Cheaters used to be subtle. A flick of the eyes here, a flash of the cheat sheet there. A healthy respect for the consequences of academic dishonesty lent to creativity, finesse.
An increasing number of Chinese parents are sending their children to alternative, private schools in order to avoid the high-stress environment of the state-run educational system.
Picture the first day of kindergarten: the anxiety of meeting classmates for the first time, of being separated from your parents for six hours, of starting a whole new, slightly scary chapter of your life.