The atmosphere in the conference room was tense, and the air was filled with the smell of gunpowder.
The school leaders of Rosefinch Secondary had held meetings for two consecutive days just to deal with a teacher. This was something that had never happened in the history of Rosefinch Secondary.
The principal of Rosefinch Secondary, Zhang Shaofeng, played with the cigarette in his hand and scanned the room. "Everyone, please speak."
No one spoke.
"What? No one wants to speak? "Zhang Shaofeng grinned. "Clamoring for a meeting, but now that everyone is here, no one is willing to speak. What's going on?"
Lu Chaoge sat up straight, but she was drawing on her notebook with a pencil. She was drawing a snowfield, a very difficult flower arrangement technique. She was only looking for inspiration now, so she didn't dare to ruin those expensive flowers.
Li Mingqiang crossed his arms and lowered his head. No one knew what he was thinking. Everyone else also lowered their heads and maintained a meditative state.
"If no one wants to speak, shall I announce the end of the meeting?" Zhang Shaofeng said as he knocked on the table with his fingers.
"Principal, it's not that we don't want to speak, but we don't know how to say it," Jia Siting, the leader of the language team, said with a troubled expression.
Originally, Fang Yan was not qualified to attend today's meeting. However, because Fang Yan was a teacher of the Year 1 Chinese Literature team, and because the incident this time was indeed within the jurisdiction of the Chinese Literature team, Office Director Fu Qiang personally called him and invited him.
"Huh?" Zhang Shaofeng frowned. "Leader Jia, what's the problem? This isn't the first day we've worked together. We're firm teammates, so what can't we just say? "
"Principal, originally, the teacher would definitely be held accountable for this incident." Jia Siting glanced at Lu Chaoge and acted like he was ready to go all out. "Taking students to Sparrow River during school hours and causing a female student to fall into the water — how serious of a dereliction of duty is this?"
Lu Chaoge's hand didn't stop drawing. She didn't even raise her head as she said, "Team Leader Jia, you still don't understand the situation … Teacher Fang Yan isn't bringing the students to Sparrow River to play. He's bringing them to study the essay 'Farewell to Cambridge Again'. This is something that all the teachers and students in the school know. How did it become a dereliction of duty in Team Leader Jia's mouth? "
"Principal Lu, I'm the leader of the first-year language team. You said that Fang Yan brought students to Sparrow River to study, but why didn't I see any applications from him? Not only did I not see it, the entire Chinese Literature team did not see it either. "
"Also, for every novel teaching method, we need to discuss it in the language group … If the results are good, we will strongly support it. If the effect is not good, it will waste time and energy. We will stop it in time. Let's not discuss whether Mr. Fang's teaching method is good or not. He didn't inform us in advance, which is a violation of the system. "
Jia Siting looked at Lu Chaoge and pleaded, "Principal Lu, you have to understand our difficulties. If all the teachers in the Chinese Literature team did what Fang Yan did and deviated from the lesson plan to mess around, wouldn't our work be a mess? If that happened, we would delay the students' precious time and affect their grades. I can't afford to take responsibility for that. "
Crack …
She used too much force, and the pencil in Lu Chaoge's hand snapped.
Lu Chaoge closed the notebook in her hand and stared at Jia Siting with a sharp gaze. She said, "Who said that Fang Yan didn't write an application report? His report is lying on my desk right now. I've already asked Dean Zheng to retrieve it. You'll see it very soon. "
"Who knows if you found someone to write it for him at the last minute?" Li Mingqiang laughed coldly. "Besides, the activity report should be sent to the Chinese Literature team, not to you, the vice principal in charge of human resources, right?"
"Dean Li, shouldn't we have full trust in our teachers?" Lu Chaoge asked confidently. "Because I was the one who recruited Teacher Fang Yan, he's more familiar with me. He's not very familiar with some of the school's rules and regulations, so he wrote the application and sent it to me … Teacher Fang Yan did make a mistake, but it was only a mistake that violated the procedures. I will criticize and educate him on this and ask him to write a self-reflection. "
This was the strategy that Lu Chaoge had prepared beforehand. She couldn't fire a new teacher just because he wasn't familiar with the procedures, right?
She didn't give him any time to catch his breath. She immediately took the initiative and aimed at Jia Siting. "Team Leader Jia, you said that every novel teaching method needs to be discussed at a meeting of the Chinese Literature team … Then I'd like to ask you a question. From last year to this year, how many novel teaching methods have the Chinese Literature team discussed and approved?"
"This …"
"Not a single one." Lu Chaoge threw out the answer directly. "You mean to say that the current teaching method is the best, and there's no need to make any changes?"
"It's been passed down for so many years, so of course it has its advantages," Jia Siting argued. "Of course, there will be some flaws and inadequacies, but our teachers have rich work experience, so they'll self-correct in the process of teaching."
"Then you sure have it easy as the leader of the Chinese Literature team." Lu Chaoge sneered.
"I have to thank the school leaders for their trust and the support of my colleagues. Some colleagues who don't support or cooperate make me feel very sorry … "Jia Siting was a Chinese Literature teacher, so he was very eloquent. Even when Lu Chaoge argued with him, she couldn't gain the upper hand.
"Team Leader Jia, society is advancing, and the demand for talents is constantly changing. Our Rosefinch Secondary students have to adapt to the trend, and even guide it, not teach them to be bookworms who only know how to read books … "
"Vice-principal Lu, you might be too pessimistic about our school's students." Li Mingqiang laughed and said, "Our Rosefinch Secondary students can enter a very good university after graduation. The students who have graduated from university and started working have also achieved very good results in society. Principal Shaofeng, I'm right, right? Last time, I even suggested to you that when Rosefinch Secondary's 50th anniversary, we must invite more outstanding graduates to participate in the school's activities. "
Zhang Shaofeng nodded and said, "That's true."
"But Vice-principal Lu has just returned to China, so you don't have a clear understanding of our school's situation and the employment situation of our students. This is understandable … After all, everyone needs to adapt."
Li Mingqiang looked at Lu Chaoge and said, "Vice-principal Lu, we all know that Teacher Fang Yan was recruited by you, and that you have high expectations and feelings for him. However, the school has its rules and regulations, and Teacher Fang Yan did break the rules and regulations … It would be fine if nothing happened, but now a student has fallen into the water because of his negligence. The school's parents will come soon. If we can't give them an explanation, I'm afraid it will be difficult for them to accept it, right? "
"Yes. Someone has to stand up and take responsibility … "
"Young people are too radical. Students can't be sloppy in their work …"
…
Zhang Shaofeng tapped the table with his fingers and asked, "What's everyone's opinion on how to deal with it?"
"Expel Fang Yan."
"He hasn't passed the school's three-month probation period. It can't be considered as expulsion, but he didn't pass the probation …"
"Agree to expel Fang Yan."
…
"If he doesn't do anything, everything is good." Lu Chaoge said loudly. "Teacher Fang Yan is dedicated to the students. Although there are some small flaws, we can't treat this kind of passionate and idealistic teacher …"
"Principal Lu, you can't say that. Is the student falling into the water a small flaw?" Li Mingqiang retorted.
"Everyone knows that the Sparrow River is very shallow. Even if someone falls into the water, there won't be any danger."
"What if his head accidentally hits a rock when he falls into the water?"
"You're making wild guesses."
"Isn't that also wild guesses? Of course, it's good that the student is fine. If something happens to the student, it will be too late for us to regret it. Therefore, we must deal with this kind of teacher who has no discipline and organization. "
Dong dong dong …
Zhang Shaofeng knocked on the table and said, "Everyone, let's vote. Those who agree to expel Fang Yan, raise your hands. "
Except for Lu Zhaoge and Zhang Shaofeng, everyone else raised their hands.
Zhang Shaofeng nodded and said, "The results are out. The school's board of directors has decided to expel the language teacher of Grade One, Class Nine, Fang Yan. "
Li Mingqiang and Jia Siting looked at each other. Their faces didn't change, but they were very satisfied with the result.
This time, not only did they get rid of the annoying Fang Yan, but they also trampled on Lu Chaoge's prestige.
Don't think that you can suppress us just because you came back from abroad. What you learned in the United States is unorthodox. Our teaching methods are traditional and authentic.
In fact, through Fang Yan's incident, it wasn't just a matter of whether Fang Yan would stay or not, but a fierce conflict between the school's conservative and reformist factions.
The conservative faction had a lot of people and power, and they also had Director Zheng Tiancheng's support. Their attacks were fierce. Lu Chaoge was alone and weak. It seemed that it would be difficult for her to have the right to speak.
Zhang Shaofeng looked at Lu Chaoge and said, "Teacher Lu, why don't you talk to Fang Yan? Explain it to him and don't let the young man leave with his emotions. In any case, he and our Rosefinch are fated. "
"Principal, I'm afraid I'm not competent." Lu Chaoge coldly said.
Zhang Shaofeng's eyes turned cold. He thoughtfully looked at Lu Chaoge and said, "Principal Lu, you're in charge of the school's personnel. Why are you not competent? This matter was originally within your scope of work. "
"Because before Fang Yan was expelled, I might have resigned." Lu Chaoge said. "If he leaves, I'll leave too."
Everyone was shocked!
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