Zhao Peng's salary in March was 1950 yuan, including basic salary1subsidies from 450 yuan and 500 yuan, while there was no subsidy in April, only basic salary.
Living in the present, the plight of Zhao Peng is also the plight of countless people. In order to break through the predicament, Zhao Peng committed suicide, which is only a tragic way. But it is precisely because of its tragedy that it is even more stinging: What are the underlying reasons for Zhao Peng's tragic suicide?
The cancelled 500 yuan subsidy is not the whole reason for Zhao Peng's suicide, but it is the "last straw to crush the camel" that drove Mr. Zhao Peng into a desperate situation. People who are angry with him will think that Zhao Peng's suicide to escape stress is cowardly; And those who lament their misfortunes will probably feel more unbearable weight of life from him. Through the tragic life of Zhao Peng's suicide, we may know another educational ecology.
In recent years, the reputation of teachers has declined. One of the important reasons is that some teachers tend to be more and more utilitarian. Whether it is a teacher's day gift or not interested in teaching to get extra money, people think that teachers are still an oil-rich industry, which is why whenever there is a proposal for teachers' salary increase, it can always attract public boos. But the reality is that, like Zhao Peng, many teachers' salaries can hardly support their professional dignity, let alone bear the heavy burden of life.
"Moonlight" is one of the reasons for Zhao Peng's suicide, but not all. Words such as "tired" and "holding your breath" may be interpreted as some kind of complaint and complaint in daily life, but when they appear in the suicide note of the suicide, we will feel the heavy pressure and real pain behind these words.
Day after day, according to a fixed pattern, this "formatted" lifestyle can easily make people lose their passion and disillusionment, resulting in a strong sense of fatigue. Teachers are human beings, so why can't they enjoy the color of life equally? It can be seen that the current education model not only makes students' lives lose color and space, but also forces teachers like Zhao Peng into the predicament of life.
It is conceivable that the life of students, parents and teachers would be more leisurely if there were no unbearable pressure for further studies. Perhaps the tragedy of Zhao Peng's suicide would not have happened. However, under the current education system, the enrollment rate determines everything, not only the fate of students and families, but also the life and fate of teachers. In the face of this educational machine composed of exams, both students and teachers are tools that cannot be independent. They either give up everything and follow the high-speed operation of the machine, or accept the fate of being eliminated. Why doesn't anyone want to be a class teacher? Why did Zhao Peng, the head teacher of senior three, choose to commit suicide? The more responsibility he takes, the closer he is to this machine, which means that the more space he is deprived of, the more lives he will be kidnapped.
It can be seen from the tragic fate of Zhao Peng, the head teacher of senior three, that under the current educational mechanism and mode, anyone related to it seems to be a victim of this pressure. Those students who study for exams, those who stay up late, those teachers who work hard to improve the enrollment rate of classes, and those parents who have broken their hearts for their children's further studies ... Education should be a pleasure, but how to make it so heavy has even become a pain for the whole society.
Perhaps, Zhao Peng's suicide is fragile, even cowardly, but it seems to be a realistic proposition with no solution. At least for Mr. Zhao Peng, who is at the bottom of the pyramid structure, it is easy to fall into what Thoreau called "quiet despair". Zhao Peng's suicide was just a stone they threw into the stagnant water.
Therefore, the tragedy of Zhao Peng's suicide reminds people of a word that frequently appears in the voice of education reform in recent years-reducing the burden. Not only students, teachers and parents should also lighten their burden. In other words, only when the students' burden is lightened can teachers, parents and even the whole society be freed from this suffocating pressure of entering a higher school. Improve the treatment of teachers and make their lives more leisurely; Only by reducing the pressure on teachers can teaching and educating people last forever.