The story begins with an unusual parent-teacher meeting. People put their coats into the storage room with gloomy faces. The classroom is filled with a gloomy atmosphere. At this moment, the classroom is no different from the cold storage room. Obviously, no one is happy to be here.
The principal was the first to break the dead silence, and the controversy surrounding the teaching method of female teacher Damari officially kicked off. Tonight is not destined to be a quiet night. The parents are tacit, but no one is willing to tell the truth.
The classroom is so small that it can only squeeze dozens of students and one classroom. Classrooms are big enough to hold the future of the country. And what role does the classroom play? Children's guide or destroyer. The film doesn't give an answer, but it shows a part of the state of horror.
When education and academic qualifications become the most important social value standards, and can even change people's lives, people are willing to pay more and more for them. Education can bring freedom as well as bondage . When education becomes a double-edged sword, do you hold the handle or the blade?
In Damari's class, students introduce themselves not about hobbies but about their parents' occupations. She carefully recorded this information in her portable notebook, and the expression on her face was meaningful. The children naively came to the family situation one by one, and did not expect this to be the beginning of a nightmare.
Damari does everything she can to "make the best use of everything" for the parents of the students, from hair styling to the broken washing machine at home, all of which are done by different parents. Children frequently come and go to the teacher's house, not to ask questions, but to do housework. The middle class takes advantage of social status for convenience, and the working class is treated as cheap labor. Damari is like a queen. Only parents who satisfy her can the children's grades "improve".
People are always willing to take the initiative to fight back after their own interests are violated , because the parents could not meet Damari's unreasonable demands, the girl Danka was unfairly treated by the teacher, suffered physical and mental suffering, and attempted suicide. The parents finally couldn't bear it any longer, and planned to jointly sign to expose Damari's viciousness, which also contributed to this secret parents meeting.
However, the vast majority of parents in the class did not plan to sign up because it was not their own children lying in the hospital. Danka's parents chose silence until they knew the tragedy happened. Danka's father once questioned and refused, but finally chose to compromise, on the grounds that "other parents did the same."
The phenomenon of blind conformity is not unfamiliar in real life. There are many people who do wrong things, and the guilt seems to be diluted. You can comfort yourself that you are not the only person who makes mistakes. Blaming other people's influence for mistakes made by voluntary actions still pays a price in the end.
People acquiesce to the occurrence of injustice, materialize education itself, and mistakenly believe that silence is innocent. Classes that were supposed to be purely fair were divided into social classes. Education that advocates equality for all is monopolized by the bourgeoisie.
Damari was an unqualified educator, but it was all the silent parents who gave her the confidence to enjoy a twisted teaching career, like the subservient followers of a cannibal leader. The problem of injustice is obvious, but no one is willing to speak up until the fresh life is almost gone. When education and money power are linked, what the classroom holds is not only the test scores, but also the children's future.
Parents who missed educational opportunities, hope that the next generation will not repeat the same mistakes and can change their destiny through education. If Damari is not obeyed, the child will face the terrible situation of not being able to go to school, which is undoubtedly a fatal threat to working-class families. In contrast, it seems more acceptable to wait in line for the teacher to shop before dawn.
The parent-teacher conference ended with a majority disapproving of the joint signature. After the public meeting, the parents who were reluctant to express their opinions came to the principal's office and signed their names secretly. No one is willing to openly confront the teacher who holds the child's future, even if everyone knows in their hearts that she is not worthy of being a teacher.
Dama Li's deformed solo show ended ahead of schedule. It seems that the victims are a few students from poor families, but they are not. Children who get high marks by cheating lose their honesty and are misguided in the early stages of value building.
The formation of values does not happen overnight and is difficult to reverse. The education received in childhood is an important component of values, and the meaning of education is much more than scores . A Damari affects the life trajectory of more than a dozen teenagers. Such a result is not the original intention of the loving parents.
Damari is a monster nurtured by all those who acquiesced in speaking out and participating in educational injustice, where she can be reborn wherever there is a need. Do you have a Damari in your life?
Don't let education become a knife, stabbing the dream-seeking teenager.
[The article was first published on the public account DING (DING0612_), please refuse to reprint]
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