Asia's teachers say copying their school hours won't help Britain

Justin Harper:

Turning out successful pupils is about more than making them sit at their desks for hours, according to top-performing schools overseas
Asia's schools produce successful pupils by focusing on plenty of homework and a "meritocratic" approach, according to teachers, who rejected suggestions that longer hours in the classroom are key.

They were responding to recent remarks from the British education minister, Michael Gove, who pointed out that a longer school day is the norm in East Asian nations.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at June 6, 2013 5:51 AM
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