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ID: 2014 Upper Intermediate
In a society renowned for its rigid examination system, homeschooling might seem like a very attractive option to conscientious parents that are looking to do more for their children's futures then turn them into obedient little worker drones, fresh terracotta bricks for the (not so great) wall. But did you know that homeschooling is actually illegal in China? Get the Chinese perspective in this lesson.
Wed Sep 05 2012 | Jenny, John
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SIMPLIFIED PINYIN ENGLISH  
抢着 qiǎng zhe to fight over
统一 tǒngyī unified
应试教育 yìngshìjiàoyù unified examination system
天性 tiānxìng natural talent
你知道吗，今年有个14岁的小姑娘，小学和初中基本上是在家里读的，高考居然考得特别好，清华北大抢着要！
nǐ zhīdào ma ，jīnnián yǒu gè shísì suì de xiǎogūniang ，xiǎoxué hé chūzhōng jīběn shang shì zài jiālǐ dú de ，gāokǎo jūrán kǎo de tèbié hǎo ，Qīnghuá Běidà qiǎng zhe yào ！
Did you know that there's a 14 year old girl who's basically studied at home all through elementary and middle school. She unexpectedly did exceptionally well on the college entrance exam this year. Qinghua University and Beijing University are both fighting over her!
嗯，这小姑娘是天才！不过在家里上学是挺好的。学校统一的应试教育把孩子的天性都扼杀了。
ng4 ，zhè xiǎogūniang shì tiāncái ！bùguò zài jiālǐ shàngxué shì tǐng hǎo de 。xuéxiào tǒngyī de yìngshìjiàoyù bǎ háizi de tiānxìng dōu èshā le 。
Yeah, that girl's a genius! Homeschooling is great, though. The school's unified examination system smothers a child's natural talent.
我就没让儿子上幼儿园。我当时送孩子去过几天，发现幼儿园也要让孩子死记硬背，就不想去了。
wǒ jiù méi ràng érzi shàng yòuéryuán 。wǒ dāngshí sòng háizi qù guo jǐtiān ，fāxiàn yòuéryuán yě yào ràng háizi sǐjìyìngbèi ，jiù bùxiǎng qù le 。
I don't make my son go to kindergarten. I had sent him there a few times when I discovered that even at that age he was having to learn by rote. I didn't want to send him there any more after that.
你是北大毕业的高材生，干脆小学中学也自己教得了。我认识一个美国妈妈，她三个孩子都是自己教的，有两个已经上了哈佛。美国有好多家庭学校，教出来的孩子各方面都比在学校上学的孩子强。
nǐ shì Běidà bìyè de gāocáishēng ，gāncuì xiǎoxué zhōngxué yě zìjǐ jiāo dé le 。wǒ rènshi yī gè Měiguó māma ，tā sān gè háizi dōu shì zìjǐ jiāo de ，yǒu liǎng gè yǐjīng shàng le Hāfó 。Měiguó yǒu hǎo duō jiātíngxuéxiào ，jiāo chūlái de háizi gèfāngmiàn dōu bǐ zài xuéxiào shàngxué de háizi qiáng 。
You're a top Beijing University graduate. You can just teach them through elementary school and middle school yourself. I know this American mother who has three children that she homeschools; two of them have already gotten into Harvard. There are a lot of kids in America getting homeschooled. The kids who were homeschooled are a lot stronger in many ways than kids from regular schools.
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