She is a 93-year-old old man with a teaching career of more than 60 years; she is still active in the front line of Chinese teaching reform, adhering to "singing with life on the podium"; she loves students deeply and is obsessed with Chinese teaching .

In the golden autumn of October, the large-scale feature film "Mr. Big" about Yu Yi, a "people's educator", landed on the screen and will premiere on Shanghai Education TV at 21:10 on October 15, 17, 18 and 19.

"Mr. Big" was created by Shanghai Education TV. It records Mr. Yu's way of learning, doing things, and being a person. It reproduces the important achievements and influence of Yu Yi's educational practice in the form of film and television literary creation, and introduces this to the whole society. A "people's educator" who loves selflessly and is determined to reform.

Taking the filming and production of "Mr. Big" as an opportunity, Shanghai Education TV also organized more than 1,000 minutes of video media resources related to Teacher Yu Yi, and selected the best ones to present in the feature film, some of which appeared on the screen for the first time. precious footage.

Teacher Yu Yi. Image source for this article: Shanghai Municipal Education Commission

In his old age, Mr. Yu Yi has been interviewed 7 times by the program group of Shanghai Education TV. From the family encounters in childhood, to the experience of studying hard in the war and chaos in the youth, to standing on the podium after the founding of New China, to the reform of school construction after the reform and opening up, and to the education that has continued to this day. research work……

At the same time, the program team also visited Beijing, Shanghai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang, more than 20 teachers, students, relatives and friends, collected 30 hours of precious oral historical materials, and organized more than 50 years of precious video materials, to truly reproduce the "people's educator" Yu Yi. Century life, restore the "big gentleman" who is unified by "classical teacher" and "human teacher" in an all-round way.

Teacher Yu Yi

In the form of biographical documentaries, "Mr. Big" is divided into four episodes: "Education, Culture and Educating People", "Care for Home and Country", "Red Candle Glow" and "Continuous Teacher Training".

The first episode "Educate People" focuses on Yu Yi's Chinese classroom. From the heuristic and interactive teaching mode to the educational thought of "unity of tools and humanities", Yu Yi always starts from the core perspective of "people". Constantly thinking about how to "be a teacher for a lifetime, learn to be a teacher for a lifetime".

The second episode, "Home and Country in Mind" tells about Yu Yi's childhood sufferings and his study experience in Zhenjiang Middle School and Fudan University. The affectionate family and country feelings and profound cultural heritage have formed the distinctive characteristics of Yu Yi's educational life. Do not seek fame and fortune, but only want the fragrance of peaches and plums.

In the third episode "Red Candle Glow", not only vividly tells the story of Yu Yi's love for life as a child, but also sees that the word "teacher" is not only a profession, but also a salary for Yu Yi's family. A career passed down from generation to generation and an unending family tradition. Life is limited, but education is everlasting.

The fourth episode "Continuing Teachers" shows Yu Yi's devotion to cultivating young teachers with delicate brushstrokes, from serving as the principal of the second normal school, proposing "two generations of teachers to catch up together" to setting up the Shanghai Teachers' Research Association. Although he is old, he is still working hard for the "Famous Teacher Base". She said: "Although it is very tiring, it is a kind of happiness that my limited experience can blossom and bear fruit in others."