Are smart aids available? Experts also remind that
volunteers should not blindly pursue "maximizing scores"
The college entrance examination in most parts of our country has come to an end, and volunteering has become a new round of "examinations" for candidates and parents.
In some regions, the number of volunteers that can be filled in exceeds 100; some colleges and universities have added undergraduate majors; some majors have set requirements for elective subjects... For candidates and parents, filling out the volunteers requires a lot of homework.
In recent years, intelligent auxiliary tools have also provided reference for more and more candidates and parents when filling out the college entrance examination voluntarily.
Xia Yatong, product manager of Quark App, who has been volunteering information services for the college entrance examination for 4 years, told the Science and Technology Daily reporter that the team returned to the users in 2021 and found that nearly 80% of the "post-00" candidates will refer to intelligent filling or prediction when filling out the application. tool.
In an interview with a reporter from Science and Technology Daily, Chen Zhiwen, the editor-in-chief of China Education Online and an expert of the National Education Examination Steering Committee, said that it is normal for voluntary reporting services to become an industry. If there is demand, there will naturally be a market.
However, he took a clear stand against sky-high voluntary reporting services.
Chen Zhiwen said that when filling in the application, candidates can seek help from a third party, whether the third party is an intelligent tool, or a teacher, parent, senior... But the premise is that after in-depth research and discussion, candidates can clearly think about their life direction - No third party can do this for the child.
"I see some parents are very willful and spend tens of thousands of yuan entrusting others to make career plans for their children. Think carefully, are you responsible or irresponsible for your children?"
"We provide free college entrance examination volunteer information services with a rigorous attitude, and want to improve the overall efficiency of candidates." Xia Yatong said that each candidate's life wishes are personalized, therefore, in product design, it is not to let candidates Entering a score will give a set of filling plans. Instead, a series of tools are used to help candidates understand what they want, what stage they are currently in, and then tell candidates what options they have. Finally, it is up to the candidates to decide.
The core is still "self-determination".
"Intelligent assistance voluntary reporting products must provide accurate data, but the final judgment still has to be made by candidates and parents." Xia Yatong admitted frankly.
Chen Zhiwen also reminded that there is a tendency to be particularly vigilant in volunteer reporting, that is, the blind pursuit of the so-called "score maximization".
Volunteering for the college entrance examination involves life planning, not picking cabbage in the vegetable market.
"I got 500 points in the test. If I get a score of 502 points, it is called picking up leaks; if I get a score of 498 points, it is a loss. The account can't be calculated like this." , if even the direction is lost, "Blindly staring at maximizing the score is stepping on the biggest pit".
The Ministry of Education reminded last year that in the process of voluntary reporting, schools in various regions should actively use information technology to provide candidates with policy interpretation, reference information and consultation guidance for voluntary reporting.
In fact, there are many ways for candidates to obtain volunteer services after the college entrance examination, but what many people lack is precisely the career planning guidance that should be available before the college entrance examination.
Regions that have implemented a new round of comprehensive reform of the college entrance examination all require career planning courses in high school, but it is not easy for middle school teachers to take this course well.
Chen Zhiwen said that making career planning requires teachers or parents to have sufficient knowledge and a broad vision. In small places, this problem may be more obvious.
"I have seen a teacher say that you are going to a bank to study finance. He didn't know that after 2018, a large number of banks recruited science and engineering talents; there are also parents who graduated from well-known colleges and universities, saying that if their children want to be civil servants, they should study public administration. Everyone has cognitive limitations." Chen Zhiwen pointed out that in this regard, the society, schools and other subjects can continue to work hard to explore various ways to give students and parents more scientific guidance in career planning.