Going old-school to push kids ahead
By Wang Wei | China Daily | Updated: 2010-05-18 07:45
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Children perform calligraphy at Zhongzheng Home Tutoring School. Photos by Wang Jing / China Daily |
Parents resort to the ancient teaching methods at si shu
Zhang Lele opens a copy of The Mencius that is written in traditional Chinese characters arranged vertically on the page and reads it aloud. It's the 300th time the seven-year-old has read the work that was written by one of the greats of ancient Chinese philosophy.
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