The meeting with Dr Yong Zhao was on a rainy night in Shanghai when he delivered a speech to families of Shanghai American School at the Kerry Hotel in Pudong. In the 90 minutes, the author of the popular book Catching Up or Leading The Way: American Education in the Age of Globalization, which was [...]

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Wellington College International Tianjin, a brand new international school in central Tianjin, has opened its doors to welcome their first group of 200 students for the first day of school on August 22nd.
As the partner school of Wellington College in the UK, the highly prestigious independent school founded by Queen Victoria in 1859, Wellington College [...]

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What is ADHD? Do your children have behavioral problems at school? How do you help the student listen better and pay attention in class? What can teachers do to help with time management? What is the right amount of homework to give to children? …
Surely, these are the kind of questions lingering on the minds [...]

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Parents/caretakers are faced with a host of challenges today in raising their teenagers. Issues, such as 24/7 Internet access and social networking, temptations to try alcohol and other drugs, and curiosity about sexual interactions, are many of such challenges confronting youth.
Effective parenting is very much needed nowadays. However, nobody is born a parent…
Dr.West-Olatunji, Associate Professor [...]

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Most international schools emphasize class participation and inquiry. If your son has never before been in such an environment, it will be unfamiliar and perhaps a bit uncomfortable for him.

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I am in favor of gap years, and I will tell you why in a moment, but I need you to know that I’m not the only person who feels this way.

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Choosing a school for your child is different from almost any other kind of choice you will ever make in your life. It is certainly more complicated than buying a house, choosing a job and perhaps even harder than choosing a spouse! Why is it so hard?

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The departure of a child from her family is one of the biggest developmental transitions in all of life, almost as important as getting married or giving birth to a baby.

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I favor allowing children to pick their own colleges, for two reasons. After all, it is the child—or should I say “young adult”—who is going to college, not the parents.

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