Concern has risen over the education system, geared toward rote learning, pressure-packed exams and additional after-school cramming at private tutoring businesses as anxious parents push their children t
Once dubbed one of Britain's most violent offenders, Bronson has spent most of the past 48 years behind bars, apart from two brief periods of freedom during which he reoffended, for a string of thefts, firearms and violent offences, including 11 hostage-takings in nine different sieges.
The review heard that Bronson has a 'romanticised' view of violent incidents in the past, after he told parole judges how he loved a 'rumble' and enjoyed mass brawls in prison but insisted he has since found solace in art and is a man of 'peace'.
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For now, the fitness drive shows no sign of slowing -- some Chinese provinces are even tweaking entrance-test requirements for high schools and universities to increase the weighting given to sporting ach
The 70-year-old - whose real name is Michael Gordon Peterson - could be released in a matter of weeks after spending most of the past 48 years behind bars after three parole judges started hearing his case at HMP Woodhill in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire.
She told the hearing she believes Bronson should eventually be moved to a lower security prison with open conditions to allow him to interact with other people and poses 'less of a risk' outside of jail.
Parents nowadays wouldn't insist on tutoring at home on weekends. They hope more to follow their child's natural instincts, and relieve their stress through sports," "It's not the same as before.
But she said she has begun to realise that "if they study every day ... their interest in or enthusiasm for learning will decrease because they will think that no matter how hard they work, they will have endless homewor
She sees her mission as not about creating elite -- or even middling -- athletes, but to break down Chinese perceptions that sport is only for top-level competitors and a waste of time for ever
They were under pressure to study and didn't have time for exercise. "People didn't like sports before. But now everyone values sports," Sui told AFP, after running her students through more stretches and balletic