"This is my teaching philosophy; I will not compromise," Teacher Zhou said.
Director Du Weilun was genuinely troubled, his gaze constantly shifting between Shi Yu and Teacher Zhou, trying to figure out how to mediate their conflict.
He didn't want Teacher Zhou to quit, but he also didn't want Shi Yu to leave First Class.
"Since Teacher Zhou, you've said it to this extent, then one person must leave."
"If you don't leave, then I will. Not only will I leave First Class, I can even withdraw from Shrek Academy," Shi Yu also lost his temper.
"Don't talk nonsense!" Director Du Weilun quickly stopped him, not daring to let Shi Yu leave.
If Shi Yu was forced to leave the Academy, how would he explain it to the Dean?
"If you want to leave, go ahead. Shrek Academy has no shortage of geniuses," Teacher Zhou said dismissively.
"Teacher Zhou, is that something a Teacher like you should say?" Director Du Weilun's voice became much sterner.
"Hmph," Teacher Zhou snorted lightly.
"Shi Yu, don't think about leaving. You are not wrong in this matter, nor are the rest of you," Director Du Weilun said to Shi Yu and Dai Huabin and the others.
"Director Du, are you saying I'm wrong?" Teacher Zhou asked, displeased.
Director Du Weilun's expression was serious, and he said, "Teacher Zhou, I am telling you very seriously for the last time, don't be so overbearing towards the students. While teaching strictly, you must also respect the students' opinions."
"You are the homeroom Teacher, and you can appoint someone to be the class monitor, but you cannot disregard the opinions of other students."
"The class monitor's ability is very important, but what's more important is gaining everyone's respect."
"If many people in the class do not respect Huo Yuhao as the class monitor, should you reflect on whether your decision was wrong, or perhaps a bit hasty?"
"When faced with some student opinions, what you should do is not forcibly suppress them, but persuade them," Director Du Weilun said earnestly to Teacher Zhou, hoping she would realize her mistake and back down.
Teacher Zhou sensed Director Du Weilun's attitude; he was not supporting her.
"Director Du, I stand by what I said. This is my teaching style. If you think it's inappropriate, just replace me," Teacher Zhou didn't think there was anything wrong with what she did.
"Teacher Zhou, are you sure you won't make any adjustments?" Director Du Weilun said sternly.
"Absolutely not," Teacher Zhou's attitude remained unchanged.
If she compromised so easily, she wouldn't have been complained about multiple times and would have found it difficult to be evaluated for any title.
Director Du Weilun was also angered by Teacher Zhou and nodded angrily: "Alright, alright. Since Teacher Zhou, you feel you are not suitable for teaching First Class, then take a break for a while."
"I will also report your situation to the Academy as soon as possible and let the Academy Senior Executive evaluate whether you are still suitable to continue teaching." Teacher Zhou's expression changed. She didn't expect Director Du Weilun would actually suspend her.
"It's not that serious, not that serious. Teacher Zhou said that in the heat of the moment. I think she should have realized her mistake."
"Teacher Zhou, there's no need to stubbornly refuse to compromise. Just take a step back. This matter isn't actually a big deal," Wang Yan quickly stepped forward to mediate.
Director Du Weilun looked at Teacher Zhou. If she was willing to compromise, he could still give her another chance.
After all, he recognized Teacher Zhou's teaching ability; it was just her temper that was really bad.
"Suspend me then. It's not like I'm afraid," Teacher Zhou didn't compromise, glared angrily at Shi Yu and the others, and left in a huff.
"Teacher Zhou," Wang Yan reached out, but only called out "Teacher Zhou" without saying anything further, sighing.
"Director Du, you're not really going to suspend Teacher Zhou, are you?" Wang Yan wanted to plead for Teacher Zhou.
"Do I look like I'm joking?" Director Du Weilun retorted to Wang Yan.
Wang Yan smiled bitterly. This didn't seem like a joke. It seemed Director Du was truly angry this time.
Director Du turned to Shi Yu: "This matter was due to Teacher Zhou's overly aggressive actions; what she did was wrong. Don't dwell on it too much with her."
"Now, all of you come back to the class with me. I will temporarily take over as the homeroom Teacher for First Class." Shi Yu nodded slightly, quite satisfied with this outcome.
The classroom door opened, and Director Du Weilun and Wang Yan walked in first, followed by Shi Yu and the others.
Seeing them return to the classroom and Teacher Zhou no longer present, the students had varying expressions.
Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and others' expressions changed, and they felt nervous. What happened to Teacher Zhou?
Those who were originally in First Class had a bad premonition.
Many of the students who came from other classes showed smiles, happy to see the current situation.
They strongly disliked Teacher Zhou's overbearingness and felt disrespected.
It is right for a Teacher to be strict, but if they are too strict, it may not be appropriate.
"Hello students, I am Director Du Weilun from the Academic Affairs Office. I will briefly explain about Teacher Zhou."
"She has been in a bad mood recently and is not suitable to continue serving as the homeroom Teacher. I have given her a long leave for her to rest and adjust properly."
"From now on, I will temporarily serve as the homeroom Teacher for First Class, for an indefinite period," Director Du Weilun said.
"Wow," there was an uproar in the class. It seemed that Teacher Zhou had indeed lost in this confrontation.
Many people's eyes turned towards Shi Yu and Dai Huabin simultaneously.
They didn't expect that they could actually influence the Academy and cause the Academy to change the homeroom Teacher. This was truly not simple.
Huo Yuhao wanted to say a few words of fairness for Teacher Zhou, but Wang Dong pulled him back, signaling him not to speak casually.
"Regarding the matter of selecting a class monitor for First Class, Teacher Zhou's actions were somewhat inappropriate, so the selected class monitor is invalid."
"However, Huo Yuhao can be one of the class monitor candidates. In addition, I will nominate three more people to compete for the position of class monitor."
"Shi Yu, Dai Huabin, Wu Feng. If anyone else wants to run for class monitor, they can also step forward and sign up," Director Du Weilun said.
I'm not interested in being class monitor... Being called out made Shi Yu feel a bit troublesome.
He wasn't against Huo Yuhao being the class monitor before; it was just that he couldn't stand Teacher Zhou's overbearingness.
If she didn't even want to hear any opposing voices, then life in this class would likely be difficult in the future.
So, he simply raised the question at the beginning, either Teacher Zhou left, or he left, to avoid endless trouble later.
Now that Teacher Zhou was gone, he was content to be an ordinary student and wasn't interested in the position of class monitor.
Since Director Du Weilun called him out, he couldn't exactly refuse to give face.
He stood up cooperatively, and Dai Huabin and Wu Feng also stood up with him.
Five more people subsequently raised their hands to indicate that they wanted to run for class monitor, one of whom was Wang Dong.
He could give the position of class monitor to Huo Yuhao, but he didn't want anyone else to be the class monitor.
Director Du Weilun wrote the names of the nine people on the blackboard and separately noted their scores in the freshman assessment.