Why is the reputation of Tsinghua University and Peking University polarized? Listen to the big truth from the graduates
Traditional Chinese culture has always emphasized the close relationship between an individual's education level and social status.
In ancient society, there was the concept of "reading the books of sages" and "everything is inferior, only reading is high". When social classes were divided, the imperial examination system made knowledge a way to improve social class to a certain extent.
For thousands of years, people's perception of "knowledge" was almost equivalent to "level of education". People with higher academic qualifications tend to receive special attention, as if they have knowledge and are superior to others.
In the Chinese education system, universities are seen as the ceiling of all kinds of institutions. Tsinghua University and Peking University have always been at the forefront of higher education systems due to their long history, well-established discipline system, and strong faculty and students. But why is Tsinghua-Peking University's reputation so polarised? Why does some unverified content keep circulating?
Is every student "transcendental"? Perhaps we should look at this.
What do students from Tsinghua University and Peking University think of their alma mater?
Qingbei graduates: Prestigious schools are not places for sages.
With the development of the Internet and the dissemination of information, people can better understand the two schools through the experiences of graduates of Tsinghua University and Peking University, while changing stereotypes.
Many graduates of Qingbei have shared their views on their alma mater virtually or anonymously, recounting their experiences and what they have seen and heard in school, rather than making empty noise.
The main issues are focused on several areas:
The quality of the students themselves is not absolutely top-notch.
Some teacher qualities are debatable.
There is controversy over certain values.
These questions come directly from the graduates of Qingbei and provide people with a more realistic understanding.
In our general belief, it is generally assumed that students who can enter a higher education institution like Tsinghua University and Peking University have very perfect qualities. It's not rare, but at least it's the best in the student body.
However, according to the graduates of Qingbei, the quality of students in these two institutions is not as high as we imagined, and some even have quality problems. As netizens jokingly said: "The Internet can filter scum, but it can't filter scum."
Although exam-oriented education distinguishes students through their learning ability, it cannot be achieved simply through education in shaping the three views. According to some graduates, some students use their relationships with others, or even the kindness of others, to achieve personal ends. From a psychological point of view, this is actually a manifestation of the individual's refined egoism that is not changed by the environment, but is more pronounced by the relatively strained interpersonal relationships.
In addition to students, teachers, especially lecturers and professors, are also an important part of the higher education institutions.
In the Chinese context, the term "professor" has a high status, usually referring to people who have profound attainments at the intellectual level and are beyond the ordinary in character and virtue. However, according to the feedback of some Qingbei graduates, even in such institutions of higher learning, there are still some teachers with bad conduct, and even at the same time, there is a lack of knowledge reserves. For example, there are teachers who show ignorance of a certain area of knowledge when talking to students, and then take the students' work as their own.
This phenomenon shows that these people regard scientific research ability as social capital in social interactions. However, due to the lack of level, you can only gain respect by "stealing" the achievements of others, which is actually an act of self-interest.
In addition to the two groups of teachers and students, some people in Tsinghua University and Peking University, especially student cadres, agree with the value that ability is not the most important thing, but power and status are.
Although colleges and universities are places for the cultivation of advanced talents, and teachers and students are supposed to work tirelessly for knowledge in a certain field, this does not seem to be the case.
Fierce competition has led to the emergence of social relations in colleges and universities. Since everyone is very capable, it is necessary to rely on power and status to stand out.
From the point of view of developmental psychology, individuals in such an environment ** show changes in psychological motivation, resulting in a mentality similar to that of a biological hunt, treating colleagues as a kind of competitor for prey, resulting in aggression and leading to some inappropriate behavior. So, taken together, even a preeminent institution of higher learning has its advantages, but not without its flaws.