A high score can only show that you study well, not that you are of high quality or good moral character, or that you are just a bookworm. Different learning can cultivate different abilities. The so-called high score refers to the exam-oriented study in our books, which does not reflect the size of a person's ability. People who study well and are good in all aspects are considered high energy. But some of them just study well, and other aspects (such as ideology and morality, independence and even self-care ability) are useless. ! (I'm afraid there are not a few such people! ) Is this called high energy? High score may be high energy, but it is by no means the embodiment of high energy.
In this era of rapid development of science and technology, rapid economic development and continuous improvement of people's living standards, a large number of talents with high knowledge, high quality and high skills are needed. In our opinion, high score is the embodiment of high energy. It is an important basis and general standard to measure its related ability. High score is not equal to high energy. From the imperial examination system in ancient China to the college entrance examination system today, from home to abroad, we can see that the score selection system is adopted. Scoring means that in the examination of a certain ability, the scoring standard reflects its related ability and measures its skills. High energy is higher than others' skills in some aspects, which means that high scores are the embodiment of high energy. It is an important basis and general standard to measure its related ability.
Of the four debating teams that entered the finals this time, only one came from an ordinary class. Of course, it is impossible for everyone who takes part in the debate to achieve excellent results, but obviously, I am good at Chinese, the history of debater No.2 is good, the politics of debater No.3 is good, and the mathematics of debater No.4 is good. In the exam, our scores in single subjects are very high, and we use this knowledge extensively to show our talents. Doesn't this mean that high scores are the embodiment of high energy? Athletes are really not good enough in some exams, but they are called athletes, and their competitive ability is reflected in the exams through certain selection. A high-ability athlete also needs the referee to show his ability with high scores. Doesn't this show that high scores are the embodiment of high energy?
But it should be noted that we do not deny the existence of low scores and high energy. Han Han is a genius in China's literary world, but he is just a case, because he hangs a red light in six courses. It is particularity. This phenomenon also reflects the disadvantages of China's education system to some extent. Also a young writer, the author of True Hero, was admitted to Fudan University with excellent results. Doesn't this mean that high scores are the unity of high energy? Since other debaters think that high scores are not the embodiment of high energy, why bother with scores? Isn't the ability of both sides in today's debate also reflected by grading?
So we think that high score is the embodiment of high energy. It is an important basis and general standard to measure related abilities.
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A few days ago, Chen, a senior three student in Liwu Middle School in Chengdu, Sichuan, was admitted to the Computer Department of Michigan University of Science and Technology with a score of 540 in the TOEFL test. The school also gave her the highest scholarship among international undergraduates-"Ambassador" scholarship, which cost 62 13 dollars a year. Chen, a student favored by American universities, is not considered the best in China, because she ranks 35th among 54 students in her class and is a controversial student. Some teachers accused her of being "playful and not doing proper work". At present, in Chengdu, the "Chen phenomenon" has triggered a discussion on educational ideas.
Chen, age 17, national second-class athlete. He has participated in many city, provincial and national radio direction finding competitions and won many awards. She has participated in almost all school-level activities in Lewu Middle School in the past six years, from program hosting and karaoke competitions to photography and dance competitions, and won prizes. During her six-year middle school career, she won an award almost every two months. She dares to speak English, play computer games, explore, do and think in scientific and technological creation. However, Chen's character is active, and he can't be said to be diligent and eager to learn. She is a far cry from the traditional good students in China. A teacher taught her earnestly: If you put those playing hours into your study, you will also be admitted to a Peking University Tsinghua. But Chen said, "No, I'm not like the' top student' in the eyes of adults." For the favor of Michigan University of Science and Technology, Chen childishly replied, "There are many awards." Zhu Qizhuang, president of Lewu Middle School, said: "The key factor for Chen to win is not TOEFL scores, but comprehensive quality."
The pursuit of high marks is the general mentality of parents and schools, and the "Chen phenomenon" is a powerful impact on the "only high marks" theory. We do have a lot of questions about the current situation of education: is it high quality to get high marks? Should all-round children get high marks? But there is no doubt about one thing: high scores also have low energy. then what Are we pursuing high marks or all-round development? I think this is exactly the problem that quality education should focus on at present: organically and harmoniously combine high scores with high quality, and both high scores and high quality should be pursued.
Combination:
1. Quality education is to improve students' comprehensive ability, not just academic and academic success.
2。 At present, the new curriculum reform carried out in the early stage of the second middle school and the real primary school in our county shows that good grades do not mean high energy, but the school begins to move towards quality education.
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A few days ago, Chen, a senior three student in Liwu Middle School in Chengdu, Sichuan, was admitted to the Computer Department of Michigan University of Science and Technology with a score of 540 in the TOEFL test. When Chen applied for the school, she only applied for a grant of $2,000, but Michigan University of Science and Technology gave her the highest scholarship among undergraduate students-the "Ambassador" scholarship, which was $62 13 a year. President curtisj .. Chen from the school wrote a personal letter: "I hope to see you as soon as possible." Chen, a student favored by American universities, is not considered the best in China because she ranks 35th among 54 students in her class and is also a controversial student. Some teachers accused her of being "playful and not doing proper work". At present, in Chengdu, the "Chen phenomenon" has triggered a discussion on educational ideas.
E-mail to American universities
Chen file: 17 years old Chen is a national second-class athlete. He has participated in city, provincial and national radio direction finding competitions for many times. 1998 won the fourth place in the young women's group of the national radio direction finding championship, won the first prize in the Sichuan Youth Science and Technology Innovation Competition in 2000, and applied for the patent in the National Patent Office. Chengdu's "three good students" won the women's 800-meter sports meeting for three years in a row. They passed the self-taught English Test Band 2 and Band 4 in Chengdu in junior high school and passed the university in senior high school. She has participated in almost all school-level activities in Lewu Middle School in the past six years, from program hosting and karaoke competitions to photography and dance competitions, and won prizes. During her six-year middle school career, she won an award almost every two months.
Learning English: Dare to Speak
In the second year of Chen's junior high school, several foreign students came to the school. What makes everyone have a headache is that communication is very difficult. Chen Xue speaks English as freely as her mother tongue in front of potential international students. Ask her how she learned it. She said, nothing else, I only dare to say. Every rest day, Chen Dou goes to the "English Corner" in Chengdu to exchange ideas with English lovers. Once you catch a foreigner, it will be a great chat. In the summer vacation of the second day of junior high school, she practiced for 20 days in the oral English class held by Sichuan University. During that time, her English improved by leaps and bounds. Teacher Scott, who teaches English, doesn't know Chinese, so Chen has to translate everything. When chatting online, she talks with netizens in English. Her fluent English makes people question: "Are you from China or a foreigner?" Before that, Chen Xue didn't expect to study abroad or take the TOEFL. She thinks TOEFL is out of reach.
1998 12 An alumnus studying in the United States returned to Wu Li Middle School, and she also brought back an American Outstanding Student Medal signed by President Clinton. This classmate is good at English. Senior sister likes Chen's aura and says to her: It's easy to study in America, and my English is good. Go and take the TOEFL!
Go and take the TOEFL!
This sentence lingered in Chen's mind for many days, and he liked this free learning environment. Why don't I take the exam? Senior students can. Why can't I? I will also buy a Clinton-style one to wear. Later, my cousin, who was a graduate student in the United States, returned to China to visit relatives. He encouraged her: Your English level is similar to mine, so you can take the exam. So Chen mobilized students with good English scores to take the exam, but everyone gave up because of timidity. Chen's idea is to test his courage and ability. So, Chen took the TOEFL test 1999 in May. The results came out in July, with 490 points.
In June, before the score came out, she signed up for the TOEFL test in August. This time, she went to the TOEFL pre-test training class of Sichuan University for one month, and scored 540 points in the TOEFL test in June 5438+ 10. After that, she translated her "worth mentioning" awards into English and provided them to foreign universities, as well as her own English files. "I made it all myself." In May 2000, Chen Xue was very proud and confident.
Learn computer: dare to knock
Last June, 5438+ 10, after the TOEFL score came down, she felt that it was not much fun to go to first-class universities such as Harvard and Massachusetts, and she could go to two universities. With years of "online age", she began to look up information about American universities online. Among more than 4,000 American universities, she found more than 60 universities, such as Washington State University and Michigan University of Science and Technology, which were suitable for her own situation and scores, and she sent them emails one by one.
In the early morning of February 7, 2000, the email that Chen was admitted by Michigan University of Science and Technology arrived, while she was still sleeping. 2 1 days later, send a written admission notice.
Chen's computer was a birthday present from her father when she was in Grade Two. Dad gave her a computer on one condition: she can't play games. The reason is that game experts are developing endless game software, which you will never finish, but life is limited. Chen has never played video games. But she hasn't learned all kinds of functions of the computer-all of them are typed by herself.
"I have never read a book about the use of computers. I don't want to see it. It's too hard and too troublesome. " She fumbled at the door. With English tips and help, you can correct mistakes at any time. What if I break it? "If it's broken, fix it." If you still don't understand, you can communicate with your classmates or ask your father. She thinks computers are very helpful for learning. For example, literary subjects such as Chinese and English need to be memorized, but everything you need to memorize can be put in the computer first, and you can read it once you need to open it, which saves the trouble of turning pages.
She said that not only can you see a lot of new information online, but it is really helpful for your study. What she reads most on the Internet is information about education, science and technology and culture. "Maybe I'm used to it. As soon as I go online now, I have to watch the news about education first, and then I will watch something else. "
Chen spends two to three hours surfing the Internet every Saturday night and Sunday morning. Her netizens don't like her because they can understand her chat, and there are too few people who can communicate with her ... she chats in English. Chen doesn't watch TV plays. In her father's words, she said, "TV plays can never be finished, but life is limited."
Scientific and technological innovation: dare to do and think
"Chen has been a troublemaker since he was a child." She especially likes to open things. Dad's radio equipment, watches, his toys, and everything that attracts her at home have been "fragmented" in her hands and cannot be recovered. In order to observe biology, when she was in elementary school, her father bought her a microscope. She won the second prize at the municipal level in the car model making competition, which basically belongs to the "boy's world". The school recruited a radio direction finding class, and she signed up. "I just want to know what this is for. "
In terms of technological creation, Chen is always thinking about something. Last June, 1 1, she applied for the patent of "worry-free car basket" from the State Patent Office. This is because she often takes some unimportant things (such as ponchos) with her when she sees her mother on a business trip, which is very troublesome. I thought, it would be nice to design a sandwich for the basket. Putting the goods in and adding a lock will not affect other functions of the basket, but also prevent theft! After a period of trial production, she made a "worry-free car basket". Now some merchants are negotiating with her to put into production, and she has discounted the patent to 200,000 to 300,000 yuan. When taking a bath, the paper outside the toilet paper roll is easy to get wet. Can you think of a way to tear off the paper and automatically take it back and pop it up when you use it? The students went to school with their schoolbags on their backs when it suddenly rained. How good would it be if you touched the button on the bag and the umbrella stored in the bag would open automatically? If the toilet is not cleaned for two or three days, it will give off a bad smell. If you can install a shrapnel on the flushing port in the toilet to block the flushing port, the flushing port can bounce off and stick to the wall with a little force, and the shrapnel will naturally bounce back to block the flushing port after the water rushes over, so that the odor will not come out. And the house where we live. If we can have a voice-activated stereo, we just need to mumble what we want to hear ... Chen said that these "ideas" are being further refined and improved.
Because of his love of thinking, Chen Xue often looks at problems with a broad vision and diverse angles, which is beyond his peers.
The lesson of Chen's parents' goddaughter is: let her do things freely, don't say anything about her when she does something wrong, and don't bother to say anything about her.
Study: I really don't work hard.
"If I want to rank second, I will rank 35th in my class." There are 54 students in Class Two, Grade Three, where Chen is located. "In fact, I envy my classmates with good grades. I always think that good grades should be a happy thing, but I will never spend all my time on linguistics, physics, chemistry and other subjects for a good grade." Why? She smiled and said, "I'm afraid I've learned to be pedantic."
Chen likes studying efficiently and can't stand reading all day. "Sometimes I want to work hard, but I often can't, because I want to spend some time learning about other things that can broaden my horizons." So far, Chen has a habit of taking a nap for half an hour every day, and must read famous literary works at home and abroad before going to bed.
"I was very tired when I was studying. Why should I keep reading? How useful is that? " She thinks that some students who work hard but don't get good grades are the result of such "hard work". Her father, Chen Changqun, admitted that her daughter's study was "chic": "She worked hard for a while, went to other places as soon as her grades came up, and came back as soon as she got a yellow card warning." Chen has her own way of learning. She thinks she is very efficient in class. "She absorbs quickly and much in class. Generally, we don't review after class. For example, after English class, I will leave my book behind and not take it home. " "I'm afraid this is the main reason why my grades will not be very good." She dissected herself.
Chen's character is active, and he can't be said to be diligent and eager to learn. She is a far cry from the traditional good students in China. A teacher taught her earnestly: If you put those playing hours into your study, you will also be admitted to a Peking University Tsinghua. But Chen said, "No, I'm not like the' top student' in the eyes of adults." For the favor of Michigan University of Science and Technology, Chen childishly replied, "There are many awards." Zhu Qizhuang, president of Lewu Middle School, said: "The key factor for Chen to win is not TOEFL scores, but comprehensive quality."
Chen told reporters that when he went to the American consulate to apply for a visa, he prepared 50 questions in advance, all of which were inquired online by himself, and the answers were prepared according to his own situation. As a result, the visa was successful once.
The "Chen phenomenon" has triggered a great discussion on educational ideas.
■ Student: Please don't oppress us.
Liu Xiaojiang shouted excitedly to his parents with a newspaper: Chen is so lucky! You get points all day, and I'm not allowed to take part in any activities ... After reading the report in detail, Yang Xiang, a senior one student in a middle school in Chengdu, lamented: When the school engages in crowd tactics, how can it have free time to cultivate personal hobbies? Fortunately, the admission of domestic colleges and universities only depends on the college entrance examination scores! Liu and Tang Kaier have the same theory. If Chen takes the college entrance examination, she may not get the ideal results, but she is good at exerting her strengths. She dares to break through and fight hard. From her, we get inspiration: there are indeed many roads to success, not just getting high marks. I hope that schools and families will create a relaxed environment for us to become talents.
■ Parents: It is helpless to let the dolls get high marks.
Parent Mr. Wang nodded again and again with a newspaper: Chen is really good. When asked whether children should get high marks or cultivate quality, he seemed helpless: "Parents really want to cultivate their children's all-round development, but it takes a lot of time and energy. In the case of tight time and fierce competition, I have to let my children sacrifice all-round development to pursue high scores, because high scores have too many benefits under exam-oriented education, and they can enter key primary and secondary schools and key universities. How about their ability? I will talk about it later. " He said that children like playing basketball very much. In order to cope with the exam, he has simply stopped letting children touch basketball for several months. It is understood that there are many parents who are as ambivalent as Mr. Wang. A parent surnamed Li said "more realistically": ability can be enjoyed in the United States, and scores are more enjoyed in China. How do you let your parents choose?
■ Educators: I hope that high scores and high quality will develop harmoniously.
Luo Qihui, an associate professor in the Physics Department of Sichuan Education College, said that the pursuit of high marks is a common mentality of parents and schools, and the "Chen phenomenon" is a powerful impact on the "only high marks" theory. We do have a lot of questions about the current situation of education: is it high quality to get high marks? Should all-round children get high marks? But there is no doubt about one thing: high scores also have low energy. then what Are we pursuing high marks or all-round development? I think this is exactly the problem that quality education should focus on at present: organically and harmoniously combine high scores with high quality, and both high scores and high quality should be pursued. They are not contradictory in pursuit.
Song Jianfeng, deputy secretary of the Chengdu Municipal Committee of the Communist Youth League, believes that from Chen, we get great enlightenment: innovative quality is very popular at home and abroad. * * * The Communist Youth League, the Federation of Students and the Young Pioneers emphasize the cultivation of students' innovative education, which is the core and soul of quality education. Now "innovative education" has received unprecedented attention.
Teacher Luo of Yandao Street Middle School in Chengdu believes that "Rome was not built in a day" and family education is very important. It is very rare for Chen Xue to dare to jump out of books and pursue the development of his own ability under the potential study pressure. At present, the potential of many dolls has not been brought into play, but they are strangled and bound by exam-oriented education, so the implementation of quality education is very urgent.
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(Moderator: A Zheng, columnist of Fujian People's Publishing House. Interviewer: Yang Dongping, a researcher at Beijing Institute of Technology, is the chief planner of CCTV's Tell the Truth. Xu Youyu, a researcher at the Institute of Philosophy, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences)
Score and quality
A Zheng: What's the relationship between grades and quality?
One of the signs of traditional education is that "scores are the most important", but students with high scores may not be "high energy". So what's the relationship between scores and quality? In the past half century, a student's performance was basically measured by scores. Is this standard reasonable?
Xu Youyu: "Score first" has advantages and disadvantages.
The "score first" in China now (including the 1950s and 1960s) is very powerful. China's education is not subjective and lacks reasonable standards for evaluating people, so it can only rely on scores, just as a person's political quality can only be evaluated through archives at the beginning. Looking back at my former school classmate's situation has nothing to do with his future grades and prospects. In fact, the content of school examination is far from scientific research and work practice. Teachers are more and more fond of doing off-topic and strange questions, and students are forced to adapt, thus producing a group of people who are very good at reciting and coping with exams, but in fact, not many people have made great achievements after getting good grades. After going abroad, I found that China students' grades were much better than those of British students, and they took more courses than British students. Compared with exams, British students may not be able to do it, but when it comes to doing things, China students are not as good as British students. This reflects the disadvantage of being in the front row, but on the one hand, it is by no means something that people with poor grades can do, as if they would be geniuses if they didn't study hard. When criticizing the score system and the imperial examination system, we can't simply deny those good students, because learning and courses also have their own independence, including basic intellectual training. This negation has a lot to do with anti-intellectualism.
Yang Dongping: There are two criteria to judge.
This mechanical examination system is suitable for cultivating a large number of talents who meet certain standards, that is, "qualified products", but it is destructive to the cultivation of creative talents. I felt this when I was in middle school. Some excellent students, who have strong personalities and feel oppressed, would rather read in the library than attend classes. This was out of line at the time. He didn't want to join the league, so he mobilized others. School education at that time could not create an environment for the growth of such talents. It should be said that a relaxed educational environment is more conducive to the development of outstanding talents.
When it comes to this kind of examination system, many people will ask: haven't many talents been trained in these 20 years after liberation? What's wrong with it? Now many talents are also college education, which proves that this kind of education is still effective ... how to evaluate this problem? I think, first of all, it depends on whether this system benefits or suffers for most people. This system can screen out a small number of outstanding talents, just like the imperial examination system, it also produces a group of people like Lin Zexu. But its problem is that it is at the expense of most people, making most people become losers, useless and victims of this education system. School education has hit their enthusiasm, motivation and interest in learning, so that they finally leave school in despair. Only those who go to college can be considered successful. This is the disadvantage of this system. He does not encourage everyone to explore their own nature according to their own situation, cultivate their own interest in learning, and continue to learn and pursue knowledge in their later lives. He doesn't cultivate this kind of thing, but selects it through hard exams. If they pass, they will become talents. If they fail, they will be "junk". This has dampened many people's enthusiasm for learning and driven many people out of school. In recent years, the loss of rural students is very serious. People attribute the cause to poverty, but in many rural areas, poverty is not the main reason. The fifth grade of primary school and the second grade of junior high school are the climax of brain drain. Students have a judgment about themselves, they can't adapt to school, and they give up their studies when they feel that they are unable to continue their studies. Learning is not to pursue knowledge and improve one's survival ability at all, but only for further study, which is the only criterion for success or failure. Because now only about 5% of our peers have been admitted to the university, the vast majority of students are very depressed, as if they have become second-class and third-class people.
Second, it depends on whether this examination system promotes or hinders the development of a few outstanding talents (high scores). Take Tsinghua as an example, it has concentrated the best students in the country, and most of the top candidates in the national college entrance examination are in Tsinghua. So in the process of learning, are they smarter, more creative or more stupid? I talked to them in Tsinghua, and they were very disappointed with the present university education. They are very talented and have a strong learning ability. The exam is not difficult for them, but the school does not provide a better environment to develop their creativity. Four years of college have let them down, and this feeling is more prominent among excellent students. Finally, they go abroad through personalized learning, such as learning a foreign language. Unfortunately, learning has not brought them pressure and challenges. China does have excellent students, but the existing education system cannot be fully developed. Of course, there is a similar situation in Taiwan Province Province. When Li Yuanzhe won the Nobel Prize, the educational circles in Taiwan Province Province were elated, but Li Yuanzhe clearly stated that winning the prize did not prove the success of Taiwan education, but only the failure of Taiwan education. He said that if he continued his education in Taiwan Province Province, he would never win the Nobel Prize. So only a few people in China are aware of this problem. At the 1985 National Conference on Education, Wan Li said that the outdated educational contents and methods that can't meet the needs of social modernization should be reformed, otherwise the country can't train first-class talents no matter how much money it spends. This is the only calm speech I know from a senior leader in the 1980s. Because at that time, everyone thought that the biggest problem in the education system was lack of money. As long as you give me money, I can train first-class talents. Just like some film directors, they say arrogantly: What's in Hollywood? Isn't it money? Give me 100 million and I'll make a big splash. Actually, it's not like that at all. So the education system is still very important.
Xu Youyu: School education cannot enjoy the glory of success alone.
On the surface, it can be said that all the outstanding talents in China come from universities. But in fact, are excellent talents the result of university training or university education? To put it more thoroughly, in China's social evaluation standard, "talent" must have a university certificate to prove him. For example, a person has made some efforts, but without this certificate, he can't work in scientific research institutions, universities or higher cultural units. Can the place where certificates are issued and the act of issuing certificates prove that outstanding talents are the result of training in this place? It's easy to get confused. I went to college. I can't do anything if I don't want a college degree. But you issued a diploma, does it mean that all my achievements are attributed to this diploma? Whether the achievements of successful people can prove the success of education must be clarified in methodology. The success of the education system cannot be proved just because we have trained a group of scientists and technicians, or because many outstanding talents have gone to universities and obtained diplomas. These are two different concepts.