China's New Education Storm

Author: Wang Hongjia
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Publish Date: 2004-08-01
Features: Today's students grow up on an information platform, and their abilities are underestimated! Reading shouldn't be a long and arduous task. "Enhanced classes" are actually reinforcing outdated learning methods. Changing elite education, treating every student kindly, letting go of the concept of "achieving success," and cultivating survival skills. Changing employment perspectives is more important than searching for jobs. New education is opening up new paths to success. The college entrance exams (Gaokao) and the junior high school entrance exams (Zhongkao) will inevitably undergo greater reforms. Facing a new globalized economic era and a worldwide educational transformation, what kind of new education should China adopt? 13 million teachers nationwide need to change their teaching methods, 300 million students need to change their learning methods, and over 600 million parents need to change how they help their children learn. What is going on here? Renowned writer Wang Hongjia, since 1995, has conducted extensive research and deep reflection on China's current educational situation and the global trends in education. His journey spans from the coast of the East Sea to the source of the Yangtze River, from bustling cities to desolate grasslands. Here are touching stories witnessed by the author firsthand, the origins and developments of global educational transformation, the arduous yet fruitful practices of China's educational reform pioneers, and the deep care of all education-focused individuals for the country's future and the destiny of the nation. Why must China undergo this major educational transformation? Why must it bid farewell to the old education and embrace the new? What have we already achieved, and what shortcomings remain? The author narrates it in a gentle yet profound manner, filled with deep understanding for students, teachers, parents, and all educators, shining with the wisdom of critical thinking, and echoing the calls for a new education. This is a vivid and comprehensive account of the significant transformation currently underway in China's education, awakening society as a whole to work together to advance this great change for the nation. Education today is the China of tomorrow!