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Migrating college candidates could be left out in cold
By Raymond Zhou (China Daily)
Updated: 2005-08-03 05:45 Repercussions
While Li's teachers in Hubei hated to lose him, residents of Hainan did not
really welcome him. They were open about resenting exam migrants they see as
"predators."
 "It may be an individual decision, but it negatively affects others'
interests," contended Hong, who has been studying the phenomenon.
Hong brushed aside the argument that the migration is justified due to the
imbalance in the distribution of educational resources.
"Equity in doling out education is an ideal, but it has never existed
anywhere, any time," he asserted. "Most of the Ivy League schools are
concentrated in America's New England area. In China, elite schools have never
been evenly or fairly spread out.
"In the same vein, Tsinghua charges roughly the same tuition as a non-elite
college in Shandong. Do you call that fair?"
Government policies cannot guarantee a fair deal for every individual, but
are designed to protect the interests of the majority, Hong said. Even if there
were 100,000 exam migrants, that would still be a drop in the ocean compared to
the 17 million candidates.
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