What is the "schoolmaster" abroad like?

United States: "scum" is not easy to mix after graduation.

Perhaps due to the influence of film and television dramas, there is a misunderstanding about American students in China, thinking that many American young people don't like to study, college students are keen on socializing, and brothers in fraternity like to have fun. In fact, this is only one aspect of American education, and from the mainstream, American schools and families still attach great importance to students' achievements. Except for some dude, most Americans regard education as an important investment, and many people have to apply for grants or loans from banks in order to go to college. The tuition fee is 50 thousand to 60 thousand dollars a year. If you don't learn something, I'm really sorry for such a high fee.

Many universities' fraternities have requirements for GPA (average grade point average, the system of evaluating students' grades in most universities), which has not reached 3.5, and even has no qualification to join a club. In addition, no well-known enterprise is willing to hire students with an average score of C, and no well-known university will admit such graduate students or undergraduates. So don't easily believe that scum can still make a name for themselves in American society. Although American college students will not lose their jobs after graduation, Americans will think that you can only make a living without a career future if your grades are not good.

In middle schools and universities in the United States, people call those students who study hard and spend all day in the library in order to get good grades "grinding", which means grinding, which is what China people often say: "As long as you work hard, iron bars will be ground into needles". This kind of students spend more time on their studies, and eventually have more things to do.

However, Americans actually appreciate students with excellent comprehensive quality more than rote learning. These people not only have outstanding achievements, but also have rich work experience. They actively participate in various activities and can play a leading role in the organization. They are good at using time and pay attention to efficiency. They will practice yoga in the gym and read materials on tablets. I will go to the library to play 300 rounds before the exam, and I can also have a red wine carnival with my classmates on weekends. You can go to Google and Amazon for internships, and you are willing to volunteer at the church on weekends. Get an A in all subjects, and you can earn tens of thousands of dollars through summer programs.

It can be said that American Xueba started with high scores, but it didn't stop there. Creativity and leadership are the necessary conditions for an excellent student to enter the society. Google founder Larry Page is a high-scoring graduate of Stanford University, and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is one of the graduates with the highest GPA in the history of Princeton University. People in China like to talk about Bill Gates who dropped out of Harvard to start a business. In fact, his SAT score reached today's standard: the total score of mathematics and Chinese was 1600, and he got 1590. In the eyes of Americans, this is domineering. (Wang Hai, special correspondent of Global Times in the United States)

South Korea: Half of the members of Congress are "learning gods"

In Korea, people like to call those students who love learning and have excellent grades "learning bugs" and "learning gods". The Korean National College Entrance Examination [Weibo] held at the end of last year produced 33 full marks winners, one of whom was a girl from Jeollanam-do Foreign Language High School. People praised her as one of the "learning gods". In South Korea, foreign language high schools, science and technology high schools, international schools and other famous schools are generally regarded as "learning gods" base camps, and only top students who have passed the "entrance examination [Weibo] single-plank bridge" can enter such high schools. The atmosphere on campus is also quite academic. It is nothing new to see students carrying suitcases to school, because these "learning gods" have to be equipped with a lot of teaching materials and reference books, and ordinary boxes are not enough.

Similar to China, Koreans attach great importance to test scores, and the highest goal is to study hard and be admitted to three universities (Seoul National University, Yonsei University and Korea University) and famous foreign universities. When they arrive at the university, top students can generally keep the good habit of studying hard, and it is not difficult to find a good job after graduation. Li Zhenhai and Li Zaixiong, founders of NAVER and DAUM, two major portals in South Korea, graduated from Seoul National University and Yonsei University respectively. These two IT tycoons are "learning gods" who change their destiny through learning.

"Xuefa Society" is a general term for "education plus family relationship" in Korea. Academic elites will form their own "circle", and poor children can only achieve "status improvement" through learning if they want to enter this "circle". 20 13 According to statistics made in June, among the 298 South Korean parliamentarians, 8 1 person graduated from Seoul National University, the highest institution. The rest are Korea University (25 people), Yonsei University (23 people) and Sungkyunkwan University (22 people). Politicians who graduated from these four famous universities account for 50.7% of the total number of parliamentarians, the most representative of which is the current Ulsan Mayor Jin Qixuan (who has been elected as a legislator for three consecutive years). Jin Qixuan, a graduate of Seoul National University, sleeps only four hours a day on average. After years of hard study, he finally passed the extremely difficult judicial examination, successfully entered the judicial system, and gradually embarked on a career. Even after being elected as a member of parliament, Kim is still called "learning God". He often travels around with information, understands public opinion, and submits legal bills based on these investigation materials. Today, he still sticks to his book and practices "it's never too old to learn".

At present, major Korean companies can't break the concept of "learning valve" when recruiting employees. Which school they graduated from and what diploma they obtained almost decided whether they were hired or not. Yonhap News Agency previously reported that a research institute conducted a survey entitled "Characteristics of Happy Young People" for 25 14 Korean young people aged around 27 in the first half of this year. The results show that young people with higher education and wider connections are happier. The "home" here refers to the graduation school. For example, young people who are also graduates of four-year universities are happier. According to the analysis, in Korean society, which attaches great importance to education and family status, whether young people can find a satisfactory work unit depends largely on the above two factors. This also happens to be the sentence, "Young people don't live up to being immortals, and the boss can only be sad."

For those Koreans who criticize the system of "one exam for life" and the concept of "learning valve", the following data may be the best refutation. During the ten years from 1998 to 2007, among the elites who successfully entered the judicial system through the judicial examination, 65.5% graduated from Seoul University, Yonsei University and Korea University. You know, the judicial examination is not about which school you graduated from, but about treating all candidates equally. Therefore, Koreans who advocate "elite education" believe that the real constraint is that "you don't pay as much as others." (Zeng Xin, special correspondent of Global Times in Korea, Hye Jung Kim)

India: Fight for dad, fight for yourself.

On the topic of school bullying, Global Times reporter interviewed Ms. Prittie, Vice President of Indian Tagore School. The school implements 12-year compulsory education, which is very famous in India. Ms Purity believes that, like China, in ancient times, education was mainly based on recitation, and today's education is inevitably affected. Children who have excellent memory and are good at reciting often get excellent grades and become what people call schoolmasters.

Traditionally, when India defines academic hegemony, it often only looks at the performance of cultural courses, not at the performance of comprehensive qualities such as sports and art. In recent years, the situation has changed. Advanced schools that are in line with international standards, such as Tagore School, tend to evaluate students in a more comprehensive way. The school's activity, personal influence and scores of sports, music, art and other courses also account for a certain proportion in the evaluation system.

Since ancient times, India has been rich in wise men and philosophers, such as Buddha Sakyamuni. Today's India also follows this tradition, and there are many precocious scholars. Akrit Jaswar, known as "the smartest boy in the world", passed the high school graduation exam with an excellent score of 1 1 year, entered Punjab University and became the youngest college student in India. In terms of traditional culture and religious customs, Indians recognize and admire the theory of gifted children. They believe that the special talent of genius is a gift from God. India's education department has set up a "gifted children's school" for gifted children aged from 9 to 16, and conducts a unified examination throughout the country every February. At present, there are about 600 "schools for gifted children" in China, and about 20,000 students enter these schools every year.

Karam, the "father of Indian missiles", and Singh, the "father of India's economic reform", have both achieved excellent academic results. After entering their careers, they have made great achievements in different fields such as education, scientific research and politics. But this does not mean that in India, only by studying hard can we gain a foothold in society. Many political and business celebrities are unknown at school. For example, the current Prime Minister Modi's performance is very general, and only debate can stand out. Tata, the founder of Indian business giant Tata Group, also has no brilliant student career. 14 years old, went to Mumbai with his father to make a living.

Ms Purity told reporters that the education in India and China is very similar, and students are faced with heavy college entrance examination and employment pressure. As educators, teachers in both countries should protect children's creativity and enthusiasm for learning and try not to imprison children's nature.

Kumar, who teaches at a university, told the Global Times reporter that family conditions and social relations are very important in India, and many political and business families follow in his father's footsteps. According to the survey, more than 80% of the members of India's parliaments at all levels are the second generation of officials. Relatively speaking, getting a good diploma is often the basic condition for children from ordinary backgrounds to get ahead and get outstanding academic achievements. After entering the career, EQ is even more important than IQ.

But there are exceptions Bangalore boy Suhas Gopinath, known as the youngest CEO in the world, is the "principal" who fought back. Suhas/Kloc-learned to create websites at the age of 0/3, and 14 set up his own software outsourcing company. Although he did poorly in the senior high school entrance examination, the company succeeded and has now become a multinational company worth tens of millions of dollars. However, Suhas' family firmly believes in the importance of orthodox education. At present, Suhas is returning to the university campus to study engineering at the suggestion of his parents. However, to Suhas's "distress", all his younger brothers and sisters called him "Mr.", scrambling to take photos with him and asking for his autograph. (Global Times special correspondent Zhang)

Germany: don't talk about heroes by scores.

Huleman, a social science scholar at the University of Bielefeld in Germany, told the Global Times reporter that German universities used to be undergraduate and graduate students, and there was no limit on how many semesters they graduated, and there were many "scum". Many students are still in college at the age of 35. After the university reform a few years ago, "learning tyrants" began to increase again.

"The presidents of German universities generally refer to those students who spend all their time studying," Huleman said. Generally speaking, the school and society hold a positive attitude towards this kind of schoolmaster. Of course, the schoolmasters also have gains and losses. According to a survey, 2/3 of German schoolmasters suffer from anxiety, insomnia and other symptoms.

Many leaders from all walks of life in Germany are university tyrants, such as entrepreneurs of Zalando, a booming online shoe store. And the bosses of many large enterprises are not prominent in universities, or even have never been to universities. It can be said that Germans never compare the development of "learning tyrants" and "learning scum". They think that school performance is not necessarily related to social development, so this is a false proposition.

Interestingly, three schoolmasters in Germany were sued by the school for "learning too fast". These three people completed 60 exams in just 20 months, which only took normal students 1/4 time. Three people work together, listen to different courses, and then exchange notes, thus completing the learning task ahead of schedule. They even have extra energy to practice in the bank. The school believes that these seniors have violated the school rules and must make up the tuition fee of 3000 euros per person. Fortunately, in the end, the two sides shook hands and made peace. After graduation, three people published a book to introduce the process and experience of becoming a schoolmaster, which was recommended by major media. Hullar Mann said: "German universities are all credit systems, so it is not enough to rely solely on memory. Some people learn quickly, and that is also true talent and practical learning, which deserves the respect and recognition of society. "