Ye Huai'an was expected by the reaction of these parents, and propped his hands on the podium and said: "Parents, you must be very curious why this is happening? Why do my children not want to put the scores that are so easy to get in the back, and run to do the front? I don't think you need to be so surprised, because you will do the same when you put it on you." ”

The man who asked Ye Huaian if he was Stanford before asked, "Are you saying that we will also put the back and not do the front?"

Ye Huai'an stretched out a finger and said: "You may not be able to do it now, but if you put it in your studies, you will! Students, it is precisely because of the school's unchanged education method that you have gradually lost a very important ability - the ability to make your own choice! You have become accustomed to obeying the arrangements of your parents, obeying the arrangements of the school, and habitually implementing them without hesitation according to what the teacher said, but you have never made a real independent choice once! Take this exam as an example, you will not even choose the topic you are good at, and you will habitually start from the first page, this kind of habitual thinking will always make you unable to make the most suitable judgment, so that you have no choice.

Ye Huai'an took out a chalk and drew a circle on the blackboard and said: "Now you are like such a circle, all your thoughts are imprisoned in this, and there is no choice! According to modern scientific research, if a person has been unable to choose his own life, then he will become more and more irritable, and even become crazy, friends who have watched the movie "The Shining" may have a deeper understanding! And this is the ultimate reason for adolescent rebellion, teenagers will try their best to resist everything their parents arrange for him at this stage! So why don't you find out what the kids want?"

Many parents nodded, now their children are in a rebellious period, but they are deeply touched, the more you let him go east, the more he wants to go west, the more you want him to eat, the more he has to sleep. This kind of behavior is undoubtedly a headache for them, but this is the first time they have heard of Ye Huai'an's statement, and they can't help but ask: "Teacher Ye, do you mean to let the children choose whether they want to study or not? Do they want to go to school? But they don't want to go to school, they all want to play! We can't just let them play, right?"

Ye Huai'an erased the blackboard and erased the circles and said, "Play? There is no meaningless play in this world, what is play? Do they stand there all day without moving? You say he plays with computers? That's because he likes computers! You say he plays with water everywhere? That's because he likes swimming! Since he likes this, why don't you let him do it?"

"I know that many people say that the purpose of sending children to school is to let him be admitted to a good university, I think this statement is too hypocritical, it is better to be precise, what you hope is that the child can find a good job that earns money in the future, and the more he earns, the better!" Ye Huaian said while writing the six big words school, college entrance examination, and university on the blackboard, and then turned around and said: " But please take a closer look at the current society, the people who make a lot of money are actors, singers, artists, athletes, and how many of those who pass the college entrance examination and enter the university can be regarded as high-level members of society?

Ten years ago, I wouldn't have said such a thing, but look at it now, there are college students on the street! You can hit a group of undergraduates with a brick! This is the inflation of college diplomas! Everyone! College diplomas are no longer valuable! The vast majority of graduates have become obscure workers, and some can't even find jobs! A better one might be able to become an expert or a professor. But how much do they make more than the stars in front of them? Do you know how much money an actor makes to make a movie? Do you know how much a musician can make by giving a concert? Do you know how much a football player can make in a season?"

The mother of a male classmate raised her hand and asked, "But there are very few people who can become talented in art! Isn't it more difficult to study art?"

Ye Huai'an stretched out his hand and pointed to the two words of the college entrance examination in the middle of the blackboard and said: "Yes, how many people take the art exam? 100,000 a year! But what about the college entrance examination? More than 10 million people a year! Which one do you think is more difficult?"

The parents who asked Ye Huai'an were a little stunned, and they didn't turn around in their minds for a long time. On the surface, it is certainly easier to compete with 100,000 people than with 10 million people, but in fact, as the parent said, there are very few people who can become successful in art.

Seeing the expressions of the parents, Ye Huaian moved his finger to the side of the two words of the school and said: "Maybe I will say it in another way, you will understand, may I ask which parent knows why the school's major curriculum has language and mathematics? What is not art, music, and physical education? Why can you have a day of math class but not a day of music class in school?"

Everyone was stunned again, they really never thought about this question, it's like if you ask them why the chair is called a chair and why the table is called a table, as if it is a matter of course, they have never considered this issue.

Ye Huai'an stepped down from the podium and said: "When the modern education system was first established, that is, in the early nineteenth century, in order to meet the needs of the development of the industrial revolution, the most practical subjects for work were selected, that is, the languages we learn today. But two hundred years later, the industrial explosion has long been a thing of the past, people's lives are no longer satisfied with food and drink, they are pursuing a higher quality of life, watching movies, listening to music, working is no longer a sought-after profession, and our education is still carried out in the same way as 200 years ago, without the slightest progress! Why do you think that there are very few successful people in the arts? That's because the school has abandoned the arts from the very beginning, and if you were to take art classes every day and only one math class a week, would there be fewer people who were successful in the arts than in academics?"

As soon as the words fell, a parent immediately asked: "According to you, all the schools in the world are wrong?"

Ye Huaian shook his head and said: "I don't mean that, everyone has their own unique talent, some people are suitable for reading, I believe everyone here has heard a sentence, called "reading is not the only way to succeed" but the latter sentence you may not know, that is, "but it is the clearest way", here I also want to add a sentence "At the same time, it is also the most stupid and wasteful way to waste talents!"

An Shiming, who had been standing at the door to listen, heard Ye Huai'an tell him this sentence and told the parents, and he couldn't help but laugh in his heart: "This kid, it's a waste not to be a pyramid scheme with such a good eloquence." ”

I only heard Ye Huai'an continue to gush: "Every year the college entrance examination has to eliminate a large number of students, are those students really inferior? I don't think so! I think everyone is like waiting to be excavated mine, if the college entrance examination is a gold mine certification, then even if the possibility of no gold mine here is ruled out, do you dare to say that there are no other mines here? Do you dare to say that your child is not an iron mine? a copper mine or a silver mine? I don't think anyone dares to say it casually like this, and who knows the real result without even trying? ”

Ye Huai'an made a pun and explained his intentions, and also ironically ridiculed the parents for not even having the courage to try. Looking at the silent crowd in the audience, Ye Huaian stretched out his hand and pressed the lecture and said, "In order to let you really experience the right to choose, I can give you a chance." If you are willing to stay in the experimental class, you can stay, and if you are not willing to stay in the experimental class, you can find me now, and I will go through the transfer procedures for you later, but I can't control which class to transfer to. ”

After speaking, he glanced at Xia Wei and An Shiming, who had been silent, with an apology in his eyes, and he didn't want to push these parents too hard, but now this situation can only be treated with fierce medicine, otherwise these parents will have to make trouble. And if parents don't have enough support for their work, it will still be difficult to implement the experimental class plan.

Xia Wei listened very carefully throughout the class, but at this time she seemed a little absent-minded, looking at the people in the classroom without speaking. On the contrary, An Shiming said loudly: "You have done your best, and the next thing is to see how these parents decide." ”

Ye Huaian nodded and looked at the classroom again, and several parents had already stood up and walked towards him.