The video comes from a teaching documentary filmed by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) this year. The film is called China School. It is scheduled to be broadcast on BBC2 at 9: 00 pm London time on August 4th,1,18 (due to British daylight saving time, Beijing time is 4: 00 am the next day). This video that was madly forwarded on the Internet is its trailer.
The documentary invited five middle school teachers from China to set up the "China Experimental Class" in Bohunt Middle School, the top public school in Hampshire, England, and conducted a one-month "Chinese teaching" for 50 British student volunteers aged from 13 to 14, and tracked the feasibility of Chinese teaching in the UK.
After watching the trailer, many people have the impression that Mr. China is obviously "acclimatized" and many actions of British students make them "crazy"; However, British students can't adapt to high-intensity teaching, so they are cried by China. Some people say that these English students lack initiative, laziness and lack discipline.
Is that really the case?
At the end of filming in April this year, Zou Hailian, a post-80s math teacher in Hangzhou, one of the five Chinese teachers, was interviewed by a reporter from qianjiang evening news. He is the head teacher of this English experimental class. Teacher Zou introduced the story of China School and how he was selected as a teacher in China (see A 1 1 version of Qianbao in May for details).
For the sake of confidentiality, many contents were not made public at that time. Today, Qianbao reporter reveals more details for everyone.
Original copy of Chinese teaching?
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Teacher Zou said that the cause of the incident was that the British BBC launched a research project-"English Schools in China" to see which teaching method is more effective in China and Britain. The experiment lasted for a month.
So this month, 50 students from Bohunt Middle School in Britain were taught by five teachers from China, and the whole day schedule was the same as that of China School. As usual, the other students in Bohunt Middle School are taught by the school's English teacher.
The two groups of students were tested in mathematics, science, English and Chinese respectively, and an independent third party agency was responsible for the whole process of the test and the post-analysis of the results. Test once before the start of the experimental project; After the experimental project, we will test the learning content for one month again and publish the results in a documentary.
The teachers who teach British students to cry in the trailer are actually excellent teachers with rich teaching experience, which are very popular among students in China and were found by the BBC through nearly half a year of global sea elections.
English students are lazy and don't work hard?
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When the major websites reprinted the trailer, they used many scary headlines, such as "Teacher China went to the UK to train crying students" and "Five China teachers were introduced to the UK, and then they were driven crazy by British students" ...
The reporter of Qianbao, who interviewed Mr. Zou, believes that these statements are all floating clouds. He and four other teachers like those 50 English children very much. When they left, they also received many greeting cards. The scene of farewell between teachers and students is quite warm and touching, which is completely different from the teacher-student relationship in the trailer.
The "China Experimental Class" was set up temporarily-all 50 children signed up voluntarily. There is a strong Chinese style in the classroom-students' code of conduct, curriculum, and even slogans such as eye exercises, "study hard" and "think hard" are posted on the wall. In this environment, English students look very novel.
As the head teacher of "China Experimental Class", Mr. Zou also organized a class cadre election in China, arranged for British students to be on duty, and was responsible for raising the national flag, cleaning the restaurant, cleaning the classroom, hosting the morning meeting, leading exercises during recess and so on.
"Students can complete the duty work well during this period, and some students take the initiative to help clean the classroom and enjoy it. Of course, some students need to be reminded that this is normal. " Teacher Zou said, "I feel that these things are not available in Britain, which gives British students exercise."
Teacher Yan teaches Matsumoto?
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Besides being the head teacher, Mr Zou is also responsible for teaching mathematics and other subjects.
In the eyes of netizens, this is the hard mode teacher teaching the easy mode students, but Teacher Zou doesn't think so.
It's very comfortable to teach English children math for the first time. Because it is based on the China model, the English course is much less difficult, so the teaching difficulty is not high.
There are indeed children in the class, and the math foundation is weak and can't keep up with the progress. Teacher Zou believes that this is because the learning level of 50 children in the temporary class is uneven, and there will be similar situations in domestic middle schools. The study of "China Experimental Class" is not as bad as everyone thinks. There are also many schoolmasters in the class, who not only finish their homework on time every day, but also buy their own exercises, and even take the initiative to ask the teacher to consolidate the exercises.
In the British "Daily Mail" documentary preview news, the headline reads that today's British children are "too welfare and don't work hard". However, Mr. Zou observed that many British students actually work very hard, have high demands on themselves, and some can endure hardships. A student goes to school by bike for 40 minutes every day, which leaves a deep impression on the teachers.
Is classroom discipline really a headache for teachers?
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The only thing that bothers Mr. Zou and them is classroom discipline. It takes a lot of time to maintain discipline in every class.
Different from the online view that the high welfare system nurtures lazy people, Mr. Zou, who had just returned from Britain at that time, analyzed that this was related to the implementation of small class teaching in Britain. Usually in class, British teachers often let students discuss in groups, and the classroom atmosphere is relatively free. But there are few groups in small classes, so there is nothing to discuss; After becoming a large class of 50 students like "China Experimental Class", if more people talk in the classroom, the classroom will explode.
Another reason is that the study time of Chinese teaching is too long, which makes it difficult for British students to adapt.
It turns out that English middle school arrives at school at 8: 30 in the morning and finishes school around 4: 00 in the afternoon, but the experimental class runs from 7: 30 in the morning to 7: 00 in the evening, so students can't concentrate for that long.
"There are naughty students who have been very noisy. However, there are such students everywhere. There are also good students in the class, which is very good. " Teacher Zou said.
In Mr. Zou's eyes, what British students feel headache is not the difficulty of the course and the requirements of the subject, but the monotonous teaching arrangement every day. In addition to attending classes, there are even morning and evening self-study and recess exercises, so you can't leave behind and choose freely. Once in a math class, a baby didn't come to class because he was playing high on the playground.
However, judging from the greeting cards received by Teacher Zou, the children in the experimental class are quite happy this month. Some students wrote: "My greatest achievement is to make many friends and form a deep friendship." Teacher Zou analyzed that the domestic experimental class allows students to study and share together, and the collective atmosphere is better.
The most interesting thing is that an English mother sent a message to tell Mr. Zou that she thought her children were very suitable for teaching in China and hoped that Mr. Zou would continue to teach. (qianjiang evening news reporter: Shen)
Related reading: Why did the post-80s math teacher win the favor of the British BBC?
These two days, two British BBC staff members appeared in Cambridge High School on the outskirts of Hangzhou. It is said that they made a special trip to Hangzhou this time to follow Zou Hailian, a math teacher in this school. To be exact, it should be "continuing" to follow the shooting, because in March this year, Mr. Zou was already under their camera 1 month, but the location was in a middle school in England.
The cause of the incident was that the British BBC launched a research project-"British Schools for China". They set up the "China Experimental Class" in Bohunt Middle School, the top public school in Britain. Not only is the whole day's schedule the same as that of China school, but all the courses are attended by Mr. China himself, followed throughout and planned to be recorded as a documentary.
Zou Hailian is one of China's teachers in this project.
"They want to know more about the school, shoot in my class and find more elements for the documentary. Tomorrow, they will come to my house to make up the lens. "
Teacher Zou said that it was really not easy for him to be selected for this project in Britain. "They are very strict in choosing teachers. It took me half a year before and after to get through the heavy checkpoints set by the organizers. There are only two teachers in China, one is an English teacher at Nanjing Foreign Languages School. "
What kind of teacher is Zou Hailian, who was selected by the British BBC to teach in Britain for one month?
He is a post-80s master of Zhejiang University [Weibo].
When interviewed by Qianbao reporter, Zou Hailian was born in 1980s. After obtaining a master's degree in mathematics and statistics from Zhejiang University, he has been teaching outside Hangzhou for nine years. The current QQ signature is the math teacher of IGCSE A-Level course.
Like most teachers, Mr Zou is very talkative, especially in math class. Different from ordinary math teachers, he will pop up one or two English words when he speaks, and most students who don't know him will think that he is an English teacher.
"I teach math." Teacher Zou stressed, "It's just that I usually use English in math class." He has math class in English. It was in the third year of teaching outside Hangzhou that he was transferred to Cambridge High School to teach mathematics.
Teacher Zou's math class looks quite western. In each class, he will spend part of his time interacting with students, and even after asking questions, he will walk off the platform and run to the middle of the students to discuss them one by one. "Because there are about 30 students in the class, there is enough communication time for students to think and talk."
But compared with a real English teacher, Mr Zou thinks his class has China characteristics. For example, he prepares lessons carefully, predicts various situations in the classroom and student union, and tries to find solutions. Even if you choose a few examples, you should think about the knowledge points corresponding to the order and topic. "It's like helping students design learning routes. Foreign teachers are generally not so careful. " Teacher Zou said.
Taking math class in English is the reason for winning the bid.
The students who stayed in Mr. Zou's integrated Chinese and Western class got good grades. Almost all the two courses he took last year were A or A+.
Teacher Zou thinks that he will be photographed by the BBC, certainly not because the students he leads have excellent grades. "Mainly the language level. There are not many teachers in China who can take math classes in English. "
In order to practice English well in math class, Teacher Zou has made great efforts. "When I was a graduate student in [Weibo], I had to read documents and write papers, so my written English was OK and my spoken English was not very good, so I often went to the English corner of Zhejiang University to practice or watch American dramas. After teaching outside Hangzhou, the English atmosphere will be better and the daily conversation will be basically no problem. "
Teacher Zou said that he remembered that he spent several times more time preparing lessons in the first English math class at school. In his words, it is really crustily skin of head: first sort out the mathematical terms such as equilateral triangle, and then translate all the original teaching plans into English. Worried about being caught in the middle, or encountering unexpected situations, he also wrote down every sentence that might be said in class. ...
That's what Mr. Zou said. He skipped math class. "Nothing, just practicing in class."
Is it difficult to attend classes in England?
The selection is very strict, and you must go through four levels.
How difficult is it for BBC to teach English middle school students in Britain? Teacher Zou said that he had calculated that he had to go through four levels.
The first level is to play WeChat, because if the information is not well informed, there is no such opportunity.
It is understood that the BBC did not release the news in the domestic media when looking for Mr. China. Last September, Mr. Zou first heard the news, which was told by his classmates on WeChat. Then, two colleagues also heard the news from Weibo, a student studying in Britain. They both forwarded the news to him and encouraged him to give it a try.
The second level, 5 years of teaching experience, can teach in English.
Teacher Zou recalled that the BBC set three basic conditions when selecting candidates, which made most teachers stop: First, the project should find teachers in the basic education system of China; Second, these teachers have been teaching English grammar, mathematics, science and social science for at least five years, but not less than half a year; The third condition is the most difficult. These teachers should also be able to teach in English.
Teacher Zou has been teaching in Cambridge High School outside Hangzhou for many years. Usually, she gives math lessons to students in English, so she was shortlisted for the BBC primary election.
The third level, the interview has to go through three or four rounds.
Teacher Zou said that he submitted his resume to the BBC and received an interview notice not long after, and more than once. "There are three or four telephone interviews alone, and each time you have to talk for at least half an hour, the longest one is a whole hour."
He can't remember the specific interview content clearly: "The main thing is to verify my situation, including educational experience, teaching methods and the fit of this research project. In addition, they gave me a detailed introduction to the ins and outs of the project. "
What impressed Mr. Zou most was that during the interview, the other party repeatedly stressed on the phone that he hoped that he could use the traditional education method in China when he was in class in England.
The fourth level is to have a psychological test.
With all the procedures similar, the BBC specially found an independent agency to evaluate Mr. Zou's psychological condition.
The test is completed online through the Internet, which takes 1 hour. "From the perspective of the topic, it is mainly to test whether there is psychological trauma, adaptability to the new environment, and ability to withstand pressure." Teacher Zou recalled, "At that time, I thought that Britain was very cautious in choosing teachers. Later, I heard that the German plane crashed, probably because the co-pilot suffered from severe depression, so I think such a test is really necessary. Teachers have to face so many children, and mental health may be more important than teaching level. "
Of course, Mr. Zou, who is cheerful and talkative, also successfully passed the exam and was confirmed to be employed at the end of February last year. At the end of February this year, he flew to Britain, taught 50 British students a month's math class, and served as the head teacher of the experimental class. ?