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Season 3, Episode 4

Episode Title: Class Struggle: Changes to China's Education System

Air Date: 2019-02-16

Overview:

China's education system is undergoing enormous change. Many are unhappy with a decades-long focus on rote learning designed to help students pass university entrance exams. New approaches emphasize self-expression, classical literature, or even martial arts. What will China's educators learn from this transformation? And how will it affect the future of today's students?