Since 1985, the country had passed the Teachers' Day proposal. Every year, the 10th of September is designated as Teachers' Day. At the same time, the Teachers' Day in China had been changed several times. Before Feng Yu's rebirth, the Teachers' Day was still used.
The Teachers' Day was supposed to be a celebration of respecting teachers. During that period of time, teachers were criticized as "Stinky No. 9" and became the target of class struggle. At that time, many teachers were beaten by their students and were forced to squat in a cowshed or hang a spittoon on their chest.
Although that period had passed and the country advocated respecting teachers, many teachers were still beaten by their students and parents. This caused many teachers to protest.
That's why the Teachers' Day was established in China. The date of the Teachers' Day was discussed several times, including the 6th of June, 27th of August, 1st of May, 5th of May, 28th of September, 10th of September, etc.
In the end, it was decided to be the 10th of September. This was because school had just started, and it was the best time to educate the students.
The country had also introduced a series of policies, such as improving the teachers' treatment, giving them more rewards, increasing the number of outstanding teachers, and giving them housing, medical care, and other resources.
Even before Feng Yu's rebirth, there were still policies like the Teacher Welfare Housing. The benefits of the teachers had been improving.
At first, all these were for the sake of the teachers. But as time passed, it slowly changed.
The status of teachers was getting higher, and many parents felt that the only way for their children to get ahead is to study. Only by studying can one not be a farmer or a laborer. One can be a government official, a leader, or sit in an office. At the very least, one can be an educated person.
Parents tried their best to please the teachers to let their children be taken care of in school. In this era, there was no such thing as teaching students according to their aptitude or quality education. It was all about results.
Furthermore, a few years ago, university students could become government officials after graduation!
That's why parents started to respect the teachers more and more, and it evolved into pleasing the teachers. They want their children to be taken care of in school.
For example, if their children have any questions, they can ask the teachers alone. They can also control their children in class to prevent their children from slipping away. They can also prevent their children from being bullied in school.
After all, many parents were working and did not have time to take care of their children. If their children were bullied, they also did not have time to look for the other party's parents.
What should they do? He could only rely on the teachers to take care of him. Teachers take care of so many children. Why should they take care of your child?
Gifting!
Wasn't there an old saying? You can't be blamed for being too polite. Besides, in ancient times, there was a ceremony for apprenticeship and a banquet to thank one's master. We are just following the tradition.
Therefore, the teachers not only received special care from the government, but also from their parents. This was also the stage where the children received the most corporal punishment. A few years later, during the State Council's work meeting, the Minister of Education was singled out and criticized during this period. Teachers were not allowed to punish their students. That was when it became the teacher's code of conduct. But in reality, the implementation was not very good.
It wasn't until the year 2000 that people's living standards got better and better. Many people saw that they didn't need to read too many books to earn money and live a good life. Only then did they stop telling the teachers, "Take care of the children. If they're not obedient, you can hit them."
Instead, he said, "Take care of the child. If there's any problem, call me and I'll take care of him. Take care of my child at school and don't let him get bullied. I will not forget your kindness. This is a small gift. Please accept it. "
There was even a group of parents who doted on their children. If the teachers dared to hit their grandchildren, they would fight the teachers to the death. We can't even bear to hit our children!
At first, the gifts given to the teachers were some fountain pens, greeting cards, etc. These were not worth much and were just a token of appreciation. That wasn't a big deal, but later on, someone started giving Teacher eggs, meat, food stamps, cloth stamps, and the like.
After that, some people started giving expensive things like bicycles, home appliances, etc., in exchange for the teachers' special care.
As a result, many teachers became picky. If you gave them a fountain pen, they would not even be interested in it. They might say they don't want fountain pens, but they really don't want fountain pens. If you give them something valuable, they will reject it.
Although there were still many good teachers among them, even if they didn't accept money, they were still very responsible and would treat every student fairly. However, it had to be said that ever since many people treated teaching as a job, the quality of teachers was uneven. In addition, teachers competed with each other, and this kind of accepting gifts became the norm.
Someone once said that the teachers might not remember which parent gave a gift, but they will remember which parent didn't give a gift. If you want the teachers to remember your gifts, you must give a big gift.
At this moment, not only the teachers felt it was normal, but the parents also felt it was normal. No one felt it was wrong to give gifts to the teachers.
But what gifts to give to the teachers? This was a headache for them. You can give a bicycle. The teacher already has a bicycle. What's the use of another bicycle? You can give an expensive gift. The teacher can't afford it. If you give a cheap gift, the teacher might not be presentable. If you give a female teacher some alcohol, what if the teacher doesn't drink?
Giving money was the most direct method. But there was a problem. Giving money was not as good as giving gifts. 1,000 RMB, based on the current RMB value of 100 RMB, was only 10 pieces of paper. This was only a small amount, and the envelope could not even bulge.
But if you buy a 1,000 RMB gift, it would look very big. Furthermore, many parents could not afford to give a 1,000 RMB gift. At most, they would take out a month's salary to give a gift, and that was only a few hundred RMB.
But giving a few pieces of money was indeed a lot, but it did not look good. Also, many teachers did not dare to accept money directly. They were worried that other parents would give a lot of gifts, and they would not be able to take care of their children.
Hence, many parents said that Teachers' Day was a calamity for them. This was the same as the Spring Festival that was nicknamed as the Spring Calamity.
The main problem was that they did not know how to give a gift, how much to give, what to give, and how much to give.
But now, the shopping card solved this problem perfectly!
Giving a teacher a shopping card was like giving a gift when they got married. Everyone could discuss it. This was different from giving a gift. You can't give a scarf to the teacher, and you can give the teacher the same scarf.
The shopping card was given to the teacher, and the teacher could buy whatever he wanted. Furthermore, it was not cash. No teacher would want something but was embarrassed to take it. Also, a shopping card was easy to pass to the teacher. It could be kept in the teacher's pocket, and it would be convenient to pass it to the teacher when they shake hands.
This was due to the nation's situation. In a short period of time, there would not be any changes.
The new semester had started, and many students were looking forward to it. Many teachers were also looking forward to it … …
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