Transmigration: Flirted with My Childhood Sweetheart
Chapter 500 - 499 New Direction in Teaching

Chapter 500: Chapter 499 New Direction in Teaching

Niuwa didn’t want to lie to Lin Nianhe, so he chose to stay silent.

Lin Nianhe knew from what he had just said that he definitely hadn’t eaten. She peeled the egg and brought it to his mouth, "Eat it up."

"Sister Hehe," Niuwa blinked his big eyes, "I’m full already."

Principal Mother wasn’t feeling well, Sister Hehe had a sweet tooth, and he was a boy; he had to take care of them.

"You still have to eat. You’re growing right now, and you must eat an egg every day," Lin Nianhe said, "If you don’t eat eggs, how are you supposed to grow tall? What if you’re shorter than me? Who will protect me?"

Niuwa frowned slightly but eventually accepted her logic and took the egg.

He nibbled on the egg bit by bit, glanced over his textbook, then looked at Lin Nianhe, "Sister Hehe, when will you test me?"

"English test?" Lin Nianhe casually picked up Niuwa’s English dictionary.

The dictionary was clean but the pages were a bit loose, clearly well-thumbed through countless times.

It seemed that Niuwa had really put in the hard work this past week.

"Mhm." Niuwa nodded seriously.

"How about after school today?"

"Okay!"

Unlike the other children, Niuwa enjoyed taking tests – every time he got an answer right and Sister Hehe praised him, it brought him immense joy.

He knew that Sister Hehe was also happy.

"By the way, Sister Hehe, Principal Mother has been a bit angry lately..."

"Huh? What happened?"

"It’s just..."

The village school had just started last week, and in the first week, Principal Wu assigned review tasks and didn’t cover much new material.

During the long winter break, homework could only do so much to keep students in line; they had gotten out of the habit of studying and had forgotten everything they learned last semester.

Now there were no tutoring classes to keep students on their toes, and most parents were still learning to read and write themselves; at best, they could only mutter, "Go study." The kids loved to play, and without constraints, they turned into wild horses free from their reins.

What could frustrate a teacher more than students who can’t learn is students who learn and then forget. Not just Principal Wu, even an immortal would curse in anger over this.

Lin Nianhe licked her lips.

No wonder Sister Xue and Tiechui weren’t smiling yesterday; it turns out they really weren’t in good spirits.

No wonder the little bastards in the village have been unusually quiet these last two days; turns out they really got scolded.

Though she wasn’t supposed to, she really felt like she had dodged a bullet...

Lin Nianhe quickly rubbed her face, casting off this inappropriate thought.

"Cough cough, the Principal really knows you guys."

Her gaze drifted a bit, showing a touch of embarrassment.

Hearing her say this, Niuwa’s mouth puckered, and he reached out to pull on Lin Nianhe’s sleeve, his eyes somewhat wronged: "Sister Hehe, not me, I remember everything. And over winter break, I read and wrote every day, and I even practiced boxing with Brother Feng."

It was easy to understand what was in Niuwa’s eyes—

I’m not like the others, you can scold them if you like, Sister Hehe, but once you’re done with them, please don’t lump me in with them.

Lin Nianhe was smitten by his puppy eyes, she hugged him tight and, rubbing his cheeks, said with a laugh: "Exactly, my Niuwa is the best."

She smiled and suddenly thought of something, her expression gradually becoming serious.

The Rosenthal effect demonstrates that praise, trust, and expectation have an energy that can change a person’s behavior. Teachers, as people students rely on, trust, and admire, can dramatically achieve the desired effects with their ardent hopes for their students.

Lin Nianhe was initially infected by Niuwa’s unconsciously revealed talent when she first taught him how to read and consequently filled with confidence and expectation for him; Niuwa has always been learning amid Lin Nianhe’s praise, and learning brought him not boredom, but more admiration.

It was an unintentional coincidence, but also a replicable "coincidence"—provided that the premise and key lay within herself.

She must first sincerely believe from the bottom of her heart that students can become great, before they could be influenced by her...

It’s not difficult, since it’s merely a thought, hardly requiring any extra work;

But it’s also not easy, after all, people are emotional and have their subjective thoughts. Without any other influence, to transform one’s thinking and firmly believe that a mischievous underachiever will become a scientist—this is a sheer fantasy.

Lin Nianhe’s hand rested casually on the table, picking up a piece of eggshell and gently crushing it.

She pondered deeply, thinking about how to completely convince herself without the intervention of a psychologist.

Niuwa was used to Lin Nianhe’s contemplative look, he said nothing and turned back to continue reading.

The problem facing Lin Nianhe was somewhat complex, and she couldn’t figure it out in a short time. Seeing that students were beginning to enter the classroom, she had to put aside the issue and fully attend to the children.

"Sister Hehe, you’re back!"

"Sister Hehe, you’re finally back!"

"Sister Hehe, I missed you so much!"

Children express their feelings directly, they clustered around Lin Nianhe, chattering like little birds.

Even the usually reticent Zheng Shan came over and tugged at her hand.

Lin Nianhe didn’t scold them and gave a response to each one, not leaving anyone out.

The first-grade classroom was lively for a while, and seeing that the class bell was about to ring, Lin Nianhe then asked them to return to their seats.

"Long time no see, everyone," Lin Nianhe clapped her hands, "everyone’s grades in the final exams last semester were very good, so I brought rewards for the top three."

Most of the children’s eyes shone with pride, only the two who hadn’t scored double hundreds, He Jianyu and Bai Xiaojun, were pursing their lips and remained silent.

Lin Nianhe captured their reactions, smiled faintly and said: "Our class has quite a number of first places, a total of twelve first places, one second place, and one third place."

This kind of situation where the whole class gets rewards is quite common in the kindergarten performances of later generations, the best performance award, best singing award, best team award, best audience award... Even godlike audience members get awards.

The intention is not to let children feel inferior because they have no prizes.

So, as the ultimate interpreter of who receives awards, Lin Nianhe couldn’t care less about not ranking the tied places.

Because of the abundant number of first places, the rewards couldn’t differ too much. She chose for the first-place reward red cover notebooks with "Reward" printed on them and pencil cases, with pencil cases selected according to the preferences of boys and girls, taking into account every individual;

After presenting the rewards one by one to the first places and giving a few words of encouragement, she picked up the second-place reward—a Red Star badge.

"Second place, He Jianyu."

On the first lesson, He Jianyu said his wish was to become a soldier.

He Jianyu didn’t expect to receive a reward without scoring double hundreds, his gaze was lost, and his face flushed as he shuffled to the podium.

Lin Nianhe pinned the Red Star badge on him and then said: "This Red Star was bought from the military district service shop. Jianyu, will you buy one yourself next time?"

He Jianyu’s little face was turning red, he carefully grabbed his clothes and looked at the Red Star; his eyes were also full of stars.

He had heard Brother Feng mention the service shop before, as all the things he brought back during the New Year were bought from there.

"I... can I really go?" He Jianyu’s voice trembled a bit, "I, I didn’t even score double hundreds..."

The little guy’s eyes were filled with unease and doubt, he felt he wasn’t good enough.