Volunteer is a real class act

When she arrived in Mengla county, Wang was not worried about adapting — she was anxious about whether she could truly teach well. "I kept wondering, can I really help them? Can I really do everything I plan to do here?" Wang recalls.

Then, the first challenge came. "The hardest time was after our first exams, when the results were terrible," Wang admits. "But we took it one step at a time. We focused on what we could change and what we could improve."

Wang refined her lessons, adjusted her methods, and worked relentlessly with her students.

She drew educational insights from the classic Dream of the Red Chamber, such as encouragement through praise, mutual learning between teacher and student, applying knowledge in practice, and fostering an equal teacher-student relationship. These approaches helped the children not only settle down to study but also become more willing to think independently and respond actively in class.

Eight months later, the results speak for themselves. When she started, both of her classes were at the bottom of the grade rankings. Now, one of the parallel classes she leads has climbed to third place, surpassing even an elite experimental class.