Village Elementary School Affecting the United Nations

"Left-behind children" are children who have one parent or both parents working in another city while the children stay in the village. These children usually live with either one of their parents, relatives or family friends. Research shows that there are over 58 million left-behind children in China; 57.2 percent of them have one parent working in another city, 42.8 percent of the children have both parents working in another city, 79.7 percent are raised by their grandparents, 13 percent of the left-behind children are raised by relatives or friends, 7.3 percent of these children are raised without a guardian or information about them is uncertain. As the Chinese economy prospers, working-age adults from villages increasingly choose to work in cities with left-behind children a special population that requires special attention in Chinese village education. Social researchers warn that left-behind children are not only a problem for families but a social problem. The education program in Linzi Elementary School, Rugao City, Jiangsu Province has raised awareness of left-behind children’s education. The school’s "Left-behind Children ’33433’ Linzi Model" is now popular in the country and followed by many elementary schools. This school is now a major experimental elementary school under the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) caring for left-behind children.     

Are Extracurricular Classes Necessary for Younger Students?

正Winter vacation is just around the corner,and lots of Chinese parents are beginning to secure places for their children on extracurricular tutorial courses.While education authorities are encouraging schools to alleviate pressure on students,why are so many parents still so interested in such classes?What can their children gain from such classes,and how much truth is     

Readjustment to China＇s Birth Policy

正Since its introduction of the one-child policy for most Chinese couples in the late 1970s,China has effectively reined in its rampant population growth.Benef iting from the policy,Chinese women have been liberated from the birth burden to a great degree and their education and employment situation has improved dramatically.To promote long-term,balanced development of the population,China is gradually adjusting its family planning policy.On December 23,2013,a bill to allow couples to have two children if either parent is an only child was approved at the sixth meeting of the Standing Committee of the 12th National People’s Congress.The move marks another major adjustment to China’s family planning policy since the country allowed couples to have two children if both parents are only children.     

Tiger Mother? Good Mother?

正Chinese parents face dilemmas in choosing education methods for children Meng Yijun,an accountant at a PR firm in Beijing,has a 10-yearold daughter. Although she was born in 1974,the Year of the Tiger according to Chinese astrology,Meng said     

On Migrant Children's Right to Equal Access to Education

By migrant children, we mean children living in cities with their parents who are migrants from the countryside. Under the current education system practiced in Chinese cities, the so-called migrant children,     

Happy Children, Hopeful Tomorrows

For Chinese parents, a good education is just as important as good nutrition. To increase the odds of future success, they cajole, or in many cases coerce, their children into extracurricular courses in various subjects.     

On the Job

Employment offers women higher family status and more In Chinese tradition,it is a virtue for women to look after their children and take care of housework in order to support their husbands’careers.However,with the progress of society and the rise of education levels over the past few decades,more and more women arerealizing     

Is China Ready for Home Schools?

<正>The new semester has begun and students have gradually returned to their schools. However, the end of the summer holiday doesn’t mean a return to school for some children. Today, a growing number of children in China are staying at home, not because they are giving up education but because their parents think they will actually receive a better education at home.     

Filling an Empty Nest

正As more children move away from home, their empty-nest parents try to build a new life Mid-Autumn Festival is traditionally a time for family reunions in China. But for 53-year-old Beijing resident Wei Xiling and her husband, this year’s festival on September 30 was the fourth in a row     

Education for Migrant Children To Be Guaranteed

Urged by media and advocates, Beijing and many other Chinese cities have issued regulations to provide and guarantee basic education for migrant laborers' children. The municipal govemment of Beijing has decided that beginning in September, public schools in the Chinese capital should become more open to eligible migrant children by lowering the charges, and qualified social organizations and individuals will be allowed to run schools for migrant children in migrant population communities in light of the standard of average local public schools.