Year: I planted trees in Saihanba

Days passed by, and more than a month had gone by since Feng Cheng and others joined the Party.

Autumn has arrived in the blink of an eye.

Everything in Saihanba is running smoothly and according to plan.

Mencius' parents gradually adapted to life in Saihanba.

The college graduates from normal universities who were assigned to the forest farm have all taken their positions.

Saihanba Primary School has finally welcomed its first batch of formal students.

In the forest farm's conference room,

"Director Yu, my suggestion is to reduce or waive tuition fees, but miscellaneous fees should still be charged appropriately."

Summer expressed differing opinions regarding Zheng Lai's proposal for free education.

"Xia, tell me your reasons?"

"Our forest farm is not short of money at this stage."

"But not charging money might cause some unnecessary trouble."

Xia Tian paused, his gaze sweeping over the cadres present, his tone calm and steady.

"Most of the children at the forest farm primary school are parents who work in the forest farm and earn their money through hard work from dawn till dusk."

“Collecting a little tuition and miscellaneous fees, even if the amount is small, is a way to remind parents.”

"Education doesn't come out of thin air; it must be cherished."

"For children, this is also a kind of subtle education."

"Moreover, we also plan to establish a middle school later."

"If primary school tuition and fees are completely waived, should secondary school tuition and fees also be reduced or waived?"

Yu Zhenglai tapped his fingertips lightly on the table, without immediately expressing his opinion.

Huang Ziming, who was standing next to him, chimed in.

"But isn't the reason we run a primary school so that our employees won't have any worries about their future?"

"Won't collecting tuition and miscellaneous fees put a strain on employees who are struggling financially?"

"There are also some local villagers who are in difficult circumstances, but still want to send their children to school."

"Therefore, I suggest tiering."

Summer was prepared for this.

"For families with many children or those facing special difficulties, tuition and miscellaneous fees will be waived, with the forest farm covering the costs."

"These all require dedicated personnel to conduct surveys and statistics."

"For ordinary families, we charge the minimum fee of 10 yuan per school year."

"After the money is collected, a separate account will be set up. It cannot be spent recklessly; it will be used specifically to buy extracurricular books for the children."

"The accounts are posted on the bulletin board every month so that everyone can see them clearly."

"We will fully waive tuition and fees when the time is right."

"I think Xia's idea is reliable."

When Meng's father suddenly spoke up, he was naturally present in the meeting room as the principal of the forest farm primary school.

"When Confucius taught his students, he would charge them a small fee."

"Although the conditions in our forest farm are fully capable of supporting all the expenses of all the children."

"However, our country does not currently have a policy of completely waiving tuition fees."

"If all tuition and fees were completely waived, I'm afraid it would be..."

Yu Zheng laughed and patted the table.

"Okay, let's do as Xia Tian says."

"Pricing is tiered, and the accounts are transparent."

"We need to make the staff feel the care of the forest farm, and we also need to establish rules for the primary school."

"Director Huang, you take the lead in finalizing the detailed rules, and the enrollment the day after tomorrow will be carried out according to these rules."

The atmosphere in the meeting room became more relaxed, and the autumn wind outside the window swept a few fallen leaves across the windowsill.

The first school bell at Saihanba Primary School seemed to be brewing not far away.

Soon, the practice of charging fees for primary schools spread throughout the forest farm.

The forestry workers had no objections to this matter.

After all, sending children to study in Weichang County requires paying tuition fees every year.

Now it only costs a little over 10 yuan a year, so I don't have any objections to it.

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