Chinese Education, Gaokow, and Parental Involvement

By: Brian King, Austin Elliot, and Ben Vickman

College entrance exam

Equivalent to ACT or SAT

Only Factor in getting into college

高考 Gaokao

Taken once at the end of High school

9 hours long

3 test days

高考 Gaokao

Parents rent hotels for their kids taking the Gaokao

Taxis are often rentedby parents for their kids

高考 Gaokao

Students place a paper with Gaokao Student written on it in their windshield

Traffic Police sometimes intervene

Some students get police escorts

高考 Gaokao

Homework

Direct relationship between parent involvement and success

Parental Involvment

Ministry of Education

Bridge between schools and parents have to have a better relationship

Parental Involvement in School

Law Professor at Yale

Chinese Parents are very strict

Amy Chua