Chapter 79 Life in an International School
Wushan Oriental International School is located at the foot of Nanshan Mountain, covering an area of more than 100 acres and has a beautiful environment. It is a full-day boarding private school integrating kindergartens, primary schools, junior high schools and international high schools.
Five years ago, as the first private international school in the north, it has developed to this day. Oriental International School has become the most famous and influential international school in China. It is not only the first choice for the education of children of foreigners in Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei, including the entire north, but also from the Jiangnan Municipality to Yuhang and the Southern Special Zone, many foreigners have also sent their children to boarding.
Oriental International School has a strong faculty. Now the principal is Ms. Pan Lan, a Chinese from Singapore. More than 8 teachers have become foreign teachers. The same is true for students, but there are also domestic rich elites who pay expensive tuition fees to send their children to study. After studying at Oriental International School, studying abroad is basically no problem.
The vice principal of the International School is Zhao Minggang, who has just retired from the position of deputy director of the Wushan Education Commission, but this is more or less a bit Chinese.
On Monday afternoon, Lu Zheng was on the TV station when he received a paging from Oriental International School. He had already interviewed with the "Hot Spot Tracking" column team, but the host was not Cui Ying. Lu Zheng felt that this might have something to do with the issue of education. Cui Ying was getting drunk yesterday for this? These thoughts flashed through and didn't get too confused.
Although the school’s paging looks quite urgent, with words such as “Be sure to ask you to come to school immediately”, Lu Zheng could not leave the busy program team and leave. In order to accommodate his time, the TV station has made the greatest cooperation. He cannot disregard other people’s labor results.
Therefore, after asking Huzi to call the school to find out the situation, Lu Zheng asked the interview to continue.
When Hu Zi came back and said in his ear that it was not because his sister-in-law was sick or otherwise, but because she seemed to have caused trouble, Lu Zheng continued to accept the interview with confidence. Iris' personality should be a misunderstanding. Who is Iris? In a small school circle, she would not bother to cause trouble. If you want to throw a nuclear bomb to a place, it might be her cause trouble.
It was already past five o'clock in the afternoon when I got into Huzi's car and went to Wushan International School. Lu Zheng thought on the way that Iris had a contact person in school. However, he did not expect that she had never cared about her schooling from beginning to end.
The car drove into the green and woody campus and parked in front of the office building. Lu Zheng asked Hu Zi to wait in the car and quickly walked upstairs.
After inquiring with the foreign teacher, when he arrived at the principal's office on the third floor, Lu Zheng was about to knock on the door, but Hu Zi ran quickly and chased after him. Lu Zheng was stunned and did not knock on his fingers.
"Brother, I saw my sister-in-law's car go out." Hu Zi said from the side.
"Ah, that's all right." Lu Zheng spread his hands, feeling relieved, and thought to himself that it was a misunderstanding.
Sitting in the tiger car and driving out of the school campus for a few minutes, the pager rang again, "Mr. Sandru: Please don't ignore the education of the school. I hope you take the time out of your busy schedule." The signature is "Ms. Pan"
Although he was kind between the lines, it can be seen that Principal Pan was already a little dissatisfied. No wonder Huzi repeatedly emphasized how busy he was when he was on the phone with the school and reluctantly agreed to arrive at the school before six o'clock. But now, it was already past six o'clock. Obviously, Principal Pan felt that he was very cold and indifferent to what happened in the school.
Lu Zheng patted Hu Zi's shoulder helplessly: "Go back to school, it seems that the matter has not been resolved."
This time I entered Ms. Pan's office, Hu Zi accompanied Lu Zheng, and Lu Zheng hoped that Hu Zi could help me explain it.
Ms. Pan looks in her forties and fifties, has good maintenance, and is very elegant in her behavior and movements. It can be seen that she has received a good education.
When Ms. Pan saw Lu Zheng, she was a little surprised and asked in confusion: "Are you Mr. Mike Sandrew?"
Lu Zheng smiled bitterly and said, "My surname is Lu."
"Okay, Mr. Lu, please sit down." Ms. Pan was soon relieved and thought that Lu Zheng was a member of the overseas Chinese.
In Ms. Pan's office, there is also a man from Oriental Confucius. Ms. Pan introduced that this is Mr. Zheng, who teaches Oriental Humanities in Irisbane. He was once a teaching master at No. 1 Middle School and has a senior teacher title. Last year, he changed jobs to Oriental International.
A clerk brought hot tea. Ms. Pan looked at Lu Zheng a few times and asked, "I'm sorry, I don't know what Mr. Lu and Iris have to do with each other?"
Lu Zheng was stagnant and coughed, saying, "She, I am the only relative in Wushan, and the principal can tell me anything."
Ms. Pan sighed and said, "I don't know about this child, because she only comes to listen to humanities classes every time, and is one of the only five day students in the school. I know that Mr. Lu's family conditions should be very superior, and Iris was also specially recruited by the chairman. However, I don't think you can ignore her education, Mr. Lu."
Lu Zheng muttered to himself, thinking about educating her? The entire human society on earth could hardly let go of her. Who will educate her?
Seeing Lu Zheng nodding absent-mindedly, Ms. Pan was displeased, but she still persuaded her patiently: "There is a saying in our Eastern society that it is a lazy person to teach without strict teachers. You should also know the Western education model. It is not that students can let them go at school, and freedom is relative."
Lu Zheng said a few umbrellas and said, "If she offended the teacher, I will apologize on her behalf. But I think Iris is a very well-educated child. If he is angry and says something extreme, it will definitely not be her fault." Seeing that the humanities teacher Mr. Zheng was thinking whether Iris did not agree with Teacher Zheng's point of view. After class, he discussed with him a few words, which made Teacher Zheng angry? Although Iris is as difficult as an alien, this arrogant little nobleman even if he looks down on her, he has to admit that if he really conflicts with others, it will definitely not be her fault. He cannot admit his mistake against his will, otherwise he will not be unfair to her.
After hearing Lu Zheng's words, Ms. Pan was stunned and said, "Mr. Lu, I really find it difficult to agree with your spoiled education. It may be because you have been spoiled too much since childhood that Iris has a bad habit of lying. For example, she told me that you are her husband, and not an engaged fiancé, but married and live together."
Lu Zheng was immediately embarrassed. I think the information registered by Iris at school was her real age. No wonder Ms. Pan didn't believe it.
Seeing Lu Zheng’s strange expression, Ms. Pan thought Lu Zheng also thought that Iris’s lies were too ridiculous and unreasonable, and continued: “And Iris has a racist tendency, which is very bad.”
Lu Zheng was stunned for a moment, but he did not expect that although Iris grew up in an aristocratic family like Sandru and was inevitable that he would ignore people of color from the bottom of his heart, this plot was born in his bones, and with Iris's personality, it is unlikely that he would be revealed in public.
"Principal, what's going on? The more I listened, the more confused I became." Lu Zhengxin said that what this little guy had was almost labeled as a racist.
Ms. Pan was obviously satisfied with Lu Zheng's current performance and signaled to Teacher Zheng: "Tell me about the situation at that time to Mr. Lu."
Teacher Zheng smiled at Lu Zheng and said, "Mr. Lu, explain in advance that I like the student Iris very much and has no prejudice against her."
Lu Zheng nodded: "Well, I understand."
Hu Zi frowned next to him and thought to himself, "Who are you, why do you say this sound harsh? I feel that my life is long? But I also know that my sister-in-law is here to listen to the class as a student, and the other party is the teacher of my sister-in-law, so I feel angry and can only listen.
Actually, Teacher Zheng was very guilty when he said this. Indeed, who wouldn't like a little girl like Iris? That elegance, nobility, and extremely gorgeous clothing style make people wonder if she is a princess from the fairy tale world. However, this kind of love can only be seen from afar, and even without courage to say something to her.
Every time I see Iris sitting in the back row of the classroom listening to the class, Teacher Zheng feels flattered.
Although Mr. Lu doesn't know what his relationship with Iris is, he undoubtedly comes from a wealthy class. Teacher Zheng and Principal Pan have different ideas. He is a native of Wushan and thinks that he is just an ordinary little teacher and his income is indeed quite high. But compared to the families of these students who can study in international schools, even if it is a world, let alone family backgrounds like Iris and Mr. Lu.
There is no doubt that Iris is the most special among the school students. The school chairman specially approved her and only studied humanities classes. None of the teachers knew her origin. Moreover, the chairman was allowed to take someone to listen. The strong girl named Laura next to her was probably her bodyguard.
Teacher Zheng doesn’t want to offend people with such backgrounds, so he is very polite when talking to Lu Zheng.
But he didn't know that he slapped the horse's leg with a sentence "I like Iris", which made Hu Zi particularly dislike him.
"Mr. Lu, that's right. Today, when the humanities class was freely discussing, a white girl in the class started arguing with a black girl. The white girl scolded, 'Nigga, they both wrestled together. Who knew that Miss Laura, who was listening with Iris, threw Rabbi Toby, that is, the little black girl out of the window as soon as she reached out. Fortunately, Rabbi Toby was not seriously injured on the first floor, but her knee was broken and she was bleeding."
When Lu Zheng heard this, he frowned and said, "Laura is a mixed-race person, how could she discriminate against black people? Did she make a mistake?"
Ms. Pan said: "So, we think it was an order from Iris, Mr. Lu, I think Laura's identity is tacitly understood."
Lu Zheng said, "Do you think? You can't do this accurately?" He was a little disagreeable. Iris was not so bored. It should be because the two children were fighting and getting close to Iris. Laura's instinctive reaction.
Ms. Pan looked unhappy: "Mr. Lu, this incident has a bad impact. I need to give a reasonable explanation to the school board. So during this period, the school will revoke the right to accompany Laura to study, and I will also solemnly make suggestions to the school board that our school should not have privileged students."
Lu Zheng nodded and picked up the teacup to drink water.
Seeing that the atmosphere was wrong, Teacher Zheng hurriedly said, "There is a reason Principal Pan is angry. Originally, I hope Iris can stay for you to come and we will meet to solve the situation successfully. However, as soon as the bell rang in the last class, Iris told the teacher on duty that she had apologized to Rabbi Toby, and staying until school was considered punished, so she had no obligation to stay again. As for Laura, she is an adult. If Rabbi Toby's family or school has any dissatisfaction, she can sue her and go through legal means to resolve the problem..."
Speaking of this, Teacher Zheng smiled bitterly: "She also left a lawyer's business card and said that we can negotiate with that lawyer if we have any questions."
Lu Zheng couldn't help scratching his head. No wonder Principal Pan is very angry. After all, in her eyes, Iris is just a child, but Iris acts according to the rules of the adult world. In the eyes of Principal Pan and a group of teachers, this student seems lawless and arrogant because of money.
Lu Zheng thought for a while and said, "No matter what, Iris will not be a racist. I hope things can be solved friendly. I don't want the school to label her a racist, which is contrary to the school's purpose of running the school. You must know that for a child, this is a serious accusation. If Iris is mentally and mentally hurt, I reserve the right to pursue legal responsibility from your school. No matter what punishment your school imposes on Iris, I hope it can stand the scrutiny. As the same thing, if your school relies on the strong position of a prestigious school to impose unfounded punishment on students, I will also be willing to use legal weapons to solve it."
After pausing, Lu Zheng said again: "There is also the principal. The privileged student you always say is a kind of discrimination against Iris. You may not know that Iris has received higher education, so before entering the school, I negotiated with your school, hoping to take humanities courses alone to further understand Eastern culture. The so-called teaching is not different, and it is said that teaching is based on the aptitude. No matter whether Iris' family environment is rich or poor, you should not label her and exclude her. She came to study seriously with a heart of knowledge. I also believe that before today, she and Laura did not cause any trouble to your school, nor did they cause any trouble to your school. And you feel that you have always resisted her, and wanted to take this opportunity to expel her, the so-called privileged student in your eyes."
This was indeed what Ms. Pan said, and Ms. Pan was stunned, her face became more and more unsightly.
Lu Zheng stood up and said, "I hope the principal can think about my words seriously, so I will say goodbye first."
After leaving the principal's office with Huzi, Huzi smiled and said, "Brother, you are up to your sister-in-law."
Chapter completed!