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What does each think of this obligatory military training?  
   

What does each think of this obligatory military training?

The look on two faces is telling. What might be on the minds of these two ladies, as they reflect on strenuous 2 weeks of the freshmen military training at TTC?
#104 Teaching at Taizhou Teachers College, China (Freshmen Military Training at TTC, Sep. 2008)

October 8th 2008
One of the most surprising experiences for a first year student during college and university life in China has little to do with academic endeavor or performance. The Chinese college freshmen, who usually arrive 2 weeks after the classes for the upper classmen have already begun, must first participate in compulsory and strenuous two to three week "military training". That national practice wi ... read more
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