The palms are warm and the finger bones are clear.
These tactile sensations slowly permeate from the top of the head through the roots of the hair, and time seems to be elongated all at once.
From the corner of the eye, she caught a glimpse of the moss-green sweater cuffs, Lin Zhaoxidai slowly turned her head, and saw the boy retracting his hand.
The sunlight is like baked cotton candy, being pulled out of a very soft shape.
There is a very light mint smell at the tip of the nose. I don't know if it is hand sanitizer or washing powder, but it is very fresh and sweet.
Sit with someone you have liked for a long time, win awards together, laugh happily together, you rub his shadow, and he rubs your head.
It's like a dream.
Lin Zhaoxi blinked her eyes, turned her head to look, her heart was beating very fast,
For a few seconds, she didn't move at all, and finally rubbed her nose before waking up from a dream.
The first reaction was: It's over, the action of rubbing Brother Pei's head was discovered!
Then his face turned red, hey, his head was rubbed instead.
She couldn't help thinking, what does Brother Pei mean by this
If it is not in a university auditorium, but in a very quiet middle school classroom, it will probably be a very youthful comic scene.
But the surroundings were full of teachers and other students, and everyone was very excited and noisy, patting each other's shoulders for the awards, and the situation seemed to be a normal situation where students encouraged each other.
You Qi kneaded so hard, there was no sense of intimacy at all.
Thinking of this, Lin Zhaoxi looked at Pei Zhi, straightening out the messed up ponytail.
The girl's thoughts dissipated a lot.
In front of the rostrum, Professor Liu finally spoke out and interrupted the celebration of the students: "Congratulations to all the award-winning students, and I hope the organizers of the Mathematical Federation will not blame me for overreaching..."
The auditorium fell silent, and everyone stared at the professor in front of the curtain.
"I would like to invite teachers or classmates who have won rankings in national and above mathematics leagues to raise their hands." The middle-aged man holding the microphone said.
Both teachers and students in the venue looked at each other first, and everyone didn't react for a while.
"No matter how many prizes you have won, please raise your hand. The junior high school students in the back, you already know your grades, you can also raise your hands." Professor Liu raised his hand to encourage everyone, "Don't be embarrassed, as long as If you have won an award, it means that you are already very good.”
In the huge auditorium, Chen Chu raised his hand first. His posture was correct, and Professor Liu gave him a very appreciative look.
Lu Zhihao was an honest boy, so he also raised his hand. Not long after, their hands clattered and raised a large area.
Needless to say, the national training team, every high school student raised his hand. Among the experts and teachers at the front, many hands were also raised.
Lin Zhaoxi didn't respond immediately, so he subconsciously went to see Pei Zhi.
Pei Zhichong nodded at her, but she raised her hand without thinking too much, and then looked at Professor Feng.
Professor Liu, who was the speaker on the stage, joked: "Professor Feng, you have won an international award that has attracted worldwide attention. You can't justify it if you don't raise your hand?"
Many people in the venue were amused, so the last old hand was also raised.
"Thank you for your cooperation." After Professor Liu finished speaking, he put away his smile and became serious, "There are many experts in mathematics education sitting here today, and there are also many students who have achieved excellent results in mathematics competitions, but when I stand here, I think I want to find some students who are not so talented but work hard enough, and I would like to invite such students to come on stage and talk about their mental journey of learning Mathematical Olympiad."
As soon as this remark came out, many teachers and students felt that they had been tricked. It turned out that they were asked to raise their hands because they wanted to find those who could not raise their hands. However, Professor Liu's speech skills are very good. Thinking of the theme he will explain in this report, he doesn't feel embarrassed no matter whether he raises his hand or not.
"Hey, don't let that teacher let go secretly, I remember it all." Professor Liu smiled, put his fingers together, and made a gesture of invitation to them, "I want to invite the student in the sixth row from the bottom to come on stage. ?"
Lin Zhaoxi shivered, and many people around them turned their heads, counting "one, two, three, four, five".
"It's our row." Lu Zhihao said in surprise, "Who is it?"
"who is it?"
"not me!"
Everyone's voice suddenly became quieter, and it still feels very shameful to be named on stage without winning a national award.
At this time, Lin Zhaoxi suddenly thought that Pei Zhi had just signaled her to raise her hand, but she couldn't remember whether Pei Zhi raised her hand or not...
She turned her head and Pei Zhi stood up slowly. He simply tidied up the headphone cables on the table, and patted the classmate on the right to signal him to get out of the way.
Professor Liu nodded, indicating that he had chosen the right person.
Amidst the shocking eyes, Pei Zhi slowly walked onto the stage.
Pei Zhi stood on the stage seriously, Lin Zhaoxi thought it was a little funny. Professor Liu probably didn't expect that, he tried his best to recruit a mediocre student to take the stage, but the one who jumped in was Pei Zhi...
Today Brother Pei is wearing a moss green sweater, paired with black sweatpants and shoes, and looks too thin because of the rapid development. But whether it is his straight back or calm attitude, he looks clear and sunny, and he will not make people feel weak because of his thinness.
I don't know, what will you say today
All eyes were on the boy on the stage. Professor Liu inspected Pei Zhi from head to toe, and seemed to be satisfied with the boy's appearance and temperament.
The staff handed out a microphone, and after Pei Zhi reached out to take it, they started whispering off the court.
Lu Zhihao was very nervous: "Why did my brother Pei go up?"
"I do not know?"
"He can't... can't..."
Lin Zhaoxi wanted to tell Comrade Lu to relax, but looking at Pei Zhi from a distance, she herself became a little nervous.
Professor Liu's thesis report and his several foreshadowings have long hinted that he will find some students with less outstanding grades to take the stage. But it was still very difficult to guess Professor Liu's real purpose before he shouted to raise his hand, and Pei Zhi was too astute.
But why did Pei Zhi come on stage
Lin Zhaoxi recalled Pei Zhi's gaze when he signaled her to raise her hand, and thought quietly for a while.
Imagine that if she was a student who had never won a national mathematics award and came to the stage under the watchful eyes of many top scholars, no matter how beautiful Professor Liu's speech skills were, she would still be ashamed and embarrassed.
It was almost self-evident what questions Professor Liu would ask.
- How are you feeling
—What difficulties did you encounter in the process of learning Mathematical Olympiad
— Do you still want to continue studying
Similar questions will guide the student step by step to say what he wants to hear.
—I insist on learning Mathematical Olympiad and I am very tired.
- Talent is very important.
—No matter how hard I try, I can't achieve what others can easily achieve. In fact, Olympiad or even mathematics is just a game for a small number of people.
Of course, the real interview and answer process will not be so simple and straightforward. However, Professor Liu's purpose for inviting such students to the stage is very clear.
He finally wants to prove one point: more than 95% of the students don't need to study Mathematical Olympiad, just leave this game to a small number of talented people.
Lin Zhaoxi sat under the stage, looking at the boy on the stage who, needless to say, was probably the top five percent, and she wanted to hear what he would say.
—
"Thank you for this classmate coming to the stage." Professor Liu said politely.
Pei Zhi held the microphone and nodded.
There were whispers in the auditorium, most of them were from their provincial training team.
"I hope this kind of students don't misunderstand, please come to the stage and belittle or look down on what you mean, but I want to ask you to talk openly and honestly, what kind of mental journey you have on the way to learn Olympic mathematics. I think compared to those who are superior, you Such hard-working children can better reflect the true inner thoughts of most scholars."
Pei Zhi held the microphone, thought for a while, and didn't speak immediately.
"Don't be nervous, you can talk about anything you want." Professor Liu started, "Your classmate can join the provincial training team, which shows that your strength is still very good. Then I would like to ask, you are on the road to learning mathematics. , what is the highest award you have received?"
Behind the two people on the stage is the math league score card that has not been switched. Among the densely packed grades, the one belonging to Pei Zhi seemed particularly eye-catching.
Lin Zhaoxi was a little nervous, she didn't expect this question to come so soon.
She didn't want Pei Zhi to lie, but she was also afraid of the embarrassing situation he would cause if he spoke.
"National First Prize."
Pei Zhi answered quickly without any hesitation. His peaceful voice flowed out of the microphone and echoed throughout the auditorium through the speakers.
Professor Liu was stunned, and then he couldn't hold back his face. But he was the one who came to the stage involuntarily, so he really couldn't blame Pei Zhi for anything.
"This student is a bit naughty." Professor Liu can only say so, "But please forgive me, this meeting time is limited, I can only ask you to step down first." He said while looking at the audience, "There are other students who would like to Will you take the initiative to take the stage?"
At this time, Pei Zhi's voice sounded again: "Why can't I tell my opinion?"
The young man's conversation is so plain and calm, which makes people feel good. Even now, Professor Liu already knew that Pei Zhi did it on purpose, but he couldn't drive him out of the stage right away.
In the end, he could only say: "This student seems to have a lot to say. The meeting time is limited. Please try to keep your speech as short as possible, one to two minutes. Please respect other students as much as possible during your speech."
"thank you."
Pei Zhi bowed to pay his respects, and didn't pay attention to what Professor Liu said—don't be complacent just because of your good grades.
Holding the microphone, he said in a natural tone of casual conversation: "Before we came to this auditorium today, we didn't know why we were brought here."
The venue was quiet, and most people looked at the sponsor's position in surprise.
"After listening to Professor Liu's paper just now, I realized that the topic of today's seminar is "Whether the Mathematical Olympiad should continue to be popularized education." Professor Liu obviously holds the opposite view, thinking that because of the particularity of the Mathematical Olympiad, it is only for primary school students. It is a game for some students, so there should be no popular education like before.”
Pei Zhi used short sentences to summarize the content of the previous meeting very rigorously, and also pointed out the purpose of Professor Liu's report in the most straightforward language.
In his words, there is a calm beyond his age, but also the vigor of a young man.
Professor Liu said that he would let Pei Zhizhi speak alone, but when he heard this, he couldn't help asking: "Then what do you think of this student?"
"I think that whether it is Olympic mathematics or mathematics itself, it has never been a game for a small number of people." Pei Zhi's voice was clear and his point of view was clear.
Professor Liu smiled: "Olympic mathematics obviously cannot be equated with mathematics. Mathematics education can and must be popularized, but Olympiad is obviously not. It is prepared for students who have enough energy to learn. Why do you think that facing the extremely heavy Schoolwork, students are forced to learn the difficult Mathematical Olympiad, is there any problem with this social phenomenon?"
Pei Zhi held the microphone and thought for a moment.
Lin Zhaoxi felt that he probably wanted to say, Teacher, that you are secretly changing concepts, but held back.
Professor Liu continued: "Perhaps because you are very smart, you have successfully come to the present on the road of mathematics, and you may be 'playing' the Olympiad. But have you ever thought that most ordinary children have a headache when facing the Olympiad? It is so difficult and boring, but they have to be forced to learn by their parents."
"Why do parents force their children to learn Mathematical Olympiad?" Pei Zhi asked.
Professor Liu is very happy to explain this point: "This is related to the modern admission system. Mathematical Olympiad scores are linked to admission scores. As long as you have good scores in Mathematical Olympiads, you will get extra points when you go to higher education. Many schools even directly interview and recruit award-winning Mathematical Olympiad students. "
"Why does the school place so much emphasis on Mathematical Olympiad results?" Pei Zhi asked again.
"The school pursues the rate of admission to higher education and the admission rate of key high schools and key universities. Children who are good at Mathematical Olympiad must also have good math scores, and people are smarter. The school should select these 5% of people." Professor Liu said here, I think there are The problem, he added, "But how many gifted students can there be? Most of the Olympiad students are ordinary children. They are forced by their parents to keep studying in order to enter prestigious schools. Children and families have paid a lot to get their grades. Big price, physically and mentally exhausting."
"But why, parents must send their children to a better school?" Pei Zhi broke the casserole and asked the bottom line, like a very stupid child, but Lin Zhaoxi knew that his question was very purposeful.
"Competition in modern society is fierce." Professor Liu probably also sensed a problem, so he stopped to answer.
"So in your opinion, what steps should be taken now?"
The young man was so calm that even Professor Liu, who no longer wanted to answer the question, had to continue to answer, otherwise he would feel guilty.
"First of all, the meaning of 'Olympiad' itself should be clarified in public opinion. It is not suitable for most people to study; secondly, all kinds of complicated and complicated math competitions should be gradually cancelled. Finally, it is necessary to clearly prohibit the linking of Mathematical Olympiad scores with further studies and cut off the root cause." Professor Liu finally talked about his core point of view.
"In this way, does the competition cease to exist?" Pei Zhi still asked.
"Student, you can hold your point of view, but it's pointless to argue with me on stage?"
"I really don't quite understand how ordinary parents can send their children to better schools after taking the measures you mentioned of 'decoupling Mathematical Olympiad from higher education'?" he finally asked road.
With this question raised, the venue fell into silence.
The teachers couldn't be more clear about the answer to it, and the students seem to get to the heart of the question.
For primary and junior high school students, if children want to go to a good school, it means that their parents must have an expensive school district housing or strong social and interpersonal relationships. As for high schools, the places in key high schools have long been occupied by children from key high schools, and students from ordinary junior high schools who are admitted to key high schools are very rare.
Cutting off the shortcuts for children to enter higher education also, to a large extent, leaves ordinary families with nowhere to go.
For some reason, Lin Zhaoxi thought of herself.
She used to be an orphan in Cheese World, she went to Hongxing Primary School, and finally entered the An Ning Experimental Junior High School after being recommended for a place in the Cup.
What if there is no such opportunity
Zhong·Lin Zhaoxi will probably enter Hongxing Middle School, and the future path is almost clearly visible.
She didn't know if Pei Zhi thought of her when he said this, but it was probably not only her, but also so many friends around him, they all walked this way.
The young man on the stage was holding the microphone, and the cuffs of the sweater were pulled up a little, revealing the gray sweater and plaid shirt inside, and his smooth wrist, he said slowly: "The school only wants to pick 5% of the students. Smart students accidentally lead to the upsurge of Mathematical Olympiad in the whole society. But whether it is the social phenomenon described in your paper or your answer just now, it seems to say that there are '95%' ordinary students and families, and there is a tiny hope for 5% It's a huge effort. They may be forced, they may be proactive, it doesn't matter, you feel like it's fatigue and burden, and I think that in itself is pretty remarkable."
Pei Zhi bowed slightly, he was asking questions almost from the beginning to the end, and there was only such a brief statement of opinion.
If this passage was spoken by a good speaker, it would definitely be impassioned, but whether it was Pei Zhi's expression or the quality of his voice, he was very calm.
Even the entire auditorium seemed extraordinarily peaceful and peaceful because of his calmness.
No one spoke.
Pei Zhi looked at the professor beside him, and finally said: "My teacher once said that in the face of real math problems, everyone is a child wearing crotch pants. Mathematical Olympiad may be suitable for 5% of people, or it may be suitable for 10% It may be interesting or boring. But no matter the extremely gifted students or the students who are willing to put in great effort, they deserve more opportunities. This is the greatest fairness and the biggest difference between us.”
After he finished speaking, he switched the microphone to the staff and stepped down naturally.
But it seems to be walking under the blue sky and green grass, with the gentle breeze and the pine trees in the mountains, with the integrity and vigor of a young man.
This is Pei Zhi.
From childhood to adulthood, as always.