Chapter 067 【Terrible Grades】

When the students of Class 8, Grade 4 were seen marching down the stairs in perfect formation with their heads held high, students from other classes at Zifeng Middle School were blown away!

Even some teachers were shocked by the sight of the Class 8, Grade 4 students!

Almost everyone thought there was something wrong with their eyes because, in their memory, Class 8, Grade 4 never bothered with morning exercises, let alone marching down in such an orderly fashion.

As they watched in shock, Four-eyed Frog Tian Tao led the class in a slow jog to the playground to start their morning run.

Gu Feng stood at the classroom door of Class 8, Grade 4, watching the somewhat ragged formation of the students, and smiled in satisfaction. At the same time, he became acutely aware of many approving glances.

After the morning exercises, Gu Feng headed back to the office.

"Teacher Gu, impressive! Today I saw all the students of Class 8, Grade 4 going for morning exercises. You really pulled it off!" As soon as Gu Feng entered the office, Fatty Qi Hui greeted him with a smile, even giving him a thumbs-up.

"That's right, Teacher Gu. You're truly a dark horse. Tell us, how on earth did you manage to tame those disobedient students?" Wu Xue, who loved gossip, began digging for information again.

"Wu Xue, how can you use the word 'tame' for students? It should be 'manage,'" Xia Wei also rarely showed a smile. Clearly, she was pleased to see the current state of Class 8, Grade 4.

At the same time, several other teachers in the office congratulated Gu Feng, with the exception of Hu Hua, who remained smugly aloof, ignoring Gu Feng's presence and even letting out a few deliberate, disdainful snorts.

Gu Feng wasn't a man of many words. In response to his colleagues' praise, he simply smiled slightly and sat down at his desk.

The teachers in the office seemed to understand Gu Feng's temperament and let the matter drop.

Getting the students of Class 8, Grade 4 to follow Zifeng Middle School's discipline was the first step of Gu Feng's plan. Now, this step had been accomplished.

Sitting in his office chair, Gu Feng absentmindedly twirled a pen in his hand, thinking about his next plan.

Then, Gu Feng took out the previous month's exam results for Class 8, Grade 4 from his drawer. One look at it made him give a wry smile.

In the previous month's exam, Class 8, Grade 4 was dead last in the fourth grade, with an average score of around 30 points per subject and a pass rate of less than 20 percent. In other words, less than eight students in the entire class passed each subject. Even Ling Wei and a few others scored single digits in several subjects.

This discovery was a real headache for Gu Feng. Clearly, compared to making the students obedient, improving their grades would be much more challenging.

Seeing Gu Feng holding the exam results for Class 8, Grade 4 with a furrowed brow, Xia Wei seemed to guess what was on his mind. She walked over to him with a smile and said, "Teacher Gu, are you worried about the poor grades of the Class 8, Grade 4 students?"

It was already time for the first class, and most teachers in the office had gone to teach. Only Xia Wei and Fatty Qi had no classes at the moment.

"Yes," Gu Feng replied with a bitter smile upon hearing Xia Wei's words.

Xia Wei looked at Gu Feng with a hint of envy and said, "Teacher Gu, getting the Class 8, Grade 4 students to obey in such a short time is a miracle! Now that they are following school discipline, improving their grades shouldn't be too difficult."

"Oh?" Xia Wei's words made Gu Feng's eyes light up, and he couldn't help but ask, "Teacher Xia, what do you mean?"

Xia Wei smiled and sat on a chair next to Gu Feng. "I've taught those students before. They're very smart; they just don't put their energy into studying. It's only been a little over a month since the semester started. If you can get them fired up about learning, their grades will catch up quickly."

Hearing this, Gu Feng thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.

As Xia Wei said, whether it was Ling Wei or Yang Bing, their IQs weren't low. They just had no interest in studying. If they could develop an interest in learning, improving their grades wouldn't be difficult.

The question was, how could he spark their interest in learning?

Gu Feng had his own methods for managing students, but when it came to fostering an interest in learning, he really didn't have any particularly good ideas.

"Teacher Xia, do you have any particularly good methods to make students interested in learning?" Gu Feng asked awkwardly, scratching his head.

He'd considered motivating Ling Wei with martial arts lessons and Yang Bing with driving lessons to study hard, but he had no way to motivate the others!

"Teacher Gu, you could try setting a role model," Xia Wei suggested. "Find a student in the class with poor grades, use some method to spark their interest in learning, help them improve their grades rapidly, and then reward them. This could stimulate the competitive spirit of the other students."

What was I thinking?

Hearing Xia Wei's words, Gu Feng inwardly scolded himself. He only remembered using role models to make students obedient but forgot to use the same method to improve their grades.

"Thank you, Teacher Xia," Gu Feng said, already having a plan in mind. Yang Bing and Ling Wei would be the role models. With their high popularity in the class, as long as their grades improved, wouldn't the other students in their cliques also study hard?

Seeing the confident smile on Gu Feng's lips, Xia Wei was slightly taken aback. She had been curious about how Gu Feng managed the Class 8, Grade 4 students but was too reserved to ask due to her personality. Now, after casually suggesting a method to improve students' grades, Gu Feng revealed a confident smile, making her very curious about what he would do next.

After thinking for a moment, Xia Wei ultimately gave up on asking Gu Feng.

Over the next few hours, Gu Feng circled the students in Ling Wei and Yang Bing's cliques in red. To his surprise, the two cliques combined had nearly thirty students, making up well over half the class.

Gu Feng was full of confidence. After all, if a student like Ling Wei, who scored single digits in several subjects, could pass, wouldn't the other students, no matter how thick-skinned, be too ashamed to fail?

Thinking about the future rapid improvement in the class's grades, Gu Feng once again revealed an excited smile. He was gradually settling into this life and adapting to the role of a teacher.

You could even say he was getting into it.

"Report." A voice from the doorway interrupted Gu Feng's thoughts. He looked up and saw Tian Tao standing anxiously at the office door.

"Tian Tao, what's wrong?" Seeing Tian Tao's anxious expression, Gu Feng stood up and asked.

"Teacher Gu, hurry to the classroom! Ling Wei and that Xu Qiang are fighting!" Tian Tao, who was usually very elegant, forgot all about his usual composure and directly entered the office, grabbing Gu Feng's arm.

Ling Wei and Xu Qiang are fighting?

Gu Feng's face fell.

PS: First update of the day.