In China, Betting It All on a Child in College

[Beliavsky]

<p>As Heather Mac Donald notes in her comments on the NYT article, having families, rather than the government, pay for more of the schooling of their children may encourage children to work harder, since education is not seen as free.</p>

<p>[Lessons</a> From a Chinese Family - By Heather Mac Donald - The Corner - National Review Online](<a href=“http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/340885/lessons-chinese-family-heather-mac-donald]Lessons”>http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/340885/lessons-chinese-family-heather-mac-donald)</p>

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Once in college, Wu Caoying also did not encounter a massive bureaucracy dedicated to persuading “first-generation college students” to stay in college. The deal was: The college provides the professors, the students do the work.

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