20. While every year our phones, computers, cars, music, clothes, weapons, holidays and housing upgrades… Our education system is still fundamentally the same as it was 100 years ago… Why?
22. Like sheep, in education we’ve simply followed the previous generations that came before…
23. But the world has changed…China now has twice as many graduates as the US
24. China is now the world’s number one English speaking country
25. Education in China National Education Budget = RMB 56.2 Billion (2.5% GDP) Education Index (UNDP) = 81st Student Numbers: Primary & Secondary = 217.1 million University & Vocational = 39.9 million Teachers = 16.2 million
29. “60% of Chinese children suffer corporal punishment”(State Media Report) 2004-12-07
30. So combine that with this…“Study Pressure and Interpersonal Relationships are causing children most concern” - Shanghai Academy of Educational Sciences
31. And this…83.6% of parents expect their child to rank within the top 15 (of 50) in their class - China Youth and Children’s Research centre
32. And even this!“It is not only intense study pressure that hurts creativity, but a system of learning that is built largely upon one-way lecturing and rote learning.” - China Education Blog
33. And it’s no wonder the kids feel the pressure… which sadly contributes to this…
35. So what can we do? A few solutions 1. Change the seating plan & halve class size 2. Change the exam breakdown 3. Next curriculum & teachers resources
58. And recording the best teachers… To share best practices with those all over the country
59. So What Now? The China Education Initiative www.chinaeducationinitiative.org China Education Blog www.chinaeducationblog.com Join your PTA (or start one!) & Ask your teachers questions!
60. So hopefully we can make sure that:Sheepdoesn’t happenfor the next generation…