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If you look at the list of winners. Many of them come from authoritarian countries. I have no doubt that the Chinese government actively aids its competitors w
by BigDaddyD 10y ago
If you look at the list of winners. Many of them come from authoritarian countries. I have no doubt that the Chinese government actively aids its competitors with great incentives and probably a few questionable practices.
- 794CD01 10y agoAs long as they're not cheating, what's the problem? Is providing great incentives to students who excel academically somehow a bad thing?
- BigDaddyD 10y agoI'm just saying the Chinese care way more about their image than Americans. So it should come as no surprise when they are more aggressive towards winning these awards. The American government has better ways to spend taxpayer money.
- 794CD01 10y agoWhy is winning the math olympiad "about their image" and not about academic excellence or even just the spirit of competition? And how is buying tanks the military tells congress they don't need really a better use of money than helping children excel in math?