Seasons

骆禹杰East China Normal University Press · ChinaSep 2026

Rating 2.8
Word count
105K words
Chapters
105
ISBN
9787576071115

Tags

Documentary Literature Fate and FortuneFamily BondsHumanistic CareGrowing UpHeartwarming NarrativeDocumentary Narrative

Summary

Seasons is a family memoir woven from blood ties and the marks of an era. From the distinctive perspective of a grandson, the author Luo Yujie looks back with deep feeling on the life seasons of his maternal grandfather Yu Jizhong, spanning decades. The book takes the natural sequence of spring, summer, autumn, and winter as its narrative thread, deftly mapping it onto the protagonist's innocent happiness in childhood, fervent striving in youth, professional harvest in his prime, and spiritual giving back as a "young elder." With delicate strokes it fuses one individual's life history with the history of educational development. The book includes both the grandfather's own life essays and educational notes written at different stages of his life and the author's systematic arrangement and intergenerational interpretation of family documents. This grandfather, who rooted himself throughout his life in local basic education, vividly embodies through his plain yet firm life choices the noble character of the older generation of educators who "never forget their original aspiration"—planting the seeds of ideals in a springlike childhood, pressing forward through a midsummer-like youth, gathering fruit in a golden-autumn prime, and giving back to society with wisdom in a warm-winter silver age.

Editor's review

Seasons has a clear structural spine: spring, summer, autumn, and winter correspond to stages in the life of the author's maternal grandfather, Yu Jizhong, layering personal life history onto the history of local education. What is especially valuable is the source material—the grandfather's own life essays and educational notes from different periods, combined with the grandson Luo Yujie's systematic arrangement and intergenerational interpretation, creating a two-layered narrative of "documents plus recollection." Readers can see both the full trajectory of a grassroots educator from planting ideals to giving back to society and the restraint and warmth with which a younger generation arranges family memory. It does not rely on drama for its power; its strength comes from plainness and persistence. It suits readers interested in family history and educational history, and also ordinary people who want to leave a record for their elders. While reading, one might treat it as a mirror: can we also treat the ordinary lives of the previous generation with such seriousness?

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Reading tips

  1. Read through in the order of the four seasons, then go back and compare the grandfather's notes with the author's interpretation to appreciate the difference in perspective between the two generations.
  2. While reading, jot down the historical background mentioned in the book to help understand the circumstances behind a grassroots educator's choices.
  3. If there are elders in your family, use this book as a model and try recording one or two family stories as practice.
  4. There is no need to rush; after each season, pause and think about which season your own life is in.

About the publisher

East China Normal University Press China · Founded in 1957

Adhering to the publishing purpose of "broad education," East China Normal University Press extends beyond its three main areas of textbooks, academic works and general-interest books, and its catalogue clearly reflects a vision that bridges Chinese and foreign humanities and social sciences. In foreign literature it offers classics such as Yasunari Kawabata's Snow Country and The Old Capital (translated by Chen Dewen), Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, and Rilke's annotated edition of The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge (translated by Chen Zao); in architecture, Chen Congzhou's two-volume Appreciation Dictionary of Chinese Gardens; in social psychology, The Social Animal: 12th Edition; and it also includes philosophy titles, traditional-culture works such as the six-volume Paintings for the Protection of Life, and education books. Its authors include renowned Chinese and foreign writers and skilled translators, showing a publishing profile that balances classic translation, scholarly accumulation and public reading. Public information is limited; the above is based only on the books in the catalogue.

Contents

  1. 版权信息
  2. 序言 传递勇气和温暖的小太阳
  3. 前言 季节
  4. 春
  5. 1.外公的老家
  6. 2.外公的童年
  7. 3.外公的少年时代
  8. 4.也想去当兵
  9. 5.男儿也有泪
  10. 6.教师来家访
  11. 夏
  12. 7.炎热的夏天
  13. 8.真诚的朋友
  14. 9.梨树下
  15. 10.吃梨
  16. 11.难熬的三年
  17. 12.入职五七高中
  18. 13.参加高考
  19. 14.建造新屋
  20. 15.学校广播操比赛
  21. 16.一张珍贵的照片
  22. 17.实习二三事
  23. 18.入职店口中学
  24. 19.一鸣惊人
  25. 20.提干
  26. 21.改造破旧食堂
  27. 22.改造破旧校舍
  28. 23.重建十中桥
  29. 24.结亲眷
  30. 25.改教初三法律常识课
  31. 26.学生田伟权
  32. 27.陈仲明老师
  33. 28.书呆子
  34. 29.一片枫叶
  35. 30.两首赠诗
  36. 31.两次岗位变动
  37. 32.民转公
  38. 33.干部队伍调整
  39. 34.学校是神圣的园地
  40. 35.缘分不需要寻找
  41. 36.政治老师王建国
  42. 37.三年站稳讲台
  43. 38.替人着想
  44. 39.只有一张麻将桌
  45. 40.三根教鞭
  46. 41.一根教鞭，一生铭记
  47. 秋
  48. 42.调到城里
  49. 43.第一桶金
  50. 44.拜师
  51. 45.小学数学大王
  52. 46.金子处处会发光
  53. 47.去新学校
  54. 48.新学校前三年
  55. 49.喜欢大山和大山里的人
  56. 50.暨阳小学的贵人
  57. 51.收获时期
  58. 附录一 先学做人，后学文章
  59. 附录二 “三能”激励机制
  60. 附录三 劳动教育必须有合适的场所
  61. 附录四 面向全体学生，大面积提高教学质量
  62. 附录五 每个孩子都是可以教育好的
  63. 附录六 学校的校标
  64. 附录七 金苹果文化的起源与确立
  65. 附录八 金苹果文化的传承与发展
  66. 附录九 文化是学校发展的灵魂
  67. 附录十 小学生智能开发的实践探索
  68. 附录十一 小学思品课教学重在“趣”字
  69. 附录十二 素质教育的实践探索
  70. 附录十三 进行磨难教育 提高德育教育的实效
  71. 附录十四 小学德育活动课程建设的探索与实践
  72. 附录十五 建设教育生态环境是学校可持续发展的保证
  73. 冬
  74. 52.二次创业
  75. 53.包装老碱粉
  76. 54.设立金苹果奖学金
  77. 55.一双拖鞋
  78. 56.生命是有宽度的
  79. 57.外公坚信“二八定律”
  80. 58.做大做强与做细做精
  81. 59.说说小微企业的管理
  82. 60.企业文化的核心在于人
  83. 61.打造小微企业独特的企业文化
  84. 62.做生意如交朋友
  85. 附录十六 校长是什么
  86. 附录十七 如何发现中层干部苗子
  87. 附录十八 管事 管人 管心
  88. 附录十九 初中学科教学回顾
  89. 附录二十 关于小初衔接的思考
  90. 附录二十一 教育孩子的方法
  91. 附录二十二 学习成绩的潜在增长点
  92. 附录二十三 话说备课组
  93. 附录二十四 跨过三个坎
  94. 附录二十五 精讲 精练 精选——教学中的一种自然回归
  95. 63.家乡变了
  96. 64.走亲返乡
  97. 65.加入绿源村乡贤理事会
  98. 66.外公的家庭观
  99. 67.找回过去的我
  100. 68.一缕灯光
  101. 69.我眼里的外公
  102. 70.“华华”这一称呼的由来（代后记）
  103. 71.金苹果
  104. 72.洒向教育总是爱——与虞纪忠先生的交往点滴
  105. 73.我的师傅

FAQ

Was this book written by the grandfather or the author? The main text was written by the author, Luo Yujie, who looks back on the life of his maternal grandfather, Yu Jizhong, from the perspective of a "grandson." The book also includes life essays and educational notes written by the grandfather himself at different stages of his life; the two are interwoven, forming a text in which arranged family documents and intergenerational interpretation coexist.
Is it suitable for educators to read? Yes. The protagonist rooted himself for a long time in local basic education, and his life choices and educational notes reflect the real conditions of frontline educators. However, it is not a work of educational theory; readers should read it as personal history and a sidelight on the profession, not as a search for methodological guidance.
Does the title "Seasons" have any special meaning? According to the book's structure, spring, summer, autumn, and winter correspond respectively to the protagonist's childhood, youth, prime, and "young elder" periods, symbolizing innocence, striving, harvest, and giving back at different stages of life. The seasons are both a narrative thread and an implicit suggestion of life's cycles and intergenerational continuity.

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About the author

骆禹杰 Author

Luo Yujie is an author about whom little public information is available. The library currently holds only one work by this author, a work of documentary literature titled Seasons. Because basic details such as dates of birth and death, nationality, educational background, and writing career are not clearly recorded, relatively little is known about the author's personal life, and the author's identity as a writer is chiefly presented through this single work. Judging from the documentary-literature category to which Seasons belongs, Luo Yujie's writing tends to draw on real life for material, focusing on people and events amid everyday experience and the passage of time, and using documentary techniques to record observations and impressions. As the author's only verifiable representative work so far, this book is the main window into Luo Yujie's writing orientation. Overall, Luo Yujie's creative profile awaits further disclosure, and readers may turn to the themes and documentary style of Seasons to appreciate the author's efforts and concerns in truthful narration.