In the letter, Yuan Jinmei explained why the board of directors insisted on expelling the student. He also said that this kind of thing is not only the failure of students, but also the failure of teachers, and teachers feel sad. Professor Yuan said that she had personally interviewed the student in Beijing, and thought that the student was very smart, so she decided to enroll. Professor Yuan admitted sadly in his letter that this was his own misjudgment.
Is this really Professor Yuan's misjudgment? Not necessarily. Professor Yuan, who has lived in the United States for a long time, may not know that there are some professional institutions in China that specifically guide students on how to leave a good impression on professors during interviews, and many students have studied interview strategies. So it is not surprising to win the interview and be "smart". In this sense, Professor Yuan's judgment is not bad.
Some people think it's easy to study in American universities, and think it's easy to mix diplomas. In fact, the elimination rate of American universities is very high, and American professors are not so good at "cheating".
Moreover, most of these students have outstanding intelligence, but in their eyes, they only do what is beneficial to them. Just like Professor Yuan, once he entered an ideal university, he stopped studying hard. On the contrary, he is good at playing tricks-he doesn't read the original, pieces together the book report with second-hand documents, and handles the paper with various plagiarism methods ... He thinks he can graduate. Do you know that in some foreign universities, professors are not so easy to cheat?
In some foreign universities, reading should not only be understood, but also discussed with the contents of the book, which is the usual mode of graduate education in the United States. However, in China, some professors don't care what books graduate students usually read, and graduate courses are still taught by the book, and graduate training institutions lack a strict process evaluation system. Professor Yuan Jinmei bluntly said in his letter that this classmate thought it was easy to study in an American university. In fact, the elimination rate of American universities is very high. Over the years, some universities in China are also exploring the quality of personnel training, including repaying overdue masters and doctors, which can be subject to various factors, and the elimination rate of masters is not high.
Professor Yuan Jinmei criticized the student as "the result of abnormal education" in his letter, which may be harsh, but it also tells some truth. I teach in a university myself. I have been to more than one university. Seeing this, I was on pins and needles, but I have to admit that a graduate student like Professor Yuan Jinmei is not an isolated case around me. And the soil for educating such students is also around us.
In some colleges and universities, some professors like to be called "masters" and "male gods" by students, but they are too lazy to read their reading reports and papers. There is a simple reason. What these professors care about is not academics, but the titles and titles of professors and doctoral supervisors and the interests behind them. It is not surprising that there are such teachers to teach the expelled students.
Professor Yuan Jinmei also said in the letter that learning is a bit by bit accumulation. On the basis of others' work, weeds that people can't see clearly in front of them are removed and carefully analyzed. Torture yourself and your ancestors with reason; Then, carefully put a new small stone forward, so that future generations will not fall if they step on it. This passage, no, this letter is worth reading carefully by every student and college teacher who is interested in taking the academic road, and looking back to see where he is not doing well enough and where he is abnormal.