If There Is a Reason to Study (2016)

If There Is a Reason to Study 2016 / 學習的理由 2016 / Xue Xi De Li You , 学习的理由

‟If There Is a Reason to Study‟ is a documentary film spanning 7 years directed by Adler Yang. In the film, Adler Yang documented the story of his friends' in the Humanity Junior High facing the high-stakes high school entrance exam, the Basic Competence Test (BCT), and followed them until their college years. The film not only examines how high-stakes testing and the tracking systems' shapes students' lives in the long run, but also uncovers a more universal struggle that happens beyond school, when people's pursuit of resources, recognition, or power shakes the foundation of their identities. (Source: Wikipedia)