Redian新闻
>
Crackdown Continues on Illegal ‘Competitions’ Targeting Students

Crackdown Continues on Illegal ‘Competitions’ Targeting Students

社会

Authorities reiterated that results from such competitions could not be used to boost scores in school entrance exams.

Continuing the crackdown on illegal competitions that target students seeking admission into better schools, education authorities in China announced Sunday that an online math competition scheduled for last week has been shut down. 

Underscoring that such events, often held during the winter break, were used to attract unwary participants, the Ministry of Education also said that the results of such competitions could not be used as extra points in middle and high school entrance exams.

“Some companies and individuals spread rumors that winning competitions can help students get into higher education and bank on anxiety (of students and parents) to make money,” the ministry stated. “It can add to the burden of students and harm their physical and mental health, and they are suspected of being fraudulent.”

With competition for school admissions fierce, many Chinese parents believe extracurricular activities give children an edge over others when it comes to securing seats at top schools.

Since 2018, to reduce the burden on students and regulate the once freewheeling market, education authorities have accelerated the regulation of national competitions that target primary and middle school students. The government has since published authorized lists of competitions and has also prohibited using competition results to secure admissions.

In September, education authorities released a list of 44 competitions on subjects ranging from information technology and artificial intelligence to painting and calligraphy for primary and middle school students.

At the time, an official at the education ministry had said that competitions for primary and middle school students aim to “help students explore their strengths and stimulate their interest in learning” and should not be associated with admissions.

However, domestic media reported in November that some math competitions such as “carnivals” and “winter camps” were disguised as events unrelated to competitions and tests. An organizer was estimated to be making over 9 million yuan ($1.3 million) in profit from a three-day math competition event, according to reports.

“A small number of schools still attach importance to competitions during the admission process,” Xiong Bingqi, director of the 21st Century Education Research Institute, told domestic media. “Local education authorities should call out the behavior and hold them accountable in order to cut off the chain of interests related to illegal competitions.”

Editor: Apurva.
(Header image: Wu Xiaoyu/VCG)


Download the new Sixth Tone app at the App Store or Google Play
APK file for Android:
https://image4.sixthtone.com/pkg/sixthtone.apk
(Copy URL and open in browser)

微信扫码关注该文公众号作者

戳这里提交新闻线索和高质量文章给我们。
相关阅读
【波士顿精品门户社区】【本科友好】【South End/Chinatown/Downtown】【$3195】【现房+9/1排位】Far From Home: Meet the Migrants Returning to ShanghaiTired of Cafeterias, Students Go for Lunch at Construction SitesJournalism Movie Hailed as ‘Courageous Start’ Wins Over ViewersChina Passes Landmark Regulation Targeting ‘Deepfakes’AACO College Panel: From High School to CollegeChina’s Cyber Cleanup Targets COVID Rumors, Online Influencers一文详解Prompt学习和微调(Prompt Learning & Prompt Tuning)As Marriage Costs Soar, Fujian Residents Want More Regulation秋行南意—小村的故事(2)【租房推荐】Chinatown近Downtown高级公寓楼推荐Visual Studio 终于内置 Markdown 编辑器了!GOP candidate calls for TexasChina Sets New Rules to Safeguard Older Residents From Scams肯德基Triple Stacker Burger三层汉堡,$12.95!在secret menu “隐藏菜单”里哦Leadership Next Gen is open | Paid fellowship for studentsArgentina won World Cup 2022——阿根廷!"Don't go down" 梅西圆梦白纸坦荡荡Zhejiang Wants Children to Study AI From Younger Age精选SDE岗位 | Affirm Holdings、CROWN Equipment 、Bill.com发布最新岗位!"𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙜𝙚"广告#创译挑战【现房+排位】【市区顶级公寓】【Emerson/Suffolk/Chinatown/Downtown】【室内洗烘】【接受本科生】毛主席大“党领导一切”, 在不同的时候含义不同, 未必非得是党员来代表党组织2022傅雷翻译出版奖获奖者揭晓 Le palmarès du Prix Fu Lei 2022 dévoilé美丽的凡尔赛花园For China’s Students, the COVID Wave Comes at the Cruelest TimeAfter 3 Years of Lockdowns, a Chinese City Struggles to RebuildWinding Down ‘Zero-COVID’: The View From an Urban Village免中介费和半个月房租|Downtown近State地铁站高级公寓1B 3221+ 2B 3882+从亨廷顿的预言到特朗普的MAGA(六)With More People Getting Sick, China’s Restaurants Are StrugglinVisual Studio终于内置Markdown编辑器了!市中心超高性价比公寓 | 多个入住日期 | Downtown地区 | studio - 3b | 月租$2500+Chinese City Creates Single Residents’ Database for MatchmakingChinese Cities Allow Spring Festival Fireworks Amid COVID BluesFor Gen-Z, Entrepreneurship Represents a Ticket to Freedom
logo
联系我们隐私协议©2024 redian.news
Redian新闻
Redian.news刊载任何文章,不代表同意其说法或描述,仅为提供更多信息,也不构成任何建议。文章信息的合法性及真实性由其作者负责,与Redian.news及其运营公司无关。欢迎投稿,如发现稿件侵权,或作者不愿在本网发表文章,请版权拥有者通知本网处理。