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In a unique experiment, five teachers from China take over the education of fifty teenagers in a Hampshire school to see whether the high-ranking Chinese education system can teach us a lesson. Wil...l the harsh regime of long days and strict discipline produce superior students? Or will the clash of two cultures create chaos in the classroom? After four weeks, the Chinese and British systems will go head to head with the whole year group sitting exams to see which teaching style gets the best results. Day one of the experiment proves a shock for everyone, and there are tears when the teenagers discover just how competitive the Chinese teachers expect them to be.
In a unique experiment, five teachers from China take over the education of fifty teenagers in a Hampshire school to see whether the high-ranking Chinese education system can teach us a lesson. Wil...l the harsh regime of long days and strict discipline produce superior students? Or will the clash of two cultures create chaos in the classroom? After four weeks, the Chinese and British systems will go head to head with the whole year group sitting exams to see which teaching style gets the best results. Day one of the experiment proves a shock for everyone, and there are tears when the teenagers discover just how competitive the Chinese teachers expect them to be.
| Series: | Chinese School |
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| Episode | 1 |
| First transmission date: | 04-08-2015 |
| Original broadcast channel: | BBC Two |
| Published: | 2015 |
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| Duration: | 00:59:00 |
| Note: | BBC Two version |
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| Producer: | Charlotte Wassermann |
| Narrator: | Sophie Stanton |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Link to related site: | BBC Two website: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06565zm |
| Production number: | FKAD655S |
| Available to public: | no |
