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

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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

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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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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

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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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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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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

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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

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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

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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

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