UK looks to learn from Chinese education

ONTUESDAY, THE FIRSTDAYOF THE 2017 LONDONBOOKFAIR, the UK publisherHarper Collins Publishing signed a contract to translate and publish the math textbooks of Shanghai Century Publishing Group used in Shanghai primary schools. Beijing Youth Daily comments:

The news reminds us of the 2015 BBC program Are our kids tough enough? The documentary followed the fortunes of five Chinese teachers using Chinese teaching methods on a trial basis in a UK middle school.

It seems the United Kingdom and many parts of theWestern world are interested in Chinese teaching methods.

But many wrongly viewChinese-style education as tireless repetition and spoon-feeding students concepts that they do not understand. This is not the case. Chinese-style education has its own methods that have proven successful, and the textbook

In this year’s GovernmentWork Report, Premier Li Keqiang said that houses are for people to live in and local governments should take primary responsibility in this respect.

According to the report, China will move faster to establish a robust long-term mechanism to promote the steady and sound development of the real estate sector, with multiple levels of demand being met primarily by the project and teacher exchange programs will help Westerners get a more comprehensive image of it.

However, although some uphold Chinese education as being better than that inWestern countries, it is also not without its problems. It lacks respect for children’s creativity and is too exam oriented.

So the publishing deal is not a case of Chinese education defeating theWest, as some have claimed. It’s a sign of China and the UK deepening their cooperation in education, with both Chinese and UK educators gaining deeper insights into the advantages and disadvantages of their respective teaching methods.

Houses are for people to live in

market, with basic housing support provided by the government.

Li’s assertion that houses are for people to live in shows the government will not ease the controls on the real estate market, and speculative purchases of housing will continue to be curbed.

The governments in Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen have reiterated that they will strengthen control of the real estate sector and curb housing speculation, in order to cope with the negative impact that high property prices have on the real economy.

The governments in some second-tier cities where property prices have rapidly increased recently have also carried out or strengthened their real estate policies. Media reports said that since Feb 28, 11 cities including Qingdao, Nanjing and Sanya have all introduced real estate control policies.

Moreover, local governments will also make greater efforts to increase social housing, in order to guarantee people’s demand for homes.

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