No hurry on Math Olympiad

Xie Wanbin, a delegate in Fujian provincial people's congress, proposed that the higher education entrance examination should be decoupled from the performance in the Mathematics Olympiad. But the Fujian province did not accept her proposal, due to opposition from the parents of students who obtained awards in the Math Olympiad, which has drawn a comment from the Qilu Evening News. Excerpts:

Xie Wanbin proposed that the students who won awards in the Math Olympiad should not be rewarded with credits for the higher education entrance examination. Her proposal, however, was not accepted by the Fujian government, because many parents, whose children were awarded in the competitions, petitioned the provincial government and advocated against the decoupling.

Xie's proposal is reasonable, because the Math Olympiad has brought more problems than benefits. And, the parents' opposition is also justified. They petitioned the government not because they are big fans of the Math Olympiad, but a sudden change in the policies would affect the performance of their children.