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Taiwanese teacher Yan Zhu-ying honored for illuminating students' lives

From Liberty Times · () Chinese

Translated from Chinese, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Yan Zhu-ying, a teacher at Beixing Junior High School in Chiayi City, received the Ministry of Education's "Apricot Altar Fragrant Award" for her dedication to education.
  • She has guided students in language competitions for 33 years, focusing on both academic rigor and emotional development.
  • Yan's teaching philosophy emphasizes "accompanying children to light up their spring," fostering warmth, confidence, and individual growth in her students.

Yan Zhu-ying, a dedicated teacher at Beixing Junior High School in Chiayi City, has been honored with the Ministry of Education's "Apricot Altar Fragrant Award" for her exceptional contributions to education.

Accompanying children to light up their spring

— Yan Zhu-yingHer guiding philosophy for student development.

With 33 years of experience, Yan has deeply committed herself to the local children of her hometown, Chiayi. Her teaching philosophy centers on "accompanying children to light up their spring," a principle that guides her in nurturing students' emotional development and life journeys alongside rigorous academic training. She firmly believes in "teaching according to aptitude and cultivating talents to achieve every child."

Yan's innovative approach integrates various educational methods, including reading, aesthetic education, artistic experiences, and life education. This holistic strategy aims to create a warm and accepting environment where students can discover themselves and build confidence. Her efforts have been instrumental in shaping the futures of countless students.

Teaching according to aptitude and cultivating talents to achieve every child

— Yan Zhu-yingHer core belief in personalized education.

One notable instance involved guiding a student named "Xiao Jun" (pseudonym) in a language competition during the severe COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the challenges of remote training, Yan provided one-on-one coaching at her home, even preparing snacks, ensuring the student felt supported and warm amidst the intense preparation. This dedication led Xiao Jun to win first place in the Chiayi City Mandarin Speech Competition.

Teacher Yan has proven with 33 years of time that education is not just the transmission of knowledge, but the touching of life by life, the awakening of soul by soul.

— Lin ShiqingThe principal of Beixing Junior High School praising Yan's impact.

Furthermore, Yan combines her Chinese language expertise with aesthetics, founding the "Life Aesthetics Club." Through this club, she leads students to explore Taiwanese culture, the beauty of silk, minority silver jewelry, and the dragon robe system. She even engages them in hands-on activities like designing Hanfu and crafting traditional fans, connecting these experiences to literary texts and life education. This approach helps stabilize students' potentially restless hearts, fostering patience and stability through her gentle guidance.

Using ordinary years, she has written an extraordinary educational poem.

— Lin ShiqingThe principal of Beixing Junior High School describing Yan's career.
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Originally published by Liberty Times in Chinese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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