[Mark Henry]

Originally Posted by milt

Editorial in the paper today said if you want your kids to be able to do math, write and read well, teach them yourself along with the kids attending school.

I don't know how the Chinese see it, but since the OP lived there for 10 years, they tap him. I say find a school in a country that will embrace being a sister school. I think here in Long Beach we have sister schools in Asia, but maybe not China. I'm pretty sure there are some in Japan.

Then what do we need schools for? And what about the parents who the school system failed them in their their generation. Most failures of these children can be traced back to not understanding the basic concepts of language and math from an early age. Most chronic unemployment is generational, if the parents don't have the tools to start with how do you expect them to teach their kids?

Want to know how the Chinese see it? They are too busy teaching two languages, math and science to be interested in frivolities. They have no interest in lowering the bar in the name of self-esteem. They plan to take over the spot as the most technology advanced country in the world.
My bet is unless we grow a brain they will.