"It's a small time, not a big time."
Stories of wounded moderation are popular and have been heard to a greater or lesser extent.
Once upon a time, there was a child prodigy named Fang Zhongyong, who wrote a five-word poem when he was four or five years old, and the theme was to provide for his parents.
The citizens who have read these books have read them and praised them. After that, Father Fang took him around and asked him to write poems for him to enrich himself. More than ten years have passed, but Fang Zhongyong has lost all his people and is no longer a child prodigy. When Fang Zhongyong was studying in Hangzhou, he once went to his house as a guest. When the master saw him, he asked, "Why are you so poor?" This made Wang Anshi, who recorded the story, very emotional.
Throughout the ages, there seem to be countless prodigies repeating this pattern.
Their talents are difficult for their peers to surpass, and they have shown abilities that are different from ordinary people from an early age, but how to make this prodigy better use his talents is a complete challenge.
He Xuehao is such a child prodigy. At the age of 8, he excelled in numeracy, comparable to computers, and was recruited by the People's Liberation Army Academy as a small special forces soldier. What was his upbringing? Why did he achieve such excellent results? What kind of inspiration will his story bring us? How did he do it? What are his strengths and weaknesses? How is he doing now?
The greatest genius in the world
In 2003, the young prodigy He Xuehao was born in Kaifeng, Henan Province, to a family of workers. From the moment he landed, he was destined to form an indissoluble relationship with music. Since then, he has formed an indissoluble love affair with music. The birth of every new life is a very important event for most Chinese families, and the birth of He Xuehao has brought great happiness to his parents.
He Xuehao showed his ingenuity at a very young age.
Relatives and friends praised his ingenuity, and although He Xuehao's parents were very happy, they did not put it in their hearts. It wasn't until a chance that He Xuehao learned that he was a genius physicist. He Xuehao's father is a doctor of physics and his mother is a chemistry teacher. In both families, He Xuehao is the only son. They just thought He Xuehao was smart, but his parents soon discovered that their son had an unusual talent.
When He Xuehao interacts with her son, his mother is sensitive to numbers, which makes the He family's parents very happy. Because he liked to use simple and interesting mathematical symbols to represent things from a young age. He often expressed his ideas with the relationship between a "0" and two numbers. He would also make all kinds of movements in imitation of his father's appearance. Later, when his son learned to speak, he began to consciously guide the child to speak.
They slowly taught their sons to count and then did simple calculations. In the living room of He Xuehao's family, there is a toy specially used to cultivate his son's counting ability - "small and exquisite". "Tiny is a little talking animal." He Xuehao said. He Xuehao's parents found that his son not only learned quickly, but also very thoughtful, and some questions may not be suitable for children of his age, but He Xuehao was never discouraged, and sometimes he could find answers quickly.
Coincidentally, at that time, children's pearl hearts were very popular. He Xuehao is a very talented child, he won the title of "Three Good Students" in the fifth grade of primary school, and was also named an outstanding young pioneer in the city. In order to help her son get better math scores, He Xuehao's mother also tried to teach her son abacus mental arithmetic.
Unexpectedly, He Xuehao shined in this field. He loved to learn since he was a child, and his grades were not bad, but because his family was poor, he did not have much money to continue to junior high school. In order to get into the ideal university, he had to pin his hopes on the cram school in the school. So when he was 4 years old, his parents signed up for a class with He Xuehao.
Four years old! He Xuehao told us in a childish voice, "I am a abacus mind teller!" How did he do it? He Xuehao has had a dream since he was a child - to become an abacus enthusiast. When other children were tripped by an ancient poem, He Xuehao was already very good at counting.
However, after learning abacus mental arithmetic, He Xuehao was not inferior in "calculating" his mother.
Once He Mu took Xiao Xuehao to the supermarket, he saw a toy he especially wanted, and he pestered his mother to buy it. Mom looked at her watch and said, "Go buy it first!" She said I'm not in a hurry, you go by yourself. She put the change in her pocket. After a while, she came back again. Confused, she said her mother had only brought a hundred dollars and had just spent all the money.
Xiao Xuehao blinked in disbelief, listed the things he bought and the price, and finally calculated the total amount spent. "You see, I came up with this myself!" He Mu looked at him and said triumphantly, "You little boy is so clever." Xiao Xuehao said triumphantly, "I know how to do it." His mother couldn't hide from this 4-year-old clever ghost, and was happy to see him learn, or bought a toy to reward him.
The process of learning abacus mental arithmetic is very enjoyable for He Xuehao, and these courses have laid a very solid foundation for He Xuehao.
Not long after, the teachers of the training class also noticed He Xuehao's talent, and he knew that at this stage, the curriculum was no longer enough for him.
Therefore, under the advice of the teacher, He Xuehao began to go to a higher level and began to run non-stop and test himself.
The real knife and real gun competition is the touchstone of his ability, He Xuehao's ability began to emerge, and soon he was not satisfied with participating in various junior world championships.
(2) Talent + effort = success
It took him only a year to learn abacus from the age of four until he won the World Abacus Championship. However, it is such an ordinary child who has won the respect and praise of many people because of his extraordinary learning ability and tenacious perseverance. So how did he do that? What is the secret of his success? But in this year's time, He Xuehao made a lot of efforts to learn abacus mental arithmetic.
The mother also spent a lot of time with her son, and to save time, she rented a house near Harrison Elementary School, where Ho xuehao attended.
In order to let the children go further in the abacus mental arithmetic, He Xuehao's mother also found the abacus mental arithmetic coach Li Junjie at that time, hoping that Teacher Li could take the child with her.
At that time, He Xuehao was only 5 years old. However, after participating in the National Children's Table Tennis Championships, He Xuehao became the object of attention of many reporters. Despite seeing Ho's big and small awards, Lee Jun-kit had doubts about his ability and wanted to see how much potential Ho had.
So Li Junjie went to He Xuehao's on-the-spot test, when He Xuehao had participated in various competitions, and although the teacher in front of him was very good, he was very calm about this test, while He Xuehao's mother next to him was very nervous.
She knew that her son had this ability, but it was uncertain whether this ability would make Teacher Li accept him as an apprentice.
While waiting, He Xuehao's mother was anxious.
After the exam, He Xuehao also lived up to expectations, seeing his performance, Teacher Li was also very surprised, he came into contact with so many students, such a small He Xuehao, he is not without the talent of abacus, but beyond his expectations.
When Li decided to adopt He Xuehao, the big stone in He Xuehao's mother's heart fell to the ground.
But this is only the beginning of the long march, after training with Teacher Li, Li Na He Xuehao formulated a detailed training plan, this plan is very rigorous, but it also means that He Xuehao has to invest a lot of time and energy in training.
As a result, He Xuehao and his mother began a long road to study, when He Xuehao knew how difficult it was for his mother to find a coach, so each class was very serious, and sometimes it took a day of practice.
While kids his age were still pestering their parents for snacks and toys, he spent almost all of his time training.
When it's time to snow, it's almost time for school, and the snow hasn't stopped. He Xuehao had just taken a few steps when he saw a person queuing up to get on the bus. He thought, "I'm not in school again today, how can I get the kids to squeeze in?" He quickly stood up and gave way. He Xuehao's mother hesitated, looked at the snow outside, such weather, but also sat on the bus for a long time, may wish to take a leave of absence with the bus, wait until the snow stops and then go.
He Xuehao's mother was about to tell him about it when he began to urge her out of the house, saying that he was going to be late.
The mother told her son that the snow was falling too much and that it would take them a long time to get to the coach's house. The son said, I can take you to see the coach. Mother smiled and asked, then please go with the coach! The son said, of course you can! I still want to see He Xuehao's house? What He Xuehao's mother did not expect was that He Xuehao immediately agreed and urged her to hurry out.
Seeing that her son insisted on training so insistently, she couldn't hold back, so the mother and son got dressed and walked outside.
When the mother and son arrived at Coach Li's house, it was already later than usual, but it still surprised Coach Li, and he was not willing to leave the house in such a cold weather, because he had to stay at home and sleep, but they underestimated He Xuehao's love for abacus. "I feel like a very talented person and I hope to get more help later in life." He Xuehao said with a smile. After a day of training, He Xuehao and his mother once again set out on the road home.
The mother and son wore thick clothes, but the snow soaked their shoes and cotton pants. "I want to eat meat!" He Xuehao shouted as he sent it to his mouth. "What animal are you?" Mom asked. "I'm a wolf!" He Xuehao did not cry, but changed his clothes while sharing the training progress with his mother.
In the dead of night, my mother looked at He Xuehao, who was asleep, and cried. "Snow Hao! You have to study hard and be a good teacher in the future!" He Xuehao looked at her and said, "I believe that my mother will not object!" Mother finally agreed. Since then, He Xuehao's mother has never mentioned taking leave of absence to participate in training.
She knows that since children have such talents, they must protect themselves, it is one thing to have such talents, and only the efforts of the next day can make children have a bigger stage.
Three. Special recruitment of the army
He Xuehao's unfathomable belief made him all the way to the World Series.
At the beginning of the 2009 World Abacus Mental Arithmetic Competition, He Xuehao and his mother were very excited to learn that they had qualified for the competition, which was an extraordinary event, not only with more than 100 athletes from all over the world participating in the competition, but also that they were all very good talents.
This means that He Xuehao can directly feel how close he is to the world's top level. At this year's World Cup, He Xuehao defeated Italy 4:0 to win the championship, becoming the youngest world champion in this World Cup. For He Xuehao, this is a big step forward. He was only 5 years old at the time, and although He Xuehao had competed in competitions before, his mother was the first to feel the pressure in the face of so many world masters.
As an abacus operator, a strong psychological endurance is the foundation, if there is no strong resistance to pressure, it will affect the performance on the field.
Coach Li has a lot of confidence in He Xuehao, he is younger than the other players, but his performance has attracted the attention of athletes and coaches from other countries.
Coach Li knows that He Xuehao is absolutely capable of standing on the world stage, and He Xuehao has not failed to live up to Coach Li's trust in him. Under the guidance of Li Xuehao and Coach He, after fierce competition, he finally won the championship of this competition. In order to let everyone know about the game, the reporter interviewed Coach Li. Below is a report of the competition. In the preschool A group, he won the second prize for individuals and the second prize for groups.
For this result, He Xuehao's mother was also excited. "That's what I've been trying to make him a good athlete," she says. He Xuehao received systematic and rigorous sports training since he was a child and never gave up. Because she was always by her son's side, she knew that behind his success was daily training. Even if he returns to school, He Xuehao will have to train for four hours, which is a big blow.
Of course, the World Series was only the beginning of He Xuehao's career of "winning the championship", and later he also participated in the Henan Provincial Abacus Mental Arithmetic Competition, and won gold and silver awards in the student group's listening competition. However, none of this is enough. He Xuehao wants to build himself into a good athlete. He Xuehao said: "I hope to become a true 'champion'! For He Xuehao's performance on the field, many people were surprised.
While some players were still nervous, He Xuehao appeared more calm. He said, "I'm a 'little adult' now." His performance on the field was impressive. He can quickly get rid of the sea of problems, which has a lot to do with his usual hard work. For some topics, from the teacher's voice, He Xuehao only gave the answer, which is also an ability that many older children cannot have.
At this moment, He Xuehao's mother and Coach Li knew that He Xuehao should climb higher.
A new journey has begun, and soon this higher mountain will arrive.
At the end of 2010, the PLA Military Economics College officially opened its doors to the whole country, and Ho's mother and coach, Kai-Fu Lee, believed that this was a good opportunity for Ho. Because before the college entrance examination, he held a national mathematical olympiad (referred to as the Olympiad), and also won the championship. He Xuehao wanted to prove his ability by participating in the Olympiad. Is it good for me to do this? Therefore, He Xuehao began to actively prepare for the exam.
At that time, the Abacus Mental Arithmetic Team of the Plasty Military Economics College enjoyed a high reputation in the professional field and participated in many world-class competitions, which can be said to be a national collection of Pearson talents, and there were also some small members like He Xuehao in the Pearson Abacus Mental Arithmetic Team, so this test was a golden opportunity for He Xuehao.
Abacus recruits 4 or 5 "baby soldiers" from the Military Economic College of the people's liberation army in Chinese every year, how to learn Hao, there are not a few competitors on the resume, and the selection is also very strict.
The score line for the preliminary examination qualification is already very high, and if you want to take the exam, you need to get a recommendation from the Provincial Abacus Mental Arithmetic Association.
Secondly, the level of listening can reach more than 4 bits of mixed operations, 6 digits plus and minus to 15 lines, 4 digits multiplied by 3 digits, 6 digits divided by 3 digits, the count is a decimal. Finally, the accuracy of the calculation should be about 80%, and there are good writing habits. (5) Through the analysis of the examination papers and examination questions, it is concluded that: 1. Candidates should have a good interest in learning mathematics. Those who meet all of the above conditions can apply.
Wanting to pass the abacus exam is not a simple thing, not only to assess the abacus mental arithmetic, but also to conduct professional tests on cultural classes and psychological endurance and anti-interference ability, which can be said to be very good.
After passing the assessment, it is necessary to manage according to the requirements of the military academy, which is a major challenge in life for the young He Xuehao.
At that time, in the house rented by mother and son, the test papers were almost always in the box. During the day, I read books with my mother and did my homework; at night, we went to bed with the lights on in our room. My mom and I slept soundly. Sometimes I do weird things. Like having nightmares. Every night, the lights in the house are on until 11 o'clock.
He Xuehao, who was 8 years old at the time, with the help of his family and coaches, was determined to join the abacus team, hoping to continue to receive professional education and do a proud thing for the motherland in the future. But eventually, for various reasons, he gave up the opportunity to continue his studies and chose a less prosperous industry - to be an accounting assistant. After a period of training, He Xuehao became an excellent accountant. Of course, through his efforts, his dream came true.
After a series of related tests such as interviews and re-examinations, on January 16, 2011, he finally got his wish and received an admission letter from the Military Economics College of the People's Liberation Army of the Chinese people's liberation army in Hubei Province, becoming the youngest special soldier in Wuhan.
He was so excited when he received his acceptance letter that he got what he had always wanted, and he was so happy that he gave his favorite toy to his classmates.
First of all, he can get a better education in schools and on the front line, he can receive cultural education from primary school to high school, and he can better serve the motherland.
At the age of 8, he was specially recruited into the military academy and became a special soldier, and his years of hard work were inseparable from the military relationship. After graduating from the military academy, He Xuehao worked in the army for a period of time, but for various reasons he did not get a good development and training. Until the 2008 Beijing Olympics, He Xuehao won the championship for his excellent performance in swimming competitions. After graduating from high school, he can choose whether to stay at the School of Economics as a national reserve talent or enter a local university after retiring from the military.
4. Learn to remember your country
When he first joined the army, He Xuehao was determined to continue to study in the army, but after so many years of study, he also realized that it is now 2021, the development of science and technology is changing rapidly, and the competition at home and abroad is fierce.
They are all trained people whose brains can even compete with computers, but times are advancing, both at home and abroad. In China's IT industry, He Xuehao was born in 1984 and is an authentic Beijinger. He has loved to travel since he was a child, especially for Chinese culture. He felt he should go outside and have a look. Therefore, He Xuehao thought of going out to see.
Although the progress at home is very fast, in some foreign regions are still in the forefront of development, the so-called know-it-all know-it-all is not lost, this point He Xuehao is very clear.
This is also the reason why he wants to study abroad, hoping to learn more useful things and serve the motherland.
So he is very hesitant to choose a university, but also look forward to the domestic university life, many universities have extended an olive branch to him, but also hope to get more professional development, many foreign universities after hearing about his results, but also want him to come, because people like He Xuehao can not be found abroad.
Over the years, he has often been on the news, but he also pays great attention to privacy He Xuehao does not see himself as a prodigy, he is just an ordinary person, and his achievements are not only due to talent, but also hundreds of times his work, so he is now also very privacy-conscious and unwilling to accept interviews.
Later, some media said that He Xuehao went abroad to study. This reminds me of a very important consideration when he left the army that if he worked in the army, he should stay in the barracks first. The idea was not supported at the time. He was hesitant to leave the army at first, but the more he knew, the more dissatisfied he became, so his decision was understandable.
Maybe he eventually decided to go on learning more advanced things.
There are rumors that He Xuehao also received interest from foreign governments and even asked him to stay with a green card, but He Xuehao refused.
Therefore, he did not dare to easily disclose his identity and experience abroad, but wanted to be a very ordinary student, enjoy his learning life, and enjoy the whole learning process.
He Xuehao also made it clear that he was an outstanding talent from the motherland, and if he had not entered the Military Economics Academy, he would not have been able to achieve his current achievements.
The army taught him a lot, not only to make his professional field to a higher level, but also to make his life more regular, and sowed the seeds of patriotism for his ego, so he did not want to stay abroad, hoping to return home early after completing his studies.
He Xuehao has such a consciousness at such a young age, it is really admirable, many people with the talent to study abroad, under the conditions of being attracted to study abroad, may forget the original intention of studying abroad, but He Xuehao is obviously not like this.
Now He Xuehao may be studying seriously abroad, should have entered the new school year, in fact, he and the military academy contact with a lot of knowledge, so when studying, it will be more relaxed.
In the future, He Xuehao's goal may be to take things to the next level, where a normal student may take years to complete a fast-moving course. "I am very strict with myself and hope to become a good teacher in the future." He Xuehao said that his current state is very healthy. He said that he has now entered the first year of university study. As a result, he will enter a rapidly evolving trajectory and may continue his postgraduate and Doctoral studies in the future, hoping that he will be able to succeed.
He Xuehao's story also tells many friends that talent is not enough, diligence and talent are inseparable, if parents do not urge their sons to study hard, he will not have today's achievements. Born into a family of ordinary workers, He Xuehao has been full of yearning for knowledge since childhood. His father ran a small business in the factory, while his mother stayed at home with her children to study. Of course, without the development of the country, he could not have achieved such a high result.
No matter what age, learning is the best way out, even a prodigy like He Xuehao is always on the road to learning, otherwise the story of "injured middle-aged people" will be repeated forever. Learning can make one person better and others better, and it has become the secret of the success of countless successful people. However, learning is not achieved overnight and requires perseverance. Times are changing, and every few years, if you don't learn how to deal with such fierce competition, everything will change dramatically.
Especially people like He Xuehao, who shoulder the greater responsibility of helping the country become rich and strong, they also hope to help the country become strong in the face of malicious competition from other countries.