CPPCC member proposes optional exams for college entrance exams, exploding the Internet

Tang Jiangpeng, a member of the Chinese Communist Party‘s National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), suggested that a double examination and double screening system be implemented for the college entrance examination, and that students be allowed to take optional examinations in the second assessment. The matter exploded on the mainland network. The picture shows students who have finished taking the college entrance examination in Wuhan on July 8, 2020.

During the two sessions of the Chinese Communist Party, Tang Jiangpeng, a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, suggested that the college entrance examination should be implemented with a double examination and double screening system, and that students could take the examination selectively in the second examination. The proposal has exploded on the mainland internet, with netizens accusing the proposal of giving the powerful and wealthy more loopholes to exploit.

On the afternoon of March 9, CCTV reported that Tang Jiangpeng, a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), made a proposal for the college entrance examination, saying that the score should not be the only criterion, and suggested that the college entrance examination should be implemented as a double examination and double screening system, i.e. the first Time is a simple qualification line and horizontal line examination, and the second time is to set the score line, but students can selectively take the examination with focus and specialization.

This news was exposed out, triggering the mainland network hot debate. The news words quickly rose to the top of the microblogging hot search list, from the afternoon of the 9th was exposed to the same day at 8 p.m., the microblogging words have been read more than 240 million.

The netizens are very mindful that the proposal will allow powerful people to exploit the loopholes and make the bottom of the society and poor students have fewer opportunities to study.

“The college entrance examination reform must be careful, if not the score as a criterion, then a variety of operating space to come, it is likely that the bottom of the children really can not enter a good university. For example, art admissions, such as a variety of sports certificates, single-course competitions and other college entrance exams plus points guaranteed, a lot of it becomes a shortcut for some people to take the road, the damage is the interests of other students.”

“Meaning increased flexibility? Is not to those who have the right to have a doorway to more ‘flexible’ door?” “So this is opening the way for those who have power and money?!”

“The more changes are made, the less opportunity for poor people to study.” “The more tricks there are, the more loopholes you can exploit.” “Then how about the children of those who make suggestions try first? Wouldn’t the children of poor families never have a way out, it’s ridiculous.”

Many other netizens refer to the current imbalance in educational resources and so on. “Do not take the score as the only, you abolished the school district house? You Education resources are distributed evenly? Nothing has been solved under the premise that the score is the last line of defense to ensure that ordinary people’s children enjoy fair education!!!” “To be more equitable college entrance examination, first depending on the situation to cancel a variety of extra points.” “Your proposal to change from one college entrance exam to two college entrance exams is really not desirable! The less exams that determine success or failure by scores, the better for a really good education! Since you want to provide help for students, it is recommended to work more on the talent evaluation mechanism, rather than this test and that test.”

In addition, there are netizens who condemned the suggestions made by these so-called representatives this year as having little practical value.

“How come everything is suggested now, how many of them are practical in the end? Why no one suggested that housing prices can be lowered, the cost of medical care can be a little lower, education can be more equitable?” “I’m really convinced, this year’s two sessions to raise the proposal how all so confusing? Have you done any research in the field? What are the things that just come out of your mouth?” “Why are most of the things proposed this year so strange?”