www射-国产免费一级-欧美福利-亚洲成人福利-成人一区在线观看-亚州成人

US EUROPE AFRICA ASIA 中文
China / Society

Netizens decry loss at math Olympiad

By Zhao Xinying (China Daily) Updated: 2015-08-03 07:36

Netizens decry loss at math Olympiad

A student from a primary school in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, practices for the aoshu, or math Olympiad, during a class in July 2014.[Photo/Xinhua]

After winning 14 times in 20 years, second-place finish to the United States stings contest's fans

China's defeat at this year's International Mathematical Olympiad in Thailand has prompted an outpouring of negative comments and second-guessing by the country's netizens.

Overzealous fans are being urged to view the annual mathematical Olympiad as well as this year's results in a more rational manner. "It's common to win some contests and lose others. There's no need to make a fuss," said Zhu Xu, a math professor at Xi'an Jiaotong University.

Zhu made the remarks after the Chinese team lost last week's final to the United States by four points. The US had not won since 1994.

"In fact, China has been champion of the Olympiad many times, and other countries are making efforts to catch up," Zhu said. "It's normal to have victories and defeats under the increasingly fiercer competition."

Li Qiusheng, coach of the Chinese team, said the talent disparity between the strong countries is getting smaller.

Driven by bonus points?

China first took part in the Olympiad, a top math contest for high school students, in 1985, and has taken the crown 14 times over the past 20 years.

Some netizens attributed this year's defeat to China's cancellation of bonus points for Olympiad winners during the gaokao, the national college entrance exam, a reform policy implemented by the Ministry of Education last year.

Chinese children often get math Olympiad training as early as elementary school, and have national championships at that level.

Previously, a winner of a domestic or international math Olympiad could get about 20 bonus points on the gaokao, the total score of which was 750 points in most of China. Large numbers of students worked hard and competed for medals in hopes of obtaining the bonus, a higher gaokao score, and a place at a good university.

Netizens complained that the change meant Chinese students lost motivation to work hard on the Olympiad.

Lin Yong, a professor of applied math at the School of Information at Renmin University of China in Beijing, didn't agree. While many students did the math Olympiad for extra points, those selected to take part in the International Olympiad are the best among their peers and represent China with passion, he said.

"These students were not affected by the change in the bonus-point policy," he said.

He also said China should take pride in its second-place finish. "It doesn't matter whether it's first or second place. Both are good," he said.

Li, the Chinese coach, said China and the US are "very much ahead" of the rest of the competitors. "Although four points behind the US, China was 20 points ahead of third-place South Korea," Li said.

Changing situation

Xiong Bingqi, vice-president of the 21st Century Education Research, said Chinese people place too much importance on the Olympiad's results.

"In the past, so many Chinese students spent so much time preparing for the Olympiad in order to stand out, but few became masters in math because they were led by results, not interest," he said.

The situation may be changing. Zhu, from Xi'an Jiaotong University, said the math Olympiad was resuming its original status after the bonus gaokao points were canceled and the nationwide contest fever was cooling.

"Essentially, the Olympiad is something beyond regular classroom math and is suitable to only a small group of interested and talented people. It shouldn't be boosted on a large scale," he said.

Renmin University's Lin added: "It's good news that the math Olympiad is resuming its minority position, which means it will keep out the uninterested ones and leave those that are really passionate about it."

Zhu said: "Let the students pursue the 'intelligence game' following their own interest and talent and the outcome may be better."

Jiang Hezi in New York contributed to this story.

zhaoxinying@chinadaily.com.cn

Highlights
Hot Topics
...
主站蜘蛛池模板: 久草日韩 | 亚洲男人的天堂久久精品 | 美女被免费视频网站a国产 美女被免费网站视频软件 美女被免费网站在线软件 美女被免费网站在线视频软件 | 99视频在线精品免费观看18 | 日本一区二区三区高清福利视频 | 国产麻豆入在线观看 | 欧美日韩一区二区视频免费看 | 日韩三级中文字幕 | 99久久精品自在自看国产 | 91精品国产综合久久香蕉 | 美女a毛片 | 精品国产中文一级毛片在线看 | 国产日本三级欧美三级妇三级四 | 另类专区 亚洲 | 全部免费a级毛片 | 一级做a爰 | 亚洲一区二区免费 | 久久夜色精品国产噜噜亚洲a | 国产成人福利免费观看 | 中文字幕一区在线观看 | 亚洲网美女 | 午夜成年人网站 | 国产精品一区二区免费 | 国产一区二区三区国产精品 | 最近最新中文字幕免费的一页 | 顶级毛片在线手机免费看 | 三级毛片在线看 | 一区二区三区免费视频网站 | 亚州精品视频 | 成人性视频在线三级 | 美国毛片网| 国产福利不卡一区二区三区 | 在线观看成年人免费视频 | 毛片在线观看视频 | 精品国产一二三区在线影院 | 精品一区二区三区五区六区 | 玖草 | 国产一久久香蕉国产线看观看 | 夜色综合 | 人人公开免费超级碰碰碰视频 | 国产成人精品综合久久久软件 |