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北京市东城区2019-2020学年高二下学期英语期末统一检测试卷
Olympiads (奥林匹克竞赛) are a kind of competitive exam to tap exceptional students with the best of potential, talent, and IQ. These exams are conducted to challenge and motivate the brightest students from around the world and to urge more and more children to take up a career in pure science. But why do most parents nowadays want their children to participate in Olympiads?
Participating in and winning any kind of competition is one of the best feelings in the world. Competitions award merit (优点), performance, excellence—quite literally, the best in a human being. Thus, it might be understandable that: a lot of pride is associated with a child qualifying at any of the Olympiad levels. Who doesn't want to be the proud parent of a smart, intelligent young child?
It has also been claimed that Olympiads can act as a great morale booster (信心增强剂). Bangalore-based programmer of Olympiad Helper, Vikash Anil says, "Even when students don't win, their confidence grows."
However, there are a number of serious considerations parents are missing out on, which has impacts on children. They are being burdened with the pressure of performing well in these exams—a pressure that is often too high and unhealthy for their young minds and bodies. They are also being introduced to peer pressure and "competition" in a very negative and ugly light.
What's worse, the age at which children are being forced to take these exams keep dropping with each passing year. Children as young as 5 or 6 years old are being sent away to tuitions (辅导) right after school gets over. Many educationists are condemning this, because the International Science Olympiads is for high school students only.
The claim that Olympiads actually make children "more confident" cannot be readily accepted. While a lot of good outcomes are possible from Olympiads, it is also true that all students will not react positively to "failing" at Olympiads. More students are going to come out feeling miserable for having failed the exam.
Being a parent in today's dynamic, commercial and material world is not easy. It is indeed a pity if parents are chasing "recognition", rather than "excellence" and "merit" for their children. There is no such thing as a "good", or a "poor" child. Parents should realize this, embrace this, and empower themselves and their children with this.
As a parting thought I would like to leave this Einstein quote: "Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid."
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