Zhejiang allows students to tailor curriculum
The Provincial education authorities in Zhejiang are pushing a new education system that allows high school students to pick their favorite teachers and courses based on the students’ abilities and tastes. The move is the provincial government’s latest effort to improve students’ creativity and individuality, the absence of which have long been criticized. Under the new system, a subject could be divided into different levels and taught by different teachers. Students can choose the course they want based on their own circumstances. They are required to finish the required credits after three years. The reform project has already been carried out in four schools in Hangzhou, Jinhua, Qingtian and Yiwu as pilot programs. In 2014, another seven schools in the province will start the new education system.
Source: China Daily
URL:http://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/epaper/2014-02/07/content_17270678.htm
