Don't make me laugh! Rote learning does not develop creativity!

Oh no, that's why most English kids can't speak another language is it, but at least half of Chinese middle school students can at least have a basic converstion in English- and there's always a couple in each class that can have quite an in-depth English discussion? I should imagine the same applies to American kids and Aussie kids, as it does to English kids. You are totally wrong because the truth will come up and present itself, in English, and out of the mouths of Chinese kids.