conquer

Students don't have their own ideas, and our education system doesn't allow different ideas. Even if different ideas are occasionally allowed, it is under the norms of several principles.

exam-oriented education

The biggest consequence of exam-oriented education is not that students can't learn knowledge, but that students have established a deep-rooted concept in their minds, that is, as long as they pass the exam, they have learned knowledge and mastered skills. So these students want to find a similar road wherever they go. In their eyes, no matter where they are, they are just exams. As long as it is an exam, there are shortcuts to pass.

(of appearance or behavior) pitiful

The meanness here does not mean describing lewdness. But I don't know how to communicate and coordinate with others. Either endure or break out, there is no intermediate state.