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What a touching documentary that shows a different side to the plight of Chinese students. Thank you for sharing it.

The same system exists in America. The US version of this documentary is College, Inc [1]

The whole exchange between parents who want the best for their kids, teachers who are pushing a sub-par education at their private schools that they know takes advantage of poorer students, pre-enrollment students who will do anything to find a job, and graduated students who can see that this education hasn't opened any doors, is easy to see through this documentary. I wonder whether this film is viewable within China or not

The teacher explaining how his school isn't worth it, particularly for the poor, is heartbreakingly honest [2]

The part when she sings a song about what happened to her hands when she was a child is both sad and happy [3]

Also interesting to learn about the term "Ant Tribe", that is, kids who can't find a job after school [4]

[1] http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/film/collegeinc/

[2] https://youtu.be/BP61LwODTnY?t=50m32s

[3] https://youtu.be/BP61LwODTnY?t=55m50s

[4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ant_tribe




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