Xu Teli also has a nickname "Grandma Xu", because he treats his students as well as his grandmother treats her grandchildren, which was taken by students of Changsha Women's Normal College. Xu Teli won the love of students with his loving and tolerant mind. Once, a student was expelled. In the evening, Mr Xu tossed and turned. The next day, he sent someone to pick up the student, talked with him personally for a long time, and then introduced him to Changjun Middle School. Later, the student became an excellent student. Although Xu Teli is over eighty years old, he is no longer a principal or a teacher, and his kindness and tolerance are undiminished. In addition, Xu Teli often subsidizes poor students. For example, Tian Han, a poor student, wants to study and buy books, but he is short of money. Xu Teli gave him the passbook to buy books, which he will never forget. He praised Xu Teli's concern for the country, the people and the students: "An old grandmother's heart is full of tears."

Xu Teli enjoys high prestige in school. One of the reasons why Xu Teli is respected by teachers and students is that he never tires of learning, constantly updating his knowledge and ensuring that his knowledge is far ahead of his peers. Mao Zedong once said: When I was studying in Hunan No.1 Normal University, the two teachers I admired most were Mr. Yang Huaizhong and Mr. Lao Xu. Yang and Xu were deeply impressed, mainly because of their character and knowledge. Of all the students, Mao Zedong inherited Xu Teli's habit of not using pen and ink and not reading, and Mao Zedong also benefited a lot from it. Now, if we compare the books read by Xu Teli and Mao Zedong, we will find that their annotation methods are strikingly similar.

/kloc-at the age of 0/8, Xu Teli began to work as a private school teacher in the Mongolian museum, and then implemented a grand "ten-year bankruptcy study" plan. At the age of 28, he was admitted to a crash course in Ningxiang Teachers College, and at the age of 33, he went to Japan to inspect primary education. At the age of 43, he studied in France, and at the age of 565,438+0, he entered the advanced class of China Labor University in Zhongshan. Studying in France, French is difficult to learn. French has no foundation at all. Because of his old age, poor memory, and the loss of two front teeth, pronunciation is more difficult, but he does not shrink back. He said: "I studied French at the age of 43, one word a day, 365 words a year and more than 2,500 words in seven years. At the age of 50, won't I become a French speaker? If you learn two words every day, you will be able to speak a language by the time you are 46 and a half years old. Although I am stupid, I will never learn a word or two a day. " After more than a year of unremitting efforts, I was finally able to read French science books, successfully entered the University of Paris, and went to Belgium and Germany four years later.

Because of Xu Teli's profound knowledge, he has served as the principal from Mongolian library, junior high school and high school to middle school, normal school and university. Except for music lessons (singing without two front teeth), he attended all the courses offered by normal schools and primary and secondary schools at that time. At that time, there were 800 primary schools in Changsha, and all the teachers were basically his students. He is recognized as the "King of Changsha" in education.

Everyone knows that Mao Zedong is his student, but there are many politicians, science masters and cultural celebrities among his students. He Shuheng, Li, Cai Hesen, Cai Chang, Xu Guangda, Liu Ying, Tian Han, and Ye Xuanping are all his students. Among Xu Teli's students, there are so many important people and great men. One of the main reasons is that Xu Teli discovers talents in an eclectic way, cultivates talents according to the situation, and pays special attention to the influence of campus elegant culture on students.

1934 In mid-June 10, the main force of the Central Red Army began its strategic shift. At this time, Xu Teli is 57 years old and the oldest in the Long March team. Mao Zedong and his teacher, Mr. Xu Teli, were also included in the central column, dragging their sick bodies and embarking on a long journey. After the victory of the Long March, when people mentioned that Xu Teli was Mao Zedong's husband, he always said sincerely: "I used to teach in Hunan No.1 Normal University and was Chairman Mao's husband, which is true; It was just a teacher for one day. Chairman Mao was my lifelong teacher-he took me to the revolutionary road. " Words are full of love and respect for Mao Zedong. Mao Zedong also trusts and respects Xu Teli very much. After Qu Qiubai's sacrifice, Mao Zedong personally proposed Xu Teli to be the Minister of Education of the Central Government of China and the Soviet Union. Later, the Shaanxi-Gansu-Ningxia Border Region Government was established, and he was appointed as the director of the border region education department, which created opportunities for the old educator to make great achievements in the border region education.

1 937 February1day is Xu Teli's 60th birthday. On October 30th, 65438/KLOC-0, the day before the 60th birthday celebration for Xu Teli was held in Yan 'an, Mao Zedong, who was busy planning anti-Japanese national salvation, wrote a sincere letter to Xu Teli to celebrate his teacher's birthday. The letter highly summarized Xu Teli's great contribution to the cause of people's liberation in China as a member of * * *, warmly praised his noble character as a model of a generation, and fully expressed a student's reverence for the teacher.

Mao Zedong celebrated his teacher's birthday in Yan 'an and celebrated it again after 10. /kloc-at the beginning of 0/947, Chiang Kai-shek ordered Hu Zongnan to command 230,000 troops to attack Yan 'an. At that time, Xu Teli had moved to Suide City in the northeast of northern Shaanxi Plateau. A few days before Xu Teli's birthday, the staff asked whether Mao Zedong and Lao Xu, who were in full command of the Northwest and the National Liberation War, celebrated their 70th birthdays. Mao Zedong said without hesitation, "Qing, why not? And celebrate it greatly On the one hand, we should celebrate Lao Xu's birthday, on the other hand, we should show that the soldiers and civilians in Yan 'an are fighting calmly, so as to stimulate the fighting spirit of the soldiers and civilians in the border area. "According to Mao Zedong's instructions, the CPC Central Committee sent a big truck to Suide to meet Xu Teli back to Yan 'an for his birthday. The night before his birthday, Mao Zedong and Zhu De, responsible comrades of the Central Committee, went to the cave where Xu Teli lived to congratulate him, commonly known as "Warm Life". The next day, the General Office of the Central Committee of the CPC and the border government held a warm celebration meeting.

At the beginning of the founding of New China, although Mao Zedong was busy with government affairs, he still could not forget his teacher-student relationship with Xu Teli. On one occasion, Mao Zedong specially sent someone to Xu Teli's residence and invited him to Zhongnanhai for dinner. When saying goodbye, Mao Zedong saw that Xu Te-li was as frugal as in the past, and associated with Mr. Xu's two sons who died for the revolution, so he took off a woolen coat and gave it to Xu Te-li to show his heart. After returning home, Xu Teli collected the coats presented by Mao Zedong and only wore them on solemn occasions.

"Ordinary and great Marxism-Leninism is true, and a generation of teachers inspires Kun. Moral articles are immortal and can be called a perfect revolution. " Xu Teli is a teacher in Mao Zedong and a model for the people of China. He once taught Mao Zedong to be upright and upright, and he also made thousands of ordinary China people in Qian Qian know how to read, read and understand, and took off the label of "illiterate".