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This is so far off from how reality works. School systems in China and India do this, neither country is known for amazing education, though they have their sta

This is so far off from how reality works. School systems in China and India do this, neither country is known for amazing education, though they have their standouts (iit, tshingua). Prestigious universities have long known that the success of their students in the real world is not solely about GPA, because GPA and other measures are measures of memory, not personal excellence in other pursuits or life in general. True critical thought extends beyond GPA. Reducing the education system to a memory based contest is completely antithetical to western thought and what has made the west so prosperous. My biggest grievance is that tech companies have implemented eastern systems of education/verification in their hiring via memory based algorithms problems.

TeMPOraL 7y ago
Voluntary work and sports have even less to do with academic or work success. I'm not sure American universities are the best model either.
yorwba 7y ago
> School systems in China and India do this, neither country is known for amazing education, The Chinese (and, I guess, Indian) education system isn't bad because they use performance on a test to assign students to universities. They're bad because they lack the resources to provide a top-notch education to everyone, so only the best students get to enjoy one. At the best Chinese universities, professors with a diverse international background give their students plenty of nuts to crack by doing some thinking on their own, and having some basic facts memorized seems to be more helpful than harmful for that. At the worst Chinese universities, the professors themselves may be unable to do better than just regurgitating the textbook. I expect overall quality to slowly rise over the coming decades as an increasing number of well-educated graduates become educators themselves.

TeMPOraL 7y ago

Voluntary work and sports have even less to do with academic or work success. I'm not sure American universities are the best model either.

yorwba 7y ago

> School systems in China and India do this, neither country is known for amazing education, The Chinese (and, I guess, Indian) education system isn't bad because they use performance on a test to assign students to universities. They're bad because they lack the resources to provide a top-notch education to everyone, so only the best students get to enjoy one. At the best Chinese universities, professors with a diverse international background give their students plenty of nuts to crack by doing some thinking on their own, and having some basic facts memorized seems to be more helpful than harmful for that. At the worst Chinese universities, the professors themselves may be unable to do better than just regurgitating the textbook. I expect overall quality to slowly rise over the coming decades as an increasing number of well-educated graduates become educators themselves.