A few thoughts on the education system in China and how it needs to develop.

1. Sheephappens

2. This is me…Andy Clark(a very nice guy)

3. As a new father… I’ve been thinking.

4. I’ve been in China for 10 Years…

5. …teaching on degree programs…

6. …delivering Teacher Training programs…

7. …and building acorporate training company.

8. From the MNC’s in China that we’ve trained…

9. …we hear the same problems, again & again…

10. “Our staff are simply not speaking up in meetings”

11. “Our team lackscreativity”

12. Our staff are: “too easily distracted”

13. Our team “lack social skills”(especially our engineers)

14. “E-mails needmore specifics”

15. “Presentations fail to generate interest…”

16. “…often being monotone and lacking body language”

17. … Our staff have difficulty in understanding the management perspective… or “putting themselves in others shoes”

18. “…even handshakes fail to generate a feeling of confidence” “Presentations lack body language”

19. So what are the Roots?

20. While every year our phones, computers, cars, music, clothes, weapons, holidays and housing upgrades… Our education system is still fundamentally the same as it was 100 years ago… Why?

21. Sheephappens

22. Like sheep, in education we’ve simply followed the previous generations that came before…

23. But the world has changed…China now has twice as many graduates as the US

24. China is now the world’s number one English speaking country

25. Education in China National Education Budget = RMB 56.2 Billion (2.5% GDP) Education Index (UNDP) = 81st Student Numbers: Primary & Secondary = 217.1 million University & Vocational = 39.9 million Teachers = 16.2 million

26. but population density in many areas…

27. …means average class sizes of between 60 and 80 students

28. How do you control a class this size?

29. “60% of Chinese children suffer corporal punishment”(State Media Report) 2004-12-07

30. So combine that with this…“Study Pressure and Interpersonal Relationships are causing children most concern” - Shanghai Academy of Educational Sciences

31. And this…83.6% of parents expect their child to rank within the top 15 (of 50) in their class - China Youth and Children’s Research centre

32. And even this!“It is not only intense study pressure that hurts creativity, but a system of learning that is built largely upon one-way lecturing and rote learning.” - China Education Blog

33. And it’s no wonder the kids feel the pressure… which sadly contributes to this…

34. And this…

35. So what can we do? A few solutions 1. Change the seating plan & halve class size 2. Change the exam breakdown 3. Next curriculum & teachers resources

36. 1. Change the Seating Plan& Halve the Class Size

37. These seats and desks are fixed

38. While these can be moved…

39. So lets change this…

40. …to this…

41. Or even this…

43. Teamwork & Team Competitions

44. Discussion & Idea Generation

45. Group Problem Solving

47. 2. Change the Exam Breakdown

49. 20% Mid-term exam

50. 15% Teamwork project

51. 15% Presentation

52. 10% Homework grades100% Final Exam

53. 3. Add Next Generation Curriculum & Teachers Resources

54. Who should be designing our curriculum? This guy???

55. Or maybe these guys… ?

56. To add game dynamics to education, so learning becomes as addictive to kids as this…

57. and with building valuable teaching resources…

58. And recording the best teachers… To share best practices with those all over the country

59. So What Now? The China Education Initiative www.chinaeducationinitiative.org China Education Blog www.chinaeducationblog.com Join your PTA (or start one!) & Ask your teachers questions!

60. So hopefully we can make sure that:Sheepdoesn’t happenfor the next generation…

62. ClarkMorgan Corporate Training Free Call (in China): 800 820 5501 Outside China: +86 21 5403 5500 www.clarkmorgan.com E-mail: andy.clark@clarkmorgan.com Blog: www.networkhr.com/blogs