Chinese culture: education, part 1

First of all, I have to say that Chinese's education has a long way to go... and that is the reason why I study aboard in this country.

Below is a typical academic schedule of a Chinese student for a day: (before college)

7:30am: you have to enter the main gate of school before that or you will be late, even though the first class starts at 8:00am

7:30-8:00am: This period of time you have to turn in all of your assignments and do the morning exercise. (be honest, I used to arrive  before 7:30 so that would leave me enough time to copy others homework...)

8:00-12:00pm: typically four courses in the morning, and 40 minutes for each. 10 minutes break between classes (I hate that so much!!! beacuse most of the teachers would delay the class if they want)

12:00-1:00pm: Lunch time and break time

1:00-4:00pm: three classes in the afternoon, also 10 minutes break between classes, and then school's over. (If you get lucky, your day will be ended at 4:00pm but sometimes, students would be forced to stay at school and do their unfinished works for that day...)

So, this may seem not that bad but trust me, it is that bad...

This is only part 1 of Chinese education industry and I'll explain more, a lot more in the future posts...