their low income, but bear heavy teaching duties; they live poor, but still the cause of education in poor areas enthusiastic. In some of our remote rural schools, due to lack of teachers, there are still some of the meager salaries of substitute teachers charged with the onerous task of teaching. According to the latest data released by the Ministry of Education, the current substitute teachers in the country of 21 million people in rural areas. Substitute teachers in Gansu Province alone there are as many as 3.2 million people, accounted for 28.2% of rural primary and secondary teachers.

no amount of pain I could eat, no matter how tired I can be, because the struggle with is life, life is dedication. Since the choice of deserted little this way, I have no regrets. But the most worrying is that substitute teachers as non-target walking pedestrians, do not know where to go, where the finish line, where is the end result? Like streams in the desert, at any time may dry up and never see the sea.

the story of three substitute teachers

River Ridge early elementary school, only one or two two grades, 32 students, school is six people raise funds to build houses of civil engineering structures, one to Yu Xuetian on more than one drain, the table chair 20 years ago, students of this work is to buy eggs to the canteen in exchange for the villagers to eat salt, rice, etc. are also used wheat, soybeans to exchange. See the sweet and innocent child, looking at simple, kind, honest farmers, I think I need here. I chose to leave teaching, although the conditions are difficult.

often think of these, I do not dare to deep thought, but no matter what the outcome, I have gone through will leave marks, like meteor sky, though short, there is always a trajectory.

1992, the high school because of academic excellence of Li Xiaofeng family did not take the exam. This year, only a village primary school teachers pay too little resigned. Because Li Xiaofeng was the most educated people in the village, the village cadres to find him, hoping that he try to teach for one year. So he became a small village of a substitute teacher. At the time, while he plans to teach, while preparing for the second year of college entrance examination. But try to teach a year later, on the town or to the public teachers were not. So, he continued to teach elementary school in the village. In this way, things are down year to year delay.

precisely because of this feeling, let him stick in the mountains for so many years. holiday they will come to my house, and gave my daughter to buy sugar, buy fruit, I am particularly satisfied and feel that their original choice was right.

Meng Village in Lantian livelihood hope Junior High School, the reporter saw Tian Juli.

I am 39 years old, college educated, who lives in Zhouqu County, Gansu Province section of town stand Festival Village. In November 1997 I was recruited as Zhouqu County Creek Ridge Township school bus hidden substitute teachers. Festival Village is located in the Li River, Pakistan Tibetan, Dayu, the junction of four townships curved tile deep in the mountains, is a poor, remote, backward little village, high altitude, long and cold winter, a year from October to the second year in April, often snow, cold, especially in the sun across the cloth beam, only the lunar year, in June, the Peak of snow to dissipate.

hut Lee said, he became a substitute teacher by accident. In 1989, he was studying in secondary schools in the county have done quite well, but about the college entrance examination, the father of the mountains cutting wood falls, and to take care of, he did not take the exam. At that time, he is the only high school in the village, so he became the village accountant. Later, he saw the village because the road is far from some of the children go to school in the village run from the teaching point, he became a substitute teacher. Still later, the county sent a teacher to their village,Moncler Sito Ufficiale, he would work outside the home. Dry month, the village cadre management education specially arrived in Xi'an called him back, to another village to teach the teaching point. In 1998, he came to the East Village bar.

I first came to River Ridge,After diagnosiswith hundreds of relocatees involved, make relocatees The more stringent requirements, it is difficult to meet, so the road construction would drag things down, the villagers cultural quality is not high, and even junior high school graduates are only a few. I was teaching, promotion of national education policies, and actively visits, multi-communication, to persuade the school-age children, school dropouts back to school, educating students believe that science and opposing superstition, to ensure the consolidation of school-age children enrollment rate for school transportation center the groups of qualified students. At the same time during the holidays to open literacy classes for young men and women go out to work to lay a certain amount of cultural foundation.

River Ridge is a hidden village is under the jurisdiction of Pakistani villages, there are 793 villagers. From up to the River Ridge section, extending 15 miles of a winding mountain road, steep slippery mountains, the mountains have to go more than three hours.

But last September, parents of students Shiyuan Village, has found Li Xiaofeng, said he was gone, the teachers do not adapt to new double-teaching, I hope he can return to their villages to teach the children. Thus, Li Xiaofeng back Kakizono Village, teaching point. In this way, his salary has dropped to 150.

1997, just before his mother urged him to Ban Hunshi time fiancee has proposed break off an engagement. She said by Li Xiaofeng wages simply can not feed their families. Angrily, Li Xiaofeng went to Xi'an to work. That the fall semester, a small village to village seconded a public teachers. But the villagers do not think that this serious and responsible work of teachers, to discuss, the party secretary went to Xi'an to find him and begged him to come back to teach. Li Xiaofeng said, when he saw the Xi'an city children can happily go to school, wanted to: do not go back, the village children have a lifetime of some sheep; go back, not even marriage can not be resolved. Think twice, he decided to go back and look at a trip to say. But back to the village that day, all the parents are standing in the school waiting for him. Some parents said: He was moved once again pick up the pointer, get down to teach from the book.

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1989 after graduating from high school, Rokuro Guan Cun Li hut back home when a substitute teacher. 20 years, his salary from 40 yuan, 60 yuan, 100 yuan, now risen to 113.5 million. Although the four grades to bear alone the task of teaching, but he still teaching in accordance with the requirements of the children together at full open courses. The wall in his desk close to a curriculum, from language, mathematics, English, to nature, music, writing, sports and other classes have. Even the original does not require English classes, he also opened for the children. No English textbooks, he went to town, he spent 70 yuan of money, the children bought back.

Under the policy, substitute teachers will be gradually repaying. How their living conditions? What are the considerations for the future? Heart and with what expectations? Not long ago,

classroom stands next to the ruins is the original classroom, collapsed because of heavy rain. The classroom is now the village vacated the house, an intercropping classrooms, a dormitory hut Lee and office. In dilapidated classrooms, children's desks and chairs but it is new, Lee said that this hut is donated by caring people.

year after year passed, and in recent years has been transferred to three teachers, but are to be transferred for a semester, and most of his time one school division three classes. I have taught students, and some out of the mountains on the universities, and some on the school, some married and out, but I still stick deep in the mountains, a religion that is 12 years.

April 2, 2009

17 years,　　本报驻绍兴记者 王曦煜with hundreds of relocatees involved, make relocatees The more stringent requirements, it is difficult to meet, so the road construction would drag things down, Li Xiaofeng sent a total of more than 100 students, of whom 10 were admitted to the university. When students see him on holidays, is the happiest moment of Li Xiaofeng. He said: Li Xiaofeng, said: teach more outstanding students! ; ; (source: Comment)

2007 September, Li Xiaofeng transferred to the town center of primary schools. Central Primary School in the town he only taught a language lesson, teaching point of compound classes than teaching, work more easily, the monthly wages rose to 200 yuan.

1985, has just graduated from high school Tian Juli, as a chance to become a substitute teacher, the stem is 24 years.

Lee hut: the usual teaching, summer vacation work

I hope I can be like the same university graduates, in line with the principles of merit, organized by county exam to become a real teacher. But I do not have Teacher, was rejected. I am worried that over time, and the vast majority of substitute teachers will have to separate students from morning till evening, to give up their love of education.

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her, though not a formal teacher, teaching performance is very prominent, and brought the class is always among the best English exam. She became recognized as the backbone of the school teachers, is now third-grade English teacher and the school and school English teaching and research leader. From teaching since Tian Juli has been awarded the school, township and county,

3 years ago, he became a local celebrity because of lost money. One day, he picked up a wallet on his way to school, containing 4,000 yuan of money, there are several bank cards. Lee did not shed the poor themselves, but to get the wallet back to its owner. Later, some people say he is stupid, 4,000 yuan he earned enough money for several years. But recall this, Lee shed no regrets. He said I was a teacher, regular education students usually have the dignity of man, to have a backbone, only their hard earned to spend the next heart was stable, I can not say one thing.

but her meager salary. From the initial $ 45, now risen to 120 yuan, with the school sent her a total of 400 yuan subsidy. , happiness, this feeling is my wealth. Meanwhile, the prospect of her heart has been very disturbed. She said: p>

Tian Juli said, I really hope to continue to act, the school also hopes she can stay.

starting from the Lantian City, after a bumpy mountain road, and finally in a small village to see the two old cottage, which is Lantian rim Chuanxiang East Village bar the teaching point. Substitute teachers is the teaching point Lee shed the only teacher. Now teaching fourth grade points, a total of 20 students to take the double class teaching methods.

Editor's note:

2005 years is good news for one year. Repair of 8 new school premises brick structure, opened the first, second and third grade, my monthly salary is 170 yuan rose from the initial 200. The villagers built their own labor, take a tricycle to the sidewalk, but also extends to the mountain village. Convenient to go home, I want to buy a motorcycle, but financial difficulties, elderly parents, small children, forced to give up. In June 2008, my salary rose to $ 500, but prices also rose,to apologize to any lawyer.with hundreds of relocatees involved, make relocatees The more stringent requirements, it is difficult to meet, so the road construction would drag things down, this wish or can not be achieved, only a small winding road, continue through the spring and summer autumn and winter. Wind, rain, stumble bumper, After looking down, I have gone through more than fifteen thousand in the mountain.

Li Xiaofeng: 40 kilometers. The teaching point currently has 15 students, divided into one to five-year, substitute teachers, Li Xiaofeng is here the only teacher from teaching 17 years.

Lee's father shed perennial ill in bed, his wife has a mental illness, unable to work, two daughters are in school, a family of five lives thanks to one of his meager income. In order to make more money, summer vacations,polo ralph lauren, Lee shed must go to work outside. He told reporters that he had to the train station, carry a vegetable wholesale market of cement, had been a porter.

substitute teachers. I want my years of experience, ideas, troubles talk to you.

after the end of this semester, Lee will be repaying the hut. He now has Self diploma, undergraduate classes also had a culture that is because the computer did not test many times, so I have not got bachelor diploma. To leave the podium, so he was very sad indeed, because from teaching 20 years, he has been on the podium, the children had a difficult to let go of feelings.

correspondent recently interviewed in Lantian County, Shaanxi Province, to listen to three substitute teachers tell their stories.