In modern society, if there is any selection that is the most fair and just, it must be the college entrance examination. And if you want to say that the second is fair and just, many people may say that it is the high school entrance examination.
After all, the high school entrance examination, the high school entrance examination, the college entrance examination is the first, then the high school entrance examination is naturally the second.
But in fact, the fairness of the high school entrance examination is actually far less than that of the college entrance examination, especially for boys.
It can even be said that the diversion of the high school entrance examination is the biggest unfairness to boys.
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The current high school entrance examination diversion mechanism seems to have equal opportunities, but the reality is that the proportion of male students who are shunted to secondary and vocational high schools is significantly higher than that of female students.
Many people may say that the high school entrance examination diversion mechanism cannot be blamed, but the boys who do not work hard and do not like to study are blamed.
Indeed, at the junior high school level, there is a gap between boys and girls in terms of effort and meticulousness in learning.
The proportion of male students who are distracted in class, have difficulty writing homework, scribble, and do sloppy questions is significantly higher than that of female students.
But you really can't blame the boys.
If this is an individual problem, then there is nothing to say, but this is a group problem, and it is not a simple matter of not working hard and not being careful.
To reduce the problem simply to the individual attitudes of boys ignores the deeper social science and biology context.
Scientific studies have shown that there are significant differences between men and women in terms of the timeline of brain development, cognitive preferences, and hormonal effects.
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It is well known that adolescent boys generally develop later than girls of the same age.
In fact, boys' brains develop later than girls.
The left side of the brain, which is responsible for logical thinking and language processing, matures later than girls, resulting in more challenges for tasks that require a high degree of concentration, precision, and logical analysis, such as completing assignments and grasping details.
The delayed development of the frontal lobe and the higher dopamine level of boys also make them more impulsive, relatively weak in emotional regulation, and lack of self-control, which directly affect learning efficiency and performance.
In addition, Michael Gurion, an internationally renowned expert on boy education, proposed that boys' brains are more dependent on spatial and operational stimuli than girls, so they are inherently more inspired by diagrams, pictures, and moving objects, rather than inspired by monotonous language.
However, our current education system, especially at the primary and secondary levels, is more focused on static language transmission and memorization learning. This model is misaligned with boys' preference for spatial perception and hands-on learning, so it is difficult to fully activate their learning interest and potential.
Moreover, in the design of the test content, the high school entrance examination focuses on the memorization of basic knowledge points, the degree of detail, and the standardized answers.
This is good for girls who are good at organizing information and pay attention to details, but it is good for boys who are better at understanding complex concepts and solving practical problems, but are a little less repetitive and patient and meticulous.
This means that even if some male students have exceptional talents in a particular field, they may be prematurely abandoned due to the selection mechanism of the high school entrance examination.
Although the secondary school entrance examination diversion mechanism is intended to promote educational equity, it inadvertently amplifies gender-based biological and cognitive differences, disproportionately affecting boys.
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Some people may say that the college entrance examination is unfair to girls, and boys have more stamina than girls.
Indeed, according to a study by the University of Pennsylvania, boys have a significant increase in brain module development after the age of 13.1, and the brain begins to develop and optimize rapidly.
Therefore, after many boys go to high school, they seem to have been opened up to the second line of Ren Du and catch up all the way.
But the thing is, you have to have a chance to play hard.
With the current high school entrance examination stream system, many boys do not have the opportunity to go to high school at all.
If you don't even have a chance, what's the use of having stamina?
Don't say that it's the same for high school students, gold will always shine.
If it's the same with vocational high school, then why don't you let your child take the initiative to go to vocational high school?
I have never shied away from this question, saying that "vocational high school is not bad, but it is just ......". As a parent, I think vocational high school is not good, and if there is an opportunity, I will not let my child go to vocational high school.
As for gold always shining, it's even more nonsense.
No one is born gold, and all people are born a piece of scrap metal. Only through continuous learning and experience can it become real gold.
And a junior high school graduate, the learning and experience experienced are obviously not enough, so it is not gold at all, let alone shine.
Therefore, the diversion of the high school entrance examination is the biggest unfairness to boys.
Even Mo Yan has publicly said that he hopes to "delay the diversion", "The diversion of the high school entrance examination is indeed a bit cruel to late-maturing boys." ”