The Fiery Era: Starting from Longxugou

The auditorium was in an uproar as the senior high school students reacted strongly to the sudden move of the college entrance examination by a month.

As Zhao Shi'an listened to his classmates' discussions, he remarked on how quickly the college entrance examination was changing in this era!

It's no wonder the students reacted so strongly; the time was just too tight. There were only a little over a hundred days left until the college entrance examination, and the notice was issued a month earlier than expected, without any prior warning!

Even if we had been notified at the beginning of the year, this sudden rush has completely disrupted our study plans.

If this happened in modern times, it would be trending on social media.

Modern college entrance examinations are usually announced several years in advance for each reform, and there are very few major changes. The reason the college entrance examination was moved to June was because of the special circumstances that year.

The college entrance examination reform over the past 12 years has gone through a process of early publicity and pilot programs before being gradually implemented nationwide. At that time, the changes were not significant; the only difference was that optional questions were added to the three science subjects.

As someone who has experienced the modern college entrance examination, looking at this era again, it's just too intense!

On the podium, Fu Jufeng was very understanding of the students' reaction. When he was called to the meeting and heard the news, his reaction was even stronger than the students'; he was so angry that he cursed.

He can criticize as much as he wants, but this is not something he can change, and besides, there are more important things to announce!

After the students had vented for a while, Fu Jufeng spoke again:

"Students! I know you are all very dissatisfied with the college entrance examination being moved up, and so am I. Now that the notice has been issued, we can't change it and can only accept it."

Fortunately, the early start of the college entrance examination is not all bad news.

Now please listen carefully, this matter concerns your future...

Fu Jufeng emphasized this repeatedly as he spoke, afraid that the students would not remember it.

Upon hearing the principal's words, the senior students quieted down and listened attentively!

Zhao Shi'an was shocked to hear this. It turned out that not only had the college entrance examination been moved up by a month, but the principal also seemed to be implying that there would be even bigger changes.

"Okay! Next, I'm going to talk about the most important part of this year's college entrance examination, so please listen carefully."

This year's college entrance examination will be divided into subject-specific exams. Students who want to apply for science, engineering, agriculture and forestry, or medicine-related majors (referred to as science, engineering, agriculture and medicine majors) will take seven subjects in this year's college entrance examination: Chinese language, political knowledge, foreign language, mathematics, physics, chemistry and biology!

Apart from these majors, all are humanities subjects. This year's college entrance examination will test six subjects: Chinese language, political knowledge, foreign language, mathematics, history, and geography.

Today is Thursday. Take these next few days to think carefully about what major you want to study in college. If you don't understand something, you can discuss it with your parents and teachers. Your teachers will try their best to help you.

Next week, when school starts, each class will submit its findings, and we will reassign students based on their feedback to help them adapt to the new college entrance examination reforms as quickly as possible!

Fu Jufeng carefully conveyed the Education Bureau's document, stating that the subject-based examinations were good news following the earlier college entrance examination.

After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the college entrance examination no longer separated into subjects; all subjects were tested.

This was true both in the college and regional entrance examinations organized independently in 50 and 51, and after the unified college entrance examination in 52.

As a veteran teacher with over twenty years of teaching experience, he was familiar with subject-based admissions. This system had been implemented during the Republic of China era, when Tsinghua University, Peking University, Zhejiang University, and Wuhan University jointly set entrance exams, dividing students into three categories: science and engineering, humanities, and medicine and agriculture.

This year's college entrance examination is divided into humanities and social sciences and science, engineering, agriculture and medicine subjects. I think I have taken this into consideration!

"First, the college entrance exam was moved up a month, and now they're separating the exams into different subjects! This change is too drastic!"

"Yes! There wasn't this much change even when we had the unified college entrance exam two years ago!"

"Exactly! Although the notice was issued in June and the college entrance examination was postponed, the exam subjects didn't change much. It was just that the questions were changed from being set by different regions and universities to being set by a unified system!"

There have been so many changes this year…”

Upon hearing the news of the subject-specific exams, the students discussed it even more animatedly.

"How are these subjects divided? Why do we have to take a foreign language exam no matter which subject we take?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Haitao slapped his thigh. His Russian language skills were just average, and if there were a major that didn't require Russian, he would definitely be the first to apply.

"Haitao, stop complaining! Shi'an might be okay with that, but you should just let it go!"

"Exactly! Shi'an only scored 46 points in Russian last time. If there were subjects that didn't require Russian, he might have been able to get into one of the four most prestigious universities in Beiping!"

"You agree, right, Shian?"

Upon hearing Zhang Haitao's complaints and looking at Zhao Shi'an beside him, the students of Class 1, Grade 12, all chimed in with their own opinions.

"Sigh! Learning Russian is still very necessary. There are many aspects of the Soviet Union's technology that we can learn from, and mastering Russian will allow us to understand them better. Although translations are readable, they are ultimately not as good as reading the originals!"

Zhao Shi'an coughed lightly and briefly explained the benefits of learning Russian. During this period, he spent every morning reading aloud studying "Russian Grammar Exercises" in order to improve his grades as quickly as possible.

Today at the meeting, we learned that the college entrance examination was not only brought forward by a month, but also that subject-specific exams were conducted. The science, engineering, agriculture and medicine subject sounds similar to modern science, since the exam subjects are the same!

Unexpectedly, after only two sessions since the unified college entrance examination in 52, the college entrance examination was divided into subject-based examinations. This should be the first time in China that the college entrance examination has been divided into subject-based examinations!

In that sense, he was also a witness to history!

Unfortunately, foreign languages ​​are a compulsory subject.

In this era, Russian and English were the main foreign language exam subjects, and one could easily tell whether a family was well-off just by the language they studied.

Currently, China has a good relationship with the Soviet Union, and the middle school textbooks they use are compiled according to the Soviet ten-year system.

Russian is being promoted vigorously these days, while English is gradually becoming a niche language.

"Shi'an, there's no point in saying that. I don't believe you didn't consider not taking the Russian exam earlier?"

"that is!"

"Of course I've thought about it! Unfortunately, I haven't!"

Zhao Shi'an readily admitted it, which drew laughter from the crowd.

"Hey! Shi'an, what major are you planning to apply for? Humanities or something else?"

After the laughter subsided, Zhang Haitao asked Zhao Shi'an for his thoughts.

"I haven't decided yet! I'll think about it carefully these next few days and discuss it with my family!"

Zhao Shi'an gave a perfunctory reply, though he already had a choice in mind and it would be unwise to say it now.

"I really need to think about this. Last year and the year before, we submitted our college applications in late May, but I didn't expect that this year we'd be choosing our majors now!"

"It's alright! I can use this time to think carefully about what I'll study in college!"

"That's right! We should really think about it!"

Zhao Shi'an nodded in agreement. In that era, students filled out their college applications first, then took the college entrance exam, and were admitted based on their scores from highest to lowest. This system has continued to be used in modern times!

Fu Jufeng listened to the students' discussion and continued:

"Students, the college entrance examination has been moved up by a month, and everyone is under a lot of pressure and time is tight. The implementation of subject-based examinations is a blessing in disguise, as it allows you to choose your major based on your strengths..."

To help everyone adapt as quickly as possible, the school will do its best to assist you. Students can ask teachers for help with any questions they may have…