Are-Our-Kids-Tough-Enough1

AreOurKidsToughEnough?InasleepyHampshirevillage,battlelinesarebeingdrawn.•Whathappened?FiveChineseteachershavecometoshakeuptheBritisheducationsystem.BritishpupilsarefallingbehindintheInternationalrace.Ourstudents'academicAchievementisthreeyearsaheadofBritain.TheyareheretobringthesepupilstheuniqueChinesestyleofteaching.ChinaBritainProveevenahigh-achievingWhathappenedinChina?schoolhasalottolearn.Canthattransferbackintotheclassroomsofthiscountry?AfterfourweeksthestudentstheirBritishcounterparts.intheChineseschool•Willthelongdaysandstrictdisciplineproducesuperiorstudents.....Orwilltheclashoftwocultures...ChinaBritain•basedonauthority,disciplinechild-centeredlearningandruthlesscompetitionLiAiyunteachesEnglishandChineseinaneliteschoolinNanjing90%ofherstudentcangetAorevenA+.CantheChinesemethodworkwith5013-and14-year-oldshereatBohunt?blazersChinese-styletracksuitsmorningexerciseabitmorelivelyseethatasadirectchallengetotheirauthorityarealflashpointthesizeoftheclassChinaBritain•commontohave50kidsinoneroommaximumisusually30Thedisciplineisreallyimportant.teacher'sauthorityChinaBritain•theteacher'sauthorityisabsolutequestioningteachers,•studentsdoasteacherstellchallengingteachersIt'sverydifferent.Soit'salearningcurveforboth,bothparties.styleofteachingChinaBritaintendtoshowthemthepracticalmethodsemphasisonself-discoveryPEBritainChinaletoffsteamandhavesomefunpartofthenationalZhongkaoexamboysrun1000,girlsrun800metressyllabusChinaBritainonesyllabusBTEC,IGCSEdifferentsyllabustosuitdifferentstudents'abilitypressureofparentsChinaBritainkidsareunderhugepressurewhichisfromtheirparents.Youshouldbewhoyouare.realityofthesocietyChinaBritain•alotmorecompetitionaverygoodsocialinsurancesystem.BritainChinaIt'sfiveo'clock,andtherestofBohunt'sstudentshavegonehome.ButintheChineseschool,workgoeson.TheChineseschooldoeshaveonebigadvantage-thesheernumberofhours.ResultofthefinalexamsTheChineseschoolBohuntMaths67.7454.84Science58.3350Mandarin46.8836.46ItwouldbeamiracleifthestudentsinChineseschooldobetterinthetest.happychildhoodprisonlearnfromeachother•NeedalongerdayatschoolChange’’giveyoutheknowledge,youlearn.’’•Enhancetheauthorityofteacher•Pushthestudentsmore