.
Adapt to life
We who live in big cities have long been accustomed to the countless conveniences brought by social development, and the first challenge of volunteer teaching life is to "surmount thousands of hurdles and overcome all difficulties" in our independent lives. I remember the first time I walked into the vegetable market and struggled with what kind of meat was best to buy; the first time I wore a mask and gloves and mustered up the courage to clean the "insect-infested" refrigerator; the first time I screamed when I saw a palm-sized spider; the first time I encountered a burning oil pan. For the first time in my life, this year far exceeds the total of the previous 21 years. Fortunately, we have this warm little family of four. We encourage each other to overcome these difficulties that we have never experienced before and make people laugh or cry, and turn them into frames of interesting memories. Now, we can skillfully bargain with local Dai grandmothers at the wet market, use local ingredients to cook, and work together to prepare a table of delicious dishes to entertain guests. We have become four "chefs." We have become friends with the geckos on the wall. We are used to regularly cleaning out insects and stagnant water in our homes and keeping them tidy and hygienic at all times. We each perform our duties and protect this home in our own roles.
Change roles
As soon as we step out of campus, we have to transform from students to teachers. This is undoubtedly the biggest challenge. In order to teach students more systematically and scientifically, I obtained the high w88 casino geography teacher qualification certificate in my senior year. I also consulted the geography teachers at the High w88 casino Affiliated to the University of International w88 and Economics from time to time during my volunteer teaching period. This laid a solid foundation for my one-year volunteer teaching life. But the first time I stepped onto the podium, I was still excited and nervous. I tried to use young people's language and methods to get closer to the students. At the same time, I was worried that I would lose my dignity by being too easy-going. I could never find a balance in the first days. By asking experienced teachers for advice, I gradually began to find my own teaching style and gradually understood the psychology of students. My classmates showed great interest in my class, and I adapted to the rhythm of teaching and successfully completed the role change.
Face the difficulties
In the last semester, I took on the geography teaching work for three classes in the first grade of high w88 casino. The most difficult part of physical geography is the movement of the earth when I first took over it. Since the explanation process requires a certain amount of scientific knowledge and logical reasoning ability, I often prepared lessons until late at night, repeatedly debating and in-depth research on how to explain it to students in the most intuitive and easy-to-understand method. I played the BBC documentaries that I usually like to watch in class. For the first time, the students saw the movement of the earth and human activities from a unique perspective. They were full of interest in nature. In the process of explaining knowledge, I showed the photos taken by myself and my friends, and introduced them to the most beautiful islands in the world, where to see the aurora, and the customs and habits of people from different countries... With unremitting efforts, the class I taught was ranked among the top from the beginning to the end. The students' grades improved and their horizons broadened. Whenever I see a pair of focused eyes, I feel a sense of accomplishment in my heart.
In the next semester, due to the shortage of teachers in the w88 casino, the number of classes I teach has increased to 5, and they span the first grade of junior high w88 casino and the first grade of high w88 casino, as well as liberal arts and sciences. There are 19 classes per week, which greatly increases my workload. Children in junior high w88 casino are very innocent and cute. They always hold their heads high, sit upright and answer questions actively in class; students in high w88 casino are more mature and silent at the same time. This poses a difficult problem to my teaching work: How to transform teaching methods among different student groups? For children in junior high schools, I will slow down my speech rate, add more body language, prepare rich audio-visual and image materials, and guide students more patiently to develop the ability to expand, extend, and cooperate in inquiry; for high w88 casino students, I will be more strict, focusing on the summary of methods and the cultivation of habits, so that they can focus on classroom efficiency and clarify the ultimate goal of the college entrance examination.
Witness growth
Through unremitting efforts, I achieved good results in teaching in one year. The class in the junior high w88 casino jumped from the last to the second place, and the classes taught in the high w88 casino have always been among the best. However, what moved me even more was that after my substitute teaching in junior high w88 casino ended, the students all raised their lips and said, "Teacher, I don't want you to leave." High w88 casino students took the initiative to ask me to make up lessons for them outside of class and explain important and difficult points. Some students no longer called me teacher, but affectionately called me sister. "Teacher, can I treat you to cold salad?" "Teacher, will you come to my house to eat pig-killing rice on the weekend?" "Teacher, let's go splashing water together during the Water Splashing Festival!" They are simple and straightforward, which warms my heart and deepens my love for this place. Living in this world of a small border town, I saw countless shining points in the students and gained a new understanding of the definition of life. I encourage them to bravely pursue their dreams and continue to make their own life plans.
“Xishuangbanna, let me understand your language and let me blend into your world.” Xishuangbanna, which is like summer all year round, has splendid buildings, tall and straight coconut trees, colorful ethnic groups, and the sun-filled road that we walk every day. Growth is accumulated bit by bit in this kind of life. As a teacher, I taught the students here how to learn and how to think. At the same time, through constant experience, I also taught myself not to magnify difficulties, but to despise it, welcome it, and overcome it. There are countless challenges in life, but now I have passed the most difficult and special one. The growth and harvest of this year will become unforgettable memories and precious wealth.
