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In 2015, junior high school student Liu Mouyang won several awards for inventing a portable smog detection device; in 2018, Liu Mouyang, who was studying at a key high school, won another award for inventing the "Drunk Driving Safety Laser Rapid Screening System". Recently, Liu Jianguo, president of the Hefei Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, was exposed several times to use the scientific research results of himself and the laboratory team for his son to win awards and further education. Liu Mouyang's classroom teacher responded, "This situation belongs to 'big hands holding small hands'".
Liu Mouyang's invention device (left) is highly consistent with the appearance of the scientific research achievement device (right picture) in which Liu Jianguo participated
Following the controversy caused by the national award for primary school students in Yunnan primary school students to study cancer, to the attention of Wuhan primary school students to study tea polyphenols and anti-tumors, and then to the achievements of Hefei middle school students frequently appear in the Chinese Academy of Sciences "the same paragraph", the doubts hanging over people's heads have gradually deepened: are they "prodigies" or "god assists" behind the scenes?
Behind the widespread skepticism is the public's deep call for educational equity. Although we hope that the more "prodigies" the better, we also long that "every child has a chance to shine in life." If valuable awards are won by "Spelling Daddy", and important competitions become the "springboard" for further education, then how can we talk about equal educational opportunities and universal access to high-quality resources?
One of the major effects of science and technology competitions is to stimulate participants' enthusiasm for innovation and desire for knowledge. If there is indeed a "water injection" problem in the entries, and the fraudsters are lucky enough to be on the list of rewards, then for many players who are engaged in research and are bent on making breakthroughs, is it not a great harm and insult? The background of innovation is struggle, and the driving force is the visible and perceptible results and returns. Opening a window for counterfeiters means closing a door for those who seek truth.
The fact that research results cannot be falsified is the bottom line, and promoting academic ethics and scientific research ethics is an important cultivation. If it is said that pursuing dreams and being sophisticated is the goal, then its realization must be rooted in the thick soil of truth-seeking and pragmatism. We do not exclude adults from guiding primary and secondary school students in their research projects, but we take a clear stand against over-participation or even overall takeover. You know, it is better to teach people to fish than to teach people to fish, and to be a good guide is the best care for minors.
The growth of children requires the company of big hands and small hands, but it is not a good reason for the research results to be similar many times. It is hoped that the relevant departments will promptly find out the mysteries of the awards, and take care of the education ecology, scientific and technological innovation ecology and academic ecology with heart and affection.
【Author】 Sun Wenjing
Southern Review
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