The rising sun in winter slowly climbs up the hills, and the soft morning light passes through the dense treetops and shines on the quiet village. The white frost on the ground gradually melted, and a few hens quickly jumped out of the alley with a "cluck", and then chased each other and played on the road.
I walked forward slowly, and not far away, a familiar place appeared in front of me. After bypassing the wall that is as tall as one person, we came to the simple and plain door. Looking up slightly, we could see four gold characters welded on the straight frame - Chawan Primary School. Although it has been damaged and lost, it is still clearly identifiable. It was inscribed by Maliqian, the deputy county magistrate in charge of education in Qimen who was famous for his "calligraphy".
Approaching the campus, I found that the quiet inside was in a mess. The old classroom on the left hand side of the corridor had been completely demolished, and the ground was covered with a thick layer of mud that would not be repaired in the future. I sighed sadly and walked slowly inside. I couldn't walk ten steps, so I couldn't help but stop, because at the door of the school building opposite, a tall and strong golden retriever dog was staring straight at me with its big copper bell-like eyes. It made my whole body tremble: If such a big dog pounced on me, I would really have no choice but to catch it! The golden retriever was still opening its mouth "bah" from time to time, with its red tongue hanging long, as if to say: "Please leave quickly, okay?"
I quickly panicked. The ground retreated from the inner room, and just at this moment, an old man who looked quite gentle also passed by. When I inquired about it, I learned that the school without students had been requisitioned as a headquarters of the China Railway Corporation stationed in Luxi Township. Also expropriated along with the school were the idle houses of individual farmers. In the past three or four years, this place has been very lively.
Although Chawan Primary School has died, its history is something I can’t forget, because I have been at Luxi Central School for the past six years from September 2010 to July 2016. work, so I still have some understanding of Chawan Primary School in the area. I remember when I first came to Chawan in 2006, Chawan Primary School was still an old-style brick and wood structure with two courtyards and three entrances. The outermost entrance was the basketball court, which was the children’s activity area; you passed through a round gate. After that, they entered the teaching area. In the middle of the teaching area is a flower garden with various flowers, plants and trees planted in it, among which a tall osmanthus tree is the most eye-catching. On both sides of the teaching area are two rows of bungalows facing each other, with four classrooms per floor. There is also a particularly eye-catching two-story brick and wood structure building. The first floor is used for classrooms and offices, and the second floor is used as teachers' dormitory and living area.
Speaking of Chawan Primary School, we have to mention a person, his name is Wang Chi. Although he went south to Guizhou in his early years and worked in the Grain Bureau of Qiannan Autonomous Region for fifty years, Wang Chi, who was born in a family of education, has never forgotten his original intention and has always regarded himself as a member of Chawan Village, Luxi Township, always caring. Concentrating on the construction of his hometown.
In 1998, Wang Chi donated 3,000 yuan in the name of his father to establish the Wang Qinruo Library at the then Chawan Primary School, so that the after-school life of children in his hometown would be infiltrated with the fragrance of books.
In 2006, Wang Chi invested 50,000 yuan to establish the Yucai Scholarship and Teaching Fund. Every year around June 1st, teaching scholarships are issued through the Youth League and County Committee to support students in hometown schools and reward teachers in hometown schools.
Today, I wonder if Mr. Wang Chi is still alive. If he learns that Chawan Primary School has become history, how will he feel?
Speaking of Chawan Primary School, another person should be mentioned. He is Mr. Liu Xun, chairman of Shenzhen Xintongfang Investment Management Company. When he learned that the old Chawan Primary School building was in disrepair, posing hidden dangers to the personal safety of all teachers and students, he took the initiative to contact the relevant local authorities and personally invested 150,000 yuan to rebuild the school building.
But who would have thought that a few years later Chawan Primary School would be empty. Although the school building is still new, the sound of children reading books has long since disappeared, and the sight of children playing has long since disappeared. Only half of the wall remains, a few short trees, and a flagpole still flying the national flag with withered writing. school logo.
The changes in Chawan Primary School are just a small microcosm of today’s society. With the continuous advancement of the family planning policy and the large flow of migrant workers into cities, the population base has been declining, and it has also intensified the shrinkage of student enrollment.
The former village primary schools and teaching centers have encountered an unprecedented crisis. There are only one or two students from relatively poor families left in the huge classrooms. As a result, the country began to "dismantle and merge schools", but what followed was greater mobility, because private schools sprung up like mushrooms after a rain. From Shexian to Tunxi, from Tunxi to Xiuning, and from Xiuning to Qimen, the establishment of private schools has brought good news to the parents of left-behind students, but it has also accelerated the demise of the village schools that were already gradually losing their vitality. Road...