http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/22/world/asia/in-china-schools-a-culture-of-bribery-spreads.html
The Demands for children to get into good schools starts as early as kindergarten.
The lengths that some people will go to for their children sometimes are simply astounding. But when is this desire taken too far? This article discusses the new Chinese school system, which now pressures children, from the very beginning of their education, to compete with other children and their families to get into the best schools possible. Howver, the spots that the children receive, are not always earned. Today, it is more common to see parents use bribery and their own personal connections to get their children into the "best" schools. Even though in today's society a proper education is now crucial, is the corruption of the school system because of personal ambition taking it too far?
I always knew China had a high pressure for the children but actually reading about it is eye opening. There are pressures in America for children to do well that I can only imagine how hard Chinese parents and teachers push young children to succeed. I feel it is a good thing to motivate children but putting all of this pressure on them is going to cause that high levels of stress which they might not be able to handle at such a young age.
ReplyDeleteThis was an eye-opener for me as well. People always talk about the pressure put on kids here to do well in school and sports by parents. It is interesting to look at what we find too far in America as compared to China.
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