Some people succeed, some people fail, but this will not define your future. The future of the country and society needs more outstanding people from generation to generation to relay, but it does not mean that those who fail in the college entrance examination will not be excellent relays in the future.
Our predecessor, Mr. Qian Zhongshu, is one of them. Mathematics 15 in the national college entrance examination, and he was admitted to a famous school in Tsinghua, which played an important role in the internationalization of Chinese traditional studies.
First, who is not confused when he is young?
Mr. Qian Zhongshu was born in an educational family, and his father Qian Jibo was a famous writer and educator in ancient China. His masterpiece The History of Modern Literature in China has been read and studied by overseas students.
Qian Zhongshu was adopted by his uncle after his birth. When he was a child, he lived in his uncle's house and was rich. When Qian Zhongshu was a child, he contracted many bad habits. He was naughty and delayed his lessons.
After returning home, my father found his bad habits very angry and always scolded him, but he was alone, never criticizing him to others, and at the same time giving advice and guidance to take care of his son's self-esteem.
When Qian Zhongshu 14 was in junior high school, his father Qian Jibo was a professor in Tsinghua University at that time, and he was always dissatisfied with Qian Zhongshu's composition.
In fact, every child is eager to be recognized by his parents, instead of always listening to "other people's children" grow up, and Qian Zhongshu is no exception. From then on, he began to read a lot, which laid the foundation for him to have higher attainments in Chinese studies in the future.
Gradually, he began to write for his father, who always smiled with satisfaction. When Qian Zhongshu 18 years old, a large family in his hometown asked for money to copy the epitaph, and Qian Fu asked Qian Zhongshu to write ghosts.
Afterwards, Qian Zhongshu overheard the conversation between his father and mother and praised him for writing that article well. This is also the first time Qian Zhongshu heard his father praise himself, which encouraged him and increased his motivation for future study.
193 1 year, Mr. Qian Mu asked Qian Fu to make a preface for the publication of An Introduction to Chinese Studies, and Qian Fu asked Qian Zhongshu to write it for him. He finished writing Qian Fu's application and didn't change a word.
After the publication of Introduction to Chinese Studies, no one saw that it was written by Qian Zhongshu, who just turned 20! It can be seen that although he was young at that time, he was so sophisticated in literature!
Second, the genius of Chinese studies encountered mathematical problems.
1929, Qian Zhongshu took part in the college entrance examination that year and was admitted to Tsinghua University Foreign Languages Department with unprecedented achievements.
At that time, there were three subjects in the college entrance examination, Chinese studies, mathematics and English. In fact, it is similar to the number of languages now, but the knowledge of Chinese studies is more extensive than Chinese.
Qian Zhongshu is gifted at Chinese studies, but his mathematics is a mess, just like an Antarctic and an equator.
Qian Zhongshu applied for Tsinghua University. Although his total score has reached the admission mark of Tsinghua, his math is really bad. Pupils' grades are "15", and they can't even hook up the tail that passed the exam.
And Tsinghua has been a gathering place for outstanding students since ancient times. Is the score 15? What a surprise.
However, Qian Zhongshu's Mandarin and English are full marks, which are not generally excellent ... This is a serious deviation at most.
This is a big problem for the school. Stupid, "15 points" is really meaningless. It's a pity not to stay.
Fortunately, Tsinghua is Tsinghua, which deserves to be a famous school, but it is unusual. Faced with such an unusual student, there is an unusual principal.
Finally, the principal gave the answer: "This student must be admitted". Let's cheer together
Shortly after entering school, Qian Zhongshu became a "star student" in Tsinghua, because he got an unprecedented score in Tsinghua, got the lowest score in mathematics, and was excellent in Mandarin and English, which was admired by his classmates.
Third, take its essence and discard its dross.
1935, Qian Zhongshu took the first place in 87.95, with the highest average score over the years, and went to Oxford University in England for further study.
1937 received a bachelor's degree from Exeter College, Oxford University with the article "China in English Literature in the 17th and 18th centuries".
Then I went to the University of Paris in France to do research. This laid a solid foundation for him to understand western culture, and also played an important role in his integration and dissemination of Chinese and western cultures.
Qian Zhongshu returned to China on 1938, and Tsinghua University once again made an exception and hired him as a professor.
From 65438 to 0939, Qian Zhongshu transferred to the National Lantian Teachers College and began to write his masterpiece "Talking about Art".
Qian Zhongshu read a lot of poor books since he was a child and gained the meaning and essence of Chinese studies. He went to study in Britain and France, and he also had a good opinion on western literature.
He can always observe the differences between Chinese and western cultures with a clear mind and keen insight.
And carry forward and abandon some traditional cultures in China with a scientific attitude, and also selectively combine some excellent foreign cultures in the West.
He spent his whole life trying to determine the proper position of China culture in the world culture.
Take the essence of literature and art and discard its dross to the extreme, so that Chinese traditional studies can enter the world culture and art in a better state, and let the world know and understand China culture and art and China better!
China culture contains infinite wisdom, which is restrained and rich, profound and scientific. As a patriotic young man who really understands national literature, Qian Zhongshu must want to do something for his motherland.
He wants to tell the world the real China culture in China, and he also wants to bring what he thinks is a good foreign culture back to this lost motherland.
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Qian Zhongshu's story was an exception before, but he was lucky. He met an enlightened headmaster, not a rigid dictator, which gave him a chance to exert his life value.
Nowadays, there are more and more children who don't take the usual path in education. Faced with the diversification of social development, children have different hobbies and special specialties since childhood.
However, our education has not kept pace with social development, and all children are still required by standard teaching methods, which is undoubtedly a drop in the bucket in education.
What is a school and what role should it play? It is worth pondering in today's society. Should they admit that they are not excellent if they fail in the college entrance examination? That's not true.
Schools should cultivate diversified students and let them shine in the fields they love and are good at. As a teacher, we should correctly guide students' outlook on life and values, better find their own position in this society, contribute their talents and strength to this society, and reflect their own life value.