In China, the third year of junor school is very important for entering high school. I remember in the last few months before the final examination, our teacher rearranged the seats. He put students who were likely to be accepted by the first-class high school in the front rows while leaving the others in the back. Most of my friends were in the front rows except one. So at that time, she was really upset and disappointed. She thought she was given up by teachers and was separated between us. Now I can still recall how upset she was. The good news was our friends all encouraged her by writing letters to her. It's what friends for, isn't it? (Although it sounds a little stupid now. HA..HA..)What the teacher did is on purpose and kind of discrimination. He may ruin a studnet's determination to make progress. But it was common at that time...
3 comments:
A few questions about your interesting post:
1. How much information did the teacher give the class about the rearrangement? Did he say explicitly what it signified?
2. Did you notice any changes in how the teacher treated or responded to the students sitting in the front rows as opposed to those in the last rows?
3. As far as you know, did the students in the front all attend first-class high schools?
4. Did any of the people in the back rows get accepted by first-class high schools? What about your friend?
5. Did you notice any change of behaviour for either group of students after the rearrangement?
I take it that practice is no longer done - right? Very interesting, Wendy!
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I think my sister had the similar experience in the school. Dicriminations in these ages could affect the children's personality nagatively and cause serious problems for the individuals and society in the future years!
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