Warmth in the world and warmth from the heart丨In 29 years, she watered the pomegranate flowers with her great love as a teacher
In September, the autumn wind blew over the Xiaoxing'an Mountains and into the small town of Sunwu on the bank of Heilongjiang River. On Teacher's Day, at the No. 3 Primary School in Sunwu County, crisp and sincere "Mama Ma, Happy Teacher's Day" lingered around the campus, softening the early autumn time. This call is the purest confession from the children and the best holiday gift to a frontier teacher who has persisted for 29 years. Today, let us follow the broadcast feature "Heart Warmth" from the "Warmth of the World" series on the China Central Radio and Television Station's audio client cloud listening, enter this border primary school, and get to know this good teacher who is called "Mom" by the students - the good Chinese Ma Aiyan.
Sunwu County is located in the northern part of Heilongjiang, with a 35-kilometer border winding along the river. In this border town, Ma Aiyan started teaching at the age of twenty and now becomes the principal of this multi-ethnic border primary school. Twenty-nine years have passed and she has dedicated her youth to the education of her hometown without reservation. "The children here need teachers, so I chose to return to my hometown to teach hard. The children's eyes seeking knowledge and the parents' heavy trust make me always feel responsible and keep walking."
Sunwu County is home to many ethnic groups. Children of the Han, Manchu, Daur, Russian, and Xibe ethnic groups often study in the same classroom and run on the same playground. Ma Aiyan knew very well that in this border campus, the four words "national unity" carry great weight.
"To promote national unity, the most fundamental thing is to enhance cultural identity." So, Ma Aiyan decided to change the way - to let education get out of books and become something that children can see, touch, and create with their own hands. She took the lead in building the Red Education Corridor, the Science and Technology Exploration Corridor and the Twenty-Four Solar Terms Traditional Culture Corridor with the Chinese Nation Family Corridor as the core, fully revitalizing campus walls, corridors and other spaces. Teachers and students worked together to create more than 4,500 original works using waste cardboard, ordinary stones, and idle materials. Those originally inconspicuous scraps have become works of art in the hands of children that carry national memory and feelings about home and country. The cold walls now have warmth - every step you take is a vivid lesson. "Children can not only see their own creations, but also appreciate the works of their peers. Education that is visible and tangible can truly drive children's growth and inspire self-confidence," Ma Aiyan said.
In addition to bit by bit cultural infiltration, Ma Aiyan wants them to change from "passive listening" to "active doing and active speaking". She took the children on the playground to draw huge maps of Heilongjiang Province, China and the world, and innovatively designed the "Love My China" map game, allowing the knowledge of family, country and national culture to enter their minds and hearts amidst laughter and laughter. At the same time, she carefully cultivated a team of young commentators on campus, and a total of more than 300 young commentators have taken up preaching positions. These educational scenes that involve participation, experience, and a sense of substitution allow the awareness of the community of the Chinese nation to quietly fall into the hearts of children.
In order to set up a stage for children with different personalities and specialties to grow up, Sunwu County No. 3 Primary School has opened 41 special clubs - ethnic dance, traditional panpipes, ethnic costumes and handicrafts, scientific and technological robots... After class every day, the campus is bustling with activity. Children of all ethnic groups work side by side in the clubs and get to know each other better day and night. The seeds of national unity are also taking root and sprouting in a subtle way.
The power of the community to educate people is particularly touching in a little girl from the Daur ethnic group. When the girl first entered school, she always lowered her head and huddled in a corner. After Ma Aiyan discovered her love for music, he led her into the music club. "Watching her grow from timid to cheerful, I am filled with joy." Ma Aiyan said, "This trust always spurs me to protect the growth of every borderland child."
Ma Aiyan also wanted to direct the children's attention further away. She took the initiative to connect with paired schools in Tibet and Xinjiang, allowing her children to communicate and communicate online with peers of all ethnic groups thousands of miles away. Letter after letter went over mountains and ridges, and the children discovered between the lines - it turns out that everyone wears different clothes and eats different things, but dreams and laughter are connected. Fifty-six ethnic groups have changed from concepts in textbooks to the warmth of the palms of distant friends.
After twenty-nine years of hard work, Ma Aiyan has won many honors such as the National Model Individual for National Unity and Progress, the Chinese Good Person, and the National March 8th Red Flag Bearer. But she always takes it indifferently: "All honors are encouragement and encouragement. What I value most is the responsibility and original intention of educating people. What I am most proud of is watching children of all ethnic groups grow up and develop in an all-round way."
The border is huge and the campus is small. Walls of cultural institutes, hand-drawn maps, letters thousands of miles away, scientific and technological innovation practices, and warm calls have made the seeds of national unity deeply rooted in the hearts of every frontier teenager. The breeze blew, the national flag fluttered, and the children stood side by side, laughing and chatting. Every sunny heart has deeply understood that the fifty-six ethnic groups are closely related by blood.
(CCTV News Client)
