China is rising rapidly, so much so that foreigners who have never been *** before have begun to comment on domestic systems and phenomena.
The British "Economist" raised a topic: "The Chinese-style examination system stifles scientific and technological innovation", is this really the case?The lack of scientific and technological innovation turned out to be the pot of the exam
If you want to accurately understand the answer to this question, you might as well take a look at the distribution of China's scientific and technological innovation in the world.
According to data from the "Global Innovation Index Ranking", in 2022, China's innovation index ranked 12th in the world, and it is the only developing country among the top 30 (see the article "Global Innovation Index: China is the only developing country in the top 30" for details).
Therefore, regardless of the situation of the country of projectiles, among the major countries, our country's innovation index is second only to the United States and the United Kingdom, ranking ahead of Japan.
Those who participate in innovation will definitely accept our country's examination system, but it is clear that the examination system has not affected their ability to innovate.
Before we talk about innovation, let's look at a simple chart.
The figure below illustrates the classification map of human knowledge based on the UNESCO Taxonomy of Knowledge. This map divides the existing knowledge of human beings into more than 100 sub-projects at three levels.
If you can work in any of these areas and become an outstanding contributor in this field, you will be a successful person in everyone's eyes.
Some netizens said, I have been delivering takeaways for more than ten years, do I still have a chance?A simple takeaway requires a lot of scientific and technological forces behind it, maybe you don't know.
But in fact, the human knowledge system is far more complex than the picture above.
A gifted and studious man, who has spent his entire life boiling white and losing his hair, may be able to add a faint touch to a small square shown in the picture below.
This faint stroke is the innovation in the eyes of scientists (not necessarily in the eyes of the public), and some of these innovations, driven by capital and management knowledge, have become innovations in the eyes of the public.
Taking astronomy, which many people love, as an example, there is a field called galaxy and cosmology, which can be subdivided into galactic dynamics, galactic astronomy, kinematic cosmology, intergalactic matter, large xx cosmology, galaxy formation and evolution, the origin and evolution of the large x degree structure of the universe, etc., each subdivision of the discipline, and there will be different research directions.
As an astronomy enthusiast, which of the above fields do you think you have studied a little?
Since the invention of computer technology, human knowledge has been growing dramatically. The areas that we can learn and study in the amount of time we spend our lives on are actually very limited.
How do you quickly acquire the basic knowledge necessary during your teenage years so that you can concentrate on one of these areas later in life?
China's compulsory education and examination system is actually ready for this phenomenon.
If you can't quickly grasp these basic knowledge, when you need to focus on innovation, you will find that you don't have enough energy, not enough time, and you can't achieve anything after wasted time.
Perhaps this is where Chinese education is most successful.