Can a student speech make fun of the school? Recently, in their graduation speeches, some graduates ridiculed the school's "Niushou No. 1 Middle School" as "Niuma No. 1 Middle School", and the short video of being reprimanded by the principal sparked heated discussions.
According to reports, the student spoke: "This is the 'Niuma No. 1 Middle School' in the endeavor, slowly blooming its brilliance in the sun." Do you know why I read 'Niu Ma No. 1 Middle School' just now? I know you all hate this school, but you have to understand that this is where we've been sweating for three years. Do you want to get out of here? ”
Subsequently, the principal took the stage, reprimanded the student for not being qualified to say that "Niushou No. 1 Middle School" was a "Niuma School", and ousted the student from the stage on the spot, stating that he would take away his outstanding graduate certificate. The principal also said that the school produced 6 Tsinghua North college students, and they came to thank the school a few days ago, and the students who spoke were very immature and had no qualifications to ridicule the school at all.
After the incident caused heated discussions, a staff member responded to reporters that the student had graduated and that the school had communicated with him and his parents, "It's okay."
"All right"? It is not known whether the student apologized to the school for his remarks, or whether the principal retracted what he said and kept the student's certificate of honor.
We don't know!
It is important to note that this is not a "private matter", it has become public, and it is a matter of how a principal and a school should treat their students. In response to public concerns, schools should respond more clearly as soon as possible. In particular, the principal's speech and the dismissal of the student from the stage and the confiscation of the certificate of excellence in front of the whole school are not respectful to the student, and the awarding of the certificate of excellence is child's play.
Judging from the student's speech, he was actually very sincere. Although he called the school "Niuma No. 1 Middle School", he also expressed his reluctance to the school in his speech. In the final analysis, this is the humorous expression of a young man who has not experienced social tempering, and he doesn't know how to love his alma mater, so he chooses a nonsensical way to express it.
Perhaps, in the principal's view, calling "Niushou No. 1 Middle School" as "Niuma No. 1 Middle School" reflects students' dissatisfaction with overly strict school management and excessive academic burden, which damages the school's image. However, whether he called the student "naïve" and "unqualified", or ousted the student from the stage and withdrew the certificate on the spot, it only shows that the principal lacks empathy and love for the student.
A good educator especially needs to learn to listen to the student's voice and respond from the perspective of the educator, including thanking the student for his speech, understanding the student's voice, etc., and also using a relaxed and humorous way to resolve the embarrassment on the scene and guide it positively. Is it possible to smile indifferently and easily resolve it?
For example, the principal can say something like this: "Niuma No. 1 Middle School is not wrong, as the principal and teacher, we are willing to be a cow for our children, and expect all students to become thousands of horses", is it far better to say this than to blast the students off the stage in a blunt and irritable manner? Educators should have a listening posture and a calm demeanor.