At 09:29 PM 3/27/2008, you wrote: >Oopsy. So sorry for error. I'm curious about the comparison between >educational systems in China vs. US. Is Tian more educated than >children her age who have been attending US schools? > >Tink I can't answer the education item of here versus there. What I can say is what I learned while in China. Learning English starts at 3 years of age. Starting in the 1st grade in China, children have 3 hours of homework a night. School is from 7 AM to 5 PM with a two hour break mid-day for a nap. In the higher grades they get 6 hours of homework a night. Tim