Homeschooling
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ID: 2014
Upper Intermediate
In a society renowned for its rigid examination system, homeschooling might seem like a very attractive option to conscientious parents that are looking to do more for their children's futures then turn them into obedient little worker drones, fresh terracotta bricks for the (not so great) wall. But did you know that homeschooling is actually illegal in China? Get the Chinese perspective in this lesson.
Jenny,John
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| SIMPLIFIED | PINYIN | ENGLISH | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 抢着 | qiǎng zhe | to fight over | |
| 统一 | tǒngyī | unified | |
| 应试教育 | yìngshìjiàoyù | unified examination system | |
| 天性 | tiānxìng | natural talent |
你知道吗今年有个14岁的小姑娘小学和初中基本上是在家里读的高考居然考得特别好清华北大抢着要
nǐ 你zhīdào 知道ma 吗jīnnián 今年yǒu 有gè 个shísì 14suì 岁de 的xiǎogūniang 小姑娘xiǎoxué 小学hé 和chūzhōng 初中jīběn shang 基本上shì 是zài 在jiālǐ 家里dú 读de 的gāokǎo 高考jūrán 居然kǎo 考de 得tèbié 特别hǎo 好Qīnghuá 清华Běidà 北大qiǎng zhe 抢着yào 要
Did you know that there's a 14 year old girl who's basically studied at home all through elementary and middle school. She unexpectedly did exceptionally well on the college entrance exam this year. Qinghua University and Beijing University are both fighting over her!
嗯这小姑娘是天才不过在家里上学是挺好的学校统一的应试教育把孩子的天性都扼杀了
ng4 嗯zhè 这xiǎogūniang 小姑娘shì 是tiāncái 天才bùguò 不过zài 在jiālǐ 家里shàngxué 上学shì 是tǐng hǎo 挺好de 的xuéxiào 学校tǒngyī 统一de 的yìngshìjiàoyù 应试教育bǎ 把háizi 孩子de 的tiānxìng 天性dōu 都èshā 扼杀le 了
Yeah, that girl's a genius! Homeschooling is great, though. The school's unified examination system smothers a child's natural talent.
我就没让儿子上幼儿园我当时送孩子去过几天发现幼儿园也要让孩子死记硬背就不想去了
wǒ 我jiù 就méi 没ràng 让érzi 儿子shàng 上yòuéryuán 幼儿园wǒ 我dāngshí 当时sòng 送háizi 孩子qù guo 去过jǐtiān 几天fāxiàn 发现yòuéryuán 幼儿园yě 也yào 要ràng 让háizi 孩子sǐjìyìngbèi 死记硬背jiù 就bùxiǎng 不想qù 去le 了
I don't make my son go to kindergarten. I had sent him there a few times when I discovered that even at that age he was having to learn by rote. I didn't want to send him there any more after that.
你是北大毕业的高材生干脆小学中学也自己教得了我认识一个美国妈妈她三个孩子都是自己教的有两个已经上了哈佛美国有好多家庭学校教出来的孩子各方面都比在学校上学的孩子强
nǐ 你shì 是Běidà 北大bìyè 毕业de 的gāocáishēng 高材生gāncuì 干脆xiǎoxué 小学zhōngxué 中学yě 也zìjǐ 自己jiāo 教dé le 得了wǒ 我rènshi 认识yī 一gè 个Měiguó 美国māma 妈妈tā 她sān 三gè 个háizi 孩子dōu 都shì 是zìjǐ 自己jiāo 教de 的yǒu 有liǎng 两gè 个yǐjīng 已经shàng 上le 了Hāfó 哈佛Měiguó 美国yǒu 有hǎo duō 好多jiātíngxuéxiào 家庭学校jiāo 教chūlái 出来de 的háizi 孩子gèfāngmiàn 各方面dōu 都bǐ 比zài 在xuéxiào 学校shàngxué 上学de 的háizi 孩子qiáng 强
You're a top Beijing University graduate. You can just teach them through elementary school and middle school yourself. I know this American mother who has three children that she homeschools; two of them have already gotten into Harvard. There are a lot of kids in America getting homeschooled. The kids who were homeschooled are a lot stronger in many ways than kids from regular schools.
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