Under the Same Sky

Vast difference in two students' schooling reveals the truth about China's equal education system.
by Yoyo Li201819 mins
Under The Same Sky
During the Chinese government's national campaign on "equal" education, discover the different reality of a city versus a countryside boy as they both go to school.
Synopsis
In 2014, the Chinese government started a new national campaign on equal elementary education, but at the same time strengthened the residential registration system to segregate the rural and urban areas. Through this observational documentary we watch as class and regional lines collide to debunk the Chinese propaganda about equality. The truth is revealed that the elementary education in China puts young children under unbearable and shocking pressure, which is what I’ve personally suffered from while growing up. Now as an adult, in reviewing the education I received in China I discovered the influence it had on me and what it is still doing to children today that come from different backgrounds.
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