Cultural Exchange Program in Myanmar - Part One <Private School in Myanmar>

We bumped into a pre-college school in Yangon, Myanmar. The students were having Philosophy lessons and discussing free will. They adopt "round-table" dialogue in teaching process as originated from ancient England. The idea puts stress on equal rights upon communication, regardless of teacher or students, which is highly admired but not yet achieved by many education systems over the world.

The general public tends to under-estimate the competitiveness and open-mindedness of Burmese people since it is only 4 years after the open and reform. The reality is opposite - their capability is comparable to students from other countries regarding language skills and critical thinking. "Freedom" is even more valuable in such a society that just flee from feudalism.

我們「誤闖」緬甸仰光的一所預科學校，這班學生正在上哲學課，討論的內容是自由意志(free will)。他們採用來自英國傳說中的「圓桌」(round table)教學方式，強調不分高低、平等的對話。師生之間用平等的方式溝通，各國教育制度一直都趨之若騖卻未能做到。

很多人都認為緬甸改革開放僅僅四年，競爭力與思想開放程度有限。事實上，這裡的學生在語言及思考能力上，絲毫不下於其他東南亞國家，原因是他們剛好脫離社會最封閉的年代，「自由」對他們來說更是彌足珍貴。

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