By Feng Zengkun

THE school times, they are a'changin.

Ten - or even five - years ago, the model student sat down, kept quiet and took notes; these days, that student is more likely to be sitting down, keeping quiet and taking notes - for his eventual petition.

All this begs the question of how much say students should have in setting the terms of their own education.

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