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A Three-Self Pastor Prays for Those Taking the “Gaokao”

Last week millions of Chinese high school students took the annual two-day college entrance exam know as, the gaokao. For these students and their families, much of their young lives have led up to this moment. Many of their future hopes and dreams also ride on their exam scores.

While stress ran high, Chen Fengsheng, a Three-Self pastor in Wenzhou, offered this prayer for the gaokao season.

Towards a New Model for Christian Education in China

Dissatisfied with the current educational system and wanting their children to be taught from a biblical worldview, Christian parents in China are exploring a variety of alternatives. In the latest episode of ChinaSource Conversations we explore these alternatives in Christian education with three educators who have firsthand experience with schools in China.

Christian Education in China

This podcast features a discussion among three educators, one from China and two from the United States, about trends in Chinese Christian education. They look specifically at a private school model that features a holistic educational experience grounded in a Christian worldview. In this podcast Dr. Charlie Brainer of Taylor University also traces the development of private schools in China against the backdrop of competing national educational goals. 

Chinese Students in the U.S.

Last November the Institute of International Education published a report on international students in the United States and American students going abroad. According to the report, there were more than 880,000 international students enrolled in American institutes of higher education during the 2013-2014 academic year.

教育事工的伙伴

中國的教育制度備受批評,無論在國內或國外,倡議改革者大不乏人。在厭倦一個專注背誦和强記的教育制度之餘,家長們日益渴求一個包括品格培育和課外活動的全人教育制度。填鴨式教育只為學生的「高考」(大學入學試) 作好準備,並不傳授批判性思考能力予莘莘學子。

赴美留學的挑战、荣耀与展望

作者闡述自身在美國入讀中學的經歷和體驗。他分享所面對的挑戰和困惑,和他的父母親為他所作出的擺上。他指出中美兩個文化的差異,又為讀者述說這留學經驗如何改變了他的人生。