内地某民办中学为去年的高考状元、被清华大学录取的毕业生在校园里树铜像，引起了轩然大波。校长称，此举是为了激励后来的学生象这位校友一样奋发进取。然而我们不免质疑，校方表彰的到底是励志自强还是考试有方？一次高考的胜利难道就能保证日后一定事业成功、生活幸福、为人类和世界作出贡献吗？
再过几周内地就要迎来一年一度的高考和中考。家有考生的家庭，家长和孩子同样压力山大。本地有个在重点中学初三就读的学生，因为一次考试退步被母亲责打，跳楼自杀未遂。另一中学的“国际部”则在报纸上大肆宣传：某生被美国名校录取，成为“理科状元”。
其实，录取该生的大学虽然在全美排名靠前（不是第一），但美国并无和中国高考对应的应届高中毕业生联考制度。SAT、ACT之类的大学入学考试可以一考再考，不是一次考试定终身。另外，美国高校招生时，也关注申请人在学业以外参加的活动、表现的能力、展示的胸怀。更有很多顶尖文理大学，新生入校第一年都不选专业，并无文理分科，到了二年级下学期才根据实际情况作出选择。这个“理科状元”之称，恐怕是为了适合中国国情和家长的期待臆造出来的说法了。
有人惊呼为“状元”塑像、立碑是科举考试制度的流毒余韵。教育机构片面强调考试分数、忽视学生的综合素质，后果堪忧。
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Chinese education system is one of the best, if not the best in the world.
Every student in Stanford, from USA, or from China, or from any corner of the world, is studying harder than Chinese students in China.
In another word, students in China should work harder to catch up the gap.
Give you a fact, last year classroom of Compute Engineering at Stanford, was with over 700 students, even worse (very crowded) than China. That's not better than some colleges in China.
Your 斯坦福校友,
--- silicon_beaver
Chinese education system is one of the best, if not the best in the world.
Every student in
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Students at Stanford spend almost twenty hours in classroom. Those students in China worked hard and got reward. That’s not bad. Especially if you hope to beat your American peers. I won’t bash Chinese education system for this reason.
Students at Stanford spend almost twenty hours in classroom. Those students in China worked hard and got