需要创新(Creativity Is Needed)

mymajorisphysics.inourdormitories,themostpopulartopicisaboutthenobelprize.wefellowsoftenchatoneinstein,hawkininadmiration.

butlookattheirnationalities,german,american,french...sometimeswedofindsomeoneofyellowrace.well,hemustbeajapaneseorjusta"bananaman"withyellowskinbutanamericanheartinside.whatstheproblem?whycantanancientnationwithapopulationof1.2billionproduceanobelprizewinner?

wearenotdull.inthepast,ourancestorsmademanywonderfulachievements.theydiscoveredsomemaththeorieshundredsyearsbeforewesternscientists.thereasonwhywelagbehindtodayliesinoureducationsystem.inprimaryandsecondaryschools,studentsarestuffedwithpilesofknowledgeunderthepressureoffiercecompetition.manyyoungpeoplelosetheirchancestoentercollegejustbecauseofoneearlyfailureinastupidexamination.howcantheyshowtheirtrueabilities?

wearelackingincreativityinsuchaneducationsystem.whenourhighschoolstudentsamazepeopleallovertheworldbytheirgoldmedalsinimo(internationalmatholympians),thecomputercompaniesarelaughingthattheyhavefoundthebestprogrammers.ourstudentscanperfectlydowhatevertheyaretoldto,buttheyarenotcreative.thisisafatalprobleminmostprofessionsandacademicfields,imaginationismoreimportantthanknowledge.

fortunatelywehavelearnedthepoint,andmanyreformsarebeingcarriedout.inmostschools,studentsareactivelyinvolvedintheclassactivities.theyareallowedtoshowtheirownthoughts.insomeschools,studentscanchooselessonstheyareinterestedin,whichoffersthemmoreroomforself-development.somefamousuniversitiessearchfornewtonandeinsteininremotemountainareasinsteadofmoderncities.maybethegeniusestherearemorenatural.

letswaitforchineseacademicstarsfullofcreativitytoriseintothestarrysky.