While some of the education delegation was at Tianjin High School No. 41 on Tuesday, other members – those from Catskill, South Colonie and Schodack – visited Tianjin High School and Junior High School No. 57 where they were treated to a tour of the campus, lunch, student shows and meetings with education leaders. Members of the delegation from Schoharie were dispatched to Tianjin High School 13 for a similar itinerary.
What is clear in all of the schools is an extreme focus on the math, sciences and arts with top-of-the-line equipment in science labs and classrooms available to students.
Another observation: Class size is not an issue in China. Classes in all three high schools routinely exceeded 40 students and in at least one instance, a teacher stood in front of 56 students teaching Chinese language.
Chinese educators said discipline matters rise infrequently in class because students and their families are committed to education – another result, they said, of China’s policy restricting families to one child. As a result of the policy, the entire family – from grandparents to parents – strive to make sure that sole prodigy succeeds, the educators said.
Educators will meet with several more school leaders on Friday in southern China.
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