Chapter 131 One Child Policy The one child policy started in 1980. Most of my students came from one child families. Many of the teachers that I knew had brothers and sisters. Nothing wrong with one child in a family, I am one of those. Parents and grandparents spoil that child of course but nothing wrong with that either. It's nice for the child. A good education is the main priority that the parents want for their child. A lot of times as the child is growing up, the parents do not teach their child to do household things like cleaning, washing clothes and picking up things in their rooms. They will do it for the child so the child can spend more time studying and doing homework to get better grades and will be able to go to a better university in order to get a better job, have money to do things and also take good care of the parents when they get older. That’s how it is done in China, you take care of your parents when they are older. That is part of the culture. ...
Rick Mundt (1950-2024) lived in the La Crosse WI area and spent 5 years in China teaching English at Luoyang Foreign Language Schools. He embraced the opportunity to meet people and learn about the culture. After his return, Rick worked on a journal with 9000 photos of his experience. With over 150 chapters, we will share weekly his experiences and the friendships he made.