Contemporary Chinese educator Liu Pengzhi, together with the High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China (abbreviated as RDFZ) under her leadership, represents in an important way a brand name and a height in the sector of basic education. In the hearts of RDFZ students, however, Madame Liu is often addressed as “Mother Liu” or “Granny Liu” who “pampers” her students whole-heartedly.  She is also hailed as a “great parent”, to whom those in trouble or in disputes would turn for help. Moreover, Madame Liu Pengzhi is widely circulated as “the most awesome principal in history” over the Internet, whose sincerity and frankness is well manifested in a compiled pamphlet called A Hilarious Collection of Liu Pengzhi ’s Classic Quotations . But most important of all, respected and loved by her colleagues and students of RDFZ, Madame Liu Pengzhi is acclaimed as a spiritual idol who has dedicated all her life to the great educational cause with widely-recognized influence.　

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Our intimate principal

■Currently, education needs to place the discovery of children at the first and foremost spot, making them independent of adults. Teachers, parents and the whole society should serve children instead of making decisions for them.
■Every student is a living, breathing and irreplaceable individual, who demands free and happy development. Offering a type of education that suits their free development means love and respect for life. School is supposed to be a paradise for the happy growth of children----a paradise where they will not only harvest future happiness via present efforts, but also enjoy the entire process of current growth.
■What is the significance of education? Education is about enticing the good human nature, so as to nurture a man who exceeds himself. With a full, free and well-rounded development, such a person will be able to lead a more wonderful, meaningful and valuable life. He will enjoy the pleasure of success since all potential has been cultivated and all the energy taken advantage.
　　 ------Classic sayings of Liu Pengzhi’s educational philosophy