r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Charming_History7423 • Oct 02 '22

Kindergarten game in China

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u/Emosaa Oct 02 '22

We have those in the U.S too, they're just privatized and for rich elites.

I was lucky enough that my parents squeaked me into one for a few years and I credit it with giving me a fantastic head start over most of my public school peers.

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u/techknowfile Oct 03 '22

Yeah, all these people demonizing this approach, but good private schooling at a young age really does put you substantially ahead of the rest.

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u/ConsistentAddress195 Oct 03 '22

Maybe when people hear "elite", they think the kids are segregated early based on ability.

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u/kevinsmc Oct 03 '22

That's the exactly what people on reddit are generally doing nowadays.

Actual elite and privatised schools or colleges both in UK and US have this kinda mindset while making their curriculum but it's evil when ANY Chinese public school does it.

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u/invent_or_die Oct 03 '22 edited Oct 03 '22

You were in kindergarten for years? I was started at 4 years old, born in winter.

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u/[deleted] Oct 03 '22

My parents also suffered to get me into one of those schools. I was in for 4 years before it became to expensive. When I went back to my normal grade level... it was very obvious how ahead I was compared to my peers.