Children in China

I had the great opportunity of visiting China this past couple weeks. It was an amazing opportunity in which I really learned a lot. The most memorable part of this experience was the children. It's interesting to me how we often imagine other cultures and their differences but what I came to find was that are just like the children here. They have hopes and dreams. They are full of enthusiasm. And they love learning, if we let them. The classrooms we visited were full of kids who genuinely seemed to love what they were doing. And just like any kids they could not wait to show us what they had done, whether it was create beautiful painting or sculpture or play or sing a music piece they had worked so hard to prepare. The other thing that really stuck out to me was how dedicated and focused they were on their school work. Much of this probably stemmed from their parents involvement in their education and that is a great thing. Some might say they are too involved but I don't know if that's really possible. If it is then I'd still rather that than parents who take little notice of their kid's school work. Anyway as far as these kids are concerned I think they have a very bright future and we need to make sure ours are prepared for the future.