NHK WORLD PRIME

Class Struggle: Changes to China's Education System (3x4)

Air date: Feb 16, 2019

China's education system is undergoing enormous change. Many are unhappy with a decades-long focus on rote learning designed to help students pass university entrance exams. New approaches emphasize self-expression, classical literature, or even martial arts. What will China's educators learn from this transformation? And how will it affect the future of today's students?