Rail: Would you think that
the Chinese educational system encourages repetition and imitation?
Using an innovative partnering approach that matches successful schools with low - performing schools, Shanghai has valuable lessons to teach on turning around public - school systems — lessons that transcend several of the unique characteristics of
the Chinese educational system, as well as the country's rich pedagogical traditions.
In this write up about
the Chinese educational system by the International Center for Educational Benchmarking, two things popped out at me: 1) large class sizes (50 students / class); 2) specialized teachers, who might only teach one particular class, such as «Senior Secondary 2 Physics», but they teach it multiple times a day.
To have a deeper understanding of these questions, we need to dissect the current status of
the Chinese educational system in such a way that any solutions we come up with our sound and geared towards change and an improved effort by all, for all.
So, the more I got to know
the Chinese educational system and the Chinese people, the more I understood their hunger for project learning.
«Our research shows that
the Chinese educational system stifles creativity and the critical thinking necessary to achieve innovative breakthroughs, too often hamstrings researchers with bureaucratic requirements, and rewards quantity over quality,» said Appelbaum.
Not exact matches
Such a
system had serious drawbacks because the teaching materials were several centuries old, the study of Arabic — and no
Chinese — was inadequate, so the students could read only a limited amount and could not speak the language, there was no general
educational background for the religious courses, and the freedom allowed to the students often led them to form bad habits.
Differing
Educational Strageties Louie found that
Chinese - American parents» strategies to improve opportunities for their children differ greatly, depending on the families» social class, financial means, and access to information about the
educational system.
The
Chinese national
educational system has won high praise as an efficient
system with national standards, a narrow curriculum, a high - stakes test (the college entrance exam), and a clearly defined set of gateways to mark students» transitions from one stage to another.
Still others fear that the British
educational system is ill - equipped to handle the rigor of a
Chinese curriculum.