A Day in the Life of a Chinese Student...

On our recent trip to Deze Middle School to teach English, I got a copy of a students schedule. I was shocked to see how busy these middle school students are. The students live at the school Mon-Fri and go home on the weekend. They live in small dormitories of 12 people to a room. So the next time your son or daughter complains about having too much homework or too many classes, inform them of the life of a Chinese student in the countryside.

Day to Day Schedule:

6:30 - Wake Up

6:40-6:50 - Exercise

6:50-7:15 - Breakfast

7:15 - 7:45 - Reading

7:50 - 8:35 - Class

8:45 - 9:30 - Class

9:30 - 9:50 - Exercise

9:50 - 10:35 - Class

10:45 - 11:30 - Class

11:30 - 12:00 - Lunch

12:00-1:10 - Rest

2:00-2:45 - Class

2:55-3:40 - Class

3:50-4:35 - Class

4:35-5:05 - Homework

5:05-5:35 - Dinner

6:00-7:00 - Study time

7:30-8:10 - Class

8:20-9:00 - Class

9:10-9:50 - Class

10:10 - Bedtime

A student dormitory