have almost the same teaching philosophy, we have different routines. what
impressed me most was that their schools end at 3:00 in the afternoon and have
no night classes. i can’t tell which kind of routine is better, but the sharp
contrast made me think about a better education. the following is a dreamy
school in my mind, in which there is no pressure but pleasure.
in this school, the buildings are well designed, close to nature. in the
morning, children can read while enjoying the beautiful sunrise. in the
evening, they can exercise by the lake reflecting the amazing sunset. in the
spring, they can go to the wild, lie on the lawn, and watch the kite flying in
the blue sky. in the summer, they can go to the forest, live in a cabin, and
listen to the rhythm of the rain. …
students are free but polite and they respect each other. they can leave
at 4:00 every afternoon, or perhaps earlier. they have the freedom to organize
time. they can go to the library, go to the lab, the computer rooms or the
playground. they’re self-motivated and have a strong thirst for knowledge.
and there are no frequent exams and rankings. students won’t be forced to
wear uniforms everyday, and there is no required hair style. everyday is so
colorful that they are looking forward to the next day when going to bed at
night,
every teacher in this school can give a course as they like. there is no
tedious rating, no scraps of quantitative management and no rigid standard.
teachers can fully display their personality in class, and they feel very
happy and content to teach. every morning, on thoughts of giving lessons, they
are excited. after class, they are delighted , with smiles on their faces.
some experts, scholars and masters are also visiting teachers in this
school.yang zhenning can give physics classes for a day. yi zhongtian opens
lectures on chinese culture for a week. speaking of music, we can ask wang
lihong to give music lectures, just as he did in oxford university. if
necessary, we can also invite david beckham to speak something about the world
cup …
the principal of the school focuses on education rather than waste time in
endless meetings and social activities. teachers’ wages are not high but
enough to live comfortably. there are no other things to do except to teach.
there are no paper requirements, no titles and no ranks because they don’t
need to be judged by those things. almost every teacher is a well-known
scholar and master in a particular field. a language teacher may be a writer
at the same time. a math teacher may try to overcome a world-class guess. a
physics teacher can win invention awards and a music teacher may return from
an international music competition again.
in short, in this school, the principal is satisfied, the teachers are
happy and the students are joyful. that’s my dream.