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The School that Turned Chinese: Episode 3

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26/06/2016 GMT

Episode 3

The School that Turned Chinese

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Five teachers from China take over the education of 50 teenagers in a UK school.

In this final episode, it is exam week at Chinese School but, after recent discipline problems, the Chinese teachers are playing catch-up against their British counterparts.

In this third and final episode, it is exam week at Chinese School but, after recent discipline problems, the Chinese teachers are playing catch-up against their British counterparts. Can their 50 kids knuckle down for the exams and show benefits from the Chinese approach? And which system will triumph, the Chinese or the British?

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In a unique experiment, teachers from China take over the education of 50 teenagers in a UK school to see whether the high-ranking Chinese education system can teach them a lesson.

In a unique experiment, five teachers from China take over the education of 50 teenagers in a UK school to see whether the high-ranking Chinese education system can teach them a lesson. Will the harsh regime of long days and strict discipline produce superior students? Or will the clash of two cultures create chaos in the classroom? After four weeks, the Chinese and British systems will go head to head with the whole year group sitting exams to see which teaching style gets the best results.

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