After reading this post, I dare say our education is over! (Forwarded)

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My son is in his second year of high school, and he was asked a history question: In which year did Genghis Khan’s successor, Ögedei, die? How far can it be shot? My son couldn’t answer, so I helped him look up the information; that’s why I still remember it – it was somewhere near present-day Hungary. By chance, I discovered that the U.S. world history exam is not structured in this way. Its title is: What would have happened in Europe if Genghis Khan’s successor, Ögedei, had not died? Analyze it from the economic, **, and social aspects. One student replied like this: If that Mongolian leader had not died, that terrible Plague would not have been brought to Europe; it was only later that people learned that it was plague caused by fleas on rats. But over 600 years ago, when the Black Death ravaged Europe, who knew it was called plague? 　　If the Black Death had not occurred, the priests and nuns would not have died. If priests and nuns do not die, they will not doubt the existence of God. Without doubt about the existence of God, there would have been no Renaissance in Florence, Italy. 　　 　　Without the Renaissance, Spain and Southern Europe would not have become powerful, and Spain’s Armada would not have been able to be established. If Spain and Italy had not been strong enough, the Anglo-Saxons would have become powerful 200 years earlier; the Germans would have controlled Central Europe, and the Austro-Hungarian Empire would not have existed. 　　 　　The teacher took a look and said, “Great, excellent analysis.” 」But they don’t have scores; only grade A is given. In fact, for such questions, teachers don’t have any standard answers, but everyone still needs to think about them. 　　 　　Not long ago, I went to Japan. Japan has often had disputes with us over historical issues, so I paid close attention to the textbooks used by high school students there. 　　 　　Their teacher assigned high school students the following question: Japan and China go to war every 100 years. In the 19th century, there was the Sino-Japanese War (which we call the Jiawu War); in the 20th century, there was another Sino-Japanese war (which we call the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression). If Japan and China were to go to war again in the 21st century, when do you think that would be? Where are the possible distant and proximate causes? If Japan wins, what is it that gives them the advantage? Under what conditions was the loss incurred? Analyze it. 　　 　　One high school student analyzed it in this way: It’s very likely that we will face a fierce battle with China once Taiwan returns to Chinese control. If Taiwan returns to China, China will block Keelung and Kaohsiung, and the Taiwan Strait will become part of China’s internal waters; our oil tankers will then have to take the right route, passing by Keelung and Kaohsiung on the right side. This will increase Japan’s oil transportation costs. 　　 　　Our oil comes from the Persian Gulf, crosses the Indian Ocean, passes through the Strait of Malacca, enters the South China Sea, crosses the Taiwan Strait to reach the East China Sea and then the Sea of Japan. This is the lifeline for oil supply. If China blocks the Taiwan Strait, our cargo ships will have to pass through there, and our battleships and destroyers will be deployed. As soon as the Chinese Navy sees that Japan sends troops in, it will immediately get involved and start fighting! 　　 　　Based on projections, this **could erupt between 2015 and 2020. Therefore, we must now prepare for the war against China. 　　 　　From what other students have said, the friction between China and Japan is expected to start in the East China Sea and the Taiwan Strait, with the timing estimated to be between 2015 and 2020. 　　 　　These questions and answers are absolutely terrifying. 　　 　　Setting aside that **factor**, there are serious problems with our history education. Opening our textbooks, the question is phrased like this: In which year did the First Sino-Japanese War break out? What is the name of the treaty that was signed? How much land will be ceded? How much silver should be paid as compensation? 　　 　　Every student strives to find the answer. As a result, we spent all day discussing when to cede the Liaodong Peninsula, when to lose Taiwan and Penghu, and what compensation in the form of 20,000 taels of silver was required. The First Sino-Japanese War broke out in 1894, and the Treaty of Shimonoseki was signed in 1895; we memorized all those details by heart, yet it was all just a bunch of dull, meaningless numbers. 　　 　　So what, we’ve lost everything anyway! Have all the silver taels been given? The most important thing is what might happen in the future! 　　Others are focusing on developing skills, while we are merely imparting knowledge; this is something worth reflecting on. 　　　Look at education outside as well. 　　　My mother attended my nephew’s parent-teacher meeting and saw the test papers of today’s elementary school students – I was shocked! 　　Today, my mom went to my nephew’s parent-teacher meeting and brought back 2 sets of his test papers. Out of curiosity, I took them and looked at the papers used by elementary school students – I was shocked! What kind of shit education is this? Is there any hope for such education? 　　　Below, I will explain in detail what I have seen! 　　 　　My nephew attends a renowned elementary school in this city. There are a few questions like this: On a spring night, a person who had been away from home for a long time, looking at the bright moonlight, couldn’t help but think of his hometown, and so he composed a poem: ( ), ( ). I saw that my nephew’s answer was: Raising my head, I gaze at the bright moon; lowering my head, I think of my hometown. But there’s an ** X behind it, and that puzzled me; I also thought of these two sentences. Curiously, I asked my nephew, isn’t this right? ? So what is the answer? The nephew said the standard answer is: The spring breeze turns the southern bank of the river green again; when will the bright moon shine on my return? 　　 　　Hey~ that’s strange, because it’s a spring night; should it be a sentence with something related to the spring breeze? ? ? A person who longs for his hometown and is not from the Jiangnan region cannot possibly say the words \"The spring breeze once again greens the banks of the Jiangnan River\"! ! When a person from the Northeast misses their hometown in spring, would they say that the spring breeze turns the banks of the south river green again? Looking up at the bright moon, I think of home – that’s more accurate. Going even further, when it comes to longing for one’s hometown, a thousand people can compose a thousand different poems – is there a standard answer for that as well? 　　 　　Next is dictation. The question is: We have studied the article \"The Scenery of Guilin.\" Please write down the following sentences from memory, and then write down the entire paragraph as well. What’s the use of this? What’s the use of memorizing someone else’s words by rote? 　　 　　There is another question: The text titled \"In a Hurry\" was written by the famous modern writer Mr. Zhu Ziqing. Students all like this essay very much. Could you write down your favorite sentence, the one that left the deepest impression on you? 　　 　　My nephew wrote: My days drip away in the flow of time, without sound or shadow. There’s a really big X behind it. 　　 　　But the standard answer was: But, smart one, tell me, why do our days never return? " 　　 　　 　　This is even stranger. For an article, you might like one sentence, I might like another; does the favorite sentence have to be the same as well? Why do my days drip away in the flow of time, without sound or shadow? ”Can’t one like this sentence? One must really like it. “But, smart one, tell me, why do our days never return?” ”This sentence? ? ? Comparing these two sentences, I also like “My days drift in the flow of time, without sound or shadow.” ”This sentence! ! I think the topic should be “Can you write down the sentence that your teacher likes the most and remembers best?” ”That’s right! 　　 　　Looking at other test papers, it’s even more confusing. For example, there was a question asking about the origin of Arabic numerals and who **created** them; my nephew didn’t know, so he asked me, and I didn’t know either. I had no choice but to go to Baidu to search, and then I found out that it was invented by ancient Indians. Do I really have to know which pig farm raised the pork I eat? 　　 　　 　　Finally, there was a question that completely broke me: Please explain the meaning of “π” in one sentence. The nephew replied that π means the pi constant. It’s strange that it shows an X instead; coincidentally, my wife studied science in college, so I immediately asked her what π meant, and she said it’s the pi value. 　　 　　The two of them were sweating profusely; after asking their nephew for a long time, he still didn’t explain it clearly. The general idea was that the standard answer is: π is a mathematical constant that is widely used in the fields of mathematics and physics. 　　 　　 　　I’m K. . .