Civil Service Exams

Every three years, many people slave away in hopes of memorizing the content the Civil Service Exams contains. The Civil Service Exams are atrocious. Watching the time tick past slowly, candidates spend their time held in their own compound for nearly a week to write. If these people wait a few months for the bigger exam, candidates are watched by a guard, and not allowed to erase anything written down. The preparation required for the exam to pass contains memorizing the material and by doing this it discourages creative thinking.  Out of the ten percent that pass the exam, most of the people take the exam in hopes of advancing their social status and if they do pass soon after that most retire wealthy.  By succeeding in the exam people were entitled more privileges. By allowing the Ming Dynasty people to take this exam we are only hurting ourselves in the end. Candidates are forced to sit in their compounds for nearly a week while taking their exams, if they pass they are awarded more privileges for passing, and the whole reason people enroll themselves in the exam is to improve their social status! Once the candidates complete their goals, they retire, which forces others to work harder. Although I understand everyone wants a high social status, social status should not be based on money or appearance but the person inside. Instead of Civil Service Exams we can have the less fortunate take a test and the first place winner will be awarded money to assist them. The Civil Service Exams are horrid and need to come to an end! Civil Service Exams will lead the dynasty to failure if we don’t take action.