I. Benefits
1, Olympiad Mathematics is a beneficial subject development.
The International Olympic Mathematics Competition is a beneficial discipline development activity for senior high school students who are interested in mathematics and have the spare capacity to study, especially the top 5% students in senior two and senior three. But only for high school students, we can carry out some useful academic expansion and improve our grades.
2. Olympiad is a way to enter a famous school.
Because most of the winners of the Olympic Mathematical Contest are directly admitted by famous domestic schools, this is also a road to further study, which has attracted many people's attention. As a result, what used to be a game for a few people is getting worse and worse, and it has become a national training, which has been extended to primary schools and even started in the first grade.
Second, shortcomings.
1, quality education becomes utilitarian.
Mathematics education is essentially a kind of quality education. Therefore, mathematics learning should understand and master the essence of mathematics and the mathematical thoughts and thinking methods contained in learning. If we deviate from the original intention of cultivating students' interest in learning mathematics and developing students' thinking ability, parents or students will be too utilitarian in learning Olympic Mathematics.
2. Hurt some children who are not interested in mathematics.
This is very bad for most students, especially some children who are not interested in mathematics, which will greatly dampen their interest in learning and even affect the study of other courses.
3. Gold medal is not desirable.
For primary and secondary school students, it is natural to learn elementary mathematics well and lay a solid foundation before learning advanced mathematics, rather than being forced to learn by external forces. At present, the mathematics training widely held by the whole people is basically instilling some problem-solving skills, which has deviated from the essence of thinking exercise in mathematics education, especially the training aimed at winning gold medals, which is even more undesirable.
4, excessive consumption of energy
At present, there is a popular saying that "talent training should win at the starting line", but it is not. The present education is quite abnormal. From primary school to high school, students have been strictly managed, and all their energy is spent on exams, resulting in many students having no interest in learning after going to college.
5. Derivatives cheat money.
Some institutions have turned extracurricular learning into a profitable industry under the guise of "not losing at the starting line". In fact, this is to make money and increase the anxiety of parents and society. Being a fool has nothing to do with education.
6. Utilitarianism of parents and teachers
In the social environment, some parents and teachers will instill some utilitarian ideas into their children, which will affect their choice of deviating from mathematics. Many people who study pure mathematics turn to the application field, and even study financial engineering to join the investment community.
Precautions:
1, the most essential and core part of mathematics is pure mathematics, and only pure mathematics can feel the truth, goodness and beauty of mathematics. Applied mathematics is different. Generally speaking, it is not measured by truth and beauty, but by the breadth and effectiveness of application.
2. Children who are really interested in mathematics and gifted should study pure mathematics in order to make better contributions. Unfortunately, some children who are very talented in mathematics have turned to applications or even changed careers because of the influence of their parents. For gifted children, there should be a lofty pursuit-to make greater contributions to science and mankind, not just to consider careers and ways out.
People's Daily Online-Academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences talks about Olympic Mathematics: Is it really beneficial to mathematical thinking?