Chapter 179: Knowledge is greater than everything!
"Senior Zhong is so handsome, even more handsome than in the photos!"
"The hairstylist who designed his hair must be very powerful, you see that the messy beauty of that hair matches the senior."
"Well, why do I think it's been blown by the wind and left it unattended?" A boy said weakly.
"Nonsense!" Two young girls who had just entered the school year glared angrily at the boys.
Looking at Zhong Zixing who walked onto the podium, the dense students in the audience began to discuss.
The issues that boys and girls pay attention to are obviously not on the same channel, girls start talking about clothing, appearance, hairstyle, and temperament, while boys pay attention to his abilities and achievements.
Seeing that the large playground under the stage was crowded with 10,000 or 20,000 people from the major colleges in Wudaokou, as well as the student representatives at the front, the news media reporters on the left, and the teachers and some leaders of the capital on the right, Zhong Zixing nodded to them.
"Good afternoon, everyone, I feel very ...... that the cold weather has not dampened your enthusiasm Honoured! Zhong Zixing held both sides of the podium with both hands, leaned over to the microphone and began to speak.
There was still a slight discussion in the audience, and after he spoke, it quickly quieted down.
"To be honest, this is the first time I've given a speech in front of such an audience, and I'm still a little panicked...... In the past, I didn't feel panicked when facing reporters, and it seems that the large number of people will cause me a certain amount of pressure. ”
Taking advantage of the good-natured laughter of the students, Zhong Zixing lowered his head and roughly reviewed the speech that had been placed on the stage a long time ago.
In the puzzled eyes of his classmates, he picked up the manuscript and tore it in half in front of everyone.
"The teachers were afraid that I was young, had never experienced such a scene, and had no experience in giving speeches, so they specially prepared a speech for me, thank you very much......"
Zhong Zixing bowed in the direction where the teacher was sitting, and then continued to say to the audience: "But I think about it, you may be tired of hearing such a cookie-cutter speech, and I don't want to talk about such things. ”
He weighed the language, chose a topic that students should most discuss, "learning", and then began his speech around the recent resurgence of anti-intellectualism – the uselessness of reading and criticism of education in the country.
"You are all high-achieving students from Tsinghua University, Peking University and other universities in Wudaokou! You should know the importance of learning better than anyone else. ”
"There is Yan Ruyu in the book, and there is a golden house in the book, and these words may have been heard more than 10,000 times...... I must also know that the advantage of reading is to make people wise, reasonable, and virtuous, and free from ignorance. ”
As you may know, as the domestic economy began to recover and science and technology became stronger, a group of well-fed "professional" people began to preach the theory that reading is useless, and that domestic education is inferior to foreign and other anti-intellectual topics. ”
"It makes me feel ...... It's very sad, if this group of people's brains don't want to use it, they can donate it to the Institute of Biological Sciences, or donate it to our Neutron Star Life Code Department, if it's just that the simple IQ is not enough, you can also go to the cost and ask for a little. ”
Pressing his hand to stop the kind laughter of the younger brothers and sisters, Zhong Zixing began to get to the point.
"China has always been the most education-oriented nation in the world since ancient times, since the Confucian sage Confucius set up a private school, breaking the privilege of knowledge monopolized by the aristocracy, Chinese civilization has entered the most critical turning point, so that the splendid civilization has continued to be glorious for more than 2,000 years."
"Students from all walks of life in Shinong industry and commerce have stepped onto the stage of history and left a brilliant chapter...... These are the fruits of knowledge! ”
"Civilization is the transmission of knowledge and the inheritance of culture!"
"Everything is inferior, but the sentence of high reading has been unprecedentedly verified in today's era of knowledge economy."
"Some people say that the reason for the 'uselessness of reading' is because reading is not the only way out, so please tell this comrade, what is your way out if you don't study?"
"If you want to get ahead, you are in power, and the requirements for academic qualifications are ridiculously high, and you have to know a little bit about everything! Farmers need to know water conservancy, climate, and celestial phenomena when farming, engineers need to understand the structure of instruments to maintain various types of equipment, businessmen want to make money, they need to understand the laws of the market, know what kind of commodities can be needed by everyone, writing, need to write, need to arrange the plot, learn economics and finance, learn mathematics, physics and chemistry ......"
"What industry doesn't need knowledge? Even the waiters in high-end restaurants must know all kinds of etiquette, understand the vintage of the red wine, and the allusions of the dishes! ”
"Can anyone tell me what is the way out for an industry that doesn't require knowledge? Only in school, in society, and learning all kinds of knowledge, can a person have a way out. ”
Zhong Zixing said, picked up the mineral water and took a sip to moisten his throat.
The audience was silent, and then everyone began to applaud enthusiastically, which lasted for a long time.
"Reading is not the only way out, but you must not forget that you have to learn knowledge in school, and you have to learn in society, and constantly acquiring knowledge is the only way out!"
The people who support this society are all highly educated scholars.
With the development of the times, the less knowledgeable people are, the more useless they are, which is a very cruel but inevitable fact.
Soon, the fourth industrial revolution is coming, artificial intelligence can be seen everywhere, people without knowledge will be ruthlessly eliminated by the world, and only those who read and succeed in learning can find jobs, what can people who do not read in the new era?
"This is the main content of my speech today, in the era of knowledge economy, knowledge is everything! And the fastest way to acquire knowledge is to read books. ”
After Zhong Zixing finished talking about the first topic, he brewed in his heart for a while, and began to talk about the second topic.
"As for criticizing domestic education...... Hehe, this person is either a follower, has no opinions, and has been led to a rhythm, or he has money at home and doesn't know about happy education abroad, I advise everyone to understand the meaning of the four words elite education abroad. ”
"Elite education, which only the children of the elite can enjoy, in order to distinguish themselves from the poor, need to pay extremely high tuition fees, and the poor want to change their fate with knowledge? It's pure dreaming, just keep enjoying the exploitation of pleasure. ”
Zhong Zixing is a person who has personally seen the education of the United States, and what happiness education wants is happiness, what liberates children's nature...... When the child grows up, he knows what he has lost.
No, he may be so happy that he doesn't even know what he's lost.
There are indeed drawbacks to education in China, and it is undeniable that it can cause a lot of pressure on children.
But at least it gives the poor a chance.
Seizing this opportunity to climb up, how many people who were born in poverty have become social elites? Go to Shenzhen, Beijing, Hangzhou, and Shanghai, which are slightly more technologically advanced.
Half of the entrepreneurs in the high-tech parks are not wealthy.
Using the fairest test in life - the college entrance examination to select people who can enjoy a better education, although this method will miss a lot of talents, but every student who stands out is undoubtedly in terms of learning ability.
The reason why there are many Chinese is not because of the large number of people, but because compulsory education spread throughout the country allows everyone to learn knowledge, and the strong infrastructure allows everyone to enjoy the fruits of knowledge.
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