China unveils plan to build 'strong education nation' by 2035
China unveils plan to build 'strong education nation' by 2035
BEIJING: China issued its first national action plan to build a "strong education nation" by 2035, which it said would help coordinate its education development, improve efficiencies in innovation and build a "strong country". The plan, issued by the Communist Party's central committee and the State...
cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/53181729
Strong contrast to certain shitty countries that tie more debt to education instead
Have they fixed their cheating problem?
Pretty sure that's more like a human problem
if everyone cheats it's not a problem
Cheating is a sign on ambition and resourcefulness. Sometimes it takes more effort to cheat than studying.
They really don't need more graduates from the university, so many of them struggle to find any job and end up as delivery drivers https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce8nlpy2n1lo
On the other hand, I think the rise of fascism in the US is directly connected to its growing anti-intellectualism and cuts to education. Overall it's a good thing to have an overeducated population.
Up to a certain point or excluding certain topics I would argue:
If more and more understand the short comings of any current system due to education I would assume there will a growing demand for change to get rid of the shortcomings. And thinking back of how the Hong Kong Situation was handled it looks more like a top-down "My way or no way!" ruling style I don't see coping well with well educated citizens wanting change.
Might be wrong though. Just a thought before my morning coffee.
The Chinese state seems to frequently chase vacuous milestones to boast to the world about while the actual problems China and its people face go unaddressed. Sure that describes a lot of states, but China in particular stands out to me in how dogged they are to gain face.
The saving/gaining face is deeply rooted in East Asian societies because they are collectivist societies and has strong roots in Confucianism.
Education isn't just about job prospects. You need a well educated populace in order to inoculate them from mis- and disinformation. It also further protects democracy, but that isn't on China's to-do list, I'm guessing.
Educated people are hard to control. They don’t want that unless the CCP are gonna hand the state back to the people—they wont.
See: American education system