When it comes to the revision stage, I advocate a balanced distribution of the revision time for the three subjects of Chinese, mathematics and foreign language. Of course, this requires a prerequisite that you do not have a bias in these subjects. If there is a bias, then there is no doubt that priority should be given to tackling it.
According to statistics, in the college entrance examination review, most students will allocate most of their review time to mathematics, accounting for almost 70%, followed by foreign languages, accounting for 20%, and Chinese is at the bottom, accounting for only 10%. This imbalance is not voluntarily formed by students, nor is it caused by teachers "rushing to take lessons". Of these subjects, math is the most difficult for most students, and they must rise to the challenge in order to do well in the exam room. Moreover, the scoring of the math test is very objective, right is right and wrong is wrong. Therefore, by spending more time reviewing math, it will be easier to be effective in exams.
In contrast, the subject of language has its own complexity, and the time and effort invested is often not proportional to the final examination results. Especially the subjective test questions, it is difficult to explain clearly. In addition, language needs to be accumulated over a long period of time, and it is not possible to achieve a significant improvement in performance in a short period of time. First of all, we must admit that this method of revision has its scientific nature. Math is not easy to learn, so it's normal to spend more time. However, if you have reached a certain level of math and want to spend a lot of time to rush to the top, I am afraid it is not so easy. In this case, you need to calmly weigh your "inputs" and "outputs". Time is invested, and results are produced. In this case, continuing to invest a significant amount of time in math may not pay off accordingly.
According to the current rules of the college entrance examination, the total score of three subjects (or four or six) is used to determine what level of college to enter. If 70% of your time and energy are devoted to mathematics, it is easy to waste the study of several other subjects, which will affect the overall score of the college entrance examination. Moreover, the principle of propositions stipulates that no matter which subject it is, the difficulty of all kinds of test questions in an examination paper must be reasonably arranged. Generally speaking, the first two-thirds of the questions are easier and easier to score, while the bottom third of the questions are very difficult and may not be able to fully score even if it takes more time and effort. This arrangement of the college entrance examination is conducive to widening the gap in test scores, so as to facilitate the selection of colleges and universities when admitting, so some people call the entrance examination a selective examination.
For a student, if he or she really has the strength to overcome the second third of the problems, he should naturally go all out. However, if you have more than enough heart and insufficient strength, you have to know that there are tigers in the mountains and prefer to go to the tiger mountains, and the result is likely to be that you can't do the difficult problems and the basic questions can't be done well. Therefore, the final revision stage is very particular about revision strategies. In math, for example, the last third of the test may take 50% of the revision time, while the last two questions may be difficult to break even if it takes three years of high school study. At this time, it is wise to learn to give up and retreat bravely. The so-called "take a step back and open the sky". In this way, we can get more valuable time to revise our English and language, and improve our score by a few percentage points instead of two-thirds or one-thirds, which is much easier than tackling math problems. This is obviously a wiser way to schedule your revision time, and it's worth emulating.
To be clear, no matter how much time you spend earning a score, it will be worth the same amount at the time of admission. Therefore, we should strive to get the most marks with the least amount of effort and time, which is a common revision strategy under the current examination system. I've learned a profound lesson about this.
One year, I was teaching Chinese in the third year of high school, and the math teacher and I had an unpleasant encounter because of "rushing to take class". In order to give students more time to learn mathematics, the math teacher monopolized all the practice classes and self-study time, and also engaged in three rounds of "final sprint", resulting in students having no time to study other subjects. I tried to use the influence of the class teacher to balance the revision time of each subject, but it didn't work. As a result, after the college entrance examination, the average score of our class in mathematics was only 2 points higher than that of other classes, while the Chinese score was 6 points lower, and the foreign language score was 2 points lower, and the total score was 6 points lower. It took a lot of effort and sweat for students to improve their math scores, but they suffered losses in their progress to higher education because of the decline in other subjects. Unfortunately, many students don't understand this when they are studying for exams. Some students devote themselves to math because it is difficult to learn, neglecting other subjects, and as a result, although math improves, other subjects fall behind.
Similarly, some students like English and spend a lot of time trying to do well in this subject, but it is not easy to climb to the top, and other subjects are abandoned. There are also students who simply give up because they find some subjects too difficult and want to work miracles in other subjects, but the results are not satisfactory.
Each subject in the college entrance examination has the same weight in the total score, and we cannot neglect any subject. Therefore, in the revision and preparation stage, each of our students should have a clear goal: to allocate their energy and time reasonably, and strive to get the top two-thirds of the scores in each subject, so as to make a breakthrough in the overall score. Of course, if you have the strength and time, you can also try to overcome the puzzles and strive for a higher score. At present, the reform of the high school entrance examination and the college entrance examination has been launched, and Shanghai has taken the lead in carrying out the pilot. The main trend of reform is to enable students to study all subjects in a balanced manner and achieve all-round development. The college entrance examination is no longer divided into liberal arts and science, and candidates take the same exam paper.
Some people expect that the difficulty of subjects such as mathematics, physics, and chemistry will be reduced to accommodate the learning base of students applying for liberal arts. In addition to the traditional Chinese, mathematics and foreign languages, the subjects of ethics and the rule of law (politics) and history will also be added, plus non-classified subjects such as physics, chemistry and physical education, with a total score of 750 points.
Of course, the weighting of the scores for each subject is different, for example, Chinese, Mathematics and Foreign Language are each worth 150 points, while History is 60 points, Physics is 70 points, and Chemistry is 50 points. In the face of such reforms, candidates should have a comprehensive grasp of the basic knowledge of each subject and not give up any subject in order to improve their overall score. If you have an exam strategy, my advice is to balance the revision time of each subject, get the top two-thirds of the foundation score, and don't just focus on one subject. If you give up a small subject, even if you get a high grade in the main subject, it will not be enough to make up for the loss of marks in the other subjects.