Friday, 23 July 2010 14:15
What kinds of reforms are needed within the Chinese high school education system? In this opinion article, Gary Yukang Tao (the Principal of the Ameson Institute of Foreign Languages, a network of schools supported by the Ameson Foundation) shares his thoughts about specific reforms needed from the perspective of students, their parents, and educators within the system.
After a successful SAYA exchange in February 2010, Belmont High School Principal Dr. Michael Harvey shares his thoughts and perspectives on cultural exchanges, the SAYA program, and also his intended future, working with the Ameson Foundation.
For Mr. Ramon Cortines, the Superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District, Los Angeles, California, former Assistant Secretary for Department of Education and Deputy Mayor for Education Youth and Families for the City of Los Angeles, CA, the education of young people is his passion. As an advisor of the Ameson Foundation, he was invited to China in 2009 for an educational visit. 
China’s education system continues to make fundamental changes and reforms, helping the system improve at a much faster rate than those of other developing nations. In a recent interview with Professor Fernando M. Reimers of Harvard University, he discussed the idea of a significant “paradigm shift” in the Chinese education system. 
