What do you
think this boy is doing? Entertaining himself
by scrubbing fighting scenes between a
monkeky and a fox? Or trying to have a quick
catch up from his unfinished homework?
Nope. He’s
proofreading his book-length writing.
Sounds
impressive? But hang on, that’s not the
whole story yet, not even the most impressive
part of the story. This 12-year old is not
writing about how a cat shall fight against a
dog, but how the world education system shall
be run in the 21st century, as its
title has awesomely suggested: The Manifesto
of Great Education Revolution. (《教育大革命宣言》). Some folks in China
hailed it the first serious research study
ever conducted in the field (all those
gigantic figures right from ancient Confucian to today’s teachers,
professors, with degrees of PhD and Post-PhD
are sure to blush with shame on hearing the
news and may spit out blood).
If you think
it’s a joke, then you’re wrong, because
it’s not. And you may like to know this
book is about to be published by three major
publishing houses in Beijing in April or May
this year.
In fact, it
will not be the first book published under
his name, which is Dou Kou (窦蔻). When Dou Kou was half his
present age, he published his first book, an
autobiography of his six years of long life.
Since then, his creative urge became hard to
define, in next six years more of his long
and median and short stories hit bookstores,
with titles including Dou Kou’s Years (sounds
full of life experiences), In a Child’s
Eye (sounds full of reflective wisdom),
Let Me Give A Mice Another Stomach (sounds
like a research paper by a bioscientist).
In the middle
of last year, when he was yet to be one
dozen-year old, he graduated from high school
and became a full-time writer since. And he
has stoped making fuss over child’s eye or
mice’s stomach, but devoted his attention
on big issues such as education and
revolution.
His Manifesto
in the above mentioned topics said having
11 massive chapters, with 10 dedicated to
analysing the current education situation in
China, and pinpointing the problems. The
final chapter is about the future,
illustrating three proposed legislations drafted
by the author, covering the areas ranging
from protection of student rights, family
education to teaching gifted children.
If you’re
overwhelmed by the extraordinary literature
talent of this 12-year old, then how about a
marital genius who is nearly a dozen years
younger than him?
This one
and half-year old toddler with a heroic
martial name (李威震, Li Thundering Power)
seems destined to be a martial hero.
Who
says before you can walk do not run? Watch
me!
I ain’t walking
much cuz I can’t walk well. Besides,
walking is soooo yardy ya boring, so I
skipped walking and go to ski; and when I
ski I can also take a milk break. Hope
one day drinking milk when skiing can be
included in the Olympics.
Before
you can walk you should always try to fly,
trust me.
Me luv free
hiking
Both boys are
the natives of Henan, one of China’s
provinces that are rich in cultural heritage
but poor in material wealth. So you get
implications. Or, perhaps not.
