The first team of experts came on stage.
Like other students, Lin Chaoxi opened his notebook and prepared to listen carefully.
But when Professor Liu's team from Yongchuan Normal University unfolded the PPT, Lin Chaoxi discovered that this activity was indeed an academic exchange activity in education.
The so-called academic exchanges are really quite dull and boring.
Professor Liu cited several articles, and I will start with the summary. The general content is: Olympic mathematics is just a "mathematical extracurricular activity" for a small number of students.
"Analyzing the Rubik's Cube of Mathematical Olympiad - Who Moved the Cheese of Mathematical Olympiad"
"Unlocking the Mental Shackles Brought by Primary School Mathematical Olympiad"
Lin Chaoxi looked at the titles of the cited literature and felt that it did not look like an academic paper. Instead, it looked more like an excerpt of some viewpoints and opinions.
Professor Liu then presented research data and graphs.
Lin Chaoxi wanted to look at the data seriously at first, but found that the data came from a five-year follow-up study on the extracurricular learning situation of Olympiad mathematics in a certain city.
The first chart summarizes the participation in extracurricular Mathematical Olympiads.
The results showed that the proportion of primary school students who chose extracurricular Olympiad mathematics courses increased significantly in the third grade.
The second chart shows the time and money invested in extracurricular Mathematical Olympiad courses.
The results showed that the cost of extracurricular learning increased from RMB 10,000 in 200x-200x (the per capita disposable income of residents was RMB 28,838 that year) to more than RMB 10,000 in 200x-200x (RMB 43,851).
"You can calculate this number as a percentage of per capita disposable income."
Many math students in the audience calculated very quickly, and then sighed: "Almost 20 percent, that's a lot!"
“So you know how much your parents have invested in your studies.”
Lin Chaoxi's eyes fell on the city name. As far as Lin Chaoxi knew, its house prices were basically the same as the annual per capita disposable income.
Housing in school districts is even more expensive.
Parents spend a lot of money on their children's Mathematical Olympiad because it is linked to further education and is very utilitarian. But for parents, if they don't try hard to take this shortcut, the remaining avenue will never be open to them.
But in this situation, she couldn't say anything.
She held it in for a while, and could only draw a circle on her notebook, and then draw another circle...
Soon, a pencil pig took shape.
Lin Chaoxi looked at the pig, then at the professor on the stage, wondering whether he should wear a pair of glasses or something...
As she was thinking about this, a piece of paper was pushed to her from the left.
Looking down, I saw two math problems written in elegant handwriting, written by Pei Zhi.
Lin Chaoxi turned his head away, feeling ashamed for being caught distracted.
Pei Zhi looked at her, took off the earphones on his left ear that he had worn for who knows how long, and passed it to her.
Lin Chaoxi woodenly put the earphones into his ears, and the light and pleasant sound of violin came out.
The whole world is fresh and clear.
The handsome young man next to her clicked the pencil twice, and Lin Chaoxi finally understood that he was asking her to stop listening and just do two questions.
Lin Chaoxi calmed herself down. Yes, there was no need for her to feel entangled or upset.
How much do the opinions of experts and scholars actually have to do with them?
Pulling Pei Zhi's question paper, Lin Chaoxi began to think seriously.
After an unknown amount of time, Lu Zhihao pushed her and asked in shock: "What are you doing?"
"Brother Pei's special training questions." Lin Chaoxi said.
Lu Zhihao said earnestly: "Why don't you listen carefully? This opportunity is so rare."
Because I didn't listen, I knew what the experts on both sides wanted to discuss...
In the middle of the academic debate on stage, Professor Liu's team took out relevant research data and tried to prove through parents' feedback that Olympiad training makes children gradually lose interest in learning mathematics: "Experts believe that only 5% of intellectually gifted children are suitable for learning Olympiad mathematics..."
"Do you agree?" Lin Chaoxi asked.
"I don't know either." Comrade Lao Lu was as honest as ever.
Lin Chaoxi said: "This team debate is not suitable for us to listen to, and no matter what conclusion it produces, it actually has nothing to do with us."
"Why?"
Lu Zhihao asked this, and the academic debate in front of him came to an end, and it was time to ask questions next.
The venue was a bit bustling, with teachers, experts, and scholars probably exchanging their views.
Surprisingly, Professor Liu's team did not leave the stage immediately.
The host, Professor Wang, held the microphone and slowly walked onto the stage. After speaking to them in a low voice, he hurried off the stage to communicate with the organizers of the conference.
No one else knew what was going on, but they all looked in the direction of Professor Feng.
The conference organizers bowed and went over to ask Professor Feng for his opinion.
I don't know what the old man said. The staff looked embarrassed for a moment, and then as if they had made up their minds, they nodded to Professor Liu's team standing on the stage.
The host also took the stage again: "Thank you to the experts from both sides for bringing us a wonderful debate." She smiled and was very humble and polite. "Next, according to the meeting process, it should be the time for teachers and experts to ask questions."
Before he finished speaking, someone raised his hand.
"It seems that this teacher has a lot to say, but please wait a moment. After consultation with the conference organizing committee, we have decided to add a special session to this conference."
Professor Wang stretched out his arm, stepped back half a step, and made way for Professor Liu.
"Dear experts, teachers and students, I have just made a personal request to the organizers of the conference. After I learned that the students behind you are top students who have won awards in various mathematics competitions, I want them to come on stage and speak as well."
Professor Liu paused and continued, "Some of them are from the provincial mathematics training team, and some are from the national training team. They are all excellent mathematics students selected from thousands of people."
There was silence in the auditorium at first, then some exclamations, and finally, I don't know which teacher started applauding, and the applause became continuous.
The students had different expressions on their faces. Some were excited, some were embarrassed, and some were confused, with a cute expression of who they were and where they were.
Professor Liu said: "When we do research, we always explain the views of adults. Now there are so many young and excellent mathematics students sitting here. I think we, the experts and scholars present, can also listen to their views. And by asking students relevant questions, we can also answer some of the teachers' doubts. This should be a very meaningful activity for both of us."
"It's interesting. We should listen to the children's ideas."
“How do you choose someone?”
"This is a special agenda item, can you give us some time to discuss it?"
The experts and scholars below all agreed. Lin Chaoxi put down his pen, sat up straight, and knew that the highlight was about to begin.
Professor Liu pressed his hands, signaling everyone present to calm down: "As far as I know, today is also the day for the announcement of the results of the National Junior High School Mathematics Competition. It is a very meaningful day. As a teacher, I would like to congratulate the students who won the first prize. The list has been officially posted on the official website..."
After he finished speaking, he pressed the cursor on his hand, and the projection on the screen flipped, and a complete list with black text on a blue background instantly appeared in front of everyone.
There was an uproar in the audience.
Professor Liu's implication was that by publishing the list in public, he did not mean to infringe on students' privacy by posting the list now.
But the moment the results came out, Lin Chaoxi heard her and Pei Zhi's names in the high school group, and someone was urging others to find their results quickly.
Lin Chaoxi's heart beat faster. She didn't expect to know her results in this way under these circumstances.
Like everyone else, she scanned the list quickly, but somehow the scores were so densely packed that she was slow to find them.
"Fuck, that's awesome, first prize."
Lu Zhihao's voice rang out, and before Lin Chaoxi could react, he was hit hard twice on the back. He wanted to slap Pei Zhi, but she was in the middle, so he could only clench his fist to signal.
Lin Chaoxi lay on the table, almost vomiting blood. She couldn't even lift her head and could only hear congratulations coming from all around her.
Through the noise and congratulations, she soon learned that Comrade Lao Lu won the third prize, Zhang Liang won the second prize, and the most annoying Chen Chu also won the third prize.
Chen Chengcheng won the first prize in the country.
Lin Chaoxi lay on the table and looked at Chen Chengcheng. The classmate who was as thin as seaweed back then has now grown tall and straight like a pine tree.
Catching his gaze, Chen Chengcheng pursed his lips and nodded, his eyes slightly red.
Hearing the noisy congratulatory voices of the students, and the data from the thesis report just now showing how many people were studying Mathematical Olympiad, Lin Chaoxi thought that none of them had had an easy journey.
Lin Chaoxi couldn't help but want to go see Pei Zhi.
He was probably the most relaxed looking one among them, but she was somehow troubled when she thought of his mother and his family.
She turned her head slightly, the sunlight fell on Pei Zhi, and then slanted onto the desk. The shadow poured down from his side, all the way over to her.
Lin Chaoxi looked at the boy's shoulders, neck, and jawline on the desk, and his gaze finally fell on his own hands.
The shadow of Pei Zhi's hair fell on her hand.
The sound of the violin was still flowing in her ears. Lin Chaoxi didn't know what she was thinking at that time, but she stretched out her hand as if possessed by a ghost, wanting to rub the shadow of her hair that fell on the desk.
It's not easy for you either.
Thinking of this almost with a sigh, Lin Chaoxi felt her head become heavy. One hand fell on the back of her head and rubbed it heavily.
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