But if there are a group of blond international students sitting in the audience, the situation is different. The difference between Chinese and western educational methods challenges the campus order and people's cognition. Just like the documentary "Are our children strong enough? As The Chinese School said, "This is a journey to the unknown. "
1, a classroom full of conditions
In 20 15, the BBC broadcast three episodes of nearly 200-minute documentaries. They invited five excellent teachers from China to Bohunt Middle School, a famous British school, to teach with China's teaching method.
This is a four-week experiment. The purpose of the experiment is to compare the different educational methods between China and Britain. Which is better?
However, from the first day, various situations broke out.
"Modesty makes people progress, and pride makes people fall behind." Yang Jun, a science teacher from China, was full of enthusiasm and read the famous sayings posted in the classroom word for word. A beautiful English girl shook her fluffy long hair and blinked mischievously: "I don't know what modesty means."
She really didn't know why she had to get to school before seven o'clock in the morning and why she had to change into a parachute-like uniform. She must sit quietly in class without whispering. Isn't this a restriction on personal freedom?
Because she spoke casually, she was called out by teacher Yang Jun and sat alone on the edge of the platform as a punishment. Later, another boy who interfered with classroom discipline was punished for thinking. The two students winked at each other and laughed. The girl said, "The teacher may want to embarrass us in this way, but we just find it interesting." The more the teacher cares about her, the more she wants to make trouble, because this feeling excites her.
Like this girl, there are many restless students in the classroom. They have been in class for a long time, and they are still whispering and fighting. In fact, it is a challenge to get 50 British middle school students to squeeze into a classroom at the same time.
British students are used to teaching in small classes and discussing freely in class. It is really difficult for them to sit in their seats and listen to the lectures in a proper way. The study time was extended and the course was difficult, which made them feel extremely tired.
As a result, some people twist and dance happily with the music in class, some people chew gum and take out small mirrors to make up, and some people take kettles to class to drink hot drinks.
The teacher stood on the platform and shouted at the top of his voice over and over again, "Quiet, please!" " "The students are still talking and laughing endlessly, and the chaotic situation is just like in the vegetable market.
2. The collision between Chinese and Western thinking.
Discipline is obviously the biggest headache for five teachers in China. At the worst time, the students threw down their pens angrily and shouted, "I don't want to learn!" " "And the teacher also wronged hiding in the office, silently wiping away tears.
For these energetic boys and girls who don't know what the rules are, it is obviously useless to use Confucian moral education; If you use Taoism to do nothing, it will only make the situation worse and worse; Of course, we can't scare the legalists with their harsh laws. Whether in China or in the West, corporal punishment of students will only make teachers more than they can chew.
In desperation, five teachers had to invite the leaders of Bohangte School to the class to come to town. During the expressionless school leader's inspection tour, the students performed well for the time being, and when the leader left, they relapsed.
Parent-teacher conference is also a necessary skill for China. Which China student is not numb to the word "please parents"? But this trick doesn't seem to work for British teenagers. The invited parents showed an innocent black question mark: "Isn't discipline in charge of the school? What do you want from us? "
China, a teacher in the program, thinks that this is because the welfare system in Britain is so perfect that even if they can't find a job, they can guarantee their survival needs, so students have no sense of crisis, strong sense of competition and desire to learn. From this point of view, Bohunt's teaching director admits that their children really lack the intrinsic motivation and initiative to learn.
"This is not the case in China. There is no job and no money." No job, no income, no income, no life. When Mr. China said this, all the parents who came to the meeting were lost in thought.
Compared with subjects, there is a phenomenon that cannot be ignored: the difference between Chinese and western learning methods. Although the experiment lasted only four weeks, the collision between Chinese and western educational ideas has always existed.
Take physical education class as an example. In Britain, physical education is an optional course, which exists only for strengthening the body. British parents thought: Why does my child run so fast? I don't want him to be an athlete. However, in China, physical education should be included in the senior high school entrance examination curriculum to calculate the total score, and physical fitness and educational level are equally important.
Then, on the documentary physical education class, a chubby top student tasted the taste of failure. British teachers came forward to comfort them softly, but this phenomenon rarely happened in China. The educational concept accepted since childhood and the cruel competitive environment make children very clear that if they don't run hard, they will be left behind by their peers.
3. It is difficult to unify the answers.
Solemn flag-raising ceremony and neat morning exercises are common phenomena in China, but they are also new experiences for British teenagers. They waved their arms and legs under the flying flag. At first, they laughed and laughed. With the progress of the experiment, some students became more and more serious.
Not every foreign student is against the intense pace of study in China. Teachers teach students the knowledge points they need to master in the fastest and most labor-saving way. The classroom notes are clear and the exercises are meticulous, which may deprive some of the fun of autonomous learning, but this teaching method is obviously very efficient.
The final result also verifies this point: for the same test paper, the average score of all subjects in the experimental class of Chinese school is 8 to 12 points higher than that of Bohangte students in the same grade.
In just four weeks, the average score has widened the double-digit gap. I have to say that this is an amazing achievement, even the person in charge of the school is amazed, and admits that there are many places worth learning in China education.
It is reported that one year after the program was broadcast, the British Ministry of Education specially allocated 4,654,380,000 pounds to introduce China education to some primary schools in Britain.
But many people think that the academic achievements presented in a short time can't prove any conclusions. Chinese education and British education, like Chinese and western cultures, have their own advantages.
In traditional large class teaching, Mr. China is used to giving lectures. What students should do is to listen carefully, absorb the knowledge output by the teacher like a sponge, and then consolidate it through repeated training.
However, under this method, the teaching content is unified and the teaching progress is fast. All students should keep up with the teacher's rhythm, and some students with poor foundation have a hard time learning.
Because in British schools, students are carefully grouped according to their knowledge level and acceptance ability. Students at different levels are faced with different teaching contents, and the progress is fast and slow. Even poor students can appreciate the fun of learning and progress. From this perspective, Britain is more inclined to teach students in accordance with their aptitude.
In addition, Britain is used to harmonious coexistence between teachers and students, paying attention to students' sense of participation and rich experience in the learning process. What Mr. China wants to know more is: Have you mastered the knowledge I taught today? Zou Lianhai, a math teacher who participated in the program, said in an interview that a boy in the class was injured and called his family to pick him up and take him back to the hospital. Teacher Zou found that the injured boy was carrying a heavy schoolbag, and smiled and refused others' help. Although he walks slowly, he walks very independently and calmly. This is an obvious highlight of British education, which gives children more room for growth in terms of independence and autonomy.
It is really difficult to have a clear answer about which is better in Chinese and English education. It is our wisest choice for a threesome to have a teacher, learn more from middle school and learn more from middle school.