Winning the Zhongkao

Author: Yan Guoxing
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Publish Date: 2006-01-01
Features: Nine Steps from a Underachiever to a Top Performer in the Middle School Entrance Exam. The college entrance exam is the dragon gate, while the middle school entrance exam is the turning point that determines a child's fate. The middle school entrance exam is the second most important exam in a child's life—it's not just a test of knowledge, but also a test of willpower and resilience. Only through the trials of the middle school entrance exam can a child achieve a higher level of growth! The middle school entrance exam is filled with fierce competition. How can students and parents cope with it? Let youth shine during the middle school entrance exam and let life be elevated through hardship!
After the child starts school, we haven’t devoted any effort to their education. We let them roam freely like untamed horses. Faced with poor academic performance, we always blame the child, accusing them of being unintelligent or not studying hard, while thinking it has nothing to do with us. Now, it’s clear how foolish that is! To put it mildly, a child has no reference books but only learns from a single textbook, yet they are compared to children who attend training classes or are tutored by parents, who use reference books. How unfair is that!
"Guided Learning" is not just about teaching knowledge and helping the child improve their grades. More importantly, it involves cultivating the habit of perseverance and research skills through the process of learning together. This helps the child learn how to learn and enjoy learning. Knowledge is endless, but fostering a child’s ability to learn independently is our ultimate goal.
When entering junior high school, especially during winter and summer vacations, we make full use of our free time for review and previewing new lessons. Every time the vacation ends, the child shows noticeable progress. The reason they can gradually improve in a competitive middle school is mainly due to these vacation periods. The middle school entrance exam is a crucial experience on the road of life. Giving up on it or not going through it is a great loss! Only through the trials of the middle school entrance exam can a child achieve a higher level of growth! The middle school entrance exam is not just a competition of knowledge but also a test of a child’s willpower and resilience. The training for the middle school entrance exam cannot be compared to the hardships of a "tough summer camp." It is the second most important exam in a child’s life! Recommended by National Parent Schools, this is the first full record of the middle school entrance exam in modern China. It’s a detailed account of the preparation journey of an outstanding parent and their child who went through the middle school entrance exam!
The author’s child was an underachiever who roamed freely until the fourth grade of elementary school. By the time they graduated, they faced many challenges to get into a better private junior high school. However, with the patient guidance of their parents and the dedicated nurturing of their teachers, after years of persistent hard work, they finally stood out and was admitted to a provincial-level key high school.
How did these parents help their child improve their grades? How did their child break through the tough competition of the middle school entrance exam? For parents and children who are about to face the middle school entrance exam, the experiences and insights of this parent and child are undoubtedly worth savoring!