Recently, the news of suspected serious cheating in the physical education specialty examination of the No. 29 Middle School in Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province has spread on the Internet, causing widespread concern from all walks of life. It is rumored that a number of students outside the examination room surrounded the referee's vehicle and questioned the falsification of the results, and some students even revealed that the students who achieved good results were determined by spending a lot of money.
In this incident, the most shocking thing is that a number of junior high school students have set new national athlete records in sprint events, such as 200m 21 seconds, 400m 49 seconds, etc. Subsequently, the school issued a statement saying that the situation was true, but many details were still questionable.
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Suspicious sports specialty exams
On May 12, the No. 29 Middle School of Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province held an enrollment examination for junior high school sports students. However, the good times did not last long, and the next day, there were rumors on the Internet that there was serious cheating in the exam, causing an uproar in public opinion.
In this exam, there were incredibly high scores in several items. For example, the 200-meter dash time reached 21 seconds, far exceeding the national first-class athletes; The 400-meter dash also set a new record in just 49 seconds. There are several other similar unreasonable results. As soon as the news came out, it immediately sparked heated discussions on the Internet, and everyone discussed whether this reached the level of cheating.
What's even more puzzling is that some students on the scene broke the news that after the test, the referee did not time it normally, but directly took out the results from the file bag and asked the students to sign. Students outside the examination room questioned this, surrounded the referee's vehicle, and shouted "black whistle". Subsequently, there was even an incident in which a female teacher beat people, and this female teacher was suspected of being an art teacher in charge of examination affairs.
Amid strong doubts, there are rumors that high scorers pay up to 300,000 yuan to determine their scores. In this regard, students who are suspected of achieving good results say that their families have money and have the ability to take out the money themselves. All kinds of contradictions are expanding, and the scene is very chaotic.
On May 12, the school concerned issued a statement, saying that after verification, all rumors were untrue and that someone was spreading rumors. However, the statement failed to calm the situation, and netizens still questioned that the video had not been released, and a new exam was needed to clarify the facts.
The signs of suspected cheating in the entrance examination for students with sports specialties are disturbing. The school's simple denial is difficult to justify, and many details need to be clarified. Behind the problem of cheating, we should think deeply about educational equity and the essence of education.
Behind the problem: a social environment that fosters cheating
Education is supposed to be fair and pure, but we cannot deny that the unreasonable aspects of the real environment have contributed to the breeding and spread of cheating.
The impact of the test-oriented education system. The current test-oriented education system in mainland China focuses too much on the admission rate, which leads to anxiety among students' parents. Although choosing a career path based on students' interests is the right path, if the only goal is to go on to higher education, it will encourage fraud.
Parents do whatever it takes to improve their children's grades, and schools see progression rates as the only criterion for success, an environment that drives a very small number of people to cheat.
Management is riddled with loopholes. The enrollment of students with sports specialties belongs to the scope of the school's self-management, and different examination items can be set up according to the situation. However, the relevant supervision is far from being in place, and there are loopholes in the management of the examination room, resulting in the phenomenon of cheating cannot be effectively curbed. In this incident, the referee's improper selection results and undisclosed video data highlight the weaknesses of supervision.
Money transactions are rampant. In recent years, the enrollment of various specialty students has been hot, and at the same time, the phenomenon of capital involvement in competition has also been derived. Individual parents have taken advantage of this to seek illegal benefits, and there have also been acts of accepting money in exchange for help within the school.
In this incident, some parents of students broke the news that high-scoring students were determined by spending money. There are signs that money transactions have quietly affected the fairness and impartiality of some admissions tests.
There is an imbalance in the distribution of educational resources. In some areas and schools, there is an imbalance in the distribution of educational resources, resulting in uneven facilities, equipment, and teaching quality. If a school with a lack of resources enrolls students with special talents, it is inevitable that there will be management loopholes in the implementation process.
And schools with superior resources may also attract more people who use various means to obtain benefits. This also contributes to the breeding of fraud.
The interweaving of various problems has led to the mere formality of the examination that is intended to be fair, and the true face of education has been obscured by layers of chaos. These evils urgently need to be reflected on by all sectors of society and effective measures should be taken to eradicate them.
Countermeasures to eliminate cheating
In the face of cheating and chaos, the relevant departments must take strong measures to fundamentally eradicate the soil that breeds fraud, so that education can return to the sunny and righteous path.
Government departments should strengthen legal constraints. For the enrollment examination of special students, a unified supervision and inspection system can be formulated, and the discipline and performance evaluation standards of the examination room can be strictly enforced to eliminate the space for human illegal operations. For violations of examination room management and suspected bribery, the legal responsibility of the relevant responsible persons must be investigated in accordance with the law.
Schools should improve internal management. The entrance examination shall be attended by an impartial third-party supervision agency, and the video materials shall be retained throughout the process. Strengthen the supervision and reporting channels of the enrollment process, and once problems are discovered, they must be dealt with openly to set the record straight.
Embed positive energy in the educational concept. Appropriately reduce the negative impact of test-oriented education, guide students' parents to rationally view further education, and establish the value of all-round development. Strengthen the construction of teachers' ethics and carry forward the true meaning of education.
Adhere to educational fairness and balance the allocation of resources. Education departments at all levels must strive to narrow the gap in regional education development and improve the level of balanced development of education, so that every student can compare their strength on a fair starting line.
Advocate all sectors of society to supervise cheating. Accept the supervision of media and public opinion, and take the initiative to announce the details of enrollment to accept public comments. At the same time, parents and students are called on to supervise the fairness of educational examinations and eliminate cheating.
The root cause of the problem of cheating lies in the various shortcomings of educational development, which requires the joint efforts of the government and schools, parents and students, and the whole society. Only by adhering to the essential attributes of education and doing a solid job in education can we prevent the problem of cheating from getting worse and eradicate the problem of cheating from the source.
This is not only about personal growth, but also about the future development of the country. Let's all work together to maintain educational equity, so that every child can grow up happily under the sun!