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Olympiad Math: The Side Road to the Gaokao

Culture & Public Commentary2012.08.23
Olympiad Math: The Side Road to the Gaokao
After talking about the Olympics, I wanted to talk about Olympiad mathematics. Today I happened to see a report again, so I might as well write down a few thoughts. When I was talking about the Olympics, I was also reflecting on myself: is my enthusiastic support for the Olympics related to my own Olympiad-math experience? The answer is yes. When I have recalled my growing-up years, I have also mentioned many times how important Olympiad mathematics was to me. My experience with Olympiad math not only helped me get into school on recommendation all the way, but, more importantly, gave me the exhilaration of peering into truth and the…
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2012年8月23日
On “Knowledge Changes One’s Destiny”

Culture & Public Commentary2011.08.08
On “Knowledge Changes One’s Destiny”
Recently I saw an article in Southern Weekend, “Do Poor Children Have No Spring? — Why Are Students from Humble Families Increasingly Farther Away from First-Rate Universities?” In the past few days, while eating with my family and relatives, this kind of topic has also come up often. Today someone mentioned that Fudan University may completely abolish admissions through straight Gaokao scores next year—that is, you would have to get in through independent admissions or other such routes. Such a move will of course further increase the difficulty for students from impoverished regions to enter top universities. Just the round-trip transportation and lodging costs for making a special trip to…
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2011年8月8日
On Reform of the Gaokao Guaranteed Admission System and the Jiaozhou Road Fire

Culture & Public Commentary2010.11.22
On Reform of the Gaokao Guaranteed Admission System and the Jiaozhou Road Fire
China’s education system seems to be reforming ever more in the wrong direction; the cancellation of the Olympiad recommendation system is regrettable. Of course, the Olympiad system really did have problems. A competition originally suitable only for a tiny number of top students in math and science ended up being forced by too many people crowding into it, and that is bad. As for the widespread imbalance in students’ strengths caused by the Olympiads, that is another issue, which I will discuss later. Measures such as banning Olympiad competitions in primary school and competition classes in middle school seem insufficient to put an end to the craze for Olympiad math….
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2010年11月22日

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Olympiad Math: The Side Road to the Gaokao

Olympiad Math: The Side Road to the Gaokao

On “Knowledge Changes One’s Destiny”

On “Knowledge Changes One’s Destiny”

On Reform of the Gaokao Guaranteed Admission System and the Jiaozhou Road Fire

On Reform of the Gaokao Guaranteed Admission System and the Jiaozhou Road Fire