According to the official website of Taiyuan University of Technology, on the afternoon of December 22, Taiyuan University of Technology held a meeting of cadres and teachers, announcing that Comrade Zheng Qiang would no longer serve as Secretary of the Party Committee of Taiyuan University of Technology due to age. As soon as the news came out, it quickly rushed to the national hot search. Professor Zheng Qiang is a well-known expert in polymer materials, and also holds leadership positions in Zhejiang University, Guizhou University, Taiyuan University of Technology and other universities. At present, there are many videos of Zheng Qiang's speeches circulating on the Internet, but most of the content has nothing to do with his major, but involves hot topics such as education, scientific research, and talents. His speeches are often accompanied by a wealth of body language, and a speech is often met with a lot of applause and cheers. Now let's take a look at what statements he has made in recent years.
"The job of education is not to make a living, but to arouse interest and inspire spirits"
Zheng Qiang was born in September 1960, a native of Wuyishan, Fujian Province, and graduated from the Department of Chemistry of Zhejiang University in July 1982. Since June 2012, he has served as the President of Guizhou University.
During this period, many of his remarks were noticed and spread, and some people even sorted out the content of Zheng Qiang's previous speeches. One of the most famous sentences is: "The job of education is not to make a living, but to arouse interest and inspire." It is also possible to rely on education to earn a living and develop, but we attach too much importance to it. This sentence has been endorsed by many people and has been widely spread online.
"A university is a continuation of high school if it is not taught academically"
In July 2020, the General Office of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security and the General Office of the Ministry of Education drafted the "Guiding Opinions on Deepening the Reform of the Teacher Title System in Colleges and Universities (Draft for Comments)", which proposes that papers, patents, projects undertaken, awards, and Xi experience in studying abroad (abroad) should not be simply restrictive conditions. Gradually standardize the indicators of academic papers, and the number of papers published and the list of citations are only used as evaluation references, and SCI (Science Citation Index) and other paper-related indicators are not used as preconditions and direct basis for judgment. As soon as this opinion was released, it aroused great concern from all walks of life.
Zheng Qiang, then secretary of the Party Committee of Taiyuan University of Technology, said in an interview that the core of the "Draft for Comments" is "not only", that is, fundamentally reversing the single academic evaluation method. However, the paper itself has its positive significance and value, and the paper evaluation system cannot be completely denied.
"A recent Ph.D. graduate enters university...... The so-called book education at an early age not only failed to teach well, but also delayed the golden period of his academic exploration."
In 2020, Zheng Qiang, then Secretary of the Party Committee of Taiyuan University of Technology, said that from the practical experience of scientific research and teaching, teachers of different ages should adopt different evaluation methods, and young teachers should mainly emphasize the improvement of academic level.
He believes that middle-aged and elderly teachers or outstanding scholars who have achieved a certain academic status can emphasize teaching and educating people. "Because they can combine classroom knowledge with practical scientific research results to students, which is much more vivid than boring books. He suggested: "Newly graduated doctors spend at least 3 to 5 years, mainly engaged in scientific research, and at the same time follow old professors and famous professors as teaching assistants, and at the age of 45 to 50, with a certain academic experience, and even after academic achievements, they begin to transform their honor and happiness into educating people." ”
"Chinese children are not losing at the starting line, but tired at the starting line"
In November 2020, the 2020 Education Forum for Asia Annual Conference was held in Chengdu. Zheng Qiang, Secretary of the Party Committee of Taiyuan University of Technology, delivered a speech at the scene. "Don't let your child lose at the starting line" is a phrase that is often on the lips of parents, but such a statement has been opposed by him.
He believes that children participate in various training classes when they are young, and "not allowed to play" and "not exercise" have led to many students going to college and poor physical fitness. Education cannot deprive children of the opportunity to unleash their natural instincts, and at present children are not learning late, but too early, not too little, but too much, not shallow, but too deep.
"People are not educated to live a superior life, not to think that they want to be a rich man......"
In 2021, when I interviewed Zheng Qiang on a TV station and talked about the significance of education, the reporter asked Professor Zheng Qiang, what kind of talents should our education cultivate, and what do you think is the meaning of education?
Zheng Qiang replied: People want to be educated, not to live a superior life, not to feel that they want to be a rich man and a big leader. Without sports, there is no physique, without humanities, there is no culture, and without art, there is no emotion. These three things are the most important things for us to train people, the most important things for university education, primary and secondary education, and the second is the major.
"If the university is only based on teaching, and lacks a strong academic atmosphere and enterprising spirit, it will be left far behind by the development of the times."
In 2022, Zheng Qiang, then Secretary of the Party Committee of Taiyuan University of Technology, said in an interview with the media that compared with developed areas, the lag in education in economically underdeveloped areas is not fully reflected in basic education, vocational education, and more importantly, in higher education. Every province should run a high-quality university.
He said: "We must be careful not to lose the character and tradition of the school itself – we must be sober about this," he said. "The courses offered by universities must be 'tiger courses' that benefit students for life, and they cannot pursue crossover at the cost of weakening the foundation. ”
"Schools, society, and parents should pay attention to whether students 'run long and far'"
In June 2023, Zheng Qiang held a lecture at the Huaxi Campus of Chongqing University of Technology. In the lecture, Zheng Qiang said that the purpose of education should be to cultivate talented people with lofty aspirations and who are worthy of great responsibilities, to cultivate talented people who are full of innovation and outstanding ability, and to cultivate capable people who are constantly striving for self-improvement and excellent in learning and skill. Schools, society, and parents should not simply measure whether students "start fast and accelerate early", but should pay attention to whether students "run long and far".
Zheng Qiang concluded that several stages of learning and Xi life should be "primary school governor, middle school reason, and university seeking", teaching children to learn Xi piano, foreign language, painting, computer, etc., from an early age, is not a quality education in the real sense, "teaching children to be honest, honest to do things, and not afraid of hardship, only really give children a lifetime of literacy and livelihood." ”
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