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Recently, Mi Li's mother was swiped by a primary school student's emoji.
Everyone must have swiped it too, right? That's it
This expression comes from an interview with Hong Kong TV about several primary school students who have been admitted to prestigious schools, such as their learning experience, whether they have participated in tutoring, etc.
This was originally a routine visit, but I didn't expect that when the reporter interviewed one of the students, the wonderful expressions of the two classmates behind him made the whole interview go out of the circle.
The reporter first interviewed Chen, who was admitted to Huaren College, and asked him to talk about his learning experience.
Xiao Chen said that his parents signed him up for a lot of cram schools, and the time after school from Monday to Friday was used to make up for classes. And I also put in a lot of hard work, so I was admitted to a prestigious school, and I deserved it.
When asked if reading is hard, the little boy said very sensibly: "I can't talk about hard work, because reading is my duty." ”
His hard work and sensibility made the old mother's eyes light up when she heard it, and she felt that she was "someone else's child".
After hearing him say that he was attending cram school non-stop, the two classmates behind him showed a surprised expression full of question marks, looked incredulous, and exchanged glances with each other, as if they were caught by Xiao Chen.
But in fact, they're just messing around.
These two classmates are also the kings of the rolls, and they were admitted to the traditional famous schools Queen's College and King's College respectively.
These three schools are all famous schools in Hong Kong, and they are recognized as one of the best difficult to get into, so they are funny, but their own strength and the efforts of their families should not be underestimated.
For example, Xiao Jiang, the emoji himself, does not need to participate in cram classes like Xiao Chen, because his mother is a teacher herself, and she invited the younger brother of the students she taught before to tutor Xiao Jiang.
And another classmate Xu is also from a famous school. His mother graduated from King's College, and his brother is currently studying at this school, so the family's emphasis on education is self-evident.
The volume of education in Hong Kong begins even from the stage of fertilized eggs.
Mi Li's mother wrote an article about the wonders of Hong Kong education "The most tragic kindergarten entrance exam in history: the school district is out!" Fight dad and fight grandpa, what is it to fight? 》
Hong Kong's education system is different from that of the mainland, which implements 15 years of compulsory education from kindergarten to high school, so the choice of kindergarten and primary school basically determines a child's entire school age.
Therefore, many parents are actually anxious before their children are born.
They will do whatever it takes to give their children a head start on the track of education. From the "double degree" in kindergarten to the "full honor student" in primary school, and then to the "top student" in middle school, and finally compete on the battlefield of DSE.
Mi Li's mother once watched a documentary about Hong Kong education called "No Starting Line? Irene, the mother of two children, made a very strong impression on me.
At the beginning, when she gave birth to Dabao, she also wanted to give him a relaxed and happy childhood, so a few years later, she took the child to the kindergarten for an interview, but found that it was too late.
Because he didn't deliberately study and train, when other people's children were 6 months old, Irene's son was still lying on the ground playing, so he was not as good as children of the same age in all aspects, and there was no kindergarten willing to accept him.
So when it came to her second daughter, Irene even had to calculate the time of pregnancy.
In the documentary, this group of pregnant mothers sat together and discussed the month of birth of their children, and one mother said that those well-known and competitive good schools only accept 10 children a year, and there are restrictions on the child's birth month, stipulating that they must be born in January.
In order to get into a good university, they must go to a good middle school, a good elementary school, and then go back to a good kindergarten, or even a nursery school......
A child's starting line begins when an embryo is conceived in the womb.
However, looking at the whole of East Asia and even Southeast Asian countries, such volumes seem to have become a norm.
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Our neighbor Korea, is also famous for volumes.
When it comes to chicken babies, no one can compare to Korea mothers.
This neon and light-clad neighborhood you thought was a nightclub is actually a famous cram school street in Korea.
Moreover, Korea is not like our country, it is "one test for life", and how many points in the college entrance examination directly determines which school you can go to.
The college entrance examination in Korea consists of three parts.
The first is the on-campus assessment. The internal assessment refers to the results of each unified examination in the three years of high school, as well as the ranking statistics in the school, which will be converted into scores and included in the total score of the college entrance examination by a complex algorithm. The on-campus assessment accounts for 70% of the total score of the student's college entrance examination.
The second is the college entrance examination itself. The results of the college entrance examination will also be converted into scores by algorithm, accounting for 30% of the total score of the college entrance examination.
Third, there is the life notebook. It will record in detail the various club activities, social activities, rankings of various competitions, specialties, and even reading notes and so on. Although the life notebook will not be converted into scores, it is a magic weapon to make the examiner "look the other way" during the university interview.
The score converted from the on-campus assessment + college entrance examination determines which university students can apply for. But after applying for the exam, the university will also conduct an interview, and you must pass the interview to actually enter the university.
It is precisely because of this that Korea students can hardly breathe in their studies, because if they slack off and fail to do well in the exam once, their overall grades may decline, and they may pass by their favorite universities.
Like Hong Kong, Korea is also on the starting line.
Although it was already past ten o'clock in the evening, the streets were still full of people. So they interviewed a few elementary school students who had just finished cram school.
Elementary school students study until twelve o'clock every day.
When asked why do you like to learn? The children's answer was that they didn't like to learn that much. But if you don't study well, you will be looked down upon by your classmates.
In their eyes, learning isn't just about socializing.
For example, when other students answer incorrectly, they will feel happy and proud. In the eyes of these Korea elementary school students, another name for learning is: competition!
The atmosphere of the whole society is that only by being ahead of others can we survive in the fierce competition. And this atmosphere inevitably affects education. In this atmosphere, learning is no longer about satisfying curiosity, but about surpassing others.
In such a learning environment, children are not clear about their learning goals, and their learning styles and goals are determined by their mothers.
Mi Li's mother thought of the phenomenal Korean drama "Sky City" that was popular on the Internet before: in order to allow their children to be admitted to the best universities in Korea, parents do everything they can, even at the expense of their families to turn against their children and drive their children crazy.
In response to the old saying: art comes from life.
In reality, Korea students and families are also living in such dire straits.
For Korea, children's achievements not only represent themselves, but also the glory of the family. If you don't study well, you will not only lose your friends, but also disgrace the whole family.
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Let's talk about Japan.
Mi Li's mother previously wrote about two well-known chicken-blooded fathers, Sho Sakurai and Masato Sakai, "The members of the top idol group said: I want to stuff my son into the elementary school attached to a prestigious school".
The way they treat their children's education can be said to be a microcosm of Japan society as a whole.
Sho Sakurai was born into a famous family, his father graduated from Todai Law School, and his mother graduated from Ochanomizu University, a "reserve of high-ranking officials' wives".
He himself also graduated from the Faculty of Economics of Keio School, and in 2021, he married the wife of an outsider who is also the school flower of Keio School.
Keio University, the first institution of higher education in Japan's history and known as "Asia's No. 1 private university", not only has top-notch educational resources, but most importantly, its alumni association "Mitakai" brings first-class network resources.
And within Keio, there is also an invisible "chain of contempt".
The difficulty of admission decreases from kindergarten (equivalent to elementary school in Japan), junior high school, high school, and university, which means that Keio University is relatively easy to get into.
For example, Keio's elementary, middle, and high schools are about the same as the gold content of our RDF.
Children who have been attending Keio since childhood are called "Junkeio", which is also an invisible proof of identity.
Sho Sakurai also hopes that his next generation can continue his family's lineage from a prestigious school, and is preparing to apply for Keio Elementary School.
In Japan, this private elementary school, which has been established for more than 150 years, is one of the most difficult to get into, with a pass rate of less than 1 in 10. If you want to apply for this primary school, the children's family background, parental education and financial strength are all indispensable.
With these three basic guarantees, it is possible for the child to receive an invitation to the entrance exam.
In order not to miss out on this hard-won opportunity, children are often sent to training classes around the age of 1 for entrance exams.
Mr. and Mrs. Sakai Masato also have a lot of experience in chicken babies.
Japan has a "gym" for infants and toddlers, and babies as young as 6 weeks old can participate. There are English and exercise classes for babies, and Mr. and Mrs. Sakai took their son to the gym when he was not even a year old.
When my son was 1 year old, they sent him to a kindergarten that took into account intellectual development and English education, and the tuition fee alone was 15 per month