Comments on: 2009 Gaokao Essay Questions

By: Estharians» Blog Archive » Unique and Significant

Estharians» Blog Archive » Unique and Significant — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 03:20:06 +0000

[...] based on more than just numbers. And in comparison with college entrance exams in countries like China, it would fit in a little better with the spirit of the American [...]

By: Estharians» Blog Archive » Personal Statement, Meet Entrance Exam

Estharians» Blog Archive » Personal Statement, Meet Entrance Exam — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 00:44:43 +0000

[...] based on more than just numbers. And in comparison with college entrance exams in countries like China, it would fit in a little better with the spirit of the American [...]

By: “Don’t Blame Lu Xun, Blame the Textbooks” | ChinaGeeks

“Don’t Blame Lu Xun, Blame the Textbooks” | ChinaGeeks — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 03:28:38 +0000

[...] textbooks were just guidebooks meant to lead us to the beautiful scenery. But because of the Gaokao, we are not allowed to go look at the scenery, just immersing ourselves in the guidebook will [...]

By: Etl World News | Assorted links

Etl World News | Assorted links — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 04:09:08 +0000

[...] 3. Chinese exam questions. [...]

By: Janek

Janek — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:34:51 +0000

The description of the discovery of Instant Noodles differs significantly from this book: http://www.amazon.com/Project-X-Nissin-Cup-Noodle/dp/1569709599 which describes a much more organised research process… Odd…

By: C. Custer

C. Custer — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:32:41 +0000

@ joel: thanks. for some reason your comment took a while to show up, anyway, I’ve made the correction, thanks!

By: D. Watson

D. Watson — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:20:00 +0000

I have no authority or deep insight, but reading the three sections, I would imagine they are all part of one question. Rather than responding to only one of them, I believe the response they are looking for is to note that scientific progress and advancement is made largely by accident or through group processes, even when it appears that some individual had gained fame and notoriety as the inventor.

By: C. Custer

C. Custer — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:12:44 +0000

@ Tim: …really?

By: Tim

Tim — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 00:10:44 +0000

That Haohao Report spam at the top of the comments is getting to be really annoying.

By: C. Custer

C. Custer — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 07:36:23 +0000

No plans to translate anything math related, sorry. I find math incomprehensible and boring even in English; I fear that attempting to translate Chinese writing about math might kill my love of Chinese somehow.