Immersion(part 1)

We have been here in Beijing for a few weeks now and of course we have to join their local classes. One thing i must say is that although our education system are different from theirs, the local students are not having a 'good' time either. During weekdays, they have to be in school for most of their time and they will have to return to school in the weekends. For weekends, students will stay in school from morning to the evening. Their one period is 40 mins and they have a 10 min break in between each period. I think that teachers from Singapore will find So each day they will have 7 -8 periods of lesson. If our school follows this timetable, i think that we will not be able to finish the syllabus. On Monday morning, they will sing the national anthem, hear the achievements of some students, the cleanliness result of each class and one essay.


For the rest of the weekdays, they have to run around the running track for 3 rounds in the morning. I think it can help to bond the class. While running, they will have to shout cheer, maintain the formation throughout etc. They will be assessed based on these criteria. So to get the highest marks the class will have to work together. Furthermore, they also have Pe lessons.Thus they are regularly exercising in the winter,which is very important so as to keep the body fit. For their pe lessons, they will start with another run and a mass warm-up exercise. After that, they will have their own time to play other sports. They have specific teachers to teach the students different sports. Even if the teacher is not present,they will just continue to play the sports. i went to see how they play basketball and i seriously think that they are good. i also notice some similarity among Singaporean and Chinese Students during pe lesson. They will be always students bringing in books and then will sit in one corner and start revising. In the school that i am attached to, the girls are more inclined to study during pe lesson while the boys are the opposite.

To be continued......
(Please note that this is not representative of all the schools in China)
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