Chapter 45: The Rise and Fall of Branching Disciplines (02)
As soon as the evening self-study bell rang, classmates rushed back to their seats - tonight's attendance rate was surprisingly good, not a single one was missing, nor was anyone late. This is absolutely unprecedented in Class 211, a first!
Before long, Class Director Li walked into the classroom with a smile - the noise immediately stopped. Walking onto the podium, Old Li lightly cleared his throat several times - a sound test, and like many people, this was a precursor to Old Li's speech. "Haha!" The classmates couldn't help but laugh.
"Stop laughing, I'm going to talk about something serious now!" Old Li said, "Last time we mentioned that the college entrance exam next year would be brought forward by one month, and it has been finalized. In other words, this year's third-year high school students will take the college entrance exam in June next year. The so-called 'Black July' that was previously rumored is going to become 'Black June'!"
The classmates were in an uproar again, and Zhou Shaodong, who was straightforward and bold, stood up and asked, "Why do we have to move the college entrance exam forward by a month? Doesn't this make us feel like time is even tighter?" After finishing speaking, he sat back down with a lump in his throat.
"Zhou Shao Dong, you little rascal still knows that time is tight and there's still a chance to be saved. Other classmates should study hard!" Old Li's one sentence made Zhou Shao Dong's face look like pig liver, and the other classmates immediately burst out laughing.
After a while, Old Li lightly knocked on the podium, signaling everyone to quiet down. Once the students had calmed down, Old Li spoke again: "Moving the college entrance exam from July to June is an important decision made by the national education department, after careful research by many experts. This is because every year in July, most areas of our country often experience severe flooding, and on TV, you often see stories about students having to take boats to get to their exams due to floodwaters... which results in many students being unable to perform at their normal level..."
"Didn't many places also flood in June?" Zhou Shaodong suddenly stood up and interrupted Old Li's words, then he sat back down again.
"Stop messing around, I'm not finished yet!" Old Li hastily stopped Zhou Shao Dong. He gave him a white eye and continued in a loud voice: "Although there were floods in many places in June, the proportion of outbreaks was far lower than that in July. This is an important decision made by the Ministry of Education after consulting with many meteorological experts... So, to help students adapt to the new exam reform and welcome next year's college entrance examination, the school has decided to start dividing the second-year classes into liberal arts and science streams tonight, and announce the list of students in each class tomorrow morning. Once the list is announced, some classmates will go to other classes, and of course, some classmates will join our class...". Seeing several classmates whispering and discussing in front of and behind him, Old Li couldn't help but pause for a moment. The classmates were discussing, and suddenly they found that the head teacher had stopped speaking, and they gradually quieted down. So, Old Li's eyes scanned the classroom, and then he spoke: "Now please find a piece of white paper, write your name and the stream you choose on it - I hope you all think carefully before writing, otherwise, if you regret it after being assigned to another class, I won't take you back! Of course, what you choose is not necessarily the final result. You have to wait until the teaching department has studied it and announced the list, that's the final result... Okay, let's start now, I'll give you a late self-study session to think about..." Old Li said, put his hands behind his back, and slowly walked out of the classroom.
Old Li just walked away, and the classmates were all excited. The classroom suddenly became lively. Of course, other classes in Grade 2 were also like this. After all, choosing a subject is a big deal for second-year high school students, so even if they are "unruly", the school can only turn a blind eye.
Although most of the students were extremely excited, gathering in threes and fives, with some even drooling and beaming with joy, Chen Haonan was very calm. Although the teacher's last few words made his heart skip a beat, he quickly calmed down. Just as he tore off a piece of paper and picked up his pen to start writing, he turned around and glanced at Li Donglin. Coincidentally, Li Donglin was also looking over at Chen Haonan with his head raised: the two good friends exchanged a firm gaze...
