奥林匹克竞赛(以下简称奥赛)自诞生起,就受各重点中学青睐,并被社会各界高度关注。从中国科学技术协会、教育部门、大学的角度看,举办奥赛目的在于培养学生的科学素养和创新精神,并选拔优秀的学生;从学校、家长和学生的角度看,参加奥赛更注重能否被保送进入重点大学。奥赛逐渐演变为激烈的升学竞争,这有违其初衷。笔者从带学生参加地理奥林匹克竞赛的经历和体验入手,谈谈奥赛应教会学生什么。 Since its inception, the Olympic Competition (hereinafter referred to as Orsay) has been favored by all key middle schools and has drawn great attention from all sectors of society. From the perspective of the China Association for Science and Technology, the education department and the university, the purpose of holding the Orsay is to cultivate students’ scientific and innovative spirit and to select outstanding students. From the perspectives of schools, parents and students, participation in Orsay focuses more on whether they can be Guaranteed to enter key universities. Orsay gradually evolved into a fierce competition for further studies, which is contrary to their original intention. The author starts with the experience and experience of taking students to participate in the Geographical Olympic Games and talks about what Orsay should teach the students.