Summary:
In China the college entrance exams are called gaokao. A
good score in the gaokao will open the doors to the country's most prestigious
universities, granting access not only to the best education and the chance to
work overseas but also to an elite Rolodex of upper-echelon contacts. For the
students that miss out on their gaokao/ or did poor, the years of tutoring and
months of cramming could mean relegation to a provincial university and the
oblivion of a major city “ant colony”—the shared dormitory accommodation that
awaits graduates trying to find work in China’s urban centers. The number of
Chinese studying in the United States has increased more than fourfold from
about 60,000 in 2004 to more than 274,000 in 2014, according to figures from
the Institution for International Education. China now has accounts for almost
a third of international students in the U.S, marking an historic high.
Analysis:
I personally feel like private schooling prepares students
for college earlier on than public schools do. So if one can afford it than why
not. However I feel like china is spending far too much money on education
because they aren’t fond with the traditional based curriculum. So they are in
the process of changing it and they are trying to bridge the gap of high class
and middle class by having affordable education for middle classes as well. Which
I think is a good idea, education is one of the key essentials of a society progression.
Candace Burton
4/27/15
12:00 am
http://www.cnn.com/2014/11/21/world/asia/china-private-education/index.html
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