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    [HOT NEWS] 走到無路可退,我還能相信誰?

    最近,關於“代課老師”的新聞鋪天蓋地,其中以鳳凰台的報導最多最全,並且總趕在我吃飯的時候播放。
    從這個事件我聯想到很多很多:

    • 想起馮小剛叫好又賣座的《集結號》,以華麗的技巧瞞過了光腚局公公們的法眼,含蓄而又非常刻骨地表達了“兄弟靠得住,組織靠不住”的諷刺;
    • 想起張藝謀被世人唾駡的《滿城盡帶黃金甲》,也許只有看過《坦克隊 vs 一個手無寸鐵的蟻民》照片的人才能恍然領悟到——那金光閃閃的殘酷專制的父王;那穿戴著相對黯然失色樸實無華的盔甲,即使只有一線希望也去拼命為自己奮鬥的二王子;那兩人高排山倒海的鐵盾面前,是二王子的單槍頑抗……可惜,由於我偉大天朝成功的隱形閉關鎖國政策,使得這張全世界都聞名遐邇的照片,在天朝以內聞者寥寥。所以《黃金甲》一敗塗地,所以張導繼續得以臭名。這不是導演的錯,不是編劇的錯,更不是觀眾的錯。那,是什麽出了錯?
      如果我沒有在幾年前認識了一個米國朋友,也許我到現在還像大部份的同齡人一樣,連這張照片的影子都沒聽聞過。
    • 再想起我最喜歡的電影之一,《Star Wars III: Revenge of the Sith》裏面 Padmé Amidala 的歎息——So this is how liberty dies...with thunderous applause..

    回到這批老師們的身上。

    他們大多伴隨著饑荒年代一起出生,童年經歷過什麽躍進趕什麽超什麽,到讀書年紀就碰上Culture Revolution,好不容易堅持著讀書識字,熬過了CR,成為了整個山區中文化程度最高的人……當時的他們是多么的光宗耀祖,然後風光地成為一名山區小學的老師。

    但由於政策問題,他們不能成為正職教師。但所謂的“正職教師”又不肯到邊遠山區執教,因此山區小學到如今還是缺乏師資。因此,沒有正式頭銜但又但當了絕大部份教學工作的他們就被成為“代課老師”。

    不給他們名分也算了,他們的工資只有正職教師的五分之一 ——這個也算了,反正十幾年來他們的工資還不夠幫補學生們的書本費,家裡的生計也完全靠老婆和年邁的父母兄弟支持,大家都習慣了。但爲什麽,含辛茹苦地在貧困山區里執教了十多年(有的甚至是三十年)的他們,竟然因為一個新新的政策,幾乎在一年之間都被“清退”了?

    而且所謂的“清退”不是風光的退休,也沒有任何提前的通知——今天清晨還高高興興地到學校帶孩子們早讀,早上10點就突然被校長喊過去說你被清退了,趕緊兒走人吧你。然後在當天中午之前,就得離開學校了。只有極少數幸運的老師,還趕得上有機會給孩子們到個別。絕大部份的老師就這麼在上課半途離開了課堂,就再也沒回來了。

    在這之前,代課老師還有可能“轉正”成為正職教師。為此,他們需要考齊教師資格證、大專文憑等三個證件。而這三個證件考下來,培訓費、輔導費、考試費……還沒有算上路費生活費,一個人至少要花去一萬多元。

    哦,順帶提一下,在九十年代以前,代課老師們的月薪都是40大洋,九十年代以後是120-160大洋。


    這麼大的事件,涉及到三百萬的人員,我們覺得怎麼得有個獎勵或者補償方案吧。對,當然有。偉大的天朝怎麼會忘記這一點呢。
    根據政策,所有被清退的代課老師將能根據教職工齡分別獲得300-800元一次性補償。

    節目到了最後,主持人用飽滿的阿Q精神說:“……儘管這樣,即使到了今天,當他們在路上與其他鄉民們相遇的時候,不管大人還是小孩,都會尊敬地喊一聲他們一聲‘老師’。” <THE END>


    這是我第一次記錄這樣的熱門事件,希望能給沒有時間留意到這個新聞事件的朋友們一個簡單的介紹。
    以前一直有所顧慮,前怕狼後怕虎,對於此類敏感題材一律藏在心裡。
    我相信,既然有了這第一次,在不久的將來只會有更多的第一次
    我更相信,這樣的題材只會像雪球一樣不斷地增加。

    老師們,請走好。祝你們比以前活得更好,看得更清,認得更準。

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    走到無路可退,我還能相信誰?
    用多少天,用多少年的跌跌撞撞才找到終點?
    用多少傷痛的心,愛才不離開身邊?
    用多少謊言,去掩飾彼此的不完美?
    要用多少個世紀讓我看透一切?

    我沒有任何防備
    沒方向到處地追
    沒翅膀卻好想飛
    我努力順風跟隨
    哦 黑和白找不到個絕對
    全都是灰

    --《多少》 by 陳奕迅

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    [FUNNY] I've Been Blocked from My Own Space

    Well that's funny.
    One day I found myself be locked out from my own Live Space.
    However, most of my friends' spaces were still working. And I could get up to the other Live apps of mine at the same time.

    I Googled this weird topic and found the answer:
    The server, or say the IP address, where my space belongs to
    were blocked by our dear, great and remarkalbe firewall.

    I also recieved a system email saying that one of my entries were having sort of PROBLEM that it could not be post in my space and if I want to blablabla then I have to do the blablabla...

    I'm sick of all these.
    Get the hell out of my face.

    If you dare to block all our gates to the REAL internet.
    The collapsion of your utopia will be never ever so close.

    Such a Perfect Day

    People moving all the time
    Inside a perfectly straight line
    Don't you wanna curve away?
    When it's such…
    It's such a perfect day
    It's such a perfect day
     
    -- Strawberry Swing  by Coldplay

    Sudden

    I suddenly draws on me that you have to let go of who you are, to be who you will be.

    Same Mistake

    by Jame Blunt
     
    Saw the world turning in my sheets
    And once again, I cannot sleep
    Walk out the door and up the street
    Look at the stars beneath my feet
    Remember rights that I did wrong
    So here I go
     
    Hello, hello
    There is no place I cannot go
    My mind is muddy but
    My heart is heavy, does it show
    I lose the track that loses me
    So here I go
     
    And so I sent some men to fight,
    And one came back at dead of night,
    said HE'D seen my enemy?"
    said "he looked just like me"
    So I set out to cut myself
    And here I go
     
    I'm not calling for a second chance,
    I'm screaming at the top of my voice,
    Give me reason, but don't give me choice,
    Cos‘ I'll just make the same mistake again

    And maybe someday we will meet
    And maybe talk and not just speak
    Don't buy the promises 'cause
    There are no promises I keep,
    and my reflection troubles me
    so here I go
     
    So while I'm turning in my sheets
    And once again, I cannot sleep
    Walk out the door and up the street
    Look at the stars
    Look at the stars, falling down,
    And I wonder where, did I go wrong.
     
     

    Humble Wishes

    Work harder to escape present nationality.
    For a hearty desire of TRUELY freedom to travel around the world.

    Work harder to gain a mastery of English.
    For an unconstraint approach to express thoughts cross my heart.

    Oscillate

    I still can't get used to Live Space. Particularly due to its slow speed and ugly themes.
     
    These days I keep changing my vice OICQ's nickname. Maybe it's not the name but my heart itself changes time to time.
    That's why I also change decorations here.
    I knew I will be sick of here again and sink it back to shade.
     
    I've no idea why I update this blog.
    Perhaps I just wanna mumbler to myself, in a new place.
     
    One day I'll desert here and turn to other better, open-source service, like WordPress.

    In a Bad Mood

    Don't ask me anything now my dears. I'll told you in private later, I promise.

    Running Out of Time

    I guess it may be too late to say these words. But I really feel horrible to count down the days rest.

    I'm toooooooo afraid of the speaking section. You should prepare a topic in 15s then talk about yourself for 45s. Or you should read a material around 300 words in 45s (notes taking time included)  then listen to 2min conversation, or partial lecture, and finally you got 30s to prepare for a 60s oral conclusion. You'll find 60s is too short for the latter part and 45s is too long for the former part. It's not funny at all.

    It's such a piece of cake for me to communicate in daily English or to write this kind of blogging English. But some speaking topics are nightmare to me, which, even they allow me to finish it in Chinese, make my brain in totally blank.
    How can one who never watch TV tell which TV program he like most?
    How the hell can one who hates sports tell which sport is his favourite?

    Now it's time. It's time!

     

    Simply Change Your Life

    "The world is what you think of it.
    Think of it differently, and your life will change."
     
    Live simple
    Live purposeful
     
    You're much stronger than you ever thought.

    Schedule

    Have several conversations with people who know my decision. Thank You Very Much Buddies! You'd strongly enhanced my courage!
    Especially CJJ, who gave me very good advice on choosing textbooks, way and schedule of application, and so on.

    I've scheduled the next 2 months, when there's 49 available days in total.

    Vocabulary(G) 24days
    ---- all 51 Lists of GRE vocabularies
    ---- in categories
    ---- other TOEFL common used words

    Reading
    ---- exercise book
    ---- text book ( the most difficult GRE/GMAT sentences comprehension)

    Listening
    ---- exercise book
    ---- ETS online
    ---- other online resource

    Writing
    ---- exercise book
    ---- typing

    Speaking
    ---- exercise book
    ---- ETS online
    ---- other online resource

    Simulation Test -  the last week

    The Truth is...

    I hate people who always think his/her opinion is the only damn truth.