For a long time, the competition for young students has always had its “effectâ€. Such games can either be scored on the exams, or can be used as special talents, or can be used as talents to enable children to socialize. striking. "Olympic numbers" is a typical example.
We can certainly understand that what is "useful" is "normal." Who wants to learn "useless" and participate in "useless" games? However, there is such a “juvenile creator marathon†that is neither for the purpose of the examination for advancement nor socialization, but it has even been welcomed by many children. Let's take a look at this “Zhongguancun Innovation and Entrepreneurship 2016†important section, which will be held on October 15th in Zhongguancun Venture Street, with the theme “Mars Explorationâ€. What “idle people†will attend:
Exploration Team (People's University Experimental High School Primary School) 
Warriors (NBA Experimental High School Primary School)
Robot Team (NPC Daishan Middle School Secondary School Group)
Fire Explorer (Zhongguancun Middle School Group)
Sanzuowu (Xicheng Youth Science and Technology Museum Elementary School Group)
Cross Fire Team (Xicheng Youth Science Museum Elementary School Group)
The Explorers Team (Lechome Guoao Center Elementary School Group)
Creative Team (Tsinghua Children's Mathematics Tongzhou Service Center Elementary School Group)
Creativity Team (Tsinghua Children's Math Tongzhou Service Center Elementary School Group)
GM-aker (Beijing Guangming Elementary School Elementary Group)
Speed ​​and Passion Team (Red Heart Robot Elementary School Group)
Dragon Warfare Team (Red Heart Robotics Primary School Group)
Sailor Commando Team (Le Bo Le Bo Primary School Group)
169st Division (Xicheng Youth Science and Technology Museum Middle School Section)
This activity is based on the National Mars Exploration Program and requires students to complete certain tasks such as the Mars Survey and the Mars Grand Canyon when they can use any type of equipment. The original intention of the competition was to establish a new concept of the game: to retain the advantages of standardization of robot games, to limit the creative constraints of its equipment; to extend the creative characteristics of the game, to solve the difficulty of its standardization. Moreover, this competition is also "going to utilitarian", that is not to help the students participate in the purpose of further education.
In the exchanges between the author and the parents of participating students, the attitude of a parent of a surname student in the secondary school experimental primary school of the National People's Congress was quite representative. The father is a Russian graduate of North Korea. Before the game, he took the kids to the "Chengdu Street" stadium to do "points." He said, "I'm a liberal arts student. I don't know anything about programming, robots, or Arduino. But because kids like it, there are teachers at school, and we're going to learn from him. This time I didn't have any purpose for this kid. Interested in, like it.†This parent did not regard the progress of studies and social networking as the criteria for children to choose what to learn, but rather to cultivate children’s interests and hobbies as the guide.
As a forerunner of China's pioneering education, the teacher Xie Zuoru of Wenzhou Middle School also strongly supports “useless learningâ€. He believes that “real education is future-oriented, learning should go to utilitarianism, and use curriculum content to attract children.†The author also believes that in the long run Look, the knowledge gained in interest and the exercise that is gained are more conducive to the growth of the child than "useful" learning.
In the end, it is very much looking forward to this “useless†game, which will allow children to develop their creativity and enjoy themselves and make their favorite works.
Background: Zhongguancun Innovation and Entrepreneurship 2016 is a “Double Innovation†brand event. It aims to showcase outstanding achievements in the field of innovation and entrepreneurship in the world today, attract global high-end innovation and entrepreneurship resources, lead the development trend of international innovation and entrepreneurship, and advance the construction of Zhongguancun core area. Global influence science and technology innovation center. The Zhongguancun Innovation and Entrepreneurship Season 2016 will be held from October 12 to October 21. In addition to the AI ​​World 2016 World Artificial Intelligence Conference, more than 20 exciting events such as the Innovation Summit, Thematic Forum, and Competition Roadshow will be held. More exciting, please pay attention to the Zhongguancun Venture Street and Zhongguancun Innovation and entrepreneurship season 2016 official website, WeChat, Weibo.