10-point essay for university students evokes many thoughts on educational methods

"Schools - the place that provides talents for society - should eliminate fixed rules and general conservative teaching methods and should apply different teaching and assessment methods according to the level, characteristics and abilities of each student."

A 12th grade candidate from Sichuan province (China) used the image of Confucius and his educational methods in his university entrance exam. Through this, he expressed his views and expectations about the school's educational and teaching methods for students. This candidate believes that schools - the place that provides talents for society - should eliminate fixed rules and general conservative teaching methods and should apply different teaching and assessment methods according to the level, characteristics and abilities of each student.

The essay titled “Treat differently without being different” was the third essay that scored 10 points in the 2016 Chinese university entrance exam. From the essay topic, looking at the pictures and then choosing a topic to express his opinion, the 12th grade candidate had a sharp perspective - not on scores and study pressure, but on educational methods.

Exam questions for self-selected essay topics in China.

Assignment:

Treat differently without being different…

What is the difference between praise and blame? For the first person, it is the millimeter difference between 100 points and 98 points. For the second person, it is the difference between below average and average. This difference seems meaningless, but when you think about it, you will realize the logic in it.

As people often say, human beings are born with injustice, from the moment a baby is born crying, each life immediately becomes an independent life, with the so-called good or bad value of that baby itself. Human beings are born like that, so how can we draw a uniform line, set up fragile rules to measure each fresh and independent life.

Three thousand years ago, Confucius proposed the policy of “Talented Education”, which means applying different teaching methods based on the different levels and characteristics of each student. Confucius had three thousand students. Some were as rich as billionaires in the country, and some held positions as high as court officials. His students were all different, and yet Confucius was praised and respected by later generations as a great educator.

The fundamental reason is that Confucius could accurately grasp the strengths and weaknesses of each student, compensate for their weaknesses, and apply educational methods according to their characteristics. Thanks to Confucius's different treatment, each of his students could fully develop their strengths, and each one achieved their learning results.

Society should have different requirements for each person, just as a running machine cannot lack the rumbling sound of the engine, and the small, anonymous, silent screw attached to that machine cannot be overlooked.

For the second student in the picture, 90 points is too high a score that he will never reach, achieving average is already the limit of his ability. If we judge different people by the same criteria, there are many other strange talents in this world that are often lost.

Our society also needs to have different treatment. Just like the research and invention of a spaceship requires accurate data to more than 10 decimal places. However, the natural, generous and enthusiastic spirit in literature and poetry only requires enough spirit and facial expression to describe...

Each industry, each profession, each person, each object has different strengths, but they have shown that they can win together in a group and develop their talents. Considering the above aspect, schools are the places responsible for providing talents for the country and society, so we should eliminate fixed rules, abandon conservative views, and innovate and change our concepts, applying different teaching methods according to the different levels and characteristics of each student. It is like sculpting and polishing students into unique talents with different blades to train the pillars of the country with different strengths and talents. Treating differently with the same heart of the craftsman, different standards but the same expectations.

I firmly believe that every person has their own unique scent, every existence of things has its own unique meaning. Personally, I hope to be a person with a generous spirit that can express my unique style. Treat differently without being different.

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