The Negative Impact of Vocational Education in China

Parents seek out ways to differentiate their children from other children. This fierce competition and parental expectations are causing huge psychological strains for Zhongkao students. Almost 15% of children in China aged between 10 to 16 years old have different degrees of depression, according to a recent study. In late March, seven teenagers committed suicide in the space of five days in Tianjin, with several reportedly due to bad academic performance.