Headline Oct. 27/ ''' CHINA'S EDUCATION CHURNS '''

''' CHINA'S EDUCATION CHURNS '''

THE WORLD STUDENTS SOCIETY  -for every conceivable subject in the world,....  belongs to every single Student, Professor and Teacher of China:

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ON SAM DAILY TIMES : The Voice of the Voiceless, China is way off the track, side-slipping into the third row...........

It matters not as !WOW! and the Ecosystem 2011 : can wait indefinitely but all the while moving,......moving forward towards Global Elections.    

IN EDUCATION,  -THE CHINESE are hopscotching with intent, and in the very right direction,...... very, very carefully all and everything worked out........

In a very tightening global marketplace for college spot and jobs, the Chinese are growing for sure more and more competitive by the very hour.

The typical Chinese classroom is generally around the teacher, with children sitting around in rows,  the higher performers at the front of the classroom. 

THE TRADITION CHINESE approach to education is outdated. Domineering teachers discourage open questioning. 

An emphasis on standardized testing keeps children studying rather than exploring. 

Collectivism promotes conformity. External rewards are prioritized over a love of learning.  Academic pressure creates undue psychological burdens.

But the Chinese leadership is intent on improving the system: 

''There is nothing that should remain unchanged when it comes to reform of our educational institutions,'' Wang Feng, a director of the Ministry of Education's National Research Center, told me in 2015.

Government Policy, along with willing administrators and teachers, is beginning to produce positive results.

The typical Chinese Classroom is generally centered around the teacher, with children sitting in rows, the higher performers at the front of the classroom.

The curriculum in the early years focus on math and the Chinese language, with full literacy - defined as the memorization of 3,500 distinct characters -expected in middle school.

In later years, students spend eight hours a day in school, and hours on homework or after-school test prep,  

*[Americans students generally spend 90 minutes fewer in school each day and tackle eight fewer hours of home work a week than students in Shanghai, for example]*.

The system is highly competitive. Of the nine million students who take the national college entrance exam, about 2 or 3 million will fail to advance into college.

A focus on passing tests can kill a student's natural interests and prevent opportunities to explore and be creative.

But the 10-year education reform plan released on in 2010 declared that schools must foster a ''fine environment'' for independent thinking''.

The government is beginning to allow some schools to dictate up to 20 percent of their curriculum, according to Yang Xiaowei, a professor at East China Normal University.

Some principals have chosen to introduce science and math-based creativity classes or experiential learning projects, while one Shanghai administrator simply lets out school early a day a week to encourage kids to ''explore''.

''Students must develop a personality,'' Dai Chong, a Beijing school, said, uttering a priority unthinkable two decades ago for a nation of rote-learning math fanatics.

As Mr. Dai ushered me through the hallways of Beijing National Day School, I noted practices that seemed more American than Chinese : Rankings were not to be posted.

Text books were left at school instead of toted home for study. Class sizes had been whittled down to a maximum size of 25. A mental health club advertised as a release valve for academic pressure.

Choice was also on the menu -students could pick electives such as swimming, rock climbing and Frisbee.

''We have found traditional authoritarian Chinese teaching has many ill effects and deviates from the essence of education, which is to serve the individuals.'' Mr. Dai said...........

 ''Our teachers are like friends.''   

An abrupt reversal indeed,  for a school that one time didn't provide hot water for showers because  cold water would enhance :

''Willpower and Endurance''

The Honor and Serving of  the latest Operational Research on Global Education, Best practises and close experimentation continues and with many thanks to the research author and writer Lenora Chu.

With respectful dedication to the Leaders, Students, Professors and Teachers of China, and then the world. See Ya all on !WOW! -the World Students Society and Twitter- !E-WOW!  -the Ecosystem 2011:

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Good Night and God Bless

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