In order to ensure the high school entrance examination admission rate, a third-year junior high school student who has not even completed nine years of compulsory education was actually forced to transfer schools!" Recently, a post appeared on the "Citizens Speak" section of Chengdu's comprehensive search website. In the post, a netizen named "A Mao" claimed that his son, who is in the third year of junior high school, had poor academic performance. The teacher, in order to ensure the school's admission rate, forced the child to transfer schools. Yesterday morning, the reporter contacted the poster Mr. Yang and Mu Yi's (a pseudonym for the child) homeroom teacher, but both sides had differing accounts.
Parent:
Indirect Pressure: Teacher Forces Child to Transfer Schools
Yesterday morning, after much effort, the reporter managed to contact Mr. Yang. According to him, his son used to be lively and outgoing, but after half a year of middle school, he became quiet and withdrawn. "It's because his grades were too poor, and the pressure was too great," Mr. Yang said. Later, they hired a private tutor, but the child's grades did not improve significantly. In the exams conducted at the start of the first semester of third year junior high school this September, he scored a total of 150 points across four subjects, with only 9 points in mathematics. With the high school entrance exam approaching, the teacher frequently called the parents to the school for discussions about transferring the child to another school. "This is completely indirect pressure," Mr. Yang said. "Before the second year junior high school final exams last year, our homeroom teacher, Ms. Yuan, asked us to come to the school and provided two vocational technical school promotional materials for us to choose from. She also wanted us to write an application to help us transfer schools, but we didn't write the application, and the promotional materials were taken back by the homeroom teacher."
"Wrote it, and it would have become our voluntary decision to transfer schools," Mr. Yang said. "Now, when the child comes home, he doesn't say anything. We, as parents, are very worried!"
Homeroom Teacher:
Providing Suggestions to Alleviate the Child's Pressure
Next, the reporter contacted Ms. Yuan. Ms. Yuan told the reporter that the school absolutely did not force any student to transfer to a vocational technical school. All students who had transferred before did so voluntarily.
Ms. Yuan said, now being in the third year of junior high school, teachers need to focus on preparing students for the high school entrance exam while also managing admissions, and their energy is already limited. They don’t have the ability to fully focus on underperforming students. "Mu Yi’s grades are not good. Now, we often have dictation tests for English and Chinese, but he can't remember what he needs to memorize. The child is under a lot of pressure. We had no choice but to call the parents to the school to work together with the teachers to find ways to encourage the child to study. However, in the second year junior high school final exams, he scored zero on the A part of the math exam and a few points on the B part. With such results, it will be difficult for him to pass the high school entrance exam and successfully obtain a graduation certificate."
"As a teacher, I am merely providing some suggestions to the parents based on the student's situation," Ms. Yuan said. Currently, Mu Yi has two options: either repeat the second year of junior high school to strengthen his foundation or attend a vocational technical school where the pressure will be relatively less, which could benefit the child's mental and physical health. But these decisions must be made by the child and the parents.
Student:
Frequent Parent Meetings Make Me Feel Ashamed
"I was originally the fourth from the bottom, now I'm the last place. It's not because my grades have dropped, but because the last three classmates have all transferred schools!" Regarding this matter, Mu Yi expressed that the teacher does not overtly force underperforming students to drop out during regular times. "She (the homeroom teacher) calls my parents to the school every few days, and I feel ashamed in front of my classmates, the pressure is immense!"
Through Mu Yi's introduction, the reporter contacted a transferred student, Yang Fei (a pseudonym). He told the reporter that he is currently studying at Chengdu Modern Vocational Technical School and was originally also a student at No. 12 Middle School. "I transferred schools during the second semester of the second year of junior high school. During the first semester of the second year, the homeroom teacher had already discussed transferring schools with my parents. Now, after transferring, I feel more relaxed, avoiding the daily pressure from the school," Yang Fei said.
Education Department:
Will Investigate the Matter
Yesterday afternoon, the reporter interviewed relevant department heads of the Chengdu Education Bureau. The official stated that regarding the situation encountered by Mu Yi, the relevant departments of the Municipal Education Bureau will conduct an investigation and then handle the matter according to relevant regulations. Reporter Zhang Zhaohua, Photographer Zhang Lei.