Students practise traditional Chinese calligraphy at Ririxin School in Beijing’s Changping district, which offers an alternative to traditional education. Photo: Simon Song
China education
The Chinese parents who homeschool their kids, and why they reject public education
Like homeschoolers elsewhere, parents in China don’t trust a rigid public school system to give their kids a rounded children and foster their creativity; some Beijing parents have gone a step further and fund an alternative school
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China education
Students practise traditional Chinese calligraphy at Ririxin School in Beijing’s Changping district, which offers an alternative to traditional education. Photo: Simon Song