The Chinese Educational Scenario – An Overview

When UNDP conducted the review of the Chinese Educational System in the year 2003 it was found that China had 116,390 kindergartens.  More than six hundred thousand teachers and twenty million students were attached to the kindergartens there.  Similarly, there were 425,846 primary schools attaching 5.7 million teachers and 116.8 million students in primary levels.  There were 79,490 secondary educational institutions with 4.5 million teachers and 85.8 million students.

These are not all.  There were also 3,065 specialized secondary schools that houses 199,000 teachers and 5 million students.  They include 6,843 vocational training schools that engage 289,000 teachers and 5.2 million students in all.  Similarly 1551 special schools were also there with 30,000 teachers teaching 365,000 students.

Above statistics is clear indication of the fact that China has been able to achieve one of the most remarkable educational expansions in recent era.  The number of educated people in the country is increasing geometrically and the number of undergraduates alone has increased five fold in the recent years alone.  There were 1552 higher education institutions that include both colleges and universities.  With 725,000 professors and the number of students reaching the eleven million marks in the year 2003 alone the number has increased considerably even after that.

While Beijing and Tsighua are the two most sought after universities, there are more than one hundred other universities that impart training and education to students from all over the country.  In any case the advancement in the field of education has been quite remarkable for a country that was very near the bottom of the ladder so far as the educational ladder is concerned.

Parents, You Are The Makers Of Tomorrow’s Society

Society comprises of today’s children! That is truly an apt statement. Our future society depends upon us and how we make our children. If we fail to teach them values that make a good society, it is our fault. And therefore parental duty is doubled in today’s terrorism oriented society. They have to have great responsibility to evaluate their child’s behavior at every step and guide him without making him feel low.

No wonder most great people owe their greatness to their parents. In almost all cases, one of the parents’ focused attention during growing up years makes the person what he or she is today. Also parental coordination, healthy atmosphere at home, and educational boost are some of the greatest things a child can have during thriving up. And only parents can give him this.

Along with the regular teaching at school, it is every parent’s duty to teach him the right values and manners, and make him the strongest willed person who can face any situation in life with grace. Everyone becomes a parent. But only few can turn their parenthood into something worthwhile and develop children that the country can be proud of. Why not we too make such parents?