Reflections of English Teachers: the Quality-oriented Education Reform in China's Middle Schools

Today in China, quality-oriented education reform is seen as an importance in fulfilling the potential development of all individuals.However, the current examination focus within long-term mainstream education tends to block the process of reform policy and its implementation in several ways.The purpose of this paper is to bring about philosophical foundations and documents to support this thought-provoking discussion.Through the experimental research, questions were asked to those involved in the policy reform process.The author listens to the voices from the grassroots, and explores existing challenges and corresponding solutions.Both qualitative and quantitative methods were used to collect data.Specifically, the first four interviews acted as the main research process, while statistics of questionnaires were used to supplement the data.A final interview was then conducted as a summary and explanation for the research.In this investigation, teachers generally supported the quality-oriented education reform in their practice.It was found that obstacles were all important.However, with the support from educational departments, teachers have developed corresponding solutions.At the end of this paper, an overview of the whole investigation is addressed.Additionally, some practical suggestions are offered in order to make contributions to possible further development.