Foreword
Chapter 1 The teaching system
What does "study" mean?
Quality education
-The teachers' quality
-The over'restrictive programs
-The substitute teachers
- The hukou
- The competition
Stress and pressure
- The homework
- The parents
- The diploma
An exam-oriented system
- History
Chapter 2 From knowledge to methodology
Love performs miracles
Active teaching / creative learning
To play: a child's right
- Obesity and physical education
Chapter 3 Rampant cheating and a solution
The cheating problem
- Cheating techniques and devices
- Copyrights
- Fake documents: receipts and diplomas
- Ghostwriting
- Plagiarism
Creativity as a solution
- No creativity without interest
Chapter 4 Foreign languages, foreign studies
Learning English
- The situation
- Special methods
- Traps ahead
Studying abroad
- Dangers and disadvantages
- Individual consequences
- National consequences
- Drain or exodus?
- The Hong Kong case
From overseas to China
- Brain gain
- Luring talents
- To remain or to return
- The foreigners
- Staying at home
- Chinese language in the world
Chapter 5 Education for all
Literacy
The situation