Chapter 887 Conversion From Public to Private
Alvin stood on the window sill of the office and looked outside. There were a large number of bored people surrounding the school entrance praying for the 72 children who were taking exams under the guise of cheering.
He doesn't know if there are similar things happening in other places in the United States. An exam that defines the results of the past 12 years of hard work and determines the future is particularly important in Hell's Kitchen.
And it seems so important that many people who are not parents of children came here, and some of them are not even from Hell's Kitchen.
Several young staff sent by the Ministry of Education to supervise have been patrolling the examination room. It seems that those superior men do not believe that a community school in Hell's Kitchen can bloom bright flowers. Maybe they have other ideas.
But no matter what, their actions angered old Cage. The furious old Cage beat a staff member of the Ministry of Education with a cane but did not stop the remaining people from continuing to stick to their posts.
Alvin stopped the angry old Cage. The respected old man felt that he had been insulted. The Ministry of Education was using a silent protest to express their distrust of community schools.
In fact, from the day Alvin became the principal of the community school, his relationship with the Ministry of Education began.
Officials of the Ministry of Education were beaten, and a deputy minister of the Ministry of Education was stripped naked and had a mouthful of teeth missing in Hell's Kitchen.
With the help of Alvin's power, Vice Principal Nelson, who has a naughty nature, can only get the most basic budget from the Ministry of Education and the state government.
In fact, the main reason for all this is that this community school is challenging tradition, and many people are uncomfortable with the changes here and cannot accept them.
So from the first minute of the change, complaints poured into every possible channel like snowflakes.
The only reason Alvin asked Olivia to be his secretary in the first place was because she could use dirty words to disgust those who called to find trouble.
Perhaps some of the earliest complaints and accusations were really well-intentioned. A group of elites who had never experienced "happy education" felt that that was the childhood life that children should have.
After all, it's free, right? What else do you want? Knowledge also has a price, and it’s a big price!
Now a small and pitiful community school uses the private school model to teach a group of children from the bottom, and they achieved a brilliant victory last year. What do you want people in other places to think?
President Ellis's formal principal qualifications that Alvin obtained from the Ministry of Education and the state government gave those people courage again. They felt that since you care about these, you will definitely play according to our rules of the game.
Looking back at the angry old Cage, Alvin said with a smile: "What's wrong with you? What's wrong with being stricter in proctoring? You have no confidence in the students you teach?"
Old Cage angrily slapped Alvin's desk hard and shouted loudly: "They are humiliating me, those sons of bitches are questioning our character.
If this year's group of kids doesn't perform as well as last year, then we will be questioned, and it will even affect those kids from last year and those in the future. "
Alvin turned around, smiled, spread his hands, and said, "You should be proud, you made those gentlemen anxious."
As he spoke, Alvin pointed to the principal's appointment letter framed and hung on the wall, and said with a smile: "I kind of regret taking this. Maybe they wouldn't dare to do this without this.
I put myself into this system, and we have to play according to the established rules of the game.
Man, I trust those kids, this isn't even a test for them! "
Old Cage circled around Alvin's desk like an enraged lion. After a few minutes, he calmed down a little. Then he looked at Alvin and said, "What are you going to do? If we don't do anything, they will There will be more egregious actions."
Alvin smiled, raised his phone, and said, "Just now, a well-known American education expert called my phone.
He wanted to persuade me to follow the American educational tradition and implement "happy education".
His words sound very convincing, because poor children need a ‘happy’ childhood more...”
"Fart..." Old Cage roared and slapped the desk hard, looked at Alvin with red eyes, and shouted angrily: "They are all a bunch of bastards, this is a fucking conspiracy, a conspiracy ~
These are all scams, 'Happy Education' is a fucking scam.
Those bastards should all go to the gallows..."
As he spoke, Old Cage looked at Alvin with a strange expression and said anxiously: "What are you going to do? You must not be impulsive, and they can't do anything to us?"
At this time, old Cage also noticed Alvin's abnormality. With his grumpy personality, he began to worry that Alvin would do something outrageous, and the consequences would be difficult to predict.
Alvin smiled, spread his hands, and said: "I am not God, since those people think what I am doing is wrong, why should I persist.
It is said that many communities have used us as an example to ask the state government to reform the education system since last year, and several congressmen have been campaigning for this matter.
Obviously the pressure created by those people has made the Ministry of Education or other departments unable to sit still. "
As he spoke, Alvin spread his hands and said with a smile: "But the current situation looks like we have become a target.
Man, if the top brass in this country don't want to see community schools go to greatness..."
Old Cage looked at Alvin with a strange expression in horror. He anxiously held Alvin's hand and shouted, "What are you going to do? You can't give up, you are the soul here!"
Think of those kids, Alvin, think of those kids...
I'm going to call everyone I know and I'll make those sons of bitches look good, but you can't give up! "
When Alvin faced the frightened old Cage, he was suddenly moved and hugged the old man, and said with a smile: "What are you thinking? I promised you to build a bronze statue for you..."
As he spoke, Alvin turned and pointed to an intersection 40 meters inward from the school entrance, and said with a smile: "Right there, you said you wanted to bury the ashes underneath and watch this school go by for a long time.
I remember that I promised you that I can definitely do it..."
Old Cage held his chest and took a few deep breaths. Then he still looked at Alvin worriedly and asked, "Then what did you mean by what you just said?"
Alvin smiled and shook his head. He looked at Old Cage helplessly and said, "We may not have funding from the state government in the future. Do you think we can keep this school running by relying on our own abilities?"
Old Cage was stunned for a moment and said: "What do you mean, the school has withdrawn from the public system? Those sons of bitches kicked us out because we did too well?"
Alvin spread his hands indifferently and said with a smile: "To be precise, it was my own request. Raymond has already taken my check and battle ax to find that Donald Depp.
I decided to buy the land and all the buildings on it myself, on the condition that the children of Hell's Kitchen would receive free education in the future.
This is charity and the IRS isn't going to get a fucking penny from this. "
As he spoke, Alvin turned and looked outside the bustling school gate, and said a little bitterly: "I have never made up my mind in the past because the school was not ready to solve the funding problem on its own.
We can't always rely on Stark and Osborn...
But now that things have come to this point, why should we be patient?
I'm sick and tired of the chatter from people who do nothing but raise Olivia's profanity level to ten.
Don't look down on my old man, I don't like those strange struggles, my shoulders can only carry this small world..."
After hearing this, Old Cage stared at Alvin who looked sad. He suddenly jumped up and laughed, shaking Alvin's shoulders vigorously and said, "This is good news, why are you unhappy?
What you should be thinking about now is coming up with a resounding name for your community school, rather than worrying about its survival after it leaves the public system. "
As he spoke, old Cage happily spun around in circles like a fool, then suddenly rubbed his hands and looked at Alvin, and said: "Remember, the name of the school must have my name in it, just one letter of my last name. 'K', how about it?
Ha, this is the best news I've heard this year, we didn't even have a decent name in the past.
No, I have to tell Wilson the news, hoping that the old man's heart can still hold on. "
Alvin looked at old Cage who turned around and ran out of the office. He looked at Olivia sitting in the corner a little strangely and said, "What's going on? We have to make money by ourselves in the future, and this old thing is still like this." Happy?"
Olivia rubbed her hands nervously, looked at Alvin and said, "Boss, do you still need me? I guess no one will call to cause trouble in the future!"
Alvin was stunned for a moment, smiled, pulled the fat Olivia up and hugged her, and said: "You are the best secretary I have ever seen. From now on, we will be an aristocratic school, and there will definitely be a lot of complaints. Do you still need a Manhattan Tomahawk to yell obscenities at those bastards?”
As he spoke, Alvin wiped the lipstick marks on his face caused by Olivia, and said with a smile: "Besides you, I don't dare to use other girls. A principal should find a man to be his secretary." How stupid?"
Just when Olivia was moved to tears and wanted to continue harassing Alvin, old Cage broke in with Professor Wilson.
The old man pushed away the fat Olivia with a look of disgust, and said to Alvin: "I discussed with Wilson that if the school's funds are insufficient, we can use part of the money to donate to the school.
My stock will take a month to process, and Wilson has two Cézanne paintings that should fetch good prices at the summer auctions. "
Alvin frowned and looked at old Cage, then looked at Professor Wilson and said, "What are you doing? The school is not short of money for the time being, and a large part of the donations from the two rich men have not been used up. Woolen cloth!"
Old Cage glared at Alvin with contempt and said, "Is it free to buy a school? This is New York, how much does such a large land and building cost?
I estimate that the school's little money may not be enough. Many of my students work in banks, and I can find some loans from them.
Don’t be idle, go and have fun with Stark and Osborn, and you can’t get involved in school affairs..."
Alvin was so angry that he became a publicist? Is it possible to give up the dignity of the principal for a little money?
Looking at old Cage's energetic face, Alvin said unhappily: "You should keep your coffins for yourself. I won't stop you from donating them to the school when you die.
Now we have sufficient funds, and the price to buy this place is not high..."
Professor Wilson listened, pulled the anxious old Cage, and said with a smile: "Alvin has his own plans, and we listen to him."
As he spoke, Professor Wilson looked at Alvin and said with a smile: "Can you tell us how much it cost?
The school's annual budget is a huge amount, and we have to consider not only the present, but also the future. "
Alvin shrugged his shoulders indifferently and said with a smile: "I applied for my check a long time ago, and the maximum limit was only 1,000 yuan, so I brought my battle ax over for negotiation.
I guess Raymond has a way to convince Donald Depp that, apart from being a bit stupid and having a bad character, that guy is actually very easy to deal with.
I quite like him! "