孔子办学
<p>话说大教育家孔子活到了20世纪90年代，仍干着“传道、授业、解惑”的工作。这一方面是为了发挥余热，另一方面也是为生计考虑。</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Confucius">Confucius</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="educator">educator</span>, <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1990<span word="s">s</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="on">on</span> "<span word="preaching">preaching</span>, <span word="imparting">imparting</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="solving">solving</span> <span word="puzzles">puzzles</span>". <span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="residual">residual</span> <span word="heat">heat</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="livelihood">livelihood</span> <span word="consideration">consideration</span>.</p><p>晚年的孔子混得并不潇洒。尽管他曾出过国、讲过学、着过书而且知名度也颇高，但终因不懂英语、不懂俄语、不懂日语，外语职称考试总是过不得关，所以在大学里总是评不上教授、副教授，最后只好灰溜溜地退了休。</p><p><span word="Confucius">Confucius</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="mix">mix</span> <span word="well">well</span>. <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="abroad">abroad</span>, <span word="spoken">spoken</span>, <span word="studied">studied</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="books">books</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="reputation">reputation</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="eventually">eventually</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="English">English</span>, <span word="Russian">Russian</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="title">title</span> <span word="examination">examination</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pass">pass</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="unable">unable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="evaluate">evaluate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Associate">Associate</span> <span word="Professor">Professor</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="retire">retire</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="disgrace">disgrace</span>.</p><p>孔子退休以后，闭门思量多日，最后回到故乡，重操旧业办私学，既托亲朋好友，又到银行贷款，最后凑了数百万元，创办了孔氏中学。学校挂牌那天，当地政界要员和其他社会名流都纷纷登门祝贺，当地报纸还发了头版头条。由于孔子的号召力很大，生源不错，聘来的教师水平也高，再加上孔子的教育思想得到了很好的贯彻，孔氏中学的教育质量不错，升学率也一年高过一年。每到招生时节，更是门庭若市，热闹非凡。</p>
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