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http://www.smh.com.au/national/e ... 20111213-1ot7z.html
这个里面的Video（我不知道怎么直接贴到这，汗。。）， 是对Timothy Large和Harry Stratton的采访
讲到了他们的今后的方向和理想，“校内分”和“校外分”的问题，还有一点关于数学的内容。
并报道了对补习现象的评论：
Timothy Large, 17, and Harry Stratton, 18, from Sydney Grammar, were equal first in Classical Greek continuers. Harry also topped Classical Greek extension and Latin continuers while Timothy was first in the extension two course for mathematics.
Hard is good, said Timothy.
''One of the things the Board needs the power to do is to throw up examination papers which students do find incredibly difficult because that's the sort of thing which stops cultures of coaching, drilling and general practice which are the absolute opposite of what you want to see in education,'' he said.
He fears coaching is robbing maths of its essence, the opportunity to learn analytical and creative thought processes.
''When you start talking about students going to cram schools on the weekends and doing completely ludicrous amounts of drill exercises then really you are taking something away [from the subject],'' Timothy said.
But unfortunately, he said, it works.
''Maths is one of the subjects where coaching really, really helps you get higher results,'' said Timothy, who will pursue the subject at university.
''People in NSW in many cases have stopped thinking of education as education and have started thinking of education - in particular the HSC and in particular in subjects like maths - as education for getting marks.''
Timothy, who was never coached, believes 60-70 per cent of classmates at Grammar were. At other schools such as Sydney Boys High and James Ruse almost every student went.
''It is definitely gaming the system,'' he said.
Harry, who plans to study law, said the problem was more prevalent in English.
''It's become a game of memorising your essay, or memorising an essay that may not be yours for some students - which is a problem,'' Harry said.
''With 4 unit maths in particular there is no knowing what they're going to throw at you and the course remains pure in that respect. I think to some extent the gaming of the system is inevitable, particularly when you place high stakes on one exam like HSC English.
''But there's not that much the Board can do to stop gaming when people are really that dedicated to gaming the system.''
Mr Alegounarias said every major exam in the world has to keep a close eye on gaming strategies. ''But often pre-preparation and memorising facts and formulas is seen as being gaming, but it isn't. It's fair preparation,'' he said.
''The really outstanding students will mix memorising with originality and today is confirmation of that.'' |
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