Serious Imbalance in Subjects

"No matter how good you are in other subjects, it's all in vain if your English score doesn't improve," said Wang Qiang.

"My English is seriously lacking. After the previous few monthly exams, my English teacher would always call me to the office and give me a half-hour political lecture. It's not easy!" Wang Qiang continued with a laugh, mocking himself.

"If your English improves, you'll definitely get into a good university in the college entrance examination," Shi Wenbing echoed. Then he suddenly asked, "Is there a girl named Wu Meiyue in Class 5?"

"Yes, why?" Zhao Jie said curiously.

"I heard that a guy named Yang Dong from Class 2 is pursuing her," Shi Wenbing whispered, as if afraid of being overheard.

"No way, where did you get this information?" Wang Qiang asked curiously, his eyes widening after hearing it.

"My deskmate is a good friend of Wu Meiyue. She was chatting with Wu Meiyue while walking in the stadium, and I happened to pass by and overheard them. However, I vaguely heard that she seemed to have been rejected by Wu Meiyue, but I'm not quite sure about the specifics," Shi Wenbing scratched his head.

Wang Qiang had a fondness for Wu Meiyue, but it was merely that. Wu Meiyue's family background was vastly superior to his own, and there was a world of difference between them. The head teacher's attitude towards her and the good upbringing evident in her interactions with others all underscored this point. Therefore, upon hearing this, Wang Qiang did not give it another thought.

After chatting for a while, Wang Qiang took the basin and went back to his room to wash the pot.

The next morning, greeting the sunshine, Wang Qiang bought a vegetable-filled bun at the breakfast stand at the school gate and hurried towards the classroom. When he arrived at the classroom door, he found that most of the students were already there, and the class teacher was already standing on the podium. At this moment, the teacher turned around and smiled at him. The classmates also followed the teacher's gaze and looked over. Wang Qiang blushed and quickened his pace towards his seat.

"Wang Qiang, what's wrong with your English? You always perform like this in exams. Your teacher Wang talked to me again yesterday afternoon!" the class teacher said with a smile.

Upon hearing the head teacher's words, the classmates in the class also looked at Wang Qiang with smiles.

Wu Meiyue, who was sitting in front, turned around, covered her mouth with her hand, and gave him a smile.

Sitting down in his seat, Wang Qiang smiled awkwardly and didn't say a word.

"The results of this monthly exam are out. We'll distribute the math test papers later," the class teacher suddenly said, raising his voice.

Wang Qiang's homeroom teacher is also his math teacher. Because Wang Qiang excels in math, even though his English performance is poor, it doesn't affect the teacher's expectations for him.

Wang Qiang has a serious weakness in one subject, but as long as he improves his English score to above 110, it will not affect his chance of getting admitted to a top university in China, given his excellent performance in other subjects.

The class teacher, Zhang Zhifeng, had privately inquired about Wang Qiang's college entrance examination scores. Upon learning that he had only scored 90 in the English section of the high school entrance examination, he naturally thought that if he could improve his English score by another 20 points, he would be able to get into No. 1 Middle School.

"Alright, now the ones whose names I call out should come up to collect their exam papers. There are 3 students who scored 140 or above in this math exam, and 5 who failed."

The exam papers were distributed ten minutes later.

"In this monthly exam, Wang Qiang scored 148 points in math, Ma Jun scored 140, and Zhang Junpeng scored 140. They are among the students in our class who scored over 140 points in math this time. Meanwhile, Wang Qiang is also the top scorer in math in our senior grade. Everyone can learn more from these good students in their daily studies and exchanges, and see how they study."

After the class teacher finished speaking, all the students' gazes turned to Wang Qiang, and their envious looks almost overwhelmed him.

Unlike Chinese, where extensive reading can help catch up, mastering mathematics requires strong logical thinking. Logic, like the CPU in a mobile phone, is preset at the factory and is difficult to improve through practice in a short period of time.

Some people may say that practicing problems can also improve math scores, and while this is true, it's useless for students aiming to get into prestigious universities. If they can't be flexible, they won't be able to solve problems if the exam changes the question format.

Just as Wang Qiang was looking at the mistakes on his test paper, a note was passed from the front, with a line of graceful and small characters reading, "You are so amazing! I only scored 110, sob sob!!!"

Wang Qiang smiled bitterly and wrote back on the note, "I'm going to get punished again in English class!" Then, he poked the person in front of him on the back and passed the note back.

The scene of them passing notes was captured by Ma Xiaobing, who was sitting by the window.

The third class in the morning is English, as expected. This class is another session of criticism for Wang Qiang himself.

I have received my English exam paper, and there is a big red number 85 written on it with a red pen.

Standing on the podium, Teacher Wang looked at Wang Qiang, who was sitting in his seat, dazed and speechless. He kept thinking to himself, "This student's exam scores in other classes are among the top in the grade. Why does he always get such low scores in my English class? This time, he even failed the monthly exam! In the eyes of other teachers, it seems like he's let down an excellent student. I can't bear such a big blame!"

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"Finally, the class is about to end!" Seeing that the English class was almost over, Wang Qiang felt secretly relieved.

Suddenly, Teacher Wang took advantage of the free reading time to walk over to Wang Qiang's desk, tapped on his desk, and said, "Come to my office after class."

Wang Qiang was momentarily stunned, and his desk mate next to him also flashed a smirk of schadenfreude.

"You're in for it!" After the English teacher left, his classmates turned around and looked at him sympathetically.

Five minutes later, a stern voice of criticism emanated from Teacher Wang's office. Although the door was closed, the voice could still be heard clearly from outside.

"Wang Qiang, your academic bias is so serious now, which will affect your future academic pursuits. If your English score can reach the average of 120 points in the class, then you have a chance to get into those key universities. This exam score is even lower than the last one. Tell me, have you really put effort into studying English?" Teacher Wang looked sternly at Wang Qiang and said.

"I feel like I've never been able to find a pattern in English, and I don't quite understand some of the main basic grammar," Wang Qiang replied softly.

"How about this? You spend some money to buy a tablet, and I'll give you some basic English teaching videos. I'll copy them for you, and if you put in some effort and study for a year, your poor English foundation should improve," Teacher Wang said with a stern face.

"Okay, Teacher Wang." Wang Qiang nodded in agreement.

After leaving the office, Wang Qiang felt both warm and melancholy.

It's evident that Teacher Wang genuinely cares about his students. He's always looking for ways to improve their English grades. I've never had a teacher like him since elementary school to junior high. He may seem cold on the surface, but his heart is warm. Although he's strict with his students in general, he pays special attention to those who are weak in English.