Lesson 06: Schools kill creativity

Schools kill creativity

This is really a big topic. Before I start this speech, I would like to ask you a question. Do you know what happened the last week in China?

Yes. Last week there are over 9 million high school students to take the entrance test of College and University. They only have one chance to take this test. It is one of the most important milestones of their lives.

When I read this topic, I can not remember my school life. So this time I would like to share a true story with you. It is a true story because it is true school life about me.

My story is very simple. Do the test, every day, every week and every month. In the 6 years of my secondary school life, what I remember is one thing that is to do all kinds of test for one goal. The goal is to get high score in the final test.

So I can feel the pain that I got in my school life until now. I believe that I am smart but I do not have creativity. Why I believe I do not have any creativity? I can tell you another true story about my work. Do you know how I do my work? I just follow 3 steps to do my work.

One is to Google. I enter the key world and look for what I want.

Then I copy the coding that I am looking for.

Finally I paste the codes and do a little change.

After you hear my stories, do you think I am a creative guy? I think the answer is NO.

I hope my kids will not have the same experience in their school life.

Maxwell HU

2013-06-11

Lesson 05: Make People Feel Good

Make People Feel Good

Hi, good evening. Have you made other people feel good? But I really do not know I have made other people feel good because nobody have told me.

After I went through this topic, I can not help remembering 3 people that they really make me feel good.

One is my son. My son is only 4 years old now. He always gives a surprise when I go back home. In fact it is not really a surprise. It is just a load voice “surprise”. When I open the door, he will run quickly to the kitchen room to hide. Then he will jump out and speak loudly “surprise” when I step into the door. At that time, I really feel pretty good.

The other is my wife. She take good care of our kids include me. In the past 8 years, she devotes herself to this family and makes everything pretty good. I cannot help telling her that she is really making me feeling good. Thanks a lot, my honey.

Last is my previous boss named Lu. I never feel that he is the boss. This is the really reason that I followed him over 6 six years. He not only gave me a chance do the work that I am really interested in but also provided me a chance to improve myself. I also have a chance to make mistakes but I will never make the same mistake over 3 times. My father always tells me to be honest, work hard and take care of my family. He really succeeded in his business. But I do no have a chance to learn from him because I studied and worked in Shanghai which is far away from hometown. I really appreciated that I have a chance to learn from Lu and I felt I made a good process during the past 6 years.

Finally I hope one day, someone can tell me that I have made them feel good.

Maxwell Hu

2013-06-10

Lesson 04: Reach them in the world

This is really a good topic. If we can reach them, we can steal their good ideas, learn a lot from them and finally make good friends with them.

But most of us want to know how to reach them in the world. Yes, this is a good question. How to reach them in the world? Now I’d like to share my experience with you.

I think there are 3 steps to reach them.

First is to listen. Listen what they talk. My sister told me that if you have time, you should go to Victory College to take a look. Maybe there are some classes which are good for you. I accepted her advice.  Then I went to Victory College and take some public classes. I did not know which class is good for me at that time. So I just listen, listen and listen. Then I can get more information and it can help me make a decision.

Second is to join. This is a very important step. After you listen, you should make a decision if it is really good for you. If it is, you must join them and you can really reach them. After I took the public classes in Victory College, I signed one class which was helpful for me at that time.

Last is to act. When you join them, you can get more ideas from them. We can borrow these good ideas and use them. After I signed one class, I really got a lot of good ideas that is really helpful for me.

This is the way that helped me reach Victory College. I hope it can be helpful for you.

Thanks guys.

Maxwell Hu

2013-06-05