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Tag Archives: gaokao
Education and critical thinking
This is the Thinking China Digest, a weekly roundup of recent essays and articles published on the Chinese web, with links to translations on the Marco Polo Project. This week’s post proposes to look at three recent articles exploring the connection between … Continue reading
Posted in 1510 Digest, School and Education, Traditions
Tagged Danwei.com, Data, education, gaokao, High School Education, Higher Education, Republic, students
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Spurned mothers in desperate, suicidal stand-off for their kids’ education
The front page of City Lady (都市女报), a newspaper focused on women’s issues published in Jinan (济南), Shandong (山东) province, today features two stories on two controversial issues related to education. The front page displays three images and the story of an incident that occurred … Continue reading
Posted in Front Page of the Day
Tagged Danwei.com, education, gaokao, Higher Education, University Admissions
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Migrant kids learn to swim
The front page of the Southeastern Economic Times today shows a picture of kids practicing their swimming kicks, along with the headline: “Migrant kids learn to swim. The article says that to ensure these kids enjoy their summer safely, the Municipal Party … Continue reading
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Tagged Danwei.com, gaokao, migrant workers, swimming, university
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Champions of the gaokao
The front page of the Southern Metro today is dedicated to the two “champions” of this year’s gaokao for Hainan province. The gaokao is China’s highly stressful national university entrance exam. It is given on a single day, once a year, and any student who misses it … Continue reading
For 200 yuan, cab driver returns lost cell phone
The front page of today’s Chutian Metropolis Daily features a big red headline: “For how many students will the gates to their dreams open today?” The story announces that the results of the gaokao, China’s highly competitive national university entrance examination, will be … Continue reading
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Tagged Danwei.com, gaokao, Gold Speculation, Trial, weibo
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Gaokao essay questions: fun and easy!
The front page of todays’ Shenzhen Evening News features a smiling girl giving a thumbs-up. She is a high school student about to start her second, and final day of test taking for the gaokao, China’s national university entrance exam. The headline reads: … Continue reading
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Tagged Danwei.com, gaokao
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Taking the train to the gaokao
The China Youth Daily is a commercial daily run by the Communist Youth League. Today’s cover story: “Taking the train to the gaokao.” The gaokao is China’s university entrance exam. It is offered once a year, on a single day, to students across the country, … Continue reading
Posted in Front Page of the Day, School and Education
Tagged Danwei.com, gaokao, Local Heroes
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University diploma scandal in Jinan
The Jinan Times is a daily newspaper based in Shandong province. Today’s front page features a picture of a distressed student along with a phony university admissions letter. The headline reads: “68 ‘university students’ realize on the eve of their graduation that … Continue reading
Posted in Front Page of the Day, School and Education
Tagged Danwei.com, Fake Diploma, gaokao, Scam, University Admissions
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Middle schoolers copy homework in McDonald’s: bad for learning and for business
The Chongqing Evening News is a commercial city newspaper affiliated to the Chongqing Daily Group. Today, the front page features the headline: “Middle school students hang out in fast food restaurants, copying each other’s homework.” The article explains how Chonqing students have … Continue reading
Posted in Front Page of the Day
Tagged college entrance exam, Danwei.com, Dicos, gaokao, KFC, McDonalds, plagiarism
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73,400 students register for the gaokao; 650,000 sweep tombs
The front page top headline of the Beijing Morning Post, April 3: “In Beijing, 73,400 people registered for the gaokao (the national college entrance exam).” This represents a decline in registrants, down from 76,000 last year. The article predicted, however, that university admissions … Continue reading
Posted in Front Page of the Day, Internet and Media, School and Education, Traditions
Tagged Danwei.com, gaokao, hukou, Qingming, traffic jams
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