The purpose of Olympic Mathematics is to select children who are good at mathematics and cultivate professionals in the field of mathematics. However, in recent years, parents have forced their children to study in order to get high marks, but many children are simply not suitable for learning Olympic Mathematics.
"I don't recommend ordinary children to learn the Olympics. Only a few children study the Olympics. There are indeed some talented children who love mathematics very much. These children should learn the Olympics. " A few days ago, Yuan Yaxiang, member of the Standing Committee of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and academician of China Academy of Sciences, made a heated discussion in the society. He further explained that olympiad is not suitable for a wide range of children to learn, especially children who don't like mathematics may lose interest in learning if they learn olympiad. Besides, ordinary children don't need to learn those strange skills.
Olympics is not the problem, but "Olympics for all" is the problem, which is a long-standing understanding of Olympic learning. However, the reality is that there are still many parents who pursue the Olympics. They don't want to admit that their children are "ordinary children", but they are willing to believe that their children are "special children" suitable for learning Olympic Mathematics. In addition, mathematics is a compulsory subject in the current college entrance examination and its score is not low, which also encourages many parents to send their children to study Olympic Mathematics.
In recent years, China has actually introduced many measures to control the "Olympic Games for All", including canceling the extra points for winning the Olympic Games in the college entrance examination, clearly stipulating that enrollment in compulsory education should not be linked to the Olympic Games results, and starting from last year, further promoting the recruitment of students by the public (office) and the people (office) and drawing lots by computer. This cancels the school selection function of the Olympic Mathematics, and also dilutes the utilitarian color of the Olympic Mathematics. However, parents' pursuit of Olympic Mathematics training is still hot, and the disguised Olympic Mathematics competition is still undercurrent.
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Public opinion has always called on parents to rationally choose their children to study Olympic Mathematics. In the United States, about 5% of children study Olympic mathematics. Generally, only students who are interested in and have special skills in mathematics will choose Olympiad, and learning Olympiad is also to further develop their interest in mathematics. Because learning is interest-driven, students with special skills learn Olympic Mathematics, and their interest has been developed. Many students continue to choose to study mathematics after they go to college. Students who are not interested spend time cultivating their interests. On the other hand, in China, many parents don't think or don't want to think that their children have no interest and expertise in mathematics, especially when their children are in kindergarten and in the lower grades of primary school. According to a survey, 95% parents in China believe that their children will become the top 5% excellent students.
This common mentality among parents is closely related to the competition of basic education in China. Under the single score evaluation system, all children have to take part in a track race. The first place is the champion and champion, who can get better and scarcer educational resources, while those who run behind are defined as "poor students" and can only receive "inferior" education. This highly competitive educational environment aggravates parents' educational anxiety, distorts their rational understanding of children to some extent, and increases the difficulty of making rational plans suitable for children. The phenomenon of "chicken baby" is also caused by this.
Most parents hold similar different opinions on the issue of "Olympics for all", that is, even if they have not learned anything, they can improve their children's math scores, which is useful for the senior high school entrance examination and college entrance examination. This is also an important reason why the "Olympic fever" has not diminished after the cancellation of reward points in the Olympic Games. In China, there is an upsurge of off-campus training, which is popular in primary and secondary school subject training, corresponding to the main subject of college entrance examination. Parents send their children to off-campus training classes only to improve their test scores, not to really cultivate students' interest in learning. Shown in the training of mathematics discipline, it is the enthusiasm of Olympic mathematics training.
First, children with strong logical thinking ability are suitable for learning Olympic Mathematics.
The Academy of Sciences doesn't recommend most children to learn Olympic Mathematics. The main reason is that some children's thinking ability of Olympic logic is weak, and they can't convey the content of Olympic logic well.
For many children, olympiad is a difficult subject, and it is easy for everyone to lose points in this subject. Academicians of the Academy of Sciences suggested that most children don't need to study Olympiad, because Olympiad may only be suitable for some people. Most children can use it in their daily life as long as they learn basic mathematics knowledge, but Olympic mathematics can't be used in their daily life. More parents want their children to learn Olympic Mathematics, mainly to get high marks and help their children go to school.
Second, children who are interested in Olympic Mathematics can learn it.
Some children are born with a special interest in olympiad. Even if they don't have very strong logical thinking ability, they can try to learn Olympiad with their love for Olympiad.
It is rare for children to be interested in one thing, and it is even more rare to be able to persist in doing one thing all the time. If a child is interested in olympiad mathematics and can persist in spending time on it, then olympiad mathematics is a subject worth learning, and it will also improve his score in some aspects in the future, especially in further studies.
Third, children who are gifted in Olympic Mathematics can learn it.
Some children have the talent of olympiad from birth, and have strong logical thinking ability and understanding ability. Children with these abilities can learn the subject of Olympiad Mathematics to help them improve these abilities.
It may take many years for many people to learn a thing, but no gifted child will come soon, so this is the innate ability of children with Olympic mathematics talent. Don't waste this gift. After all, this ability will only appear in a small number of children. If such high-quality talents are wasted, it is not irresponsible for children.