China's education system part 1: A broken starting line

After reading an article on mother's who sacrifice everything to make sure their children get into middle school in China, I was inspired to take a deep dive and learn more about one of the world's biggest school systems. Why has China's education system become so fiercely competitive? How is this impacting children? And who are the people making huge profits from parental anxiety?This is part 1 of at least 2 episodes (potentially 3)!-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------SourcesEducation Development in China: Education Return, Quality, and Equity, by Guo, Huang and ZhangExploring Compulsory Education Policy of Rural and Urban Area in China, by Yizhong MaoHopes and Hurdles: Rural Migrant Children’s Education in Urban China, by Gu and YeungThe education of China’s migrant children: The missing link in China’s education system, Lai et al.A Studied Sacrifice: Why China’s Moms Bet All on Education, Sixth Tone China Is Cracking Down on ‘Hidden’ Tutoring Schools, Sixth ToneChina’s anxious parents turn to tutoring black market after Xi Jinping’s crackdown, FTChina Tried to Ban Private Tutoring. It Created a Huge Black Market. Sixth ToneChina’s TikTok Launches Campaign to Protect Parents From ‘Anxiety Marketing’ During Summer, Sixth ToneZhongkao, Not Gaokao, Now the Make-or-Break Exam, Parents Say, Sixth ToneSupport the showSign up for Buzzsprout to launch your podcasting journey: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=162442Subscribe to the Sinobabble Newsletter: https://sinobabble.substack.com/Support Sinobabble on Buy me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Sinobabblepod