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Henan school trains child prodigies that can memorise their textbooks backwards

The principal of the 150-student Henan Child Prodigy School (河南神童学校), Zhang Xuexin (张学新) says he has devised a revolutionary method of training the right brain of children to make them child prodigies. His students can not only memorise their textbooks and ancient poetry, they can actually recite them backwards. Throughout the school and around classrooms, one sees banners such as “China's first school that teaches education of the total brain" (中国第一所全脑教育学校), “Today's child prodigy, tomorrow's talent" (今日东方神童,明日世纪天才) and "I am a child prodigy, I am a memory expert" (我是神童,我是记忆天才).

According to the principal,

“这些神童右脑得到开发,在看电视的时候,将整个电视屏幕上的内容同步印在右脑中,眼睛在看电视,注意力却集中在右脑。电视关闭后,右脑就像完全受到控制的录像机一样,可以按照顺序倒序完整回放,把电视剧中人物对白、面貌特征、瞬间表情,甚至举手投足都可以复述、表演出来,这就是录音录像。”
After these students have had their right brain trained, whenever they watch television, they can actually both watch the programme and simultaneously "write" the programme on their right brain. While their eyes are on the television, their focus is on the right brain. When you switch off the television, their right brain is like a tape recorder that is fully under control, and it can play back to you everything in order. They will be able to remember all details such as the dialogue, facial features, expressions, body language and be able to act all of these out. This is photographic memory.

Nevertheless, some of his unorthodox training methods such as getting children to absorb the sun's energy by staring into the sun and visualising other people's hearts, bones and veins, etc., have raised the eyebrows of educationists in the province who have lambasted him for his unscientific approach.

Despite some of the kids interviewed on this clip testifying otherwise, Shanghaiist thinks that all the children featured here look MISERABLE. To begin with, we don't really buy into the idea that the ability to recite any text forwards and backwards makes a kid a "child prodigy". Unfortunately, like so many other schools with suspicious methodologies around in China, we think this school will be around for a long time to come.

Related link
Zhejiang Online: 河南民办“神童学校”:沽名钓誉还是教育创新

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  • guest

    If you two agree, you should go to that circle jerk hosted by all the CD bloggers. Just get it over with, once and for all, instead of wrassling each other into an irrelevant froth for the rest of your miserable lives.

  • guest

    @9... yea, cuz we all know brave martyrs for truth all around the world sit in front of computers and blog all day. cuz you know, blogs and sandy-vagina comments on other blogs have great power in toppling world governments and bringing about regime change.

    tag>

    in the wise words of cory feldman in an episode of "married with children"... either put out or get out.

  • guest

    i agree with everything nanheyangrouchuan says. the man is a prophet of the people and his words stare truth in the eye(s). in a world saturated with snippets and short attention spans the mere length of words he provides should pummel all you jaded twats into submission. he has passion and TRULY CARES, a martyr for TRUTH that is so rare to find these days. why cant you guys see through the lies that governments of the world are plotting against us, the weak and apathetic.

  • guest

    What a bunch of shmucks. None of you could come with something like this in such a short period of time (the time to compose and type this occurred at a typing speed of 30 wpm).

    Usagi: The Han have been forced to retreat to a series of villages along the Yellow River.

    nanheyangrouchuan

  • usagi

    Quebec finally announced its independence from Canada

    scotland, ireland and the wales are finally liberated after long time colonization and invasion by england.

    Hawaii is finally returned back to its rightful owner, her majesty, the Queen of Hawaii.

  • guest

    And what's it got to do with the story?

    Must have written this over a period of years and bided his time to post.

    Aaaarf. What a loser.

  • guest

    the entire ccp congress performing bukkake on nanhe is more like it

  • guest

    dude, what a douche kebab... posting your own op-ed posts from another blog site to bolster your "arguments". seriously, your one act play is getting old. what happened? did one of the party leaders perform ceremonial gokkun on you or something?

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    "A Blueprint for the Permanent Deconstruction of China"

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    I've been pondering this question for a while "what to do about the possible failure of China?". It is too big to just allow to careen wildly and it has a full suite of NBC weapons technology. We certainly wouldn't want certain stateless organizations getting their hands on that stuff now would we?

    And we should take a close look at China as a potential failed state. Outside of Beijing, China is run by a vast collection of political and military warlords and many outside (and quite a few inside) of China barely eek out a meager existence. Though the country is not involved in a civil war, banditry is common outside of major metro areas and the national government needs the constant menace of Taiwan's independence and Japan's existence to keep the people supporting the party, as the thrill of shopping has begun to wane, people are smothered by the pollution and are getting sick of chronically defective products.

    Then I read this snippet from a well known authority on China:

    http://en.epochtimes.com/news/7-8-20/58863.html

    And here is more from an up and coming China journalist:

    http://www.strategypage.com/militaryforums/69-29056.aspx

    And because you never plan to fail, only fail to plan; one must come up with such a plan regarding how to deal with the remnants of China AND the expat population to boot.

    posted by nanheyangrouchuan at 4:51 AM on Aug 24, 2007

    nanheyangrouchuan said...

    The first subject to deal with is China's non-conventional arsenal. Well, the answer is simpler than you think. China is bordered by two nuclear powers, Russia and India. It would not be impossible for these two countries to divide China's fixed, mobile and submarine nuclear missiles and secure them within their own borders. The Russians have a far more advanced missile system and far greater numbers of warheads, the Indians would benefit from an increase in warheads and possibly make some technical improvements to their arsenal, but the balance of nuclear power would be maintained and no new nuclear powers would be created. Other neighbors such as central Asian nations, S. Korea and Japan as well as the UN would be invited as official observers and to provide additional security.

    Next, what to do about China's conventional military forces? Well, there would be new countries formed from the remains of China, and those with coastal exposure (which would constitute the majority of what is left of China) would have the option of keeping a fairly divided number of naval assets. New countries that did not have coastal exposure would receive a portion of equally divided air and land military assets. Territories that would be returned to their rightful governments (think: "Inner Mongolia") would have the option of taking said military assets or selling them.

    We'll get back to the orderly breakup of the newly independent states.

    24/8/07 5:12 AM

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    nanheyangrouchuan said...

    Now in the midst of this restructuring of Asia lies a wild card: the ex-patriot population.

    Some came to China because of their job (and the subsequent lifestyle of a minor diety), some came for the cultural experience, some to chase girls and drink, some came to put "China" on their resume and some are wanted for some fairly serious crimes back home.

    The expat population has come to have an impact, both good and bad, on the local population where they live, especially in Shanghai, Beijing, Hong Kong and Shenzhen.

    Well, in order to facilitate a proper reconstruction the influence of this population will have to be removed. Asia and the international community simply cannot allow crimminals, perverts, substance abusers and self-serving demigods to influence the new governments or the newly liberated society.

    Now, internationally recognized aid groups and the media will certainly have their place as objective observers AND facilitators for the new liberated press in each new nation. However, those who are not part of this group (executives, teachers, entrepreneurs, lounge-abouts) WERE in China doing business and/or working with/for China, which no longer exists. To best benefit the new nations and respect their individual sovereignty, all of those parties associated with commerce and education will have to leave and return to the new countries and negotiate new contracts and licenses. There should be no carryovers or special arrangements made. The large populations of each country (representing potential customers and workers) as well as each country's need for developmental assistance will ensure their return. Former citizens of China with foreign spouses and their children will be provided with legal entry into their foreign spouses' home country as political refugees.

    Companies that were formerly within China should be associated with their corporate headquarters to determine whether they are foreign in domestic in each new country. The foreign or domestic status of China SOEs will also fall within these guidelines. Formerly Chinese private companies and SOEs with assets outside of their new countries will have to negotiate with the hosting country(ies) regarding the sale of those assets or maintaining them as a foreign entity.

    Regarding fugitives, other nations who suspect that someone of interest was residing in China will be given full access to "sweep" individuals from these new countries and from existing countries that have absorbed territories from what was known as China. These properly authorized and diplomatically recognized representatives will only need to provide an official arrest warrant and matching passport information to confirm the identification of the suspects. Any issues of dual citizenship/dual arrest warrants will need to be settled at the diplomatic level between the two relevant nations. The Reconstruction Authority (consisting of the US and the neighbors of the country formerly known as China as well as invited observers and monitors).

    24/8/07 5:41 AM

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    nanheyangrouchuan said...

    Territorial division will be the thorniest issue, however, the Reconstruction Authority can look back at history as well as relying on current political, cultural and economic boundaries for guidelines. Special exception will be given to areas of the former China that are environmental unsustainable. Residents of these areas will be given the opportunity to emigrate as environmental refugees to nations that will accept them or to remain on their homelands and fend for themselves. The world and these people need to recognize that the world cannot and should not expend valuable resources supporting people who choose to live in wastelands that lack sufficient food and water.

    The Hui people of Ningxia and Gansu provinces come to mind.

    I see the rest of the partitioning occuring along the following lines:

    Xinjiang is officially recognized as E. Turkestan and can be recognized as an independent nation or enter into reunification

    Inner Mongolia is returned to Mongolia.

    Tibet is liberated.

    Taiwan is welcomed back into the UN, Fujian province, being culturally related to Taiwan is allowed to enter into unification negotiations with Taipei.

    Hong Kong and Macau would be allowed to decide their own fate as independent city states, forming a "supercity" or entering into negotiations with mainland provinces.

    The remaining provinces and metropolitan areas (such as Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Chongqing) would be allowed to negotiate their own political arrangements, with conventional military and other former PRC assets divided among them equally (with the exception of naval assets for nations without coastlines).

    All new nations would have to accept democratic governments, with the Aligned Asian Democracies providing guidance and consultation. These new nations would have to sign non-aggression pacts to politically recognize that there is no "mandate of heaven" to forcefully unite all of them as in the past.

    To give these new nations a financial boost, the foreign debt formerly held by China would be divided up according to each new nation's population. Likewise, the newly reunited Mongolia, Tibet and any country that united with E. Turkestan would also receive a percentage of China's former debt in proportional to the repatriated population.

    24/8/07 6:04 AM

    nanheyangrouchuan

  • guest

    When they recite the books backwards do they unmask all of the subliminal messages the books have like:

    "hate japan, hate japan, hate japan"

    "harmonious society through chinese superiority"

    "KFC tastes good"

  • guest

    They'll still be as useless as all get out when they graduate. If they get hired by a foreign or better known Chinese company they'll still need at least a year of training on how function.

    nanheyangrouchuan

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