Persistence in the Chalk Dust

In vast and remote mountainous areas with winding mountain roads, information is often ignored by the public due to lack of information. But there is such a group of private teachers who are like lamp-burners, lighting up the path forward for children in mountainous areas with their weak but firm light. The novel "Persistence in the Chalk" will take readers into this educational world full of love and dedication. The novel is set in Shishan Village. The author relied on his rich educational experience and went deep into the mountainous area to accumulate materials. He used more than 170,000 words and 65 chapters to tell the story of the 40-year persistence of rural teachers at Shishan Primary School from 1976 to 2016. Teacher Li Changgui has been rooted in the mountains for more than 40 years, growing from a private teacher to a principal step by step. Even though the salary was meager and the environment was harsh, he never thought of giving up. Xiao Min and Zhao Gang fell in love in education and teaching. As time went by, townships and high-quality schools offered to change careers. Faced with the choice, the two agreed tacitly and took the initiative to persuade their parents. Out of their responsibility to the children in the mountainous area and their love for education, they gave up the opportunity and stayed together. They traveled across mountains and ridges to persuade out-of-school children to return home, and raised funds to help left-behind children smile again and significantly improve their performance. Over the past 40 years, Shishan Village's educational resources have gone from lack to improvement. Behind them are the hymns written by private teachers like them with their youthful passion. They are the backbone of education in mountainous areas and have made great contributions to the growth of children. "Persistence in the Chalk" shows the selfless dedication of rural teachers and calls on society to pay attention to education in mountainous areas. Open this book, feel the greatness of ordinary people, and help education in mountainous areas. Purpose: "Persistence in the Chalk End" focuses on the private teachers group and contains many profound and socially valuable ideas: 1. Praise for selfless dedication: The novel takes private teachers such as Li Changgui, Xiao Min, and Zhao Gang as the protagonists, depicting their deeds in remote mountainous areas, overcoming problems such as meager wages and poor environment, and devoting themselves to education for decades. It praises their spirit of silent hard work and selfless dedication, allowing the public to see the extraordinary brilliance of humanity in ordinary people. 2. Pay attention to education in mountainous areas: By describing the process of educational resources in Shishan Village from lack to improvement, the work reflects the difficulties in the development of education in mountainous areas. It calls on society to pay more attention and support to education in mountainous areas, improve the current situation of education in mountainous areas, and allow children in mountainous areas to enjoy fair and high-quality education. 3. Analyze the original intention of education: In the book, Xiao Min and Zhao Gang faced opportunities for career change and promotion offered by towns and high-quality schools, but chose to stay out of their responsibility to children in mountainous areas and their love for education. It guides readers to think about the nature of education and the original intention of educators, and advocates that more people value the value of education itself rather than utilitarian pursuits. 4. Witness the changes of the times: The novel's time span is from 1976 to 2016. It places the development of education in Shishan Village in the context of the times, and sees the big from the small. Through the changes in mountainous education, it reflects my country's reform and progress in education policies, educational resource allocation, etc., And is a vivid footnote to the development of the times.