Although Chinese is regarded as an intelligent nation, it can be seen that there are seldom Chinese people who make a very high achievement in the fields of science and technology. It is a pity that there are no people with a Chinese nationality who got a Nobel Prize in science. The most difficult math or physics problems are usually solved by German, American, etc. However, in the international competition, it is usually the Chinese students who got the first prize, which is a quite interesting phenomenon deserved to be pondered. In my viewpoint, there are several reasons that lead to the present situation.
To begin with, the motivation of studying the scientific competition for most Chinese students is too materialistic. They choose to participate in the competition not because of their enthusiasm in academic. The competition is only a stepping stone for them to access to a top university. After they achieve their goals and enter the ideal university, they usually do not want to make a further study in the academic any more. Take one of my classmates in high school as an example: he got the first prize in the physics competition in Asia, which is great affirmation of academic for him. However, what surprised me was that he choose a major in economic in Peking University instead of physics. I once asked him why he made this decision. He told me that continuing to study physics was quite boring for him and what he wanted to do next is just finish their study and find a high salary job after graduation.
Beyond this, another reason is the Chinese education system. There is no denying that Chinese students usually have a talent in mathematics over other students. I think it is just the intense training during the 12 years studying that contributes to the talents.They have mastered all the methods that the teacher taught them in class and they do quantities of exercise every day. Students are familiar with the questions appeared on the exam paper. So the questions are only a piece of cake for most Chinese students which maybe seem quite hard for some foreign students. In the school life of Chinese students, they keep repeating dong these questions again and again. As a result, most students’ ability of creativity is neglected. Their creative mind is much weaker than foreign students.
The Chinese education system still leaves something to be desired. The present situation is not easy to change. But at least, the awareness of developing creativity should be drawn attention. As for parents, they should focus on nurture the ability of creativity from childhood. For the government, some of the western education system should be introduced.
I agree with you. I think this phenomenon is serious. We should take some measures to tackle this problem. But the situation is that people have a utility heart. Just as your classmate, the society transplant many things about money and material. That's no wonder why the new generation all wants to get a high paid job rather than a exploring spirit. We should change the social atmosphere.
ReplyDeletei think it is reanny true, but it is also related to the situation in China now, the number of students is too large and the the number of good university is too small. So we must take the competition system now. under thois system, the attention of the parents and teachers are paied on the final test. So i think maybe it is not realistic for China to introduce the western system
ReplyDeleteThe problems of education in China are quite obvious and serious,and many people think we should have a revolution. However it's hard to make it in practice. Perhaps we should think about what we should do to deal with it.
ReplyDeleteI guess that many people feel that they have to be practical in life, and this prompts them to pursue what will give them the assurance of a well-paying job, or at the very least, a stable job, even if this isn't really something they have a passion for. For some of us, what we are interested in may not be rewarded highly in monetary terms. For example, someone who is interested in economics and banking and studies this in university is eventually likely to earn more than a peer who studies literature and history in university because this is what he is interested in. So, I think the problem is not just in China, except that maybe it seems more pronounced in China because the competition there is so strong that many people feel that they have to be practical in life. But I do think that things will change over time.
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