Professors invited to join high school panels
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SOME of the 66 high schools that held independent recruitment fairs over the weekend invited university professors to join their interview panels in a bid to attract outstanding students.
At Shanghai Beijiao High School’s fair, four professors from Shanghai University of Finance and Economics interviewed students to appraise their knowledge about current affairs issues, including the advantages and disadvantages of Shanghai’s Disney Resort, as well as the merits of having a free trade zone.
The high school’s principal, Tang Qun, said the professors took part in the interview session for the fist time after the school signed an agreement in February with the university to launch two trial classes in which students learn the university’s course material in advance.
Under the agreement, the school and the university will work together in student recruitment, administration and curriculum development to cultivate outstanding finance and economics students.
Nearly 20 professors are involved in the program, which will allow students to take university courses during holiday periods and other suitable times. Their academic credits will be accepted if they enroll in the university in the future.
“It’s our new exploration of linking high school study to students' future university education,” she said.
In Shanghai Caoyang No. 2 High School, a similar trial has been under way for four years with the help of professors from Fudan and Tongji universities, said its principal Wang Yang.
Students were not only interviewed by professors, they were also asked to do experiments to solve problems.
“Education in high school should not be isolated. It needs to be linked with university study,” Wang said. “As higher education in China is experiencing reform, high schools have to change too.”
Wang pointed out that more and more universities are now recruiting students independently using a variety of methods. He called for reforms to empower high schools to select outstanding students.
Wang said interviews involving university professors will help to determine if a student has capabilities that are not necessarily revealed when they sit a written test.
“Previously, high schools tended to organize competitions and contests, including the Math Olympiad, to help students get into prestigious universities,” Wang said. “But now we have realized that such training is no longer effective in preparation for university study. For example, engineering schools want students with strong hands-on skills, while multi-discipline universities seek applicants with well-rounded knowledge.”
Wang also hopes the change will prompt middle schools and primary schools to change their educational emphasis.
When interviewing middle school students at Beijiao High School, professors said what they wanted to know was whether students paid attention to current affairs, and whether the could think logically and critically.
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