I was reborn without dreams

Chapter 59 is correct! It really is correct!
In June, apart from Children's Day which brought some excitement, the main focus of society afterwards was the college entrance examination.

Zhang Da'an's plan for the students in the last week was simply to watch video lectures and listen to lessons; all practice tests were to be stopped.

He actually remembered all the exam questions, but obviously he couldn't just give them the original questions directly. The "guessing the questions" part was when he outlined the scope for the main and assistant lecturers.

Compared to our strong confidence in our students' college entrance examination results, the middle school entrance examination results are the ones that need to be refined repeatedly.

"...This year's essay topics will definitely still focus on grand narratives, leaning towards the spiritual level. They are basically closely related to our social development level, not only material development, but also the 'spiritual civilization construction' that has been repeatedly mentioned in propaganda. Among them, the 'Opinions on Strengthening and Improving Ideological and Political Work' issued at the beginning of the year set the tone."

"...The news often talks about the construction of material civilization and the construction of spiritual civilization, and we must grasp both of them firmly. If we are writing an argumentative essay, it is definitely right to set a high standard. When the 'Opinions on Strengthening and Improving Ideological and Political Work' was released in January, I specifically had you practice writing essays related to moral character, and the results were very good. Getting a score of 50 on the essay is no problem at all."

During the multimedia lecture, Zhang Da'an spoke very frankly. The people from the Education Bureau who came to observe were all taking notes carefully. These were all internal materials from "Zhang An Education" and could not be taken out. However, since Section Chief Zhang had introduced them, it was not a big problem to just glance at them and take notes.

It's usually the principals of non-key high schools who ask old friends for a hand, the kind of people who used to be in the same animal trough as Uncle Zhang and were looked down upon by others.

Some of them are deputy bureau chiefs who also serve as high school principals. Unlike deputy bureau chiefs who also serve as principals of key provincial high schools, these are the kind of people who sit in their positions until retirement.

It's perfectly normal to want a bigger boat.

"Like I said before, getting a perfect score on the essay depends on talent and luck, but getting 50 points is all about ability. Our level of understanding and analyzing the questions is among the top 1,000 in the province, so just take the exam with confidence, I'll make sure you all take off. If you get over 130 in Chinese, remember to have your parents send me a 2,000 yuan red envelope. If you get even one point less, you're all adopted."

"Hahahahahaha..."

The classrooms erupted in laughter, with the large classroom filled with thunderous laughter.

"And then there's the ancient poetry. We've rehearsed so many programs, Wang Lun performed it, Li Bai performed it too. If anyone sees 'Peach Blossom Pool is a thousand feet deep' during the exam and replies with 'It's better to hang oneself from a southeast branch,' then don't blame me. Go hang yourself if you want, don't hang yourself here."

"Hahahahahaha..."

There was another round of laughter.

After circling several exam areas with a laser pointer in the video, Zhang Da'an continued, "My prediction for the average score in Chinese is around 135. The essay accounts for the majority of the score, so it will be quite difficult to create a significant gap. I estimate that apart from me, no one can challenge for a perfect score in Chinese."

"Cut~~~~"

"Don't be unconvinced. I was the top science student last year, and I'm the top arts student this year. My ability speaks for itself. The gap between you and me can't be bridged by hard work alone."

"Tch~~~~~"

A chorus of boos erupted in the large classroom, then someone suddenly shouted, "Brother An, if you really get the top score in the liberal arts exam, I'll give you my entire month's living expenses!"

"You said it! Chen Wenyuan, you said it yourself, so many people heard it. Don't try to deny it later and find ways to refuse to give it to me."

"If you don't have the money, is there any other way to compensate?"

"Get lost, I'm still young, I don't date early."

"Hahahahahaha..."

After reviewing their Chinese exam performance throughout the morning, the students gained confidence in their Chinese composition skills.

Basically, spiritual issues are discussed more than ten times a month within "Zhang An Education".

For many exceptionally impressive essays, especially those from students who exceeded expectations, Zhang Da'an would have them memorize their outstanding essays. They would use them during the exam.

It saves time, effort, and worry, and won't dirty the writing grid.

This year's essay topic is "Immortality," and "Zhang An Education" has already conducted extensive practice sessions for groups such as soldiers, doctors, nurses, teachers, and firefighters.

Furthermore, these are not based on mere imagination; they are all cases directly extracted from news reports and then literaryized based on the news narrative.

Examples like a bus driver who suddenly falls ill but successfully saves the bus, or a soldier who goes into the water to rescue someone on his way home, demonstrate how extracting moral and ethical content from reality can make writing more substantial and prevent empty fantasies from appearing in essays by teenagers.

Because it is true and the news narrative has been carefully analyzed, people will resonate with it during the process of careful analysis. This resonance is even more prominent among passionate teenagers, thus making the writing more powerful.

This kind of practice didn't just take a day or two, but lasted for a whole year. So, in terms of understanding and solving the questions, the students are all highly skilled. The difference lies in their ideas and techniques.

Piling up fancy words won't earn you many points; a smooth, flowing, and well-organized style is what makes it above average.

A perfect score depends on talent and luck; no amount of training can change that. It's purely a matter of genes, or rather, the realm of neurology.

The reason why these people can wield words with such mastery is because their brains secrete more dopamine than normal people when they are writing. They can experience a high level of excitement when writing, which is what is known as a natural talent.

This is something that cannot be made up for by hard work; it can only be endured by simply spending more time.

But for high school students, this is meaningless. Spending ten or twenty years practicing writing college entrance exam essays, and then achieving a level of skill that others could accomplish at fifteen, sixteen, or seventeen, is simply brain-dead behavior.

After completing all the confidence-building exercises for each course, there were still a day or two left to relax. On the day before the college entrance examination, eighteen buses were parked on Zhuangyuan Road. Parents waved and chased after them as if sending their children off to join the army. Even Uncle Zhang and his wife Li Jiawen were there to join in the fun and cheer for their nephew on the lead bus.

"Principal Zhang, you're still encouraging Teacher Zhang."

"Just going through the motions."

Uncle Zhang was all smiles. Anyway, whatever his nephew said was right now. He said he wanted to take the exam to become the top liberal arts student, so it was a sure thing.

After the morning's Chinese exam, the eighteen buses returned, and the trainees took a nap to recharge for the afternoon.

Everyone was in excellent spirits. Not only were the students in good spirits, but the main lecturers, co-lecturers, and teaching assistants were also very excited.

"Holy crap! I got it! I really got it!"

"What happened? What happened? What did you get?!"

The math group members gathered around to ask the Chinese language instructors questions. Han Tieguai, the head of the Chinese language group, couldn't hide his joy: "The essay topic this time is 'immortality,' so we're basically guaranteed a spot!"

"Holy crap! The boss is amazing!"

However, the most excited were the parents. Usually, only parents who accompany their children to school are here, but today is different. They have no mind to go to work and simply gather on Zhuangyuan Road. The number of people suddenly surged to three to five thousand, forcing the police to send people over to maintain order.

But the excitement was like a cacophony of drums and gongs. After the Chinese exam, the parents knew they had it all figured out. Even some police officers whose children would be taking the college entrance exam in a couple of years came over to ask questions and learn from their experience.

(End of this chapter)