cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/53181729
China unveils plan to build 'strong education nation' by 2035
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/east-asia/china-plans-build-strong-education-nation-4877026
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/east-asia/china-plans-build-strong-education-nation-4877026
cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/53181729
21 Comments
RubicTopaz@lemmy.world · 25 pts · 1y
Strong contrast to certain shitty countries that tie more debt to education instead
Alexstarfire@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 1y
Have they fixed their cheating problem?
RubicTopaz@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y
Pretty sure that's more like a human problem
metaStatic@kbin.earth · 1 pts · 1y
if everyone cheats it's not a problem
Spacehooks@reddthat.com · -4 pts · 1y
Cheating is a sign on ambition and resourcefulness. Sometimes it takes more effort to cheat than studying.
jeena@piefed.jeena.net · 6 pts · 1y
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
Enkers@sh.itjust.works · 43 pts · 1y
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.
BatrickPateman@lemmy.world · -2 pts · 1y
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.
Enkers@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 1y
I mean, "Let's not educate people so they're ignorant to how they're being exploited, and we don't want to have to beat them down" is certainly a take. I guess maybe you can see Cypher as the people's hero if you squint hard enough.
But in my opinion, the more people who understand the shortcomings of a system, the more pressure there will be to fix it, and that's how progress happens. It's slow and sometimes bloody, but the alternative is even worse.
Carmakazi@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
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.
jeena@piefed.jeena.net · 3 pts · 1y
The saving/gaining face is deeply rooted in East Asian societies because they are collectivist societies and has strong roots in Confucianism.
chuckleslord@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
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.
Sagittarii@lemm.ee · 3 pts · 1y
Shitibs really will find a way to portray anything China does as negative huh
jeena@piefed.jeena.net · -5 pts · 1y
Fuck off shitcon, nobody is talking to you.
Sagittarii@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 1y
Cope harder lib. How does it feel crying about other countries' better education just because you can't get any?
Also what does "shitcon" mean? Misspelled something?
blakenong@lemmings.world · 0 pts · 1y
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
boredtortoise@lemm.ee · 2 pts · 1y
Could be an euphism, strong education as in strong control over education
kautau@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
Or just a heavy focus on technical skills and a carefully controlled narrative on any sort of social studies. Smart people can also fall for propaganda if they are told it’s the truth since childhood
boredtortoise@lemm.ee · 1 pts · 1y
Good point, I've heard of STEM institutions of having student populations falling victim of that
blakenong@lemmings.world · 1 pts · 1y
What sort of topics?
blakenong@lemmings.world · 1 pts · 1y
Oh, so China. Well I guess that’s pretty on brand.