June 9, 2010

June 9, 2010:
It is almost end of another semester at University.
From couple of days ago traffic has changed and streets at least the ones around us are much more organised.Yesterday, after I had finished my extra teaching classes at noon, I noticed there were couple of polices, controlling the traffic.
Everthing seemed to be very pollished, organised and no noises around,which is so impressive here!.

Firstly, I thought the sever control and protection might be due to holocaust and school scandal, happened couple of months earlier in some cities.

As this area is severely controlled by government, because of university and official communities where we live, including some schools inside.
Anyhow, today some clues pop-up.As a matter of fact, it is another year and season for Universities entrance exam, which is called “Kaogao” in Chinese.

To me, the time I was attending and preparing for University’s exam is still so clear and bright. I can definitely describe it well with a bit embellishment, in fact.It has been so many years passed from that time, but I bet it was a nightmare for all us even great students.This condition called in China “Fate of your future life”.

Yesterday, more than millions of students attended in examination and parents waiting for the result .Some they were praying in temples and burning incence,litting candles, waiting for the time the kid’s get out of hell or hall of exam.
There is so much pressure, expectation and enforcement coming through parents, as all of them want a better future in such a competitive society.

Recently, the number of students from rich middle- class families who can jump out of this fuss and afford to go abroad for further study has expanded.

There is a beautiful article which describing the bitter truth of Chinese education system so far: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/chinese-pupils-prepare-to-sit-the-exams-that-will-decide-their-fate-1994955.html