Tao Xingzhi is a famous thinker and educator in China. Many of his educational thoughts have continued to this day. Some schools will erect bronze statues of Tao Xingzhi to remind students of the importance of education and to commemorate Tao Xingzhi. Students bow down in front of the bronze statue of Tao Xingzhi in a middle school in Xuzhou near the senior high school entrance examination. Some students are even more out of line, hugging the feet of the bronze statue, which means cramming for the Buddha's feet temporarily. It's not this cramming mentality to keep the inheritance in mind.

First, temporary bowing is not inheritance. The inheritance of culture and knowledge is sincere respect and admiration, an admiring mood and a continuation of ideas, but inheritance is not a way of bowing. The students in this middle school obviously didn't bow down to the bronze statue of Tao Xingzhi for inheritance. They want to do better in the exam with a strong purpose. This is really inappropriate. The teacher saw it and was angry with the students' behavior.

Second, students just seek a kind of psychological sustenance. For those with good academic performance, you don't need to bow to anyone to get good grades. For those with poor academic performance, it is meaningless not to cram for Buddha's feet at ordinary times. No matter how many times you bow your head, there is no guarantee that you will get good grades in the exam. For most students who bow their heads, this is just a psychological sustenance. Similar to wearing cheongsam in the college entrance examination and so on. Just a good hope.

Third, it is the right way to straighten your mind and study hard. The only way for students to get good grades in exams is to study hard at ordinary times. Only by continuous efforts can we get better results. If you don't work hard, you can get good grades just by kneeling down to the bronze statue, then what's the point of others working hard? So don't think about some crooked ways, and you can get what you want by working hard, which will also make your heart more practical and comfortable.