Give up the general high school to study for secondary school
Does it have to be a second-best option?
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The experience of Zhang Yapeng, a young man from Wuhan
Cause for concern
7 years ago
Zhang Yapeng, who passed the high school entrance examination
Choose to give up high school
Enter the secondary vocational school to learn cooking
Successively
More than 10 provincial and municipal culinary awards
Awarded "Hubei Province Technical Expert"
Last year
22-year-old Zhang Yapeng passed the special recruitment
Become a training teacher of Huanggang Vocational and Technical College
I have been teaching for a year
More than half of the students in Zhang Yapeng's class
Employed by a well-known five-star hotel in China
Give up high school to chase your dream of being a chef
Dad makes Chinese food, and his brother is "Chinese and Western all-rounder" Zhang Yapeng's wish since childhood is to "be a chef"
In the summer of 2017, after the results of the high school entrance examination came out, Zhang Yapeng's results were 10 points higher than the admission qualification line of the general public high school in Wuhan that year
Wuhan No. 1 Commercial School studied Chinese cooking
Since the age of 16, Zhang Yapeng has to carry out at least 10 hours of high-intensity training every day, in order to learn carving, he first learned painting, mastered the aesthetic foundation, and then became familiar with knife techniques
Eat a burger every day to prepare for the race
After graduating from Wuhan No. 1 Commercial School, Zhang Yapeng went to Huanggang Vocational and Technical College to continue his studies in cooking
At the end of 2020, Zhang Yapeng passed the national team training selection of the 46th WorldSkills Competition with the first place in the "provincial competition" and the ninth place in the "national competition".
For nearly a year, Zhang Yapeng has spent time in "walking training", the purpose of which is to adapt the players to the climate, humidity, water quality and equipment of different cities when competing abroad
thereinto
To make sugar art pastries, you need to use a dehumidifier, and the indoor temperature often exceeds 40 °C, and it takes 8 hours to "pull the competition again" in this environment
In the whole month of preparation time, Zhang Yapeng and his teammates only cared about eating a hamburger every day to satisfy their hunger, "I ate a full 30 hamburgers, mainly afraid that things can't be made, I'm sorry for the master, and I'm sorry for myself," Zhang Yapeng said
In the end, Zhang Yapeng stopped at the national team 10-in-5 selection, and in July 2021, Zhang Yapeng won the honorary title of "Hubei Provincial Technical Expert".
In a tweet, Zhang Yapeng shared his experience with the younger students
In the article, he mentions 4 points - learning, perseverance, teamwork and gratitude, he emphasizes the importance of self-learning and says, "Teachers can't teach us everything, but they can teach us how to learn"
When referring to "team".
He said: "Teams can learn from each other and improve each other, but the team is by no means looking for a lazy backer for you."
At the age of 22, he became a university teacher
In 2023, Zhang Yapeng graduated from Huanggang Vocational and Technical College, and shortly after the school organized career recruitment, after passing the written test and skill assessment
Coupled with the honorary title of "Hubei Provincial Technical Expert", Zhang Yapeng was specially recruited to Huanggang Vocational and Technical College as a senior cooking training instructor
Chang Fu, a master of Chinese cooking and director of the catering and tourism department of Wuhan No. 1 Commercial School, once told Zhang Yapeng that if he wants to improve in technology, he needs to learn the culture and history behind the food, as well as understand the humanities, geography, economics and medicine
Now Zhang Yapeng is studying for a self-examination undergraduate degree at Three Gorges University while working
In March this year, published by Huazhong University of Science and Technology Press, the book "Chinese Cuisine Making" was published, which is a supporting textbook for national online quality courses in vocational education, and Zhang Yapeng, who is only 23 years old this year, is the youngest co-editor
Bring up your plans for the future
Zhang Yapeng plans to go to enterprises in the second half of this year to conduct research and develop new technologies while better understanding market demand, as a teacher, he has a dream: "To train students to be better than me, and pass on the things that should be inherited"
Three hundred and sixty lines, the line is the champion!
Source | People's Daily, China Youth Daily, Yangtze River Daily
Executive Producer | Li Jinfeng, Li Jiemin
Editor-in-Chief | Di Xiaojing, Zhao Dong
Edit | Du Hui
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