The National College Entrance Examination began on the 1st of July and ended on the 2nd of July.
The performance of the Little Star Second Gen learning machine in the science exam shocked the billions of people in the country.
More than 30 mathematics papers with a score of 150, all of them scored full marks.
More than 30 comprehensive science papers with a score of 300, all of them scored full marks.
With just these two sets of papers, the Little Star learning machine scored 450 points … It would not be a problem for it to get into the second-tier universities in many provinces.
If the language and English tests were included, the Little Star learning machine could get at least half of the points. With 150 points, it would be a total of 600 points. With this score, not to mention the second-tier universities, it could even get into most of the key universities.
As long as they had a Little Star Second Gen learning machine, they could easily get into a good university.
This ability shocked the whole country and triggered a huge discussion that swept through the whole society!
People were talking about it. With such a machine that could answer all the questions, what was the point of the students studying so hard?
What would be the impact on Z country's force-feeding exam-oriented education?
There were a few representative articles that received the approval of countless people.
"Our education should not be to fill the children's brains, but to let their thinking soar!"
The article, written by a well-known education expert, said, "For so many years, I have been criticizing the exam-oriented education system of Z country. I have called for reducing the pressure on the children. I want the children to not only focus on the knowledge in the textbooks, but also improve their physical ability, creative thinking, and civilized and moral education in all aspects! Don't let the children become the slaves of knowledge. Filling the children's brains with knowledge is not sustainable. Such exam-oriented education cannot be sustained!
However, my appeal did not receive widespread support. Instead, it was ridiculed. Principal Wei of Blanket Factory Middle School even scolded me for harboring malicious intentions and for being a lackey of foreigners. The exam-oriented education is our country's national condition. It is the fairest education system. It is the only way for the majority of poor students to change their fate. Only by improving the students' scores can we nurture more talents and gain the gratitude of the students' parents.
I have always felt that there is something wrong with Principal Wei's perspective. The fractional theory is not advisable. However, I lost, and Principal Wei won. The students thanked him, the parents thanked him, and I, who called for reducing the burden on the children, was scolded. The number of students enrolled in the college entrance examination factories across the country has never decreased.
But now, I would like to ask Principal Wei: You have turned each and every child into an exam machine. But now, a real exam machine has appeared. The Little Star learning machine can easily get into a top university. Can the children trained by the college entrance examination factories surpass the Little Star learning machine?
Alright, so what if some examinees surpassed them? Their minds were only filled with rigid knowledge, without the ability to soar. How much could those students achieve in the future? Could it surpass the more powerful Little Star learning machine?
When those students with ordinary talent had already learned how to use the Little Star learning machine, grasped the system's methods, and solved difficult problems one after another, where would the competitiveness of the students nurtured by the college entrance examination factory be?
It's time to carry out a thorough education reform. When humans start to be inferior to tools, we shouldn't continue to compete with tools to win or lose. Humans can't win. The only things we can win are our strong bodies, active minds, and creative thinking. These are the strengths of us humans! Now, we need to strengthen these capabilities even more.
Parents, Principal Wei, from today onwards, please don't fill up your children's brains. Please let their thoughts soar! "
An article written by a student's parent was also widely circulated, with at least 100 million views.
It's Time to Stop the Arms Race.
"I'm an ordinary parent, and also a mother who wants her children to succeed. My husband's income is not bad, belonging to the middle class with a higher income.
We only have one child. I hold him in my hands, I'm afraid he'll fall, I'm afraid he'll melt in my mouth. My child is my everything, I hope he grows up happily.
But when my child was three years old, I enrolled him in an interest class. It should be the same for all the children in the kindergarten.
When my child was six years old, even though it was far away from school, I still sent him to the best aristocratic primary school in the city. The annual tuition fee was 80,000.
During my child's entire primary school years, I enrolled him in an average of eight training classes a year, hired 120 hours of tutors, participated in various activities organized by the school an average of seven times a year, and spent an average of more than 5,000 each time.
After six years of primary school, my child learned piano, dance, music conducting, hosting, drawing, Go, calligraphy, and more than 20 other skills. In terms of expenses, all the expenses added up to a total of 1.83 million, and this kind of expenses was considered below average in my child's class.
When my child entered junior high school, I realized that with our family's financial ability, we could no longer afford the expenses of my child's education. The annual tuition fee for the aristocratic junior high school in the city was 210,000. Adding other expenses, the annual expenses exceeded 400,000. This was almost the limit of what we could afford.
Even so, my husband and I still enrolled our child in many expensive training classes. Even if we didn't have enough money, we gritted our teeth to support him.
Because we wanted our child to succeed, we wanted him to have a bright future!
But one day, I suddenly realized that my child's face seemed to have not revealed a smile for a long time.
My child's body was thin, and he studied for more than 60 hours a week. He almost never watched TV or played games. Every day, he only did one thing: study.
Even though he worked so hard and didn't want to disappoint me, he still ranked below average in every class exam.
One day, I flipped through my child's notes. He said that he wanted to die, and that there was no point in living.
I was shocked. I cried loudly and apologized to my child. It was mommy's fault. Mommy won't force you to study anymore. My child was sensible and said that it was okay. He only wrote a few words of complaint and asked me not to worry.
But how could I not worry? From that day onwards, I had nightmares every night. I was afraid that my child would do something stupid. But my child was normal. Occasionally, he would squeeze out a smile in front of me. But I felt more and more uneasy. I felt that my child was getting further and further away from me.
Until that afternoon, I found a few sleeping pills in my child's stationery box …
I dropped out of school. The next day, I helped my child drop out of school and brought him to a psychiatrist for counseling. I could lose anything but my child!
Even if my child couldn't become a successful person, I only hoped that he would grow up healthily and stay by my side forever.
It was now June of this year. My child and I learned about some news regarding the Little Star learning machine.
Two days ago, the Little Star Second Gen learning machine took part in the college entrance examination and got multiple full marks. My heart suddenly relaxed. My vision opened up, and I felt deep regret.
Yes, a learning machine could easily score better than a child who had been studying hard for more than ten years. What was the point of chasing after my child to score so high?
A machine that was ahead of all the other parents had appeared. What was the point of us parents paying such a high price for this arms race between us parents?
In the face of those cold marks, the child's happiness was priceless. The child's nature was priceless. The child's health was priceless!
At that moment, I was enlightened. The child's face was full of curiosity. He said to me, "Mom, I want a Little Star learning machine."
I said I would buy one for him. I would definitely buy one! Even if it was worth a hundred thousand per unit, compared to the price I had paid, it was really not worth mentioning.
My heart finally relaxed. I understood that my child had thought things through. He would not do anything stupid anymore.
Thank you, Little Star learning machine, for saving my family and bringing us hope. "
Except for the two articles above.
Scientists from the scientific community also jointly issued an appeal to the country: Immediately carry out education reform!
In the proposal, the scientists said:
"In this era, it is the era of information explosion. Knowledge is increasing explosively. Some university level knowledge has started to be distributed to high school. High school knowledge has started to be distributed to junior high school. Primary school textbooks already contain some junior high school knowledge."
"But even if they learn in advance, the human brain is limited. Knowledge is still expanding. No matter how talented a student is, it is impossible to master all knowledge!"
"Learning with the help of tools has become very important. We should fully promote the Little Star learning machine to cultivate children's creativity, train their innovative thinking, and learn knowledge in a different way. Force-Feeding and rote memorization is not advisable!"
"The appearance of the Little Star learning machine proves that the learning ability of machines far surpasses that of humans. It indicates that our exam-oriented education has reached the end of the road and has no choice but to adjust."
"Now, it is time for our education to change!"
After the Ministry of Education received the joint proposal letter from the scientific community.
The person in charge immediately replied: We are working on a reform plan to carry out a major reform of the education system!
The next day, the higher-ups held a discussion meeting around the proposal letter from the scientific community. On the same day, they announced a major decision to the public:
Under the premise of ensuring fairness, we are studying the education reform plan. Once we come up with a mature plan, we will immediately carry out the reform pilot in one or two provinces in the country.
If the reform results are significant, it will be fully implemented!
If the effect is not significant, we will adjust the plan and continue to try until we get good results, then we will fully implement it.
In short, Z country's education system will definitely be reformed!
Once the news was announced.
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