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[quote=CHERRY07,404317]A seven years old girl in Oregon has become famous for selling lemonade. Last week at local arts fair, Julie started her lemonade business with the support of her mother. But Julie’s first business was not as successful as she expected. The local inspector asked to see their restaurant license. But they didn’t have one. Then the local inspector told them they would face a fine of 500 dollars if they didn’t stop selling lemonade.

Other venders urged them not to leave. A second inspector came and the two inspectors were surrounded by the crowd who support Julie and her mother.

Ultimately, Julie and her mother packed up the stand, and as Julie left the fair she was crying. But Julie has won finally. The local officials talked to them and apologized.

Reading this news, I have been thinking for a while about the differences between Chinese and American education. In the US, a seven year old girl already started her first business. But what do their Chinese counterparts do? They are just studying in Grade 1. At weekends, they join different kinds of training classes, learning match, piano, dancing, painting etc. Their time has already been arranged by their parents.

Parents attach great importance to their kid’s education. But they never know whether their kids like these things. The childhood is a busy time. If you ask their parents why they do these things, they will say other kids take such training classes. If their kids don’t attend these classes, they will fall behind their classmates.

If I had a kid in the future, I wouldn’t force him/her to spend his/her childhood in this way. I want him to develop in an all-around way. The scores won’t be the only criterion. 
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