五三年十月份,本刊编辑部接到清江市小学学生家长张德荣的一封信,提出这样一个问题:‘我的孩子张发仁是不是不堪教育了?’信里说,他的孩子张发仁连年降级、留级,并两度转学,最後竟被学校开除。信里还提到,他的孩子由於受到失学的苦痛,曾一度产生自杀的念头。为了对新生一代负责,我们当即派工作同志到清江市调查。在调查 In October of 1983, our editorial department received a letter from Zhang Derong, a primary school student in Qingjiang City, asking the question: ’Is my child Zhang Fa-ren educated?’ "The letter said that Zhang Haoren, his son, has been downgraded year after year, Repeated class, and transfer twice, finally expelled from school. The letter also mentioned that his child, once suffering from the pain of losing his education, had once thought of suicide. In order to be accountable to the new generation, we immediately sent working comrades to investigate in Qingjiang City. In the investigation