Chapter 12: Getting Better
Compared with the third year of junior high school, although there are many math knowledge points in the first year of junior high school, most of them are relatively basic. The exams are mostly based on basic questions, and the difficulty is not high.
Since Xie Sisi only scored 58 points in the midterm exam, this shows that she did a lot of basic questions wrong during the exam and did not master the basic knowledge solidly enough.
This is obviously not because Xie Sisi's IQ is insufficient, but because she has a problem with her attitude towards learning mathematics.
Thinking of this, Lin Weidong asked: "Si Si, do you hate mathematics very much?"
Xie Si thought about it and nodded: "Yes, a little bit."
Lin Weidong asked again: "Why do you hate mathematics? Do you think mathematics is difficult?"
"Yes, I think mathematics is too difficult." Xie Sisi replied frankly.
After chatting with Xie Sisi for a few words, Lin Weidong also felt confident.
Since Xie Sisi hates mathematics and thinks that the subject of mathematics is difficult, Lin Weidong has to fundamentally change her ideas, make her fall in love with mathematics, and make her feel that mathematics in the first year of junior high school is actually not difficult.
So, Lin Weidong took a thick exercise book and saw Xie Sisi put a question mark in front of several multiple-choice questions.
This question is a quadratic function question. For first-year junior high school students, it should be a basic question of general difficulty. They chose the key points and explained it and wrote the calculation process on the draft paper.
Xie Sisi kept nodding.
"Do you understand?
"I understand."
Xie Sisi's pretty face flushed and she said shyly: "Teacher, there are two questions above, and I have done them wrong."
"These three questions are of the same type. It seems that you have not mastered the knowledge points of this quadratic function well. I will tell you a little." After explaining this knowledge point, Lin Weidong turned to another page and found a similar multiple-choice question, and asked Xie Sisi to do it.
Based on Hou Weidong's explanation, Xie Sisi copied and calculated carefully, and then chose the answer.
After the selection, Xie Sisi hurriedly found the answer from the back of the book and said excitedly: "This time is right."
Under the guidance of Lin Weidong, Xie Sisi did three quadratic function questions correctly in a row. Her sense of accomplishment was self-evident, and her motivation for learning suddenly became much stronger.
Immediately afterwards, Lin Weidong asked Xie Sisi to do several similar questions, allowing Xie Sisi to fully master this type of question.
Xie Sisi was also very committed to doing every question correctly, which made Lin Weidong feel very pleased.
Xie Sisi was also full of excitement and said, "Teacher, are you studying at Mei'an College, right? Can you come to my house often and teach me math in the future?"
Her eyes were quite clear, and when she spoke, she was flashing with expectation.
Lin Weidong nodded with a smile: "Of course, I was the tutor you invited by your father."
Xie Sisi is smart and can learn from one example, but her foundation is not very good. I think it is because she is disgusted with mathematics, so she subconsciously resists mathematics, so she naturally cannot learn it well.
Lin Weidong asked curiously: "Si Si, which school do you study in?"
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"Are you studying art?" Lin Weidong was a little surprised when he heard that it was learning art middle school.
Xueyi Middle School should be considered one of the best middle schools in the city. Every year, more than 80% of students can be admitted to key high schools on the list. Many parents in the city have tried their best to do so, and even spend a lot of school selection fees to send their children to Xueyi Middle School to study.
Xie Sisi heard the surprise in Lin Weidong's tone and blushed, "I only have bad mathematics, but other grades are OK."
Lin Weidong smiled, looked at Xie Sisi calmly, and said, "Sisi, take out all the unit test papers for this semester."
"Teacher, why do you want my unit test paper?" Xie Sisi looked at Lin Weidong in confusion.
Lin Weidong said seriously: "I'll check for you for the gaps."
"Oh, okay..." Xie Sisi reluctantly rummaged through the cabinets and finally took out all the unit test papers for this semester.
Lin Weidong took a rough look and found that the lost parts of the test paper were mainly about knowledge points such as trigonometric functions, so he wrote all those knowledge points on a piece of paper.
After slowing down, Lin Weidong said seriously: "From now on, I won't teach you what you know."
"I only teach you, you won't."
"I'll ask you another question. Do you think you hate it when you take the exam, or what kind of question type are you afraid of? "
Xie Si thought for a while and said, "I don't know how to trigonometric functions, and there is a quadrilateral complex..."
Lin Weidong listened and wrote, and wrote all the questions that Xie Sisi thought were difficult on the draft paper.
Since she is a tutor, Lin Weidong's tutoring must have substantial results. His tutoring plan is also very targeted. Xie Sisi will teach her whatever she doesn't know.
Although Lin Weidong taught books for more than ten years in his previous life, he taught primary school courses and his level of teaching mathematics in the first grade of junior high school may not be very high, but his teaching experience must be extremely rich.
When he stopped to rest in the middle, Lin Weidong was not idle, and even said to her earnestly: "Si Si, if a person wants to make progress, he must overcome the things he is afraid of. As long as he defeats himself, many problems will be solved! Do you understand?"
"I understand." Xie Sisi nodded in a vague way.
As the saying goes, it is not tiring for men and women to work together. Although Lin Weidong is Xie Sisi's tutor, his real age is only five years older than Xie Sisi.
In front of Lin Weidong, a young and gentle tutor, Xie Sisi did not feel the pressure in front of her elders, as if she was just discussing and learning with her peers, and she learned very freely and easily.
Therefore, under the guidance of Lin Weidong, a careful and gentle young teacher, Xie Sisi not only did not resist mathematics, but also regained a little interest in the subject of mathematics.
Happy time is always short, and in Xie Sisi's view, two hours of tutoring time seems to have passed in an instant.
When Lin Weidong left, Xie Sisi was still a little reluctant and was extremely eager for Lin Weidong to continue teaching her to do the test tomorrow.
Compared to Xie Sisi's relaxed and happy life, Lin Weidong's psychological pressure is much greater, and he always keeps in mind his teaching responsibilities.
In fact, in Lin Weidong's previous life, there was a period of time when his mother was hospitalized for surgery and her family was in financial difficulties.
Lin Weidong simply learned from others and secretly worked as a tutor. He took care of several children every day. His income was not low in a month, and even almost exceeded his basic salary. However, after something happened, he resisted the job of tutor.
"Teacher Lin, my child has been studying with you for a long time, but his grades have not improved at all. Is it that you can't teach me!"
When Lin Weidong heard the parents say such words, he was unable to refute. No matter whether he was an excellent teacher or not, he would spend money to ask you for guidance, but his children's grades did not improve. It must be his problem. Lin Weidong had no choice.
Therefore, Lin Weidong knew very well that if he wanted to earn some living expenses by being a tutor, he would only improve Xie Sisi's math scores in a short period of time.
If Xie Sisi's grades did not achieve immediate results after their own tutoring, even if Xie Sisi's parents did not drive them away personally, he would not have the shame to continue teaching.
After Lin Weidong left the Internet cafe, Li Xiaojuan came down from the upper floor, looked at her husband Xie Zhigang, and complained: "Why did you find such a young tutor for Sisi? Is it reliable?"
Although Li Xiaojuan had a good first impression of Lin Weidong, she still felt that Lin Weidong was too young and inexperienced and might not be able to do the job of a tutor.
Xie Zhigang smiled and said, "Don't worry, Lin Weidong is a little younger and he is quite realistic."
Li Xiaojuan sighed and said disapprovingly: "What's the use of people? You need to teach them well to be realistic."
Xie Zhigang said angrily and amusedly: "Then you have to give him some time too. The final exam is about to be held. If Sisi's math scores do not improve at all, it will not be too late for us to fire him again!"
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Chapter completed!