Premier Wen has classes with pupils prior to Teachers' Day
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2006-09-08 19:53
BEIJING -- An elementary school in Beijing's downtown area received a visit
from Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Thursday morning to coincide with the 22nd
National Teachers' Day of China which falls on September 10 each year.
Wen joined a class of grade five students in a Chinese language lesson, which
lasted 40 minutes.
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Premier Wen Jiabao attends a class with
agrade-five pupils in an elementary school in Beijing's downtown area
Thursday morning, September 8, 2006.
[Xinhua]
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Wen paid tribute to teachers across the country at a symposium which was held
after the class with headteachers and teachers of primary, secondary and
vocational schools in the capital.
The teachers put forward their suggestions on future educational reform and
development.
Wen pointed out that promoting the all-round development of students does not
mean there is no longer a need for an appraisal system. We are in dire need of a
"comprehensive and regular" appraisal system for their character building,
physical training and intellectual performance, he said.
China's education system has focused on intellectual performance for decades.
In recent years, however, the education authorities have been trying to boost
the all-round performance of students.
"Only if we respect teachers and highlight the importance of education, can
our country flourish," Wen said.
Among those who accompany the premier were Liu Qi, member of the Political
Bureau of the Chinese Communist Party (CPC) Central Committee and secretary of
the CPC Beijing Municipal Committee, Chen Zhili, state councilor, Zhou Ji,
minister of Education, and Wang Qishan, mayor of Beijing.
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