According to investigations by her class and the event planner, who claimed she “did not get a prize,” a Chinese clothing style student who was hailed as a “genius” for her report in a national maths competition did so with the help of her teacher.
Wang Ruihui, the teacher of Jiang Ping, was given a warning over the incident, according to the Lianshui Secondary Vocational School in eastern Jiangsu province on Sunday ( Nov. 3 ), and was disqualified from this year’s teacher awards.
Ping won the June competition’s preliminary rounds, outnumbering hundreds of competitors from prominent universities, and placed 12th overall.
The opposition, which is held annually at Alibaba’s Damo Academy in Hangzhou, northeast China, draws participants from some of the best universities in the world. The South China Morning Post is owned by Alaba.
Ping, who was 17 at the time of the opposition, was cited as an example of a person who had overcome her humble educational qualifications to achieve significant success.
However, the interest garnered from the media prompted scrutiny, and competitors questioned her math and score.
39 different finalists claimed in a documentary video that Damo Academy released that Ping “made some apparent writing mistakes” while working on a problem on a blackboard in a combined letter sent to the organizing committee.
The contestants claimed that Ping was assisted by her professor because” she seemed acquainted with these numerical expressions and images” in their writings.
In a statement on Sunday, the show’s organising committee said an investigation found that Wang “provided help” to the individuals under his care, violating the rules.
According to contest rules, the qualifying large is an open-book check, allowing contestants to send to online and offline components. But conversation with others is evidently prohibited.
The competitors committee apologised, acknowledging deficiencies in control of the celebration and promising improvements.
The commission also announced its victors on Sunday, recognising 86 members for their efforts.
The top five golden medallists were from Peking University, Tsinghua University and the University of Maryland, College Park.
The Lianshui technical school said it would assist educators and students in “establishing proper values and concepts of success” in the workplace.
Ping, who was the only student from a technical institution to compete against the best math minds from China and abroad, was also asked to be forgiving of the people.
Vocational schools typically accept students who do n’t pass the GAO, the crucial university entrance exam, and other factors.
Many online users claimed that the incident demonstrated that “integrity is more important than ability.”
Mathematics is “objective and cool. One commenter said,” You can cheat once and fool everyone who knows very little about mathematics, but you ca n’t fool everyone in the game.”
This content was first published on SCMP.