
No, China Private Schools Are NOT Shutting Down
After the recent Chinese ban on for-profit, private schools, those writing and commenting on the…
After the recent Chinese ban on for-profit, private schools, those writing and commenting on the…
Many parents ask which vaccination schedule they should follow upon arriving in Beijing. If your…
A 29-year study published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology found that 17 percent…
Our hard working School Editor, Jessica Suotmaa, is currently writing from Finland as she cares…
Recently Sixth Sense reported that Shanghai hospitals lack pediatricians, highlighting the dilemma from the physician’s perspective. In their article, we are told of all the reasons why young graduates avoid the pediatrics departments of public hospitals, or quit shortly after joining. The main causes being: low salaries, overtime hours (to compensate for low salaries), the large daily influx of patients that causes doctors to have a tight schedule and short window for diagnosis, and the physical violence directed at pediatricians when their diagnosis is wrong or insufficient.
Studying in an American International School in Beijing, I’ve come to the realization that I…
Beneath its rather swashbuckling name, liar’s dice (known in Chinese as chuiniu, literally “to brag”…
As the world celebrates International World Water Week (April 10-16), we can teach our children…
As regular readers will know, I have recently returned from a trip to Japan. The…