Li An stayed in the shed for a long time before he left. He heard a lot of news from different places. In the afternoon, he went to Tanal School as usual and brought ten badminton rackets, thirty badminton balls, and four sets of nets that the craftsmen had hurriedly made.
Today, Ang Lee was going to teach these children how to play badminton. This was a relatively gentle way of physical exercise, which was worth promoting.
There were six classes in the Tanal School, and there were six classes a day. This ensured that every class had the opportunity to have physical education classes, and they would not interfere with each other. The huge venue was owned by one class, and a large number of sports equipment were also used by one class.
When he entered the school this time, Class C was in class. The children in this class were ten or eleven years old, which was a very active age. They were quite enthusiastic about all kinds of sports. Some were shooting, some were kicking shuttlecocks, and some were playing the parallel bars. None of them stayed still, which made Ang Lee very satisfied.
"Headmaster, you're good at it! You're even better than the schoolchildren. "
As soon as Ang Lee entered the school, he saw the substitute teacher kicking shuttlecocks. Moreover, he kicked more than thirty shuttlecocks in a row, which was a very good result.
"Oh, Assistant Minister Li is here! I'm not good at it. Assistant Minister Li, please don't laugh at me. "
The Headmaster quickly said modestly.
Ang Lee hurriedly said, "Headmaster, you're too modest. You're really good at it. My level is just so-so! Haha! "
"Assistant Minister Li, what interesting sports equipment did you bring to the children today? Will it be more interesting than shuttlecocks?"
The Headmaster asked curiously.
Ang Lee pointed to the car behind him and said, "You guys go and install the net on the right side. Also, draw the lines according to the drawings."
These subordinates were Ang Lee's personal attendants. This morning, they had all tried badminton, and all of them knew how to play it. It was just that the time was too short, so their level was definitely not high.
"Badminton, it's this little thing. This is the sport I'm going to teach the children today."
Ang Lee said as he handed the shuttlecock to the Headmaster. At the same time, he held a badminton racket in his hand.
"Badminton, this is badminton. Eh, this looks like a goose feather! What's this thing in front? It feels so soft. "
The Headmaster played with the badminton with great interest.
Ang Lee said, "Yes, this is a badminton made with goose feathers. Of course, it can also be made with the feathers of other animals, so it can't be called a goose feather ball. It's just that the goose feathers are bigger and harder, so it can be used longer."
"Oh, then how do I play badminton?"
Obviously, the Headmaster did not know how to play the game. He could not rely on guessing.
Ang Lee looked at the two attendants behind him and said, "Didn't you two practice for more than an hour? Perform for the Headmaster and the children."
"Yes, Assistant Minister Li."
The two of them each took a badminton racket and stood not too far away from each other. They began to practice with cooperation.
Because they were already familiar with Ang Lee, when Ang Lee brought them into the school, the children did not feel uncomfortable at all. They played whatever they wanted to play. However, when they saw the two adults playing badminton, they all stopped and consciously surrounded them. Their eyes were full of expectation.
They were at an age where curiosity was very strong. Anything new could arouse their great interest. Although kicking the shuttlecock was fun, they were already playing it. However, badminton was something new. They only needed to take a look to be interested in it. Therefore, they naturally gathered around.
The two bodyguards were quite powerful and cooperated well. They could fight back and forth more than a dozen times every time. The teachers and students were stunned by their performance.
Ang Lee nodded with satisfaction and asked the two guards to stop. He said, "Distribute the racket to the children and let them practice."
"Give it to me, give it to me."
These naughty children were very unruly and soon began to fight for the racket.
On the huge playground, suddenly, half of the children were practicing badminton. The rest of the children were kicking the shuttlecock while watching others play badminton.
This was the nature of children. They always liked to try new things. Although shooting and kicking the shuttlecock were also fun, they had already played them. Therefore, the attraction of these two sports would be reduced. Naturally, badminton was not as attractive.
In order to let all the children experience this new sports equipment, after a while, the players would be changed and the new children would start to play. In this way, all the children could play badminton after one class.
It was relatively easy to cooperate. The difficult part was to compete. Because the playground was very limited, only four sets of venues were installed.
In the last few minutes of the PE class, Ang Lee told the Headmaster the rules. Then, he asked the Headmaster to tell the children to go to the venues and compete.
The competition using the venues was divided into singles and doubles. These rules were not very difficult. In order to prevent the Headmaster from forgetting, Ang Lee deliberately wrote them down on paper.
At this moment, shooting, kicking the shuttlecock, and badminton were already available in Taner School. It could be said that the school was very rich. Of course, this was far from enough. There were still many sports waiting for the children.
After excluding the more dangerous sports, there were still many sports that were worth promoting, such as skipping rope and Tai Chi, which were relatively weak.
Skipping rope was very simple. As long as there was a rope, it was very easy to make. Ordinary people could also make one for fun. As for Tai Chi, it took a lot of time to learn. Ang Lee was worried that he did not have enough time to teach all the contents of this sport to the Headmaster and the children. Moreover, it took a long time to practice Tai Chi. It was impossible to learn it in a short time.
"Come on, cut the rope from the carriage."
Ang Lee suddenly ordered.
The guard was stunned for a moment, but he still did as he was told.
The Headmaster and the others looked at Ang Lee curiously. They did not understand why he wanted a piece of rope.
"One, two, three, four, five …"
Ang Lee leisurely jumped the rope. Moreover, he jumped dozens of times in a row. Among them, there were several double jumps. That was to say, after lifting his leg, the rope passed under his feet twice in a row. It was a difficult move in skipping rope.
"Assistant Minister Li, you can play like this?"
The Headmaster was dumbfounded. Ropes were so common. It was amazing that Li An could use them as a form of sport.
"See! This is called skipping rope. It is also a very interesting sport. Moreover, it is very simple and cheap. Ordinary people can make it. Therefore, I will not prepare it for you. Your school can prepare it yourself, or let the children go home and let their families prepare it. Strive to make it so that everyone can have one. "
Ang Lee said in a loud voice.
The Headmaster said excitedly, "Assistant Minister Li, you are so amazing. It is amazing that such a simple piece of rope can be so useful. Don't worry, I will tell all the children to make their own ropes when they go home and use them in the PE class."
"That's good. Practice well these days and do well in the selection. In a few days, I will come to watch the competition. The winners will be rewarded more generously than the previous competitions."
Ang Lee said.
"Yes, I will urge the children to practice well."
The Headmaster said.
"Practicing PE is PE, but you can't delay the children's learning of culture. That is the most important thing. Sports is only a secondary subject. You can't put the cart before the horse!"
Ang Lee warned.
"Haha! Assistant Minister Li, don't worry. As teachers, we will not forget our old profession. Teaching culture is the most important thing. "
The Headmaster promised.
Ang Lee nodded with satisfaction. After giving some instructions, he returned to his residence. There were still some official business waiting for Ang Lee to deal with.
The reason why he told the Headmaster not to put the cart before the horse and delay the children's studies in order to train the children well was to avoid some lessons from the later generations.
In many schools in the future, many school leaders, in order to improve their grades in front of other schools, and in order to gain the favor of the leaders, would use the method of taking up the learning time of the children to train them. They would let the children not study every day and dance on the stage. In this way, the children's sports and dance skills would become better and better, but their academic results would be delayed.
Many people would think that it was a good thing for the children to learn PE and dance. It could make them more talented and participate in various activities. It could also give them opportunities to communicate and develop. It was very beneficial to the children's life. However, in the era where one's life was determined by one's academic performance, delaying the children's studies would delay their future.
The reason why many organizations supported the children to participate in group activities was that many organizations existed to organize all kinds of meaningless activities. If the children in each school were all studying and were not willing to participate in activities, the corresponding organizations would have no reason to exist and would be abolished.
In this way, the leaders and employees of these organizations would face a very awkward situation. They would be transferred from their original jobs to unfamiliar fields. The leaders would also become employees of other units. The work of these organizations was not heavy, and the employees were already very lazy. Naturally, they would not want to lose such an easy job. The leaders were even more unwilling to lose their leadership positions.
Therefore, these units would try their best to prove the necessity of their existence and organize various activities with the power in their hands. Then, they would use beautiful articles to beautify the profound meaning of these activities.
The people below naturally did not dare to neglect the activities requested by the higher-ups. How could the school leaders not pay attention to these activities? Therefore, all kinds of rehearsals were in full swing, and the tragedy of the children came.
In order to get a better ranking, many schools' rehearsals not only took up the children's study time, but also did not let the children go home after school. Instead, they continued to rehearse at school. Even when it was dark, the children were not allowed to go home. It could be said that it was very hard for the children.
The children were obedient. As long as the school asked them to, they would not dare to not rehearse. Even if they were tired or sleepy, they had to endure it. This was life.
Of course, there were some more excessive schools that used students to earn black-hearted money. For example, a restaurant was about to open, and they needed a performance to liven things up.
If they invited a professional performance team from the society, it would definitely cost a lot of money. Therefore, they went to the school to find the school leaders and let the school students perform. In this way, they could use the least amount of money to produce the greatest effect, and the school leaders could naturally make a small profit. The only one who suffered was the children. They often had to stand in the hot weather for a long time under the sun. Moreover, they had to perform various programs. The degree of hardship was not easier than that of adults working.
Ang Lee hated this kind of black-hearted money-making behavior the most. These unconscionable school leaders, in order to get some benefits from the shop owners, actually let the children do commercial performances. Moreover, they did not give the slightest benefit. At most, they would give each of them a popsicle in the summer to pass the time.
Such shameful behavior was actually said by some people to increase the students' social experience and improve the students' survival skills. In short, it was very shameless.
Of course, in the era of the Tang dynasty, this kind of phenomenon would not happen. Moreover, the teachers at this time did not have a strong concept of money. They would not use the children to make money. Even if Ang Lee proposed to watch the game, they would only let the children practice more during the physical education class, or let the children practice jumping rope, kicking shuttlecock, and shooting after school depending on the situation.
The rope could be prepared at home for every child. The shuttlecock was not difficult. As long as the child's parents were willing to make it, there was no difficulty at all.
Shooting the ball did not seem to be a difficult thing. They just needed to put a wooden ring on the trunk. Anyway, coconut fruits were everywhere. It was not difficult to find them at all.
Therefore, as long as these children liked these sports, they could practice at home. Also, the school did not have classes every day. Every five days, they had to rest for a day. Of course, according to the actual situation, these could be adjusted. If the weather was bad, it was feasible to rest for a few more days.
Ang Lee knew that he was destined to leave Tanar soon. The next time he came might be a few months later. Therefore, he was somewhat reluctant to leave. However, he still had to leave. After all, his mission was to open up the Maritime Silk Road. The Lion Kingdom was not the end. The distant African continent was still waiting for him.
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