[Nanhu Experiment·Zhonghai Primary School] Touching Zhonghai Teachers’ Moral Story: Struggle is the foundation of youth, action is the best inheritance - Approaching the outstanding young teacher Duan Jingjing
On Teacher’s Day 2024, the class led by Teacher Duan Jingjing won the honorary title of “Advanced Class Collective”
Soviet educator Makarenko once said: "There is no education without love." In recent years, schools have developed rapidly. In the process, a group of dedicated teachers have emerged. Their stories move us. Today’s protagonist is Teacher Duan Jingjing, whom the children love. She watered her growth with love and achieved her future with her heart. Let’s first listen to the growth story told by Teacher Duan in his voice!




Duan Jingjing: Leader of the Chinese language team at Changchun Nanhu Experimental Zhonghai Primary School, a key teacher in Changchun City, a key teacher in the school, and a school teaching elite. He has won honorary titles such as "National Famous Teacher in Writing Teaching", "Excellent Young Teacher" in Changchun Jingyue High-tech Zone, "Good Teacher Around Me", "Outstanding Young Teacher", and "Excellent Teacher" at the school level.
He was rated as an outstanding instructor in the national extracurricular reading promotion activities for primary school students, won the gold medal for tutors in the 15th National Youth Bing Xin Literature Activity, and won the "Excellent Instructor" in the Jilin Province Dream-Building Essay Contest. He has achieved fruitful results in many scientific research works. Won first prize at the school level in many teaching competitions.
Teacher Duan Jingjing’s autobiography

Struggle is the foundation of youth, action is the best inheritance
"Struggle is the foundation of youth, and action is the best inheritance." As a young teacher, you should be conscientious and diligent in both teaching and class work. In my ordinary work, I put in my efforts day after day, year after year, and fulfill a teacher's commitment to education.
Study high as a teacher, Degao as a model to study teacher skills and improve professional capabilities
As a teacher, your own knowledge and professional skills are very important. Since I joined the work, I have continued to learn, worked hard to study teacher skills, carefully prepared every Chinese class, and carefully designed every teaching link. I especially like handwritten lesson plans. I consider them repeatedly before each class to find the most suitable teaching entry point for students. I analyze the learning situation and research the most effective teaching methods. Over the past few years, I have accumulated a thick stack of handwritten lesson plans.
In the classroom, I like to interact with the children. After every class, the students are still interested and gain a lot. Because of his outstanding performance, he was named the school's "Outstanding Teacher" in the second year of work, the "school-level backbone teacher" in the third year of work, and the "municipal backbone teacher" in the sixth year of work. He has won first prizes in various school-level teaching competitions many times. As a young teacher in the new era, only by working hard to improve my professional level can I bring more knowledge and a broader perspective to students, because I always believe that struggle is the foundation of youth.
Teaching students in accordance with their aptitude, correcting teachers’ ethics and style
To educate every student, I believe that teaching students in accordance with their aptitude is the best way. I combine the difficulty of the teaching materials with the actual level of the students to design a variety of teaching plans of varying depths for students at different levels. "Ask more questions in class and encourage more; be patient in after-class tutoring, don't be impatient if you make mistakes, don't get discouraged if you don't correct them repeatedly, and don't let go until the problem is solved." This is the belief I always stick to when educating students.
I understand that the implementation of quality education must be based on morality, learning with morality, teaching with morality, and cultivating morality with morality. I also know that when educating students, "it is better to show off if you shout at your throat. If you want to correct others, you must first correct yourself." Every morning, I arrive at school early to prepare for the day; on the playground, I lead the children to run together; in class, I take my classmates to swim in the ocean of knowledge; on my desk, there are neatly placed stacks of homework books and papers that I have reviewed. As a teacher, I know that only with noble personality and strict ethics can we deeply infect and influence students, and can we become a role model in the hearts of children.
There is love in the heart that nourishes all directions. Use "heart" to convey love and use actions to be a good class teacher.
As a young teacher, I not only strive for excellence in teaching, but I have also been studying the work skills of a class teacher. The work of a class teacher is an art. In the trivial and tedious work of class management, I pay attention to cultivating students' good behavioral habits and be good at discovering and cultivating outstanding class cadres. After working as a class teacher for several years, I believe that "heart" is the most important thing.
"Don't worry" allows students to be the masters of the class. At the beginning of each new semester, I will spend time understanding and examining the changes and growth of each student in order to arrange appropriate class management work according to their strengths and specialties, so that every child can become the master of the class and let every child shoulder a share of the responsibility of the class.
"Sincerely" do a good job in communication with teachers in various subjects. A class is a collective, and the results and progress it achieves are the result of the joint efforts of all teachers. As a class teacher, I often communicate with teachers in various subjects to understand the students' situation and solve problems in a timely manner.
"Enthusiasm" to be a trusted friend of students and parents. In the past few years of working as a class teacher, the most frequent phone calls in my phone records are calls to parents. I communicate with parents anytime and anywhere about students' learning and living conditions at school and at home, and care about the students' progress. As long as it's about students, I think that's the most important thing.
In this way, our class has become more and more united and friendly, and more and more positive. I always believe that action is the best inheritance.
Go to students and listen to their voices
Students all know that I am strict and meticulous in class, so in the past few years, students have developed good study habits. After class, I am a person who prefers to "stick" with children and share interesting things in life. After getting along for a long time, the children and I have a lot of tacit understanding. Our relationship is very deep. The relationship between us is like a clear spring, which moistens the children's hearts and nourishes their lives. I often say: "I want every child to understand that learning is meaningful and working hard for one's own life is happy. The love I can give is strict requirements and waiting quietly. Every child is a different flower, with different flowering periods and different colors, but the beauty and fragrance of opening are always the same."
I must really be able to go to the students' side, so that I can listen to the children's voices, let the students feel the love, experience the happiness of being loved, and win the trust of the students.
If education prospers, the country will prosper. As a young teacher, I know how heavy the responsibilities on my shoulders are. It is lucky to find a career worth striving for for a lifetime at the best age. It is the goal to do this well with my own actions. "You will never regret it if you are infatuated, just for the sake of the peaches and plums." Because struggle is the background of youth, and action is the best inheritance!
What her colleagues see her as
As Teacher Duan’s master, I have really seen her growth and progress, and I am really happy and proud of her!
She deeply loves every child in her class. "A gentle smile, youthful vitality, and a pure love" are her greatest characteristics. She is a guide for students. She uses wonderful classes to open the door to students' wisdom; she uses unremitting efforts to give students the strength to persevere; she uses careful guidance to nourish the hearts of students.
She loves the teaching profession. She serves as the language group leader of the school year group. At work, she always contributes silently to the group, and her humble attitude is deeply loved by every colleague. I feel relieved to leave many things to her, because she treats everything seriously and rigorously. She takes her professional development seriously, is diligent and studious, her thick lecture records are traces of her progress, and her love for her career is her motivation to move forward.
She also embodies the image of Zhonghai teachers as "talented but slow-tempered, focused and happy". I believe that in the future, she will reap rewards from her hard work in education!
——School Director Wang Wencui
Teacher Duan is a good teacher who is loved by students and trusted by parents. During the six years of working together, I have witnessed her growth step by step. She is modest and inquiring. When she first took over the class, her work was complicated. She always humbly asked teachers with many years of experience for advice. She often communicated with me about the changes and emerging situations of the children in the class, and provided timely education. I can always hear her telling me sadly about what has happened to this child recently. In fact, she is more worried about the children in the class than anyone else, because I know that students come first in her heart.
She managed the class in an orderly manner through her efforts. Under the careful education of Teacher Duan, the class style was united and friendly, and every child in the class became a sunny and kind-hearted Zhonghai student. In her, I saw the vitality of a young teacher and the infinite hope of education.
Young and energetic, smart and thoughtful, down-to-earth and hard-working, loving and patient, teaching methods, responsible in work, and religious in education, I use these words to describe my counterpart. Over the past six years, I have accompanied and witnessed her rapid growth, and I am both happy and happy!
——Teacher Liu Dongxin
She in the eyes of students


Teacher Duan is both our class teacher and our Chinese teacher. She has a pair of big watery eyes on her round face and neat white teeth. Every day I can see Teacher Duan's sweet smile on her rosy face. Sometimes she is a strict teacher, and sometimes she is more like a loving mother.
Teacher Duan’s lectures are lively and everyone likes her Chinese class. She is meticulous in her work and pays attention to every detail. If there are mistakes in our usual homework or test papers, she will call the students with mistakes to her desk to correct and explain until the students have learned it. It is her seriousness and rigor that makes every student in our class dare not be careless.
Teacher Duan also takes good care of us in life. One time in class, I was terribly dizzy. My deskmate told Teacher Duan, and Teacher Duan gave me a piece of candy. My head felt much better after eating the candy. Teacher Duan told me that I might have hypoglycemia. Although this is a small thing, there are too many such small things in the class. In many things, she feels more like her mother. Our classmates often call her "Mother Duan".
This is the most amiable Teacher Duan in our hearts, my favorite good teacher.
——Student Yang
Every time I see our head teacher, Teacher Duan, I will kindly ask "Hello, teacher" because she is a good teacher in my heart.
My class teacher, Mr. Duan, has a pair of curved eyebrows and a pair of big, bright eyes. She often has a sweet smile on her face. Teacher Duan works very seriously and will correct every assignment carefully. Even the smallest mistakes cannot escape her keen eyes. Teacher Duan's lectures are also very interesting. She is vivid, eloquent and emotional when she lectures. The whole class feels like listening to a story. We all like her class very much.
Teacher Duan is the parent of our school. She is gentle, considerate, and approachable. She is very concerned about our study and life. She is happier than us when she sees us getting good grades. When she sees some classmates who are uncomfortable, she is anxious to ask about their condition. In her eyes, we are all her loveliest children, and she pours her love selflessly into us. Teacher, thank you for taking good care of us, allowing us to develop in an all-round way, let us grow happily, and give us a happy life. Teacher, I want to say to you here: "Thank you for your hard work!"
Teacher Duan, you are a good teacher in my heart, I love you!
——Student Lin
The best teacher in my heart is Teacher Duan. She is our Chinese teacher and our class teacher.
The Chinese classes she teaches are very engaging and detailed. Teacher Duan carefully explained every knowledge point in the book so that we can firmly remember these basic knowledge. When Teacher Duan read the text to us, his voice was full of emotion and it was really nice to hear! I entered the article without realizing it.
Teacher Duan not only teaches well in class, but also treats us very well in life. He takes care of us like a mother and cares about every bit of us. There was a period of time last semester when I was not in good health and I often had to leave school at noon to go to the hospital for treatment. Teacher Duan would put down his work every time and take the trouble to send me to the school gate to my mother. He would hold my hand tightly every time and give me a lot of comfort and encouragement.
Teacher Duan is an amiable person who smiles every day, but if a classmate makes a mistake, she will also educate her sternly, so that we know how to do what we should do. I hope she can accompany us until we graduate from elementary school. Finally, I want to say to Teacher Duan: "Thank you for your hard work!"
——Student Pan
Her in the eyes of her parents
As a parent of a class eight student. In the blink of an eye, it is already the second semester of the third grade. When I write this letter, my mind comes to mind about the progress and growth of my children in the past three years, and I am filled with gratitude. As a parent, I know that all of this is inseparable from your careful teaching and selfless dedication. I am even more fortunate to have chosen Zhonghai Primary School, an excellent school. Here, I would like to say to you sincerely: Thank you for your hard work!
With your warm encouragement, you ignited your children’s love for Chinese. I remember that when my children first entered the second grade, they were always afraid of difficulties when it came to writing, and often worried about their composition books. It was you who patiently guided me time and time again, using simple but wise methods such as "observe the little things around me" and "write down what's in my heart", so that the children gradually found the joy of expression. Now, he not only takes the initiative to record interesting things in life, but also begins to take great interest in writing. The red annotations you left on his compositions—sometimes stars of encouragement, sometimes playful comments—have become his treasured “treasures.”
You protect the growth of each child with your delicate care. As a class teacher, you not only pay attention to academic studies, but also care about the children's character and habits. I remember that my child was frustrated because of a mistake in making a speech in class last semester. It was you who quietly sent me a message telling me: "The child is working hard, and we have to give him a little more time together." What touches me even more is that you can always find the shining point of each child in class activities: the various titles of kings in the class light up the children's dreams, and also ignite the hearts of the parents... You tell the children with your actions: everyone is a unique star.
Your sincere communication has built a bridge of trust between home and school. Whether it's responding to parents' questions late at night, or taking the initiative to share educational experiences; whether it's carefully designed class activities, or patiently sharing voice messages about your children's growth and changes with us, we all feel your sincerity for education. You often say that "language is the wings of life", and you yourself are the one who gives wings to your children.
As a parent, I know how difficult the road to education can be. With a three-foot podium and a piece of chalk, you watered the children's childhood with enthusiasm and wisdom. In the days to come, we will definitely continue to cooperate with your work and work hard with your children to live up to your expectations.
Finally, I sincerely wish you good health, success in your work, and success in your career! I also hope that you will take more care of yourself when you are busy, because we all know that only when there is light in the teacher's eyes, can children have a path forward.
——Student Wang’s mother
"A person is lucky to meet a good teacher in life, a school to have good teachers is the glory of the school, and a nation to keep emerging batches of good teachers is the hope of the nation." Teacher Duan has been accompanying my child with heart for six years, and the six years have passed by in vain. The child has grown up without knowing it. Although my child has graduated, his love for his alma mater will always be in his heart. Over the past six years, Teacher Duan’s professional attitude deserves praise from every parent. Her love for the children has moved us parents from the bottom of our hearts. As parents, we are very satisfied with the education at Zhonghai Primary School, and we are even more fortunate to have a good teacher like Teacher Duan, who plays a key role in the growth of our children. We are very grateful to the teachers for their hard work. We parents are very relieved that our children can meet such a good teacher and study in such a good environment. Every child who comes to Zhonghai Primary School is lucky. Under the patient and professional education of Zhonghai Primary School teachers, he will definitely gain more progress and have a bright future. Thank you teachers! Thank you for your hard work!
——Graduate Wang’s father
I am a parent of 2016 graduates. As parents, we are really lucky to have chosen the right school for our children. We are really lucky to have met a good teacher like Teacher Duan. It is said that children will become more and more like their class teachers. I am really happy because Teacher Duan has so many excellent qualities. She is gentle, kind, and hard-working. These are the things I hope my children can have. Under the influence of Teacher Duan's words and deeds, the children in the whole class have a vigorous and upward energy.
Teacher Duan’s concern for children can be deeply felt by every parent. I often receive a lot of messages from Teacher Duan, telling me about my child’s recent learning and living conditions, and working with me to find ways to make my child better.
The children's life in school is rich and colorful, and they learn happily every day because of Teacher Duan's love for the children. Teacher Duan is not only our children’s teacher, but also our dear friend. I often hear my children share their joys at school with me after returning home, and I can also feel Teacher Duan’s hard work. I remember once hearing a child say that Teacher Duan worked even though he was sick, correcting test papers for the children, and working diligently for the children. Maybe this is a good teacher! They are burning candles and engineers of the human soul.
Six years have passed by in a hurry, and I would like to say on behalf of all parents: "Thank you for your hard work, teacher!"
——Graduate Zhang’s mother
Teacher Duan Jingjing’s message to the children
Children, Teacher Duan really loves you. You are the future of the motherland and the hope of the nation. I hope that my lovely children can use the feelings of family and country as their foundation, health and happiness as their foundation, and become children who are diligent in learning, willing to innovate, warm in heart, and wise in behavior! Young people have great ambitions, but small people have high ambitions! You must have confidence, determination and perseverance, and through your down-to-earth struggle, you can realize your ideals!