BBC TV 2 will broadcast a three-part documentary called "China School, can our children stand it?" Are our children strong enough? Chinese school)
The documentary tells the story of five China teachers who conducted a four-week Chinese teaching experiment in a middle school in Hampshire, southern England.
Chinese-style teaching is characterized by severity and long time. In some well-known international examinations, China students are always among the best.
However, is it feasible to use China's teaching method to educate middle school students in Britain? What do the teachers and students who participated in the experiment think? What was their experience?
First, as part of the experiment, Mr. China took over a ninth-grade class with 50 students.
For four weeks, these students should wear uniform uniforms and arrive at school at 7: 00 every morning. The school time is as long as 12 hour, with two meals and a break. There is also a ceremony to raise the national flag of China once a week.
In class, I mainly take notes. At the same time, we should take part in group exercise. Students are also responsible for cleaning the classroom and so on.
Principal Steg said that British students are used to asking questions to teachers, and teachers should respect their views.
First, let's listen to Neil Strowger, principal of Bohunt Comprehensive School.
Steger went to Shanghai to observe Chinese teaching last year. He was deeply impressed by China students' learning spirit, classroom discipline and class size.
Steger said that he had dinner with the five China teachers before they took over a class in Bohunt Middle School. He said that Mr. China was determined to do the experiment well.
However, on the second day of the experiment, he received a report saying that his students did not do well. Don't listen carefully in class, chat casually and don't listen to the teacher.
Obviously, China's teaching methods conflict with the culture and values of British teenagers. Steig said that British students are used to asking questions to their teachers and expect their views to be respected.