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Today I was able to visit to of the best elementary and secondary schools in the Hubei province. I struggled with the fact that parents will send their children to school to live Monday-Friday. The students in first grade will live in a dorm setting with a "night teacher". The students in the "secondary" school are similar but they begin to take college level classes much earlier than their junior year. Furthermore there is a huge push for math and science. The Chinese class I was able to participate in was wonderful because the teacher only facilitated the class while the teacher facilitated the learning. The students were attentive to the "student teachers" and the students of the classes were engaged. Like the elementary students they lived on the campus went to school all day ate diner then take a night class.

I would also like to point out the schools were not heated and it was cold in the buildings. The students and staff members all wore coats in the building. I forgot my coat on the bus when at the elementary school and it was cold inside.

Elementary School

English Class taught in the elementary schools

This is the high school.







In the end the students were students.

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