17-year-old Jiang Ping may find it hard to imagine that her participation in a folk math competition can cause so much controversy.
Jiang Ping is from a rural village in Lianshui County, and her family conditions are relatively poor, so she chose a secondary school with a score of 621 in the high school entrance examination and had the opportunity to study ordinary high school, majoring in fashion design.
Fortunately, she met a teacher who graduated from a prestigious university majoring in mathematics, and later participated in this competition in which many students from Tsinghua University, Peking University, Fudan University and other prestigious schools participated.
Jiang Ping won the twelfth place in one fell swoop, so she advanced to the finals, and Jiang Ping became the only secondary school student to enter the finals. As a result, Jiang Ping was regarded as a "genius of secondary school students".
However, with Jiang Ping's popularity, doubts came from all directions, and it was rumored that the master of Peking University made a big bet of 5 million yuan, betting that Jiang Ping's grades were fraudulent.
Later, Jiang Ping's monthly exam results were exposed one after another, and the key is that later the local officials in Lianshui also confirmed the screenshots of the monthly exam results, and also brought the computer used to respond to Jiang Ping's exam was borrowed.
After Jiang Pingyue's exam papers were exposed, which was very different from the exposure of the final test questions, it aroused more questions from netizens. Throughout the Jiang Ping incident, many college figures took the lead in questioning, including graduate students from prestigious universities and mathematicians.
A professor of criminal law spoke out for Jiang Pingfan, saying that the person who questioned Jiang Ping on the Internet was suspected of defamation, and as a result, some netizens wanted to sue the professor on the grounds that he defamed the person who questioned Jiang Ping.
At present, the official response to Jiang Ping's message has been deleted, and Jiang Ping's encyclopedia in a certain degree has also been deleted, and the official response of a certain degree is that the user created an entry by himself, but it is impossible to find out who deleted it.
The Jiang Ping incident has not been settled, and the Li Yifei incident has recurred.
Recently, at the graduation ceremony of the 2024 graduate students of Xi'an Jiaotong University, the speech of Li Yifei, a master's graduate of the School of Energy, attracted widespread attention and discussion.
Li Yifei and Jiang Ping are somewhat similar, belonging to the "half-way monk", Jiang Ping is from the secondary school fashion design major to the mathematics score is famous all over the world, high school as an art student Li Yifei, is relying on the dulcimer's artistic expertise to be admitted to the school undergraduate, and later changed majors to the high-end nuclear physics major, and now as an outstanding graduate at the graduation ceremony, it has caused a series of questions.
On the Internet, some voices questioned whether Li Yifei was qualified to speak on behalf of the outstanding graduates. When Li Yifei spoke, she said that she chose to take root in the west and her decision to work in a certain organization and the content of her speech should have been an inspiration and resonance, but she did not expect to attract many doubts.
These doubts are often related to her appearance and artistic expertise, which has sparked controversy over scholarship and image.
In addition to the issue of academic ability, there are also doubts about whether she is involved in academic misconduct or other improper behavior, and some people even label her as an "academic daji". These unsubstantiated rumors, while somewhat questionable, also fail to provide sufficient evidence to support these allegations.
In the face of so many doubts, the silence of Xi'an Jiaotong University is particularly concerning. As a university administrator, Xi'an Jiaotong University should take the initiative to stand up and explain and clarify in the face of doubts about its academic achievements and evaluation system.
In fact, Li Yifei's ability to join a certain unit in Xi'an does rely on its strength, but what she said in her speech to take root in the west is a bit too exaggerated, after all, Xi'an is still a new first-tier city, and it is different from the refusal to be assigned to Jiayuguan in Gansu Province some time ago.
On the other hand, we can know from the incident of Jiang Ping and Li Yifei that we have always attached great importance to the first impression, and it is easy to label people.
At the same time, it is undoubtedly a prejudice for us to link Li Yifei's academic ability with her appearance. In today's society, everyone has the right to pay attention to their appearance and image, and researchers are no exception, and we need to make it clear that there is no necessary connection between research ability and appearance
Second, if there is no substantial evidence for the so-called "academic Daji" question, it is not only unfair but also a narrow concept to attack one's personality solely because of one's appearance. There have been many "beautiful and sassy" female scientific research workers who have made outstanding achievements in their fields, which should be fully recognized by the society.
At the same time, whether a student has artistic expertise or not does not affect his or her academic ability. Many well-known scientists share a passion for the arts, and this has not hindered their success in scientific research.
For the choice of graduation speech, universities should not only consider the appearance factor, but also choose outstanding graduates who are excellent in character and learning and can represent the spirit of the school, and the graduation ceremony is not a beauty contest after all.
As for netizens' doubts about Li Yifei's academic achievements and graduation destination, these problems should be resolved through transparent investigation and response. The University has the responsibility to ensure the fairness of each student's academic evaluation and admission process, and any improper behavior should be condemned and dealt with.
And Jiang Ping's monthly exam paper cannot be used as evidence of Jiang Ping's fraud.
Charles Hermitte, a famous French mathematician, did not excel in mathematics since he was a child, and even suffered many times because he failed mathematics exams.
His teacher once angrily scolded him in the foot, but he did not crush his math dream. Charles Hermitt, who was later able to study the liberal arts due to physical reasons, became more and more talented in mathematics, eventually becoming the first mathematician to give a solution to a quadratic equation.
Hua Luogeng, the father of modern mathematics in the mainland, also had very bad math scores in junior high school, and he failed almost every exam. However, his talent for mathematics eventually made him one of the founders of mathematics in China, and his contributions were far-reaching.
These examples show us that talent and achievement in mathematics do not depend solely on academic qualifications and school background. Mathematics is a subject that requires deep talent and strong belief, and no matter what your starting point is, it is possible to achieve something extraordinary if you have dreams and hard work.
So the question is, who is questioning Jiang Ping and Li Yifei?
A few days ago, news came out that after the results of the preliminary round of the competition organized by Alibaba were released, 39 contestants from famous universities who entered the finals jointly reported Jiang Ping for fraud, but these players should focus on the finals, but they questioned a secondary school student here, and whether the news is distorted remains to be considered.
However, many leaders in the academic world and college students in the same school questioned it without sufficient evidence, and pointed the finger at Jiang Ping and Li Yifei.
Some netizens' comments are particularly in place, "Who has these doubts, a capable person is not measured by ugliness and beauty, and these doubts must not be allowed to erase talents."
Especially those who have the halo of master's degree and professor, shouting at the top of their voices to let Jiang Ping prove her innocence, over the years, haven't the professor's titles and master's and doctoral degrees been faked?
Nowadays, what we lack is not only high-end talents in all aspects, but also the eyes that find and recognize excellence. Don't shout to question and stifle as soon as a "genius" appears, and don't ignore the efforts of others just because you can't be called a genius.
The Internet should not become a position to "ridicule the efforts of ordinary people, chase stars, respect the situation, and engage in confrontation".