Character sketches: Zhou Kexia, 42 years old, skills training teacher for people with disabilities. In the corridor of the "My Brothers and Sisters" shelter in Shizhong District, you can often see a conspicuous figure, shuttling back and forth, busy. Zhou Kexia often wears a long red down jacket and waits for the arrival of the students on a cold winter morning. From study to life, this mother, who already has three children, cares for more "children" in the shelter.
On the morning of February 12, on the second floor of the "My Brothers and Sisters" shelter in Shizhong District, teachers were busy decorating their classrooms in preparation for the upcoming Lantern Festival Gala.
Zhou Kexia opened a bag of fiery red ornaments and compared them to the wall. On the side, when her student Xiaoyu saw it, she hurriedly moved a chair: "Teacher Zhou, I'll hang it for you!" I'm tall! ”
Who would have thought that the big boy in front of him, who was strong and sunny and cheerful, was an intellectually disabled person who had problems such as communication disorders and violent tendencies. But in the big family of the shelter, under Zhou Kexia's careful care and guidance, the young man has changed like a different person.
She made this career choice 11 years ago
Yes, it is Zhou Kexia's job to provide psychological counseling and technical training to help mentally handicapped students achieve employment transition and then integrate into society.
Facing a group of mentally handicapped people who are difficult to communicate with every day, will this job bring a lot of pressure and encounter a lot of frustrations? Zhou Kexia gave the exact opposite answer.
They are simpler and more cheerful than some people of sound mind. As long as you are genuine, you will get kind feedback from them. Zhou Kexia compares her students to a mirror, "If you smile at him, he will smile at you; If you have a sad face, he will become sensitive and nervous. ”
11 years ago, after seeing such a job in the newspaper, Zhou Kexia resolutely quit her job in a public hospital** and came to the shelter to become a teacher. Choosing this profession means that she will have to live with this group of students who sometimes laugh and sometimes murmur every day, what kind of courage made her make such a decision?
It's nothing, I feel that I can help them, and my life will become worthwhile. The female teacher in front of her with great love, always smiled sweetly on the corner of her mouth, spoke softly, and from time to time there were students around her who walked by to greet her, and she responded cordially like a kindergarten child.
In the classroom, there is a group of "older students".
The youngest of this group of students is 18 years old and the oldest is 41 years old. Although they are all the height of adults, their minds are stuck in the childhood stage. Parents send them to shelters in the hope that they will be able to stand on their own feet in the future.
How many more years do we have to live, and what will he do when we close our eyes? Zhou Kexia has heard too many similar words. In front of him are smiling faces full of innocence, but the family behind them is full of bitterness.
After arriving at the shelter, the teachers will assess each person's life ability and intelligence level one by one, and then formulate a suitable ** plan and study course. There is a pile of parts on the desk, which is used to assemble the instrument, and the normal person can learn the process by looking at it once, and these students will learn for days or even longer. In this process, the teacher has to do nothing but a pair.
First, hand-in-hand guidance, but also to relieve their irritable emotions at any time.
33-year-old Xiaoyu, when he first arrived at the shelter, was undoubtedly a "problem teenager". His intellectual disability combined with his experience of violence left a psychological shadow on him, and he often yelled and vented violently in the classroom at first, which once left many schools and institutions helpless.
When he first came to the shelter, Yang Ningning, the experienced director, decided to arrange Xiaoyu to Zhou Kexia. Since then, the small wooden tables of the teacher and student have been close together.
Watering with love will always produce beautiful flowers
Don't think of them as complicated, they are just a bunch of children, honest and cute children. "Zhou Kexia never thinks that she has any outstanding methods and experience. "It's nothing more than treating each other sincerely, treating each other like your own children, criticizing when you do something wrong, and praising when you perform well. ”
In Zhou Kexia's eyes, Xiaoyu, like other children, is simple and kind, sensitive, and eager to be respected. She found that Xiaoyu liked paper-cutting, so she set aside a "work wall" for him on the wall of the classroom. The sturdy Sha Wujing, the agile butterfly, and the dragon ...... with teeth and clawsEvery time I hear everyone's praise, this young man who is more than 1.8 meters tall will have a simple smile on his round face.
Teacher, do you think I am qualified? "Teacher, do you think my image looks okay? A series of questions full of expectations reflect his heart: he wants to improve, he wants to become a better version of himself.
In the face of each course, Zhou Kexia carefully and patiently accompanied the students to learn. "If you don't know this eye, stick a needle into it, and take your time. "Wouldn't that be better, you think?" In her gentle words, the students' emotions also became gentle and calm, and they were more focused on the work at hand. Zhou Kexia also prepared snacks for them as prizes to encourage students who studied seriously.
Not only Xiaoyu, but also many people with mental disabilities have re-embraced the sunshine and entered the society here, and some of them have entered caring enterprises and achieved stable employment after transitioning here; Some of them are able to travel independently after exercise, and they begin to have more contact with the outside world. Every time she talks about those examples, Zhou Kexia is always full of emotion.
At lunchtime, Zhou Kexia brought the freshly heated lunch to the students, and she continued to decorate the classroom with the teachers. These teachers share the same characteristics as Zhou Kexia: great love and responsibility. Xiao Yu on the side quietly found a piece of red cardboard and improvised a lifelike dragon, which also wanted to add a little festive atmosphere to the classroom. The warmth that permeates this small, slightly old classroom is particularly touching and reminds us once again of the original purpose of the shelter: to protect our brothers and sisters with disabilities and give them a loving "home".