From 65438 to 0959, the first international Olympic Mathematics Competition was held in Bucharest, Romania, marking the official birth of the Olympic Mathematics Competition. Since then, the Olympic Mathematics Competition has gradually spread around the world and become one of the most influential mathematics competitions for middle school students in the world.
In China, the development of Olympic mathematics has experienced a process from scratch to prosperity. 1985, China participated in the International Olympic Mathematics Competition for the first time. Although the result is not satisfactory, it marks the beginning of China's contact and participation in this global mathematics competition. With the deepening of reform and opening up, China's education has developed rapidly, and Olympiad Education has also emerged. Many schools and parents began to attach importance to Olympiad Education, and invested a lot of time and energy to cultivate children's mathematical ability.
However, with the popularization of Olympiad Education, some problems are gradually exposed. Some parents and students pursue the results of the Olympics too much, ignoring the essence of mathematics learning, which affects the all-round development of students. In addition, the commercialization of Olympiad Education has aroused widespread concern in society.
Generally speaking, the development of Olympic mathematics is a process from rise, development to reflection. In the future development, we should treat Olympiad Education correctly, not only to stimulate students' interest and improve their mathematical literacy, but also to prevent its over-commercialization and neglect students' all-round development.