Net cafes won't distract
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June 2, 2010, Wednesday
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TEENAGERS tempted by computer games when they should be studying for the national college entrance exam this month won't have anywhere to escape to in an eastern China town, where Internet cafes have closed.
High school seniors gearing up for the massive national college entrance exams in Linchuan in Jiangxi Province have been able to focus only on studying now that all of the town's Internet cafes have closed, said an official with the Linchuan culture affairs bureau.
"During this critical period, our goal is to create an educational society for students that is free of distractions," the official said. "Besides Internet cafes, there's not much else in town the kids can waste time with."
Each year, millions of students take the two-day test on a wide range of subjects, which is the sole determinant of their entry into university. Only about 25 percent of them get into university.
This year, about 9.5 million students are expected to take the exam on June 7 and 8, a slight dip from 10.2 million last year, according to a People's Daily report.
The immense pressure has prompted Ministry of Education officials to consider reforming the generations-old tradition.
High school seniors gearing up for the massive national college entrance exams in Linchuan in Jiangxi Province have been able to focus only on studying now that all of the town's Internet cafes have closed, said an official with the Linchuan culture affairs bureau.
"During this critical period, our goal is to create an educational society for students that is free of distractions," the official said. "Besides Internet cafes, there's not much else in town the kids can waste time with."
Each year, millions of students take the two-day test on a wide range of subjects, which is the sole determinant of their entry into university. Only about 25 percent of them get into university.
This year, about 9.5 million students are expected to take the exam on June 7 and 8, a slight dip from 10.2 million last year, according to a People's Daily report.
The immense pressure has prompted Ministry of Education officials to consider reforming the generations-old tradition.
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