I'm not stupid.
Children Are Not Stupid is a TV series in Singapore. It has been broadcast on Chinese TV channels in Chinese mainland (China CCTV) and Hongkong (TVB Jade and Phoenix TV).
The story tells how three children who participated in the EM3 course responded to the contradiction between their studies and their three families. In the fifth grade, primary school students in Singapore will be assigned to three different courses according to their academic performance, namely EM 1, EM2 or EM3, among which EM3 is the shallowest and considered as the least promising.
Through three children assigned to the EM3 course, we can see how the rules of the so-called "elite education" game and parents' mentality of wanting their children to succeed have killed the fate of a group of helpless children.
Knowledge expansion:
Primary schools in Singapore are divided into classes. EM 1 is a class with good academic performance, EM2 is a class with medium academic performance, and EM3 is a class with poor academic performance. Guo Bin, Wen Fu and Terry are students of EM3 and are looked down upon by other students. Teachers, relatives and friends all regard them as "stupid children". That's why they don't like school.
Terry lives a superior life, loves to rely on others, has no definite view on things, and evades responsibility. Guo Bin likes painting, but his mother thinks it will affect his academic performance. Wen Fu needs to take care of his younger brother and help his mother open a shop.
As the "King of Dried Meat in Taiwan Province Province" occupied the market, the business of Terry's father's dried meat factory declined gradually. He commissioned the advertising company where Guo Bin's father worked to design advertisements. Due to their past feud, Terry's father was dissatisfied with Guo Bin's father's creativity, and their relationship deteriorated.
There is a new teacher in EM3 class. She encourages students to build up confidence. Both Wen Fu and Terry's grades have improved. Guo Bin tried to commit suicide because he could not meet his mother's request, and was rescued by the police. Mother fainted and was taken to the hospital. She was diagnosed with blood cancer.
In order to save the country, Bin's mother's school advocates that students should have blood tests with their parents. Terry has the right bone marrow, and this time he made his own decision despite his parents' opposition. Guo Bin's mother was saved. Guo Bin's father helped Terry's father's beef jerky factory design a new marketing plan, which helped Terry's father overcome the difficulties.