NOVPUBChapter 1125: Chapter 1125: Forced Level Skipping_1 Chapter 1125 -1125: Forced Level Skipping_1 “It seems like I’ll be placed in first grade.” Cindy Clarke said with a wry smile.
“You all will be my senior classmates.”
Parker Honi is in second grade, right from the start of the school year, he became the most superior newcomer at Pingla.
The others are also distributed among the second and third grades.
“Damn!
We were hoping at least one of us could be in the same class as you, so we could help each other out if needed.” Bartholomew Bailey said.
“No problem, you guys forgot?
Our school can enforce level skipping.” Leon Hernandez spoke.
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“Enforced level skipping?” Is there a mandatory requirement for level skipping?
“Yes.” Leon Hernandez smiled and nodded.
“If a student’s performance is exceptionally outstanding and judged by the teachers that the current grade’s curriculum can no longer help the student, regardless of the student’s willingness, the student will be forced to upgrade directly.”
“It’s not unprecedented.
There are students from the Culinary Dynasty in our school.
Before they came here, they had already studied culinary arts for over a decade in their family.
They are already seasoned chefs.
The first-grade curriculum for them is somewhat outdated, so the teachers have deemed them eligible for level skipping.”
“However, so far, only those who have directly skipped to the second grade.
Although the first-grade curriculum cannot satisfy them, the second-grade curriculum can sufficiently handle them.
There has yet been anyone who was able to continually skip levels.” Leon Hernandez explained.
“Right!” Gladys Joy clapped her hands.
“As long as you can skip to the second grade, you can be in our class.”
No one there doubted that Cindy Clarke couldn’t skip a grade.
If Cindy Clarke could outperform all of them, her skills couldn’t be confined to the first grade.
So, everyone again accompanied Cindy Clarke to meet the teachers in charge.
Unexpectedly, Wesley Gordon and Hunter Clarke also made a personal visit.
“Teacher Gordon, Teacher Clarke.” At school, Cindy Clarke changed the way she addressed them, “Why are you guys here as well?”
“We heard first thing in the morning that you were coming to sit in, so we also came over.” Wesley Gordon said with a smile.
“Why are you in the first grade?”
The teacher who was about to take Cindy Clarke to her classroom nearly broke out in a sweat, and it wasn’t from the heat.
This big group of people followed, including Adrian Zhekova.
It was already quite pressure-inducing, and then Wesley Gordon and Hunter Clarke also joined in the fun.
Both of them are teachers at Pingla Academy as well as vice principals.
They hold a very high reputation at Pingla Academy.
“Teacher Gordon, as you well know, this is the policy,” the teacher explained.
“No matter what, new students have to start from the first grade and be assessed based on their performance.”
Wesley Gordon casually replied: “It doesn’t matter, after all, Cindy Clarke definitely won’t stay in the first grade for long.”
The teacher felt a bit surprised.
Wesley Gordon is always strict, he holds a high reputation among students in school.
Especially when he remains expressionless, he has been referred to by students as “the poker-faced god”.
Moreover, he demands high standards, and only a few could receive good reviews from him.
It was unexpected for the teacher that Wesley Gordon gave such a high appraisal of Cindy Clarke.
The teacher set aside Cindy Clarke’s identity as Adrian Zhekova’s wife and considered her solely as a cook.
No, not even a cook yet.
Without graduating from Pingla and without its endorsement, one cannot be considered a cook.
It is indeed true that she is Adrian Zhekova’s wife; could that have nothing to do with her culinary skills?
The teacher had witnessed the competition and knew of Cindy Clarke’s proficiency, but he hadn’t expected that Wesley Gordon would genuinely hold such a high opinion of her.
His evaluation even seemed to surpass the abilities and results she demonstrated in the competition.
Is Cindy Clarke really that great?
The teacher could not help but glance at Cindy Clarke.
Cindy Clarke caught his gaze and responded with a smile, making the teacher feel somewhat embarrassed.
All the teachers in the school have responsibilities.
And they are assigned to grades based on their level of proficiency.
Generally speaking, the first-grade teachers’ abilities are inferior compared to those in the second and third grades.
After all, the higher you go, the more advanced the students’ abilities become.
The abilities of the teacher should not be lacking.
All the teachers who manage to get into Pingla are competent.
Their levels of proficiency are relative.
And the teachers in the fourth grade, essentially, don’t teach much on a regular basis.
Their role more resembles that of tutors in college, responsible for some of the students’ daily affairs.
As for the curriculum, it is usually taught by teachers at Wesley Gordon’s level.
Teachers like Wesley Gordon mainly take charge of the third-grade curriculum.
Because of limited experience, they only intermittently teach the fourth-grade curriculum.
Most of the time, students carry out project studies on their own.
Famous chefs invited from outside are responsible for the fourth-grade curriculum.
Even if it’s not possible for them to be there all year round.
But by inviting multiple people and arranging their times well.
Each person is responsible for a period of time, that’s enough.
Everyone needs to level up anyway, as long as they reach the fourth grade, they can all receive guidance from master chefs.
So, the students don’t need to be in a hurry.
Wesley Gordon reminisced about the first-grade chefs who taught and shook his head.
Not saying it out loud, he quietly told Hunter Clarke: “Those people, they can’t teach Cindy Clarke.”
Hunter Clarke laughed, “I think you might as well take Cindy Clarke as your own student.”
Not a student and teacher in school, but a true master-disciple relationship with tradition.
Hearing Hunter Clarke’s suggestion stirred something in Wesley Gordon.
He indeed had such thoughts.
“However, I heard that Cindy Clarke’s master is Santiago Longhurst.” Wesley Gordon said, “I believe my skills are not worse than his, I’m not afraid of rolling up my sleeves for a competition.
The victory is even fifty-fifty.”
Seeing Wesley Gordon’s confident expression, Hunter Clarke thought to himself that Wesley Gordon was not blindly overconfident.
He truly had the skills.
“But since Cindy Clarke already has a master, it’s not right for me to snatch her away,” Wesley Gordon said.
“From what I know, Cindy Clarke can be considered Santiago Longhurst’s nominal disciple at most.” Hunter Clarke whispered.
Hunter Clarke, coming from the Culinary Dynasty of the Clarke Family, similar to the Longhurst Family, was a descendant of a line of royal chefs.
“I know a bit about their Longhurst Family. 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝒑𝙪𝒃.𝒄𝒐𝙢
Their traditions could even be considered stubborn.
They have rules like passing down only to men, not to women, something only seen in TV dramas, but their family really has this rule.
Just cause of this, Cindy Clarke is out of the equation.” Hunter Clarke said.
“Moreover, the true skills are kept within their own family, not disclosed to the public.”
“What Santiago Longhurst taught Cindy Clarke should be only slightly more than what ordinary culinary schools or chefs provide.” After all, he is a master, and even if he has many skills that he can’t teach due to his codes, his practical experiences and craftsmanship are much superior to ordinary chefs.
“So if you genuinely have this idea, it won’t harm anything.” Hunter Clarke said.
Wesley Gordon rubbed his chin, then shook his head again.
“What’s wrong?” Hunter Clarke smiled, “You’re not usually the indecisive type.”
