Chinese Cram School Gears Up for the Ultimate Stress Test
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- Опубліковано 4 чер 2017
- In Anhui, teenagers and mothers are facing the pressure in the days leading up to the 'gaokao.'
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As a Chinese son, I've learnt one thing over the years: Chinese parents will almost never directly tell their children they love them, but they'll sacrifice almost everything they have to support them to show their love
A lot of times it’s not love, it’s collectivism and a hint of narcissism. They sacrifice for you with the caveat that you’ll make something out of yourself and pay them back in the future. Take your college money and try studying art and history as your two majors, then see how much “love” they still have.
It’s not that hard to say three words, and any parents who are unable to say them probably don’t truly love their child as a separate individual.
@@justamustachewithoutaguy9370 ....there seems to be a huge stereotype that all Asian parents want their kids to be lawyers, doctors, engineers or some shit, and that's completely not true. The main reason why they want you to take up one of three listed jobs listed above, is because they know that those jobs are well paying and can support a comfortable life. However, my parents have always told me, "We don't care what you want to do when you leave this house, as long as your profession can let you support yourself. If you can show us that you can support yourself with a comfortable amount of income, then go be an artist or musician." Stop just going to stereotypes dude. Not cool
Love shown in actions, not words 😢
@@justamustachewithoutaguy9370 lol nah u r hella wrong
@@justamustachewithoutaguy9370 nah ur dumb
I think the most heartwarming thing to be able to hear from parents is "I did everything I can to support you, but if you couldn't succeed, it's okay because I know you've done all you could too and I'm proud of you"
Happy to see the mom would be supportive no matter what results he gets. 👍👍
@Ducko Da Duck Why do you say that?
Anime Garden Basically a beating and huge lectures
As long as you grow up, make money, and find a nice wife. Your parents would be proud. At the expenses of their own.
Tf 🤣 we all know what would happen if he flunks
Yeah, it was really kind
I'm just grateful that my dad did well on the gaokao exam and moved my family to Canada. If he hadn't, I would've taken the exam and go through all that intense stress.
The number of people including me that can relate to this lol, even finishing med school seemed like a cakewalk compared to these students' lives or those of Korean students studying for the Suneung
Dennis Huang Why
Don't be happy to be mediocre.
@@carocarochan happy to live a less stressful life. It's not like every student in China going through the grueling exam will become a billionaire.
Aquirid Apparently not Lol. It’s good “at” English.
This is how asian parents show their love... through sacrifices
@TruthSight Gamer yeah right effin dickwad
@Rez Gaming indians are asians. So they fall under this.
@Rez Gaming are u dumb?
@CcVv-Rezxns /0 Indian parents also push their kids to be the best, but they do love their children.
笑死，不这样做的话，你能如今安稳地坐在电脑旁比比叨叨？没那个艰难学习的过程，你现在应该当最底层的劳工，每天用自己的生命和汗水换辛苦钱！
I'm an ESL teacher and sometimes I forget to give the best I can for my Chinese students. I sometimes forget some are poor and parents work really hard to afford my service. This really inspired me to do better at my job and help these kids out.
Oh my fcking god, plz do😢
🥺
I really hate teachers like u that dont consider the students own personal problem or environment and just group all students together. Well at least u now know and hope other teachers realize this too. When a student is late, sleepy, has anger issues or whatever it all really stems from home and should not be blamed immediately, send them to the guidance counselor first thats why they are there in school
Stop lying you wouldn’t even bat an eye towards their way if they didn’t have money.
please do👍🙏
This is all I can say.
No matter what race.
A parents love is a gift from above.
I like your profile hishiro creepy face
well most chinese people are not religious in china and they're usually Buddhist if they are
When the mother said she wouldn't blame his son even if he doesn't pass the entrance exam because he did everything he could and he will find another way to his future, I felt that
They remind me of my parents...They left from China and came to Greece 20 years ago leaving their life sbehind just to have a better future for me and my sister... They came to a completely different country with no knowledge of the language but still they sacrificed everything for us... Sometimes I forget what they have done to me but whenever I see these kind of video I always remind myself why and how I am the person that I am today.. All thanks to my parents and the people who help them 🥰❤️ Please always be grateful of your parents, you may not know what they've gone through 😊
Im Jenny facts
Im Jenny I’m grateful to not go through that and be in USA
Wow! Say hi to them for me ❣️ this made me happy
χαιρόμαστε που σας έχουμε κοντά μας -we're happy to have you here ♥
Are you Greek now?
I just took a break from studying fluid Mechanics, I lost interest and my eyes were paining, I realise that I can’t take breaks like these, and that I have much better circumstances than many others my age.
My prayers to all the students writing the entrance exams. Keep going, keep working hard and you will achieve your goal.
Here in new Zealand it takes nearly no study to go to university and get a decent job, and still we have huge numbers of kids dropping out and becoming unemployed
I guess people usually adapt to whatever standards they are use to. So in China, where you have to study hard, most get use to it. In new Zealand where its easy, its still seen as hard since they are use to it?.
one word - population
And complain about assignments...and I'm like "What did u think uni was for? Partying and s*x"🤣
I see many of my classmates spend more time partying then studying,but on the day of exams they start talking about depression. But let's be honest,how can you not be depressed? You're writing your final exam COMPLETELY unprepared
Sometimes we(students) make life harder for ourselves,and we rarely accept that for once, it's not the education system or the teacher's fault...but ours
Either it’s laziness or overpopulation
@@youjustgotburned3980holy shit that so true-
Anybody having hard time stoping the tears?
Ok, I won't watch any more motivational videos, because this shows the reality and it's more inspiring.
Y'all let's take a moment to appreciate the hard work this mother (introduced in the beginning)is putting into shaping her son's future. Working for 10+ hours a day just so he can afford a destiny.
Nevermind the tough school,that mother is tough herself. God bless her 🙏🏾
Asia is like shounen Anime style world where studying is your weapon. And it's not only China or Japan. Other countries like India, Pakistan, Korea, Bangladesh and all South Asian countries have so much more
Well said
Same I am preparing for jee advance 😭😥🥺
That was a random reference but yes ur right
yep this is basically the result of large population, relative to decent paying job vacancies.
@@simrat9250 inorganic chemistry is hell
His mom reminds me of my mom. So hard working and strong. Asian parents truly are the best and most hard working.💜💜
Very true..☺
So many great Chinese minds are buried by the intense education system in Mainland China. I am a Chinese student studying in the UK and both of my parents come from rural areas in China. I feel so ashamed to take everything for granted til this day. God bless these students, if you know how the exams in China works, you understand any of these students are competing at a much higher standard than students in the UK.
Immagine being judged by a piece of paper you took in a day, wasting your teenage years away for it instead of doing things you enjoy, being depressed and sleep deprived because of that 1 fucking piece of paper full of things you won't need in life just so you can WASTE ALL YOUR LIFE AGAIN WORKING FOR SOME BORING COMPANY IN WITCH YOU LIVE PAY CHECK TO PAY CHECK because "haha working hard for people that probably hate/never met me", and to be treated like shit by your higher up only to come home, eat have maybe 2 hours of free time and continue this cycle for the rest of your life. If you hate this you will be probably be called lazy even tho they probably hate it to or dumb for some odd reason even tho most of the kids learn stuff off the internet reather then from school because it's so old and they keep it like this so they can make an obidient slave out of you reather then an open minded educated person, just look at Japan their whole culture was based around this ideea. In 2 words society sucks.
But eventually at the end they end up working for a European guy
So much respect
both the mothers and the students are working so hard... it really makes me emotional
The hard work Chinese students have to put in just to afford a good life is insane, I have a lot of respect for them.
In the program I study, there are two of my colleagues who come from outside Canada and both don’t speak French fluently. One comes from China and she worked in healthcare, the other comes from Vietnam.
I’m so impressed by their ability to keep up with the studies even though it’s not in a language they’re used too. It’s a hard program too, very demanding and French is also a hard language.
Lots of respect, I wish him and his mother happiness and success 💕
Being born in China is like being spawned on a island with only a tree in Minecraft
OG Skyblock
except if you’re born into a rich family lol
@@MGMG-sz6ij Fr imagine being a Chinese billionaire
Chinese Students: Let's go. This is the Gaokao. Prepare yourself.
This remind me of my mom who always supporting me.. Love you ma
They resemble my parents. For them Education is important. Endurance and trying your best is important. Marks and tests are important too, but not nearly as much. As long as I have the strength and will to make a better life for myself, they will support me.
Through the college entrance examination, many poor children have the opportunity to compete with the powerful class at the same level. We must know that not everyone lives in developed countries, and two-thirds of the world's people live in underdeveloped areas. In many places, the bottom can't see the rise at all...
Mmh, it's not that simple. For many reasons you have less chances when coming from a poor rural-living family. If you don't find one of the top universities you might be another graduate of the ant tribe "yuzi"... :(
So that's why it's so competitive. Yeah,in 3rd world countries u just gonna grind like a maniac. Comfort is for the rich
my heart goes out out to the mothers and students. what great resilience. I’m sorry life is so hard
so much pressure to be a teenager in asia
Most get use to it after a while. Doesnt really help when we go online and see comments like this thou 😅
That mum has me in tears , if only other parents could give such love and sacrifice to their children
I really love the parents dedication towards their children's future.
Many students in countries like China,japan,india,usa.... undergo a lot of test , as many toughest exams in the world are held in these countries like gaokao , jee , Upsc etc... I personally feel sad for India as many tough exams are present in this country , and competition is very tough.
and result is 0
true
Many people may mistakenly believe that most Asians spend most of their lives studying.
I am Japanese but our school life is totally different from China.
My high school was one of the best in my city, but we started at 9:00 a.m. and finished at 3:30 p.m. We had weekends off.
Without lunch and a brake, we only study about 5 hours in the school
After class, most of the students participate in club activities until about 6:00 in the evening.
I usually get home around 7:00, so I spend an average of 2 hours studying before going to bed after dinner and bathing.
The only time I really study is during the semester of the university entrance exam, depending on the person.
It seems that the Chinese spend most of their lives studying, but the Japanese are different.
oh good to know that Japanese are different. Chinese and Korean study all day though, dunno about other asian countries
Because Japan is developed and less competition
@@annajones9701 less children due to less fertility rate of Japan.
Can you study in those two hours? Cause I can't even barely finish one subject
Just imagine in future they will sit in A.C room and run a company.....
Because of hard work ...
That doesn’t matter what matter is doing what you love I rather do what I love rather than owning a company sitting in ac for hours life is short u gotta do the stuff u love before u can’t anymore.
@@dripusopp6665 yes, but in the eyes of some asian parents, that is way better than following your dreams as sad as it sounds
Hoho for that guy siting in the room thousands of other live depressed and pay check by pay check. It's like the American dream you gotta be asleep to bealive this. Red pilling yourself will just make you crash in missery when you face the real adult life.
@@dripusopp6665 this is true only for people from first world nations. Your poverty is luxury for most of the world. You have no idea what poverty means outside in most of these countries.
@@rahulb.329 unko samajh Nahi aayega bhai
Students who have such supportive parents can get through anything👍
Chinese hard working style beginning at GAO KAO.
There is a saying of my high school teacher that if you win the GAO KAO, there will be nothing more difficult than the GAO KAO in the future.
So any Chinese will have an unforgettable memory about the GAO KAO at the age of 18.
its nice to see how the comments aren't full of hate, like there usually are, but instead, the comments are full of kindness and love, trying to support the Chinese students. We need more people like this
Yeah usually there are comments about how it would suck to be them. Most people get use to it and seeing those comments really doesnt help.
I want to thank my parents and everyone else for their sacrifices🧡 keep working hares, we got this
God bless i wasnt born in such society .
What a great blessing we have here in UK
Education is being turned mostly into a tool which would give you a good job.
The pleasure of studying is minimal
the pleasure of studying? a tool that would give you a good job?
this type of peoples finding excuses when they don’t get a good grade because they are lazy... they never taste something called working hard
do you think the reason when someone gets A bcs they are smart? THAT’S NOT THE REASON!
when they study all day, they sacrifice their sleeping times, times for hangout with their family, friends, etc!
then someone who’s got D who never studies blaming the system and finding many excuses!
I believe everyone got their own talent but pls, when you are at school then you should study for your own good, you will regret if you are lazy at school after you are graduating!
@@pandarappers3216 Well, the problem is that good grades only show how well you fit in a system which forces you to learn every subject. The purpose of education is to learn something and to make use of it. But if you are being thaught stuff of which 90% of it will never be used in life, this will only be a waste of time because you will forget it after a short period of time. The key of education is concistency and not only hard work. I still appreciate people who receive good grades. The same probably also can be said by "siyaram kumar". But that does not mean that we are using excuses for bad grades but rather criticize the system. Even good students are pointing out this issue. Just because someone has bad grades doesnt mean that he is lazy but rather has other interests than just school (e.g. playing an instrument or learning a skill which is useful).
Well there is minimum pleasure in hardwork. That's why it is called HARDWORK because it is hard. But to get the pleasure of success you must suffer the pain of hardwork
@@kushagrapal8689 people can work hard and still fail, the idea that all hard work ultimately always lead to success is not necessarily true
the feeling of doing well in these type of exams are the best
Indian CA exam: WRITE MY ENTRANCE (LITERALLY "WRITE")😂
The last line made me almost tear up - "His personality is quiet like me, very strong. If he wont pass the exam I wont blame him, we will have the way to escape out." ASIAN MOTHERS BEING REALLY STRONG FOR THEIR KIDS.
IM SO GLAD MY PARENTS MOVED TO AMERICA
As the son of two Chinese immigrants and first generation university student, I can ensure that the pressure we receive during our school years is often overwhelming. It has its benefits but surely it has its drawbacks too. On the one hand, we learn to be mentally strong and resilient plus we get more used to hard work and dedication. On the other hand, sometimes we endure unhealthy levels of stress and anxiety that can lead to mental illnesses, we also miss out for many things that people our age experience but we are too busy or controlled to experience.
I'm currently an offer holder for an economics undergraduate at London School of Economics waiting for my exam results. Sometimes I feel like people like me get judged in the sense that the fact that we are Asian somehow makes our accomplishments less valuable. It's like "Oh he got into this amazing university, but, you know, he's Asian, so there's nothing surprising." However, it's not something that bothers me too much. I guess that people always try to take away from anyone's accomplishments in some way or another, it's just that it annoys me that my race and culture are the excuses that some people put to take away from what I have achieved.
I had an offer to do maths and finance at a Russell group university and Economics at LSE. What work did you want to do when graduated?
@@annajones9701 Hey Anna. Congratulations on your offers, that's awesome. Answering your question, tbf, the reason I want to go to uni is not bc I think that will have a positive impact on my future salary or bc I want to work in a specific field. Actually, my sole purpose to go to college is academic interest. I'm very interested in economics and I like the mathematics involved. During my high school years I've read and investigated a lot on many areas within the subject of Economics such as distributional economics and labor market. I'm eager to be in an environment surrounded by brilliant minds and with great knowledge in this area of my interest. My job after college will probably have nothing to do with what I study - or yes, we never know. That's why I only applied to top tier schools (Cambridge, LSE, Princeton, Berkeley, UChicago...). If my grades do not meet my offers, I won't go to college. Instead, I'll go to culinary school. The fact is that I have always had the dream of owning a restaurant because I'm very passionate about food and, in fact, pretty talented too.
I assume LSE is your offer with highest requirements and you already set it as your firm choice. However, if you haven't set a firm choice yet, I would recommend you to choose that one you really want to go and think you would be happy attending to for the next 3-5 years. If you like finance, go for it. If you like economics, that's great too. But I would recommenf not to choose a subject because "it will be good for your future." Hope this is helpful :)
@@davidzhan Thanks. You have some great points. I actually like investment and hoping for a career in investment management - maybe one day running my own investment fund for green energy and environmental investments - ethical investing. I think all are good courses so I am tending to look at place I would feel best studying at (nice environment - I am not sure a city with lots of noise is going to be best compared to a nice quiet campus one). Good luck with your choice - culinary school sounds a great creative option .
i do feel for him and his mother，actually this school along with hengshui high school is called “gaokao factory” in china.students here only only know doing practices and they seldom get leisure time（what i hear from my school，which is modeling after this）in hengshui high school，they even put a steel fence in the hallway，in case someone decides to commit suicide
Esin Murat thank you！
Wow! Where is it at in china?
sounds more like a prison than a school.
@TruthSight Gamer Strict life? I don't know where you live but the way you see India is not really how India is. China seems more strict than India. You've got to be kidding me.
@TruthSight Gamer We do mind. We mind our languages as well as English. We are taught from a very young age to understand and learn grammar perfectly. Maybe, our pronunciation might not be the most accurate since it is influenced by our mother-tongue but we do work hard on the languages we know. India is strict in places it needs to be, but we have a tolerable education system. Our parents are compassionate and like every Asian parent, they care for their children's well-being. They sacrifice their needs for their children, too.
Im so proud, i hope he goes on to great things too.
Wonderful video that provides education about human knowledge quests that last. Hurrah.
Cutburth is definitely into Asian women because of their "family values". And into Russia because he sucks Trump's draft-dodging nuts👏
I feel kinda bad. Them giving up their young times for a „better“ future seems so wrong. This society seems to force this working mentality in such a early stage of live, that kids don’t even get the right character development they need for a healthy psyche. Dedication is good but shouldn’t be forced from above I think.
Hey man, that’s a nice comment. I also believe that kids should get all types of “education” other than pure academia. However, I believe that’s a very first world problem for us in NA to have. For many of these kids still, their families have really poor SES, they simply can’t afford to dedicate their time to things other than studying for exams because of the IMMENSE competition due to the population. For richer kids, they have better resources, able to afford better teachers & schools, therefore having better studying efficiency and higher chance of getting into top universities. They are the ones that can afford an all around education and growth outside of pure studying. For these kids however, what else can they do besides studying more and more when millions upon millions of other kids are studying trying to take that spot you want? Overall it’s just a really cruel space of competition, and the “rich gets richer” Matthew effect continues. Despite China having achieved an enormous economic growth, its wealth gap problem is the same as the US and anywhere else. So I’m just sad that they don’t have any other choice besides enduring through these times and sacrificing their youth, in the hopes that they can change their life and achieve more freedom in the future. Meanwhile, I’m just glad and thankful for being in North America 🙏
@@MGMG-sz6ij nice comment as well. I fully agree. Seems like a intern sociological problem we can’t fully understand. I my self am from Germany. Born and raised here but with a migration background which makes me the second generation of my family here. My family also had financial drawbacks, since they had the language barrier and academical problems. Those lightly reflected on my growing up here as well, since the Germans don’t recognize me as one of them, but funny as it seems the Turkish people (where I’m originally from) don’t see me as a Turk either. But that’s an whole other topic. The point I’m trying to make is although my family had really really hard times and issues living here, they still managed to not force me into becoming academically successful, they’d probably be more happy if I became a doctor or something but still support me now as a design student now. And I’m really grateful for that.
@@Rimett That's awesome man!! Wish you and your fam the best of luck a bright future as well as in pursuing what you're interested in.
You didn't show the result.....it would have been more inspiring that way.....anyway thanks for the motivation
also what a lovely mum to her son
Just give you guys a bit taste of 2022 gaokao math, Q22 (new test paper I, science direction)
Functions f(x)=e^x - ax, g(x)=ax - lnx, have same max (or min) value, 1) solve for value of a, 2) prove that there exists a straight line y = b that intersects y=f(x) and y=g(x) at 3 different locations, and that, from left to right, the x coordinates of the 3 intersection points consist of an arithmetic progression.
India and china are similar in such stuff
And here I am stressing out about *one* AP exam, these guys are a lot stronger than I am 😂
i feel intense stress just by watching this
me wasting my time to see chinese exam is so tough and stress ful meanwhile : i have my jee advanced exam after 3 months
I can feel that pressure bro in India same type of pressure exist among students specially for Jee,Gate,Neet and UPSC😊😊😊
most shithole countries have these unfair systems in place so im not surprised lol
it's same as india ,i can understand their situation. god bless all
Asian parents are best in whole universe 👍
In india, you have to prepare like this for every exam 🙂 and even more if you are preparing for upsc exam.
Have you heard about JEE ?
It’s hard to see supportive Asian parent who will be willing to accept their grades no matter what. Of course it means a lot to both child and parents but the amount of stress on the child might cause them to have severe depression in the long run.
Only the best among the best😵
This shows that not only students works hard for exam But the parent's also put their 100% effort to make their child's life!!
I’m grateful for not passing through all this, I’m thankful for having wonderful parents, friends and wonderful girlfriend that always will help me no matter what 💞💞💞💕❤️🥰😘😍
thats tough! im happy im in australia with not so hard senior highschool exams and many pathways
You can see the shadow of confucius being cast throughout this videos.
Thanks for building great society(ies), old master.
Its only mothers that are so supportive and caring ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
They don't care about their lives and sacrifice their future for us 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢
Asian parents are the best and hardworking ❤️.
this made me tear up
Those are wonderful parents
It is very inspiring. Please 🙏🙏🙏 take a lot of videos like that.
Mother: "I will not blame him, he will find another way to escape. ""
I am who I am,
Hardworking parents and students!
Thanks to this video and im going back to study lol
China- Gaokao, is hard
India's JEE Advanced - Hold my beer
bhai tbh im a jee aspirant and comparing the two papers questions i can say that they are both very tough, i think that gaokao is a little tougher honestly but that may be because i am focusing my prep towards jee since i am an aspirant. i still think gaokao is more difficult, needless to say both are very tough why are you comparing like this?
God bless you!!
this competitive environment undoubtedly puts lot of stress but for long term results any amount of sacrifices are less!
And you got my mom that keeps reminding me of how I owe her everything because she helped study 😂😂 she didn’t have to run from a job to another and follow me to realize my dreams of a better life .. parents 🙃
It‘a like playing Pokémon. If your Pokémon level is high enough to fight another Pokémon. You can win and level up a bit. The more you fight the more you level up. But you also need to heal your Pokémon as well due to damages. If you Pokémon level is too high and fight a level 1 Pokémon you level up a bit but that’s way too small.
Very blessed to not have to go through stress like this
No it's a blessed for us to go through, it teaches us to be tough
Love you mom! To me Asian mom are flawless
Man , that's tough
This makes me sad. I wish I could change i
im not crying.. you are
The mothers are all great.
I remember my days in kota
If he doesn't pass I would recommend he learn a second language preferably English and maybe go to a over seas school. This is what I did and it's working out pretty good. Just need to find a job for daily needs and rent.
What job?
@@annajones9701 part time job, I'm working at a McDonald's near my school.
@@kevinzheng2898 Good luck in the journey and with future success as you rise up.
This video gave me a stimulus to study
I have so much respect for her ❤
普通劳动生活。虽然看起来比较辛苦，但我还是羡慕他们。他们不会因为小问题担心。
i want to live cramped in countryside ....😂😂😂😂😂
Work hard lads. You all nailin it.. actually the condition is same here in india..jee exam. Millions to fight for a single seat.
Made me tear up a little
wow. i was actually from Wuhu, China in Anhui province.
My parents wait till late night and say me to sleep always. And when they here the alarm ring at 4 or 3 in the morning. Dad helps me to study and mom is like always asking to not get pressured. I have struggled like that from elementary school. I passed my elementary school and have joined highschool, the exams were so hard like half they were out of our courses. I have still got 4 more years of hardships. I don't even know waking all night from age of 10 will really help me achieve my dream..??
You seem to be paranoid or rather pressured for performing in exams . I guess you were meant to forget what life and learning is all about
@@drdrastic5421 I am paranoid as told by others.. also I feel pressure for performing the best//
I wonder how they're doing now.. Did they get into their dream universities? 🤔
God bless all true mothers around the word.
If the Chinese wanted to move to America to have an easier life, I wouldn’t require them to have a green card, because I know that at China, it’s a living hell
I hope u introduce a bill like that sir
That kid? He turned out to be Wayne Rooney. Inspirational.
Very funny 😁
1:01 You can see the pain on his face of having that as his life
Sad at how tragic their school life is. Here one of my cousin is a rich guy even though he didn't even finish high school 😂 because all he did was start a business and it became big to the extend that people gives him a BMW as a "present":life's unfair man.
I thought i will go to china for education but after watching this video im happy in my country.
Can they repeat the exam if they don’t make it in first try or is it like one time shot. If possible they can skip a year and be better prepared for coming year so they can at least be less stressed.
Yes they can repeat