The most beautiful teacher Meng Fang: Every special child is a little star

On the playground of the Special Education School in Shangyou County, Ganzhou City, Jiangxi Province, Meng Fangzheng, the \”most beautiful teacher\” in the country, clapped her hands in a circle with the children and sang: \”Twinkle, twinkle, twinkle, the sky is full of little stars…\” The children Singing happily while twisting awkwardly. Meng Fang smiled and told the author: \”In my opinion, every special child is a little star. As a special education person, our mission is to let them shine with their own brilliance.\” How should parents educate them? A complete set of 10 volumes of children\’s education by mobi+epub+azw325 years of teaching and working tirelessly to organize teachers to deliver lessons to Mengfang\’s doorsteps. Mengfang won the title of National Advanced Individual in Poverty Alleviation, National Women\’s Contribution Model, China\’s Good Person, and the second \”Moving Jiangxi Education Annual\” \”Character\” nomination award, New Era Ganpo Pioneer and many other honors. The efforts of her and the teachers have changed the families and destiny of the little stars. With a blue sky in your heart, everything is possible. Meng Fang, 44, was born in a poor mountain village in Shangyou County. His father traveled from house to house doing carpentry work, and his mother worked odd jobs, earning a meager income. But no matter how difficult the life was, they did not relax their children\’s education. The father built a large desk with his own hands and placed it solemnly in the center of the small room: \”From now on, this is where you will study. Only knowledge can change your destiny!\” Every morning, the mother would wake up the children one by one: \”Hurry up and get up and read!\” After the children washed up, they obediently began to read in the morning, never slacking off no matter it was cold or hot. Because they clearly know how valuable the opportunity to study is. September 1st every year is the time when parents worry the most. Meng Fang still clearly remembers that the day before the third grade of elementary school started, her father rushed into the house excitedly, holding a thick wad of 10 yuan in his hand. It turned out that he had already asked people for help and borrowed several hundred yuan from the village bank to pay for his children\’s tuition. \”No matter how big the difficulty is, as long as you find a way, you will definitely be able to solve it!\” Meng Fang was deeply moved by his father\’s tenacious eyes. The words and deeds of her parents had a profound impact on Mengfang. She studied diligently and was fearless in the face of difficulties. At the age of 15, she was admitted to Ganzhou Normal School with excellent results. After graduation, she was assigned to work in a rural primary school. The hardworking and thoughtful Meng Fang quickly rose to prominence, and was later transferred to work in the county, gradually rising from an ordinary teacher to a principal. In early 2013, superior leaders allocated 700,000 yuan and gave her the important task of preparing the first special education school in Shangyou County. The so-called special education is education for special groups (including vision, hearing, and intellectual disabilities), which is completely different from the group of people targeted by general education. At that time, Meng Fang was serving as the vice principal of the No. 2 Primary School in the county and was very successful at his job. Her husband Tian Kedong is a policeman and has always supported her work, but this time he couldn\’t help but persuade her: \”You have always been in general education, can you do a good job in special education? And it is too difficult to run a special education school. How can I explain it if I can\’t handle it?\” Meng Fang made up her mind, because she always remembered what her father said – no matter how difficult it is, as long as you find a way, you will definitely be able to solve it! With limited funds, she wanted to do more things, so she spent time at the construction site morning and night with the construction boss to push for deadlines and bargain with merchants;There was a shortage of teachers. With the support of the Education Bureau, she searched through the county’s teacher files to find teachers who had graduated from special education majors, and called again and again to mobilize them; when there were no students, she and the teachers worked together to provide services to families with school-age children with disabilities. Her parents called her for hours… Relying on her unyielding spirit, Mengfang overcame various difficulties. In September 2013, Shangyou County Special Education School opened as scheduled. Once, Mengfang passed by the school playground and saw several children who suddenly fell to the ground while walking. After finally getting up, they fell again before taking two steps, and their heads, hands, and legs were all bruised. Seeing the children in such a mess, Meng Fang felt extremely distressed. After pondering for a long time, she found out that the cause was the playground: \”Many children with special needs have uncoordinated limbs and fall easily when walking. The ground in the school playground is so hard that it must be softened, otherwise the children will easily fall. Injured.\” Renovating the playground requires money, but asking for funds with your palms upward is not Mengfang\’s way of doing things. This is the origin of the Disabled Aid Day Charity Gala in May 2014, which caused a sensation throughout the county. \”Expand the influence and enlist social forces to jointly run schools\” was the best way Meng Fang thought of at that time. In the school, all teachers and students rehearsed intensively. Outside the school, Meng Fang personally visited more than 100 enterprises and institutions and invited \”top leaders\” to attend the party. Everyone was on stage for the first time, and the performance was not very exciting. However, the children\’s unyielding energy despite adversity and the teachers\’ caring gestures infected everyone present. After the party, the warm applause lasted for a long time, and there was a huge crowd in front of the donation box. After that, many units and businesses such as the County Public Security Bureau, Justice Bureau, Traffic Police Brigade, etc. came to the school to visit the children and donate money and materials. So far, the school has received a total of more than 1.8 million yuan in various donations of money and materials. The teaching environment is getting better and better, and we no longer have to worry about children falling and getting injured. The development of the school is also being explored. Mengfang often browses special education websites online to learn about cutting-edge information, special education policies, school running standards, etc.; she goes diving in the special education QQ group to obtain relevant resources and spark ideas; she also follows the WeChat public accounts of other special education schools to absorb the essence of others. , find your own way. Coupled with the income from field trips to special schools in other places and preliminary training, Meng Fang, who is very capable of learning, slowly wrote a \”Guide to Running Special Education Schools\”. \”With a blue sky in your heart, everything is possible\” is the school\’s motto and also Meng Fang\’s favorite saying. To this day, every time she encounters a new problem, she always gives these words to herself and to young teachers, \”As long as you have a dream and persevere, you can turn the impossible into a reality.\” Mengfang still remembers the scene of seeing children with special needs for the first time in school. Hearing impairment, hyperactivity, cerebral palsy, autism, Down syndrome… There are 52 students in the school, each one looks the same. One of the children actually spat at Meng Fang. It was later discovered that this was how he greeted strangers. It is even more difficult to attend class. Some students run around the classroom, some kick and beat the teacher, and some get under the table or hide in the toilet at every turn. At first, many young teachers were angry and cried. Meng Fang encouraged them softly: \”Children should be educated slowly.Teach 5 times, 10 times or even 100 times or 1,000 times. We must not only have love, but also have perseverance. \”The hard work of the teachers has paid off: Xiao Zhen, who was originally unable to eat on his own, can now eat on his own; Xiao Quan, who never looked at people and couldn\’t walk, is now not only able to walk, but can even communicate with others simply; Xiao Lian, who was alone at home, learned sign language and had a bright smile on his face… In August 2014, a parent made a special trip to visit Meng Fang and started to cry after just saying a few words. His wife is intelligent All three children have disabilities. The eldest is in his 20s and has no chance to go to school. Although the second and third are young, they have difficulty walking normally. They are trapped at home every day and see no hope in life. \”Principal, I I want the children to learn something…\” Seeing the weather-beaten father holding back tears, Meng Fang couldn\’t help but blush, recalling the scene when his father took out a loan for them to study. Getting an education is the only way to What an opportunity to change the fate of these children! Mengfang then conducted a thorough investigation and found that there were more than 20 children in Shangyou County who were unable to attend school due to severe or extremely severe disabilities. \”We opened this school to endure hardship. For these children, we have to endure a little more hardship! \”After receiving unanimous support from the school teachers, she officially launched the \”Continuation of Love and Responsibility\” project and set up eight teaching groups in the school to provide door-to-door education for these children. The mountain roads are rugged and many children live in remote places. They have to continue after getting off the bus. It takes a long walk to get there. Sometimes, the teacher is carrying milk, fruit, toys, etc., and can only find a wooden stick to carry it staggeringly. But what is more difficult than this is knocking on the door of the parents\’ hearts. Once, Meng Fang and a teacher walked for two hours along the mountain road to the home of Xiao Liang, an autistic child. The house looked shabby and shabby, and no one opened the door after they knocked for a long time. Through the window, they saw only the child sitting on the bed. They said After asking the neighbors, they found out that Xiaoliang\’s father was not very gregarious. He rarely interacted with the neighbors and never mentioned his son to others. In desperation, Mengfang had no choice but to ask the village cadres for help. This time the door finally opened, but Xiaoliang’s father had a dark face and the child said nothing. “Xiaoliang is our student, we will often visit him and give him lessons. At the same time, according to the policy, he can also enjoy some state subsidies…\” Meng Fang patiently explained to them the purpose of the trip. The father and son remained silent, and the lecture could not be carried out. Meng Fang simply walked over to chat with the child and handed him the milk to drink. . 10-year-old Xiaoliang not only suffers from autism, but also has intellectual disability. His mood and behavior are abnormal. He has no playmates all year round and is always silent. Perhaps because he has never felt the care of outsiders, Xiaoliang’s originally dull eyes There was a hint of curiosity in his words. Although the first time he sent a teacher to his home failed, Meng Fang was not discouraged: \”If it doesn\’t work once, just do it twice, if it doesn\’t work twice, do it three times. If you are sincere, you will have a golden stone. Parents always Will accept us! \”In this way, every once in a while, Mengfang and the teachers would visit Xiaoliang with the small gifts they bought, play with him, and tell him stories. Gradually, there was a smile in the child\’s eyes, and Xiaoliang\’s father also I can pour water to greet everyone. The distance between our hearts is shortened.Xiaoliang\’s tailor-made teaching courses have just begun. Music games, sports rehabilitation…you can see some progress in your children almost every time you meet. More importantly, his personality is much more cheerful and he takes the initiative to care about his father. Xiaoliang\’s father also seemed to have changed. His frown relaxed and he was cheerful all day long. In fact, during the first few years when teachers were sent to their homes, Meng Fang and the teachers were often rejected. Some parents care about face and don’t want outsiders to know that they have a special child; some parents think it’s unnecessary, “No matter how hard you teach them, you can’t be like a normal child”; some parents even suspect that the school has ulterior motives, “If there’s no benefit, they’re willing to go to school.” \”Come all the way to teach this kind of kid\”? Mengfang spent a lot of time on this and often held meetings with teachers to discuss countermeasures, but she always believed that sincerity is the most touching thing: \”It is our original intention to let all children receive education, and parents will understand sooner or later. \”As time goes by, the time when teachers are sent to their homes has become the happiest time for these children. 9-year-old Xiao Ming has been lying in bed all year round due to cerebral palsy, but he especially likes music. Every time he takes a rhythm class, as long as the tambourine is played, his body will keep shaking according to the melody of the music. The look of full concentration makes Meng Fang feel that all the hard work he puts in is worth it. For eight years, Meng Fang and her teachers worked tirelessly to cover 14 towns and villages in the county, covering 50,000 kilometers and delivering education to more than 10,000 people. With her ardent love for children, she has become a pioneer in door-to-door education in the special education industry across the country. Late-blooming flowers can bloom slowly. In June 2020, Shangyou County Special Education School held its first official graduation ceremony since its establishment. During the ceremony, Meng Fang hugged the children one by one. The good times in the past flashed through everyone\’s mind, and everyone shed tears of reluctance. But over the years, she has always had a big problem in her heart: Where will these children go after graduation? A follow-up survey conducted by the school shows that only 10 of the 43 graduates are employed, and most of them are hearing-impaired children. \”Some children with mild intellectual disabilities have good abilities, but because they are too young and mentally immature, it is difficult to find suitable employment positions.\” Meng Fang thought over and over again and came up with the idea of ​​\”giving them an extra ride\” – to prepare for their junior high school graduation. A three-year technical secondary school class is offered for students. However, this is easier said than done. Special education schools provide services at the compulsory education stage and do not have the function of continuing to run technical secondary schools. The qualifications for running schools are an insurmountable obstacle. But Mengfang is not discouraged, because she has already developed a thinking habit, that is, there are always more solutions than difficulties. If you are poor, you will change, and if you change, you will be successful! In September 2021, with the strong support of county leaders, Mengfang and Shangyou Secondary Vocational School jointly ran schools and established the \”Zhijian Vocational School Class\” to recruit special children. As early as 2014, Mengfang opened the county\’s first rehabilitation department for children with intellectual disabilities, providing free early rehabilitation treatment for children with intellectual disabilities aged 0 to 7 years old, filling the gap in preschool education for special children; now \”Zhijian Technical Secondary School Class\” \”It also explores a path for vocational education after compulsory education. So far, she has opened up the path for special children in Shangyou County from preschool to secondary vocational school, and has taken the lead in implementing the practice in southern Gansu.It shows the extension of special education to both ends of the non-compulsory education stage. Some people wonder: \”Aren\’t you busy enough? Why do you always do things for yourself?\” Indeed, early childhood rehabilitation and vocational secondary schools do not have office funds, and the time and energy given by teachers are free of charge. But as she said at the teachers\’ mobilization meeting: \”Since you choose special education, you have chosen to pay. This is our social responsibility.\” Under Meng Fang\’s leadership, all teachers in the school are full of enthusiasm. On their days off, they provide door-to-door tutoring for children with special needs; after 8 hours, they work overtime to prepare lessons, sometimes until early in the morning. The children at home are small. After the children fall asleep, they get up from the bed and continue to study. In Meng Fang\’s words, these teachers born in the 1990s are the \”special forces\” who went to Ute School. They are particularly capable of enduring hardship, dedication, fighting, and learning. Mengfang\’s love for the children is obvious to all, and she has won the children\’s love with her sincerity. One Teacher\’s Day one year, a mentally retarded child came over and respectfully gave her a handmade flower: \”Happy Teacher\’s Day!\” This flower was made of white homework paper, with small petals interspersed together. , exquisite and beautiful. \”The children made this using the method taught in our handicraft class. It took a long time. It is the best Teacher\’s Day gift I have ever received!\” Meng Fang was moved to tears on the spot. In September 2022, Mengfang was awarded the title of \”The Most Beautiful Teacher\” by the Central Propaganda Department and the Ministry of Education. Only 10 teachers in the country have won this honor. She received this evaluation at the launch ceremony: You teach each child and cheer up each family. You make education broad and full of love… Meng Fang said that no matter how many honors she receives, she cannot do without Family support. Especially when she was sent to school in the early years, her husband accompanied her to overcome many difficulties. On weekends, he often accompanied her on the rugged mountain roads and had no time to rest. The child has never complained about her busyness and always feels that what her mother does is meaningful. Essentials for family education: How to encourage children\’s progress and self-confidence. All 70 episodes. On a breezy summer night, a family of three walked and chatted along the Youjiang River. This happy picture has always supported Mengfang to move forward and pursue her dreams. In Meng Fang\’s office, there is a calligraphy work hanging on the wall. The two powerful characters \”Everlasting Love\” are particularly eye-catching. She said: \”Everlasting love expresses my heart. Every flower has its own spring, and with eternal love, the flowers will bloom. I hope that every special child can live a wonderful life and be accompanied by beauty.\”