英教育大臣呼吁学习中国教学经验
<p><span word="Schools">Schools</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="to">to</span> ‘<span word="chalk">chalk</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="talk">talk</span>’ <span word="teaching">teaching</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="widespread">widespread</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> – <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reproduce">reproduce</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="success">success</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="methods">methods</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>.</p><p><span word="Education">Education</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Nick">Nick</span> <span word="Gibb">Gibb</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="effective">effective</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> – <span word="the">the</span> <span word="method">method</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="dominant">dominant</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> 40 <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p><span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Gibb">Gibb</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="intervention">intervention</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="infuriate">infuriate</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="educational">educational</span> <span word="establishment">establishment</span>, <span word="follows">follows</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Government">Government</span> <span word="scheme">scheme</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 70 <span word="maths">maths</span> <span word="teachers">teachers</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="primaries">primaries</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="teaching">teaching</span> <span word="styles">styles</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="counterparts">counterparts</span>.</p><p><span word="Researchers">Researchers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="achieve">achieve</span> <span word="marks">marks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="maths">maths</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> 30 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="pupils">pupils</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="age">age</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> ‘<span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="class">class</span>’ <span word="teaching">teaching</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1950<span word="s">s</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span> <span word="instructs">instructs</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pupils">pupils</span> <span word="together">together</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="blackboard">blackboard</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="equivalent">equivalent</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="testing">testing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="questions">questions</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="progressive">progressive</span> <span word="educationalists">educationalists</span> <span word="argued">argued</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="authoritarian">authoritarian</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="promoted">promoted</span> <span word="the">the</span> ‘<span word="child">child</span>-<span word="centred">centred</span>’ <span word="approach">approach</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="prevalent">prevalent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="primary">primary</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="then">then</span>. <span word="Under">Under</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="system">system</span>, <span word="pupils">pupils</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="encouraged">encouraged</span> <span word="to">to</span> ‘<span word="discover">discover</span>’ <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span>, <span word="working">working</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="speed">speed</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="groups">groups</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span> <span word="offering">offering</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="support">support</span>.</p><p><span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Gibb">Gibb</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Mail">Mail</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>: ‘<span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="adopt">adopt</span> <span word="whole">whole</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="teaching">teaching</span> <span word="methods">methods</span>, <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="maths">maths</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="science">science</span>. <span word="Research">Research</span> <span word="shows">shows</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="significantly">significantly</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="effective">effective</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="methods">methods</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="concentrate">concentrate</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="personalised">personalised</span> <span word="learning">learning</span>.’</p>
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