What AI Heard: humans from China

Beyond the Gaokao Vol 73: Chase Curiosity Over Conformity


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This episode features an interview about a woman who transitioned from a vocal arts specialist to an assistant professor of sociology near Boston. The interview chronicles her academic journey, beginning with her high school decision to pursue the liberal arts despite pressure to study science and her experiences as an art specialty student facing academic bias. It details her path from choosing Journalism and Communication as an undergraduate to discovering and pursuing Sociology for her master's and Ph.D. abroad, highlighting her commitment to following her intellectual curiosity and the impact of fieldwork and international exchange on her professional trajectory. The interviewer, 宫师姐Chelsea, notes that the goal of the series is to provide diverse life stories to high school students, demonstrating that "the path later in life can be traversed in any way, there are still many opportunities to explore one's life. Gaokao is not the only thing that decides everything.


"Originally posted on WeChat 公众号 “撞墙笔记” @breakbarriers《70号分享:从声乐特长生到社会学助理教授,她充满好奇心,一直坚定地追着自己的兴趣前进》


And 宫师姐Chelsea's blog:

https://www.becomingchelsea.com/post/70%E5%8F%B7%E5%88%86%E4%BA%AB%EF%BC%9A%E4%BB%8E%E5%A3%B0%E4%B9%90%E7%89%B9%E9%95%BF%E7%94%9F%E5%88%B0%E7%A4%BE%E4%BC%9A%E5%AD%A6%E5%8A%A9%E7%90%86%E6%95%99%E6%8E%88%EF%BC%8C%E5%A5%B9%E5%85%85%E6%BB%A1%E5%A5%BD%E5%A5%87%E5%BF%83%EF%BC%8C%E4%B8%80%E7%9B%B4%E5%9D%9A%E5%AE%9A%E5%9C%B0%E8%BF%BD%E7%9D%80%E8%87%AA%E5%B7%B1%E7%9A%84%E5%85%B4%E8%B6%A3%E5%89%8D%E8%BF%9B

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