Venue: Wu Luo Road, Wuchang, Wuhan, China.

Interviewee: Li Xiaocong

Auguste brothers said:

2065438+On the afternoon of May 25th, 2007, the Central South Campus, eager to learn excellent courses, was full of people and coffee. The G20 Leaders' Private Board Meeting is being held here, co-sponsored by Xuebang, Soft Cloud and EC. Therefore, I was very lucky to meet Li Xiaocong, the core founding team of Haoxue Youke, and his partners Liu Jun and Zhou Xin, and had a personal interview with the founder Li Xiaocong.

What impressed me the most was the pragmatic spirit of these founders, which made me truly feel their eagerness to learn and strength, and understood why they were famous in the national training field as local institutions in Wuhan.

From germination, birth, growth, frustration to reversal until takeoff, it has been deposited for 12 years. Now, Haoxue has produced a beautiful report card: "From 2065,438+05 to 2065,438+06, the number of students jumped from 4,000 to more than 7,000, with an average continuation rate of 90%, and even the continuation rate of six teachers reached 65,400. There were 658 graduates in 20 16, admitted to foreign schools on 0/04 and admitted to huayi on 0/52. Foreign schools, Huayiji, Wu Luo Road, the United States and Canada, No.2 Middle School, No.1 Middle School, No.6 Middle School, No.1 Middle School and No.3 Middle School enrolled 596 students, and the initial admission rate reached 90%.

This data is quite amazing!

Why is the winning rate of studious Olympic Mathematics Cup so high? Why are so many studious students admitted to other schools, Huayi Post, USA and Canada, Wu Luo Road and No.2 Middle School? Why can studious students win the favor of the early Ming Dynasty so fiercely and be promoted to key middle schools? Why do students eager to learn from grade three to grade six show a straight upward trend, while the number of students from grade three to grade six in many institutions shows a downward trend?

This article will be divided into five chapters to answer this mysterious situation for you.

■ The full text is about 5000 words. It is estimated that reading will take 8 minutes.

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Jiangcheng Olympic Games, Four Musketeers were born.

The "Four Musketeers" to be unveiled for you are the "Troika" that keeps pace with each other and the original four founders.

(Above, from left to right: Jiang Wei, Liu Jun, Li Xiaocong, Fan Lei)

No matter what age, there are always passionate young people who dare to dream and rewrite history. In the early 1980s, three young people, Yu, Yu and Yu, knew each other from their school days, and jointly founded the New Oriental English Training School, which finally realized their Chinese dream. 2/kloc-0 At the beginning of the 20th century, Li Xiaocong and his brothers who slept in his upper bunk formed the brotherhood of Wuhan Olympiad, and founded the predecessor of "being eager to learn"-going to the world.

In the late 1990s, Li Xiaocong, Liu Jun and Jiang Wei were classmates of Suizhou No.1 Middle School, and they all achieved excellent results in science. Fan Lei is Li Xiaocong's college classmate.

Liu Jun recalled: "The earliest venture came from the work-study program during college. Xiao Cong is a teacher's major. He teaches well and is very popular with parents. Sekinoyamaguchi, where my alma mater, Chinese University of Science and Technology, is located, was still very partial at that time, with few students. My earliest students were basically introduced by Xiao Cong. "

When Li Xiaocong told this story, it was mixed with some bitterness and hardship. "We all come from rural villages and towns. By studying hard and being admitted to junior high school, senior high school and university, we can better understand the importance of education. One year after graduating from college, Liu Jun's father was hospitalized in Concord for cancer. He was particularly depressed and confused. His father needs to be taken care of, and he has no mind to take the postgraduate entrance examination or find a job. Computer was a popular major at that time, but all the good jobs were in Beishangguang, but he couldn't travel far. I told him,' Why don't we start a school together'. Jiang Wei was invited, and the three of us rented a house in Tianhui Building, Huaqiao Village, where we ate, lived and slept in the classroom. I don't know if it's because classes are too hard during the day. One night, a corner of the quilt fell to the ground and was lit by mosquito-repellent incense. We didn't realize it. Liu Jun's leg still has burn scars ... "

"Liu Jun is a wizard, good academic performance, versatile. He wrote the name of our school and many articles about it. In addition, the university is a computer major. From the school's initial website to the teaching services on the Internet such as evaluation systems and video classes, it was hosted by Liu Jun. "

Speaking of Jiang Wei, he is also a man of God. "After graduating from Harbin Institute of Technology with a major in nuclear power, Jiang Wei studied in Wuhan Naval University of Engineering for one year and was allowed to go to a nuclear submarine, only to be dissuaded because his English failed CET-4. Later, I got a job as a temporary copier repairer. The hidden rule of this job is to repair photocopiers and sell accessories. But every time Jiang Wei repaired the copier, the manufacturer vomited blood angrily and fired him. Even so, his lectures are humorous and very popular with students. "

Liu Jun added: "Let's just say that he will never put off what can be clearly explained in one class until the next. He is very serious, and the school handed over the teaching and research work to Jiang Wei, which is also very reassuring. "

How honest and frank!

Fan Lei was the last of the four musketeers to join. At present, he is an assistant to the principal, helping the principal to do some management work, and he is also a math teacher in the junior high school in charge of Zhou Xin.

Liu Jun said, "Fan Lei is also a straightforward person. Li Xiaocong sometimes has a bad temper at work, and Fan Lei is the only one who can shock him. Of course, it's not that Xiao Cong has a bad temper. It's just that we don't have to beat around the bush. We all go straight and no one will mind. "

This sentence can't help but remind me of a line in the movie "Chinese Partner": When doing things in partnership, you must be anxious, calm and temperate, and the pace does not have to be the same. It seems that it should be like this. And true friends can tear their faces, say everything, and even add their fists and feet. ...

In a blink of an eye 12 years have passed, and the Four Musketeers are still together. Now, they are studying hard and shouldering heavy responsibilities. When they are free, they will still eat, drink, chat, smoke, talk about the reality in front of them and talk about poems in the distance. Without firm feelings, how can we wander the rivers and lakes together? If this relationship has always been strong, then why are you afraid of success?

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Innovation: Wuhan is the first to finish pre-competition classes.

Entrepreneurship has a trilogy: entrepreneurship, innovation and entrepreneurship.

It is said that in 2004 and 2005, Li Xiaocong and his brother Lian founded the predecessor of studious-Walking the World in Huaqiao. Although they are still a few little-known young people, they have taken it as their responsibility to "prosper the world through education".

Liu Jun: "The earliest school name was inspired by Zhang Yimou's movie Hero. Even ordinary people can't forget their righteousness for their own benefit. Several of us can go from villages and towns to key high schools in the city, get into universities, and finally get together in Wuhan, benefiting from fair competition between education and quizzes, senior high schools and college entrance examinations. Since there are no scientists often mentioned in primary school compositions, I also hope that through our efforts, we can cultivate some talents, change some unfair phenomena in education, and do our bit to prosper the world. And from then on to now, we are free of charge to the so-called poor students of poor children. "

At the beginning, many children came from big institutions to study in the world, hoping to learn what they could not fully digest again. Later, some students gradually turned to the world. In the past two years, Li Xiaocong's team has done one thing: compile their own teaching materials. They studied almost all the books on Olympic Mathematics in the market at that time, began to write their own handouts, and gradually built their own teaching and research system. In 2006, the scientific stratification of mathematics teaching and research was realized, which is the first case among local colleges in Wuhan.

Liu Jun said, "At that time, we taught ourselves CorelDraw, sketchpad geometry and drew our own pictures. I hired a clerk, 1000 yuan/month, typing every day, and set up a large number of question banks on the computer. At that time, most of the handouts on the market were only aimed at a small number of top students. On this basis, we strengthened the examination, which is more suitable for the masses. At the end of 2005, we initiated the "pre-competition training class" of the Olympic Sports Cup and the "external school punching class" of foreign schools, which created a sprint precedent and a basic system for preparing for junior high schools in Wuhan.

As can be seen from the data table provided by the following top-quality courses, from 2005 to 20 16, the number of students who rushed to class and crossed the line after the top-quality courses increased year by year. By 20 16, the number of people who passed the exam has reached 104, and the number of people who are eager to learn is far ahead of all institutions. For example, a total of 8 students from Shenlong Primary School were admitted to foreign schools, 7 of whom were eager to learn; Among the 33 students under the guidance of famous teachers, 14 was admitted to other schools, and the single-class admission rate was as high as 43%.

For more than ten years, the development of studious classes is vivid. )

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Cup and institutional promotion

When talking about "institutional promotion", Liu Jun said: "This is entirely out of trust in learning and the favor of students who are eager to learn. From studious to famous students, they can be among the best in every exam. Throughout the year, you can see at a glance which institutions recommend students with better quality and which institutions are more reliable. "

"Let's talk about private schools. Every year, Huayi Post explicitly mentioned that the first prize of three cup competitions can directly enter their competition classes, or they can submit their resumes (with award-winning information) to participate in their MK. Huayi Post's annual MK is their most direct and main admission channel. In addition, institutions also have a certain number of places to recommend students to participate in MK or direct admission.

The admission channels of foreign schools in the United States and Canada are clearer. Every year, about two-thirds of students are admitted to MK, and the interview results of Wuhan foreign schools are referenced for supplementary recording. In addition, there will be an MK in the primary school of foreign primary schools and the US-Canada campus, and students with excellent grades can be admitted directly. "

"Let's talk about the beginning of restructuring (the public system has a certain degree of private ownership). These schools are all transformed from excellent schools in various districts. For example, Jiang 'an No.2 Middle School is Guangya, Qiyi Huayuan and No.6 Middle School is Shangzhi; Hui Quan No.1 Middle School in Jianghan; Qiaokou Chongren No.11 Middle School; Hanyang Wuhan No.3 Middle School Boarding; Qingshan WISCO Experimental Middle School; Wushan Middle School in Wu Luo Road, Wuchang. Some of these schools have been recruiting students with reference to competition awards for many years, and they have gained many advantages in attracting gifted students, so that they have continued; Other schools failed to recruit their ideal students by winning the competition. They also thought of ways to recruit students, such as referring to the examination results in the region and entrusting institutions MK, etc. "

Liu Jun went on to say, "A high proportion of studious students entered the first place. Take Jiang 'an District as an example. Although there are not many studious students in Jiang 'an District, in 20 16 years, dozens of students were successfully recommended to enter famous schools in Jiang 'an District. You can know that our students from grade three to grade six are on the rise. The third grade is a watershed. Children should study, get excellent grades, be admitted to foreign schools and be famous. With the growth of children's age, parents' understanding of parenting is also constantly improving. At this time, the retention rate is high and parents' recognition is high. Through accumulation, the more senior you are, the more people you will have. To put it bluntly, the fight is still to accumulate word of mouth with parents. If you think like this, you will know why some institutions have more people in the lower grades, while those who are eager to learn are mostly in the upper grades. "

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Look at the whole country, based on the local.

Finally, talk about the "pioneering work" of learning.

After several years of immersion in teaching and research, with the old development idea that wine is not afraid of deep alleys, studious has ushered in another outbreak.

In 20 15, the core team of Haoxue visited famous institutions in major first-tier cities nonstop, which greatly broadened their horizons and formed a brand-new development idea.

Liu Jun said, "One morning in April last year, I was preparing to go to bed all night editing textbooks, but Li Xiaocong called me to Beijing. Originally, I was extremely reluctant to travel, but what I learned later really shocked me. Later, we contacted many friends of our peers and visited many institutions, and gradually formed our own development ideas. "

In May of 20 15, Haoxue Education established an educational brand "Haoxue Boutique Course" specially for primary and secondary school students, aiming at providing the best courses and teaching services for primary and secondary school students.

Liu Jun Kan Kan said: "If you want to learn, you must accurately find the pain points in the market and solve problems that others can't solve. Pay close attention to the educational needs of parents and be truly responsible to parents and children. "

"Our work is mainly carried out from the following three aspects:

Led by the first famous teacher

Teachers who can teach large classes in a studious way must have more than three years' experience in cultivating excellent students and be generally recognized by their parents. In addition to learning from the original famous teachers, over the past year or so, many famous teachers have joined the learning team one after another to lead the studious future with us.

Because studious entrepreneurial teams are all teachers, we deeply know that from the perspective of teaching, the role of teachers is far greater than textbooks. In a large class, the teacher is not only teaching knowledge, but also paying attention to the children's feedback at all times and integrating the knowledge inside and outside the class, which is completely different from the lesson recited according to the teaching plan. At the same time, only when teachers are familiar with the courses they teach can they have the energy to communicate with children in class.

I wonder if you have experienced the best teacher's class?

Second local teaching and research

After studying the excellent textbooks of many famous institutions in China, we finally decided to make our own textbooks at any cost, mainly considering the regional differences of domestic education. Especially in primary school mathematics, the learning progress varies greatly in different regions. For example, the Beijing Normal University Edition used in Beijing is compared with the People's Education Edition widely used in Wuhan. In addition, in the early junior high school, even the various exams related to Wuhan's further education are very different, such as the scope of test sites, the difficulty of test questions, the form of exams and so on. If teaching and scientific research are not localized, the problem will not be solved at all. A studious student can have a unique study plan and sprint strategy in every cup and every junior exam.

Junior high schools in Wuhan usually start next semester in the sixth grade. Spring is the key stage of junior high school, so the sprint course of junior high school usually lasts until spring. Because the criteria for selecting students in each middle school are different, and the proposition direction of each cup is different, it is good to learn to carry out special punching classes and special training courses for competitions in different junior high schools in the sixth grade. Combined with the different rules of each school, key contents are added to the teaching material system.

Parents can also learn about the online evaluation system provided by us on the official account of WeChat, including the "three-subject map-reading test" for junior high school students, the "seven-module all-around test for Olympic Mathematics" for the Math Cup, and the "35 sets of full-real simulated test questions" for foreign school computer tests, all of which are the teaching and research results that the eager teaching and research team aims at junior high school students in Wuhan.

Third, service is paramount.

Whether it is teaching service or further education service, it can achieve the ultimate.

We have recorded preview videos and homework videos in each class, and each class has a class record sheet to feed back the knowledge learned in this class and the children's classroom performance. Teachers answer questions online almost 24 hours a day, and parents are often shocked that this eager teacher is still answering questions from parents or children at one or two in the morning.

Not to mention the entrance service, studious people take pains to provide children with learning assistance and open up as many entrance channels as possible in each entrance link. That is why the early admission rate of studious students is so high.

Parents and students are highly satisfied with their studiousness. From grade three to grade six, the number of students is increasing step by step, which is the best proof. "

Liu Jun finally added: "For many parents, it is not enough to just hear the voice of learning. They must really learn to see it in order to truly understand the culture of learning and the spirit of learning people. "

Every week, teachers will collectively hold a teaching and research meeting to discuss the focus of this week's teaching and research.

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Six years of rowing across the river is over, and now I have taken a step from the beginning.

In Liu Xiaocong's mind, there is a six-year contract that accompanies the whole development process of studious learning. At that time, Xingtianxia merged with Cai Bo, and then separated after one and a half years. At the end of 20 10, Liu Xiaocong's Xingtianxia gave up its entrepreneurial foundation in Huaqiao, moved to Wuchang, changed its name to "Haoxue" and started a second venture, and promised that Cai Bo would not set foot on the riverbank for six years. This agreement has also become a heart disease that Liu Xiaocong has been thinking about for six years.

20 16 12.23 coincides with the expiration of the agreement, and the winter vacation of the studious Jiang' an campus is about to start. On that day, Li Xiaocong wrote such a passage in his WeChat circle of friends, expressing his mental journey in the past six years.

Six years of perception:

2010 65438+February 23rd ... 2016 65438+February 23rd ...

Six years! Six years! Six years!

In the past six years, I have told myself countless times:

If studious students can't achieve 20 16, that's failure!

Students who are eager to learn 20 16, it would be a pity if they can't take off!

For six years, I have been sticking to my dream and original intention:

Use responsibility to be the best companion for children's study!

Win more recognition and respect with strength!

For me, not being recognized is a great pain in life!

Six years later, I returned to my hometown. I don't have the domineering and superiority of "This world, you will ignite a raging war because of my coming again". What arises spontaneously is more emotion: or the times have changed, and the past is like a cloud; Or things are impermanent, and people are cool from tea! Looking back on the past years, everything seems familiar, and everything is like watching flowers from the other side! A little melancholy, a little sentimental!

All success or failure, start over!

20 17, studious people are ready!

20 17, we will work harder!

Friends and parents who haven't seen each other for many years, after many years, do you still remember the passionate Li Xiaocong on the podium? 20 17 is here, just want to say: love you, everything goes well!

20/kloc-February/July, at the Lunar New Year's Eve, Li Xiaocong once again used the story of nirvana in "Fire Plum Su Chang" as a metaphor to express his heartfelt wishes to all those who are eager to learn: "If this time last year, all I could think about was how to return to the riverside and how to prove myself. But in fact, unconsciously, the development of studious has already exceeded my expectations. The idea of being unconvinced has long since vanished, and we can actually go further than we thought. "

Postscript of Auguste brothers

The corporate culture of an enterprise is actually decided by the founder team. Li Xiaocong's team is very good at learning and using tools. In the interview, he said: "Gentlemen are different, and good and false are also in things." Therefore, we can see that eager students make full use of internet tools, use public platforms and rely on content to drive enrollment. In addition, the spirit of service, dedication and struggle advocated by studious students is also well reflected in Li Xiaocong, from one person to a group of people, from prosperous times to studious and excellent classes, from a small workshop to nine campuses today, from looking up at the stars to being down-to-earth today. Good learning and excellent classes are on the rise! The future is full of imagination!

Some data in this article are taken from 100 parents in the official WeChat account. Li Xiaocong and his studious "brother company" are powerful new forces in Jiangcheng Xiaoshengchu.