Random Gleanings about Education in China

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  • China has thousands of unlicensed and unregistered schools.
  • Public schools are considered the best schools.
  • ACE is the most popular form of Christian education in China.
  • More and more Chinese parents are concerned about the quality of education in China. This is one thing that is driving the influx of Chinese students into American high schools.
  • There are tens of thousands Chinese high school students in US private schools. It is quite possible that China's future leaders will emerge from this group.
  • Educational partnerships with Chinese schools are possible, but not easy.

Last week I had the privilege of attending a consultation on education in China, co-hosted by ChinaSource. Below are some random gleanings from a day of note-taking:

Here are some recent articles on education in China that shed light on Chinese education:

Duke's China Campus Approved (The New York Times)

China's 7 million recent graduates compete in toughest job market ever (NBC)

Global education lessons: China's mentor schools bridge rich-poor gap (Christian Science Monitor)

Chinese Educators Look to American Classrooms (The New York Times)

More students to study overseas (China Daily)

Seeking Edge in Academics, Chinese Spend Summer in U.S. (The New York Times)

Joann Pittman

周寧現任華源協作夥伴關係與中國事工副總裁,並擔任《每週中國快訊》(ZGBriefs)編輯。 加入華源協作之前,周寧曾在中國工作 28 年,期間擔任過英語教師、語言學生及專案主任,也為在中國工作的機構與企業提供跨文化培訓。她曾在明尼蘇達州的西北大學(University of Northwestern–St. Paul)教授中文,並在惠頓學院(Wheaton College)及泰勒大學(Taylor University)教授中國文化與溝…