Exceptional (annoying) students: Campus interests

Author: Yuan Zhaochang
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Publish Date: 2005-08-01
Features: The protagonist of this book is a first-year middle school student named Zheng. He is both extremely troublesome and extraordinary. He sleeps in class, neglects his homework, and often goes off-topic in his essays. However, he falls in love with art class and learns about Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Van Gogh, and Rodin. Once, he even created a very interesting story for the class monitor he admired. His friend, Miracle, also has a talent for painting. He uses numbers to form a human face or still life. These strengths are hard to take seriously, and despite the theory of multiple intelligences echoing in the education world for many years, it seems that everyone is still focused on a single grade report. Zheng eventually received the Student Progress Award, which is the best performance possible for students like him who are usually excluded from such honors. It serves as an explanation for himself and others. However, what Zheng truly longs for and needs is to reclaim his true self, an authentic version of him. When will our education system fulfill Zheng's wish?