Chapter 377 How can a glass of water boil without fire?
Guangdong University.
This is the best university in the south built with the efforts of the whole province. It is located in the center of Guangzhou, where every inch of land is of high value.
If compared purely by area, it far surpasses many universities in Europe and the United States.
Of course, the current number of students is still relatively small.
According to Wang Jilie, Guangdong University currently enrolls around 500 students each year.
In this day and age, the number of people is definitely too many.
Although Li Qiwei started the layout of higher education in China very early.
But the overall progress has not grown explosively.
That is to say, Guangdong University and Capital University are of this size. Universities in general provinces only have two to three hundred people per year.
At this moment, more than two thousand teachers and students were already in place in the school's lecture hall.
No one asked for leave or refused to come, everyone cherished this rare opportunity.
In the front row of the venue, Wang Jilie, Yu Tianchi, and senior officials from the school and education circles sat in a row.
Everyone has a smile on their face.
Li Qiwei walked onto the podium amidst the applause and cheers of the crowd.
He waved his hand gently, and the audience fell silent instantly.
Such a terrifying influence made everyone extremely excited.
“This is our Chinese God of Science!”
Li Qiwei looked at the admiration of everyone in the audience and felt infinite emotion in his heart.
Because the young people in China have been depressed for too long.
Since the Opium War, all Chinese people have felt inferior.
Especially compared with the West, it is even more ashamed and dwarfed.
This concept is not just for one person. From the elites to the ordinary people, everyone has this idea.
Because all the facts prove this.
Westerners have strong ships and cannons, and telegraphs and sound transmissions.
Their technology crushes the world, and they seem to exist in two different dimensions from China.
There is no comparison.
Therefore, many domestic students now want to study abroad.
Although Li Qiwei founded Whampoa University of Technology, the time was too short after all, and there is still a gap between it and those old world-famous universities.
The most important thing is that there is only one Huangpu Institute of Technology in China.
Therefore, it is destined that most students, if they want to continue their studies, can only choose to study abroad.
This is also something that can’t be helped.
Development requires a process.
The West has accumulated hundreds of years of experience, and transcendence cannot be achieved overnight.
Li Qiwei has laid the foundation for the beginning.
Although it is still very weak, at least it is the difference from nothing to something.
Now, what he wants to solve is to bring confidence to young students.
As Li Qiwei, who has experience in the future and has become the first scientific person in the world, he has a broader perspective and sees problems further.
Nature can help young students clear up the fog.
Only by establishing invincible self-confidence from the bottom of your heart can you unleash infinite power.
The most important thing is to make young people more recognized and full of love for the country.
Especially in the fields of education and technology, these two fields are very critical.
So, Li Qiwei spoke:
"I think everyone here should know the speech I delivered in Sakura Country."
"In that speech, I elaborated on my understanding of the nature of physical research ”
"Analysed the cultural differences between East and West and their impact on scientific research."
"I don't know how you will interpret the content of my speech."
"Some people may think that Professor Li looks down on Chinese culture believes that Chinese culture cannot give birth to science."
"After all, I quoted the examples of Mozi and Archimedes on the law of leverage."
"It shows that only Europe can have true science. Scientific thinking ”
"And I only achieved my results after studying abroad at Cambridge University."
There was a buzz in the audience.
Obviously many people have this idea.
Especially students in the field of natural sciences feel the deepest.
When they were learning basic physics, no Chinese names appeared in the books.
Newton, Maxwell, and Faraday
These Westerners created a brilliant scientific culture.
However, fortunately, after 1900, Professor Li came out of nowhere to suppress everything.
However, Professor Li’s theory is too profound, and there are currently no system-level courses at the undergraduate level.
Only graduate students in Europe and the United States will start to contact and really study it.
Therefore, everyone feels that Chinese culture is indeed not suitable for science.
However, on this occasion, no one dared to stand up directly, because everyone here respected Li Qiwei.
Also, everyone knows that Professor Li’s speech is famous for flipping.
All the previous views will definitely be subverted later.
As expected, Li Qiwei continued:
"But what I want to say is that this idea is wrong."
"Because there is no direct relationship between scientific thinking and cultural attributes."
"Europe has their own unique culture , just like Chinese culture.”
“Blue and white porcelain is culture, and Mona Lisa is also culture.”
“The artistic conception of landscape is culture, and the light and shadow are also culture.”
“There is no superiority or inferiority between the two.”
“These different cultures have their own distinctive characteristics.”
“It would be difficult for a European to appreciate Riverside Scene during the Qingming Festival. The artistic conception."
"Similarly, as a Chinese, I have watched the Mona Lisa several times, and I am ashamed to say that I really can't see any clues."
"Because it involves. Cultural symbols and characteristics formed by geopolitical, political, economic, historical and other comprehensive factors.”
"It is difficult for people who have not been immersed in that environment for a long time to feel the essence of it."
"Science is different."
"In my opinion, science is more like A universal culture."
"No matter what country you are in, you can feel the beauty of the Pythagorean Theorem."
"Since it is universal, it explains everything. Everyone can appreciate it and everyone can learn from it.”
"Therefore, it is not that Chinese culture is not suitable for scientific thinking, but that they are basically two different things."
"The difficulty for us Chinese to learn science should be the same as that for Westerners."
Countless students in the audience all nodded.
Li Qiwei’s easy-to-understand words make it easy for people to understand the relationship between science and culture.
Yes, we Chinese can also learn science without any obstacles.
Suddenly, Li Qiwei turned around and said:
“But, since there is no difference between Eastern and Western people in studying science.”
“Then why are our students more willing to study abroad?”
"Let me give you two examples." "The first example was told to me by your Principal Wang."
"The HQ school in the north is very popular now, because if you study there, you can have the opportunity to be recommended to study in country M."
"This university funded and built by country M, even if it has just started, is still attracting It has attracted a lot of students.”
“I think its teaching staff is not necessarily comparable to GD University.”
“But there is a huge gap in competitiveness between the two.”
“The second example is what happened to me.”
"Yesterday, the grandson of my old housekeeper, Sun Hai, asked me to give him some advice."
"The young man will graduate next year and currently has three choices."
"One of them is to study in Europe and the United States. . ”
“He said it was recommended by his classmates, because everyone’s first goal is to study in Europe and the United States. ”
“The worst option is to go to YHG. I think it’s better than at home.”
Sun Hai in the audience lowered his head in embarrassment, and everyone looked at him.
He never publicized his relationship with the third young master at school.
I am just worried that someone will say he is arrogant.
I didn’t expect that the third young master would make it public now.
And he also used him as an example.
This made Sun Hai, who was usually a bit shy, feel afraid of being the center of attention.
"That's right, what the third young master's status is, what I'm worried about is just a cloud in his eyes."
Li Qiwei continued:
"Now in China Those influential people, whether they are liberal arts students or science students, all have experience studying abroad.”
“So it seems that young people have formed a consensus that they must study abroad.”
"I majored in physics, so I only care about the situation of science and engineering."
"Dear students, what is the reason for this?"
Everyone was whispering to each other, and the venue began to become noisy.
At this time, a bold student stood up and plucked up the courage to say:
“Professor Li, I think the fundamental reason for the phenomenon you mentioned is that our domestic education is not as good as foreign education. Education.”
Wow!
Everyone looked at the speaker, thinking that this guy is very brave.
Li Qiwei smiled slightly, he liked people who dared to express their opinions.
“What this classmate said is right.”
“I think what he said is also what most students present think.”
"Then let me ask one more question, in what specific aspects does this educational gap you mentioned manifest itself?"
"Where is it?"
"Um?" The student suddenly became speechless. .
He just thinks that European and American universities are good, but if he really wants to analyze what makes them good, he can’t tell.
After all, he has never been to a foreign country, and the information he knows is all from hearsay.
The classmates around me, as well as the seniors who had returned from studying abroad, all said in unison that foreign universities are awesome.
Although Huangpu University of Technology has suddenly emerged in recent years, in everyone's mind, Huangpu University is Asia's leading university.
In the world, it belongs to the second echelon.
Even with Li Qiwei here, it is impossible for Li Qiwei to teach everyone.
So Huangpu’s overall strength is weaker.
Seeing that the other party couldn't answer, Li Qiwei just smiled and said:
"Let me help you analyze it."
"However, I want to use another story to lead me Today’s topic.”
“After I returned to China, I once saw such a short story in a domestic newspaper.”
“It was said that there was an educationist. Did an experiment.”
"He gave a student from country A and a student from country B a glass of water respectively, so that both parties could make the water boil without using fire."
"The student from country A took the water to the sun and let it sit in the sun for a whole day. None of them let the water boil. "
"The smart student from country B mixed four cups of 25℃ water together and easily raised the temperature to 100℃, and the water boiled. "
“So, educators came to the conclusion that rigid education can never produce great scientists with innovative consciousness.”
Poof!
As soon as the story was finished, the audience was quiet at first, and then burst into laughter.
“Hahaha, this story is so funny.”
“I didn’t expect that a great person like Professor Li would also like to read this kind of joke.”
However, A few people in the venue did not laugh. They were feeling the profound meaning of Professor Li's story.
Li Qiwei waved his hand gently, and everyone returned to silence.
He chuckled and said:
“Don’t worry, the story is not over yet.”
“Then, another educator came.”
“He also gave A student from country A and a student from country B can make the water boil without using fire."
"This time, the student from country A chose to mix four cups of 25℃ water together easily. Let the water boil.”
"The simple students from country B chose to put the water in the sun and waited quietly, but finally failed."
"So, the educator concluded that although the students from country B lost, It’s an honor to lose.”
“Because children educated in country B are very honest and won’t be clever.”
“Children educated in country A like to be opportunistic and will not be able to become upright in the future. "
At this moment, there were only scattered laughter in the venue, and many students began to look serious, as if they had realized something.
"Then, a third educator came."
"This time, he gave a group of students from country A and a group of students from country B a glass of water, again without using fire to boil the water."< br>
“The students from country A put the water in the sun and failed in the end.”
“The smart students from country B, after an effective meeting discussion, decided to put 4 cups The water at 25℃ was mixed together and successfully made the water boil."
"So, the educator concluded that rigid education can never cultivate cooperative students."
"The spirit of cooperation is one of the most important abilities in scientific research."
This time, no one in the huge venue smiled anymore.
“Finally, the fourth educator came.”
“Similarly, he gave a group of students from country A and a group of students from country B a glass of water, again without using fire. It’s boiling.”
“This time, the students from country A gathered together to discuss.”
"In the end, we decided to mix 4 cups of 25°C water together and successfully boiled the water."
"But the students in country B all put the water in the sun and failed in the end."
“So, educators came to the conclusion: Children educated in country A will never solve problems by themselves and always want to rely on the power of the group.”
“Children educated in country B can Only a nation that thinks independently and is self-reliant will have a future and hope."
At this moment, the entire venue was silent.
Everyone had an inexplicable look on their faces.
Especially the school and education department bosses in the front row looked solemn.
Obviously, the story Li Qiwei told made everyone think deeply.
Although this story is a joke, it is thought-provoking.
Different people see different things.
But the thinking about the nature of education is something that many people have never thought about.
(End of this chapter)