Mixed grades for decision to push back English classes in Beijing
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="push">push</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="English">English</span>-<span word="language">language</span> <span word="classes">classes</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="primary">primary</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="grade">grade</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="mixed">mixed</span> <span word="reviews">reviews</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="teachers">teachers</span>, <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="experts">experts</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Education">Education</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="primary">primary</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="learning">learning</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="grade">grade</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="semester">semester</span>. <span word="Currently">Currently</span>, <span word="English">English</span> <span word="classes">classes</span> <span word="begin">begin</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="grade">grade</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="commission">commission</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="months">months</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="October">October</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="reduced">reduced</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="score">score</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="English">English</span>-<span word="language">language</span> <span word="portion">portion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gaokao">gaokao</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="college">college</span> <span word="entrance">entrance</span> <span word="exam">exam</span>, <span word="from">from</span> 150 <span word="to">to</span> 100. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2016.</p><p><span word="While">While</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="parents">parents</span>, <span word="teachers">teachers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="classes">classes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="grade">grade</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="add">add</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="homework">homework</span> <span word="load">load</span>, <span word="others">others</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="first">first</span>- <span word="and">and</span> <span word="second">second</span>-<span word="graders">graders</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tough">tough</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="learning">learning</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="simultaneously">simultaneously</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="language">language</span> - <span word="including">including</span> <span word="English">English</span> - <span word="earlier">earlier</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Zhao">Zhao</span> <span word="Xingli">Xingli</span>, <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> 9-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="girl">girl</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>. "<span word="Children">Children</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="homework">homework</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="grade">grade</span>. <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="afraid">afraid</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="English">English</span> (<span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="third">third</span> <span word="grade">grade</span>) <span word="will">will</span> <span word="add">add</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="child">child</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="workload">workload</span>."</p><p><span word="Cui">Cui</span> <span word="Linlin">Linlin</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="teaches">teaches</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="university">university</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="primary">primary</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="student">student</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decision">decision</span>.</p>
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