| type="text/javascript"> | | | | are kept on paper. Students who do well and excel in |
| In China, one child is the rule. Preferably a male child, | | | | their classes are rightly proud of their achievements. |
| thank you very much. When that child arrives he is | | | | As well, Chinese society recognizes those good |
| the crown jewel of the Chinese family, potentially a | | | | efforts and rewards star students with jobs in |
| ticket out of poverty and security for the parents in | | | | government, sciences, industry and related fields. The |
| old age. Therefore, an often dirt poor family will | | | | record of onesâ grades are the ticket to a |
| scrape and slave for years to make sure that child | | | | better life. That is unless that precious piece of paper |
| has a good education and a chance to get ahead in | | | | disappears from the vaults of the Chinese educational |
| Chinese society. | | | | bureaucracy. |
| Meticulous records of a studentâs grades | | | | |