The National Youth Science and Technology Innovation Competition has become very popular recently and has become a topic of discussion for many people. Last month, a primary school student surnamed Chen won the third prize in the primary school group with "Study on the Function and Mechanism of C10orf67 in the Development and Development of Colorectal Cancer". Not to mention the content of the article, many people could not understand the title. What is C10orf67? Have all primary school students studied cancer? Is this the birth of a child prodigy? Is this the reincarnation of Mendel? But soon, it was revealed that the primary school student’s father was a researcher at the Kunming Institute of Zoology. This is a typical example of parents engaging in research while their sons receive honors. Is this an exception or is it common?
So many people have investigated this national youth scientific research competition and found that things are not that simple. And on May 31, the official Tencent News account asked a question directly on Zhihu, and received more than 600 answers within three days. Directly questioning the authenticity of the National Youth Science and Technology Innovation Competition. As a result, many truths were revealed. Many people broke the news, including college students from famous universities, contestants, and teachers who led the team. This competition is linked to the college entrance examination. Those who win the first prize can get 20 extra points for the college entrance examination. It is self-evident how many people these 20 points can separate in the highly competitive college entrance examination. This also makes many opportunistic people flock to it.
In this competition, the works of high school students participated in the word count and complexity, which surpassed the title level of most undergraduate graduation thesis. Conceptually complex terms, obscure knowledge, and fields far away from us are the topics studied by high school contestants. It’s daunting and disrespectful to lament the talent of today’s students. There are also such people in the junior high school group, and they are also studying unpredictable topics. I won’t talk about the primary school group, it’s the one mentioned above. Of course, there are normal ones, but many of them are in the field of master's and doctoral degrees.
When you see this, you should be able to find clues. What is the competition about? Is it comparable to the scientific research level of his parents? Or is it the family’s financial strength? Or the ability to commit academic fraud?
I hope this matter will be thoroughly investigated and the original intention and innovative significance of the competition will not be forgotten!