The world of mathematics has made earth-shattering waves
Jiang Ping, a secondary school student from a small county town in Jiangsu, won the first prize in the Ali Mathematics Competition, which really made the mathematics community blow up. Who would have thought that an ordinary secondary school student would be able to win such a high-level competition? There are many discussions on the Internet, some people praise her as a genius, and some people suspect that she is tired.
This girl's grades are really powerful enough, and she has compared many masters from famous schools. However, some people are happy and some are sad. Zhao Bin, the math coach at Peking University, couldn't stand it anymore, and opened his mouth to say that Jiang Ping was 99.99% cheating. As soon as these words came out, there was a sudden uproar on the Internet.
Reversal in the voice of doubt
Zhao Bin said this, which made netizens angry. Everyone scolded him, saying that he looked down on his secondary school students. The pressure was too great, and Zhao Bin later had to apologize, saying that he spoke too impulsively. This back and forth has made more people pay attention to this game.
Originally, this matter was about to subside, but who knew that Qiu Chengtong, a math boss at Tsinghua University, suddenly jumped out and said a cruel word: "Tsinghua University should not participate in the Ali Mathematics Competition, the grass platform team is not qualified to become an opponent!" "It's a good thing, the whole mathematical community is frying.
The big guy opened fire, and there were different opinions
What Qiu Chengtong said really didn't give Ali face to the number of games. Some people supported him, saying that Ali's level of mathematics competition was indeed not high enough; Some people also objected, thinking that Professor Qiu was too crazy, and the Ali Mathematics Competition had also given many ordinary students a chance.
This controversy has exposed all the problems of the mathematics competition. Should only top students participate, or should more people have the opportunity? This question is really unclear for a while.
Divisions in the mathematical community
When Yau Chengtong said this, he roasted the Ali Shusai on the fire. Supporters of Yau Chengtong said, yes, the top competition should have high standards, otherwise how to select real mathematical geniuses? Those who oppose it feel that this is too hurtful, as if students from other schools are not worthy of studying mathematics except for prestigious schools.
This incident really divided the mathematical community into two factions. On the one hand, it adheres to high standards, and on the other hand, it advocates popularization. It's going to be noisy now.
Educational equity is hotly debated
Jiang Ping's birth also made people start to think about the issue of educational equity. Why can a secondary school student stand out in a high-level competition? Does it mean that there is a problem with the allocation of our educational resources?
As soon as this topic came out, it really poked a lot of people's sore spots. Everyone is wondering if we should give more opportunities to students in ordinary schools, instead of piling all resources on those elite schools.
There is a lot of noise on the Internet
This matter has caused a stir on the Internet, which shows how powerful Internet public opinion is. The success of an ordinary student, the questioning of a coach, and the speech of a big man can cause such a big repercussion, which was unimaginable before.
However, there are two sides to online quarrels. The advantage is that it can make more people pay attention to the issue of educational equity, and the disadvantage is that it is easy to make things too emotional. How to reason well on the Internet, this is really a technical job.
Where does the future hold?
This turmoil is so big, it is estimated that it will not be able to stop for a while. However, this incident also makes people see some problems in our education field, and also makes people have new ideas about mathematics competitions.
What will the math competition look like in the future? Will there be more dark horses like Jiang Ping popping up? No one can say for sure. But one thing is certain, that is, mathematics will never go out of style, and the pursuit of fairness and excellence will never stop.