Mandarin for Gamers: Learning Chinese by hook or by crook
When we decided to homeschool our children for another year rather than send them to…
Browsing: Learning
Global Times Looks at Beijing Homeschoolers
Beijing’s rising cost of education has driven many international families to homeschooling their children.…
Look Ma, No English! Expat parents demystify the local Chinese school system
The van Lawick van Pabst-Koch Family Three-year-old Bernadette van Lawick van Pabst has blonde, curly…
What to Do If Your Children Speak Better Mandarin Than You
I always thought there would be some way of making my child pay me back…
“Cramming for College”: Long Reads Featured on TheBeijinger
Our sister site thebeijinger.com has a new column, To Savor for Later, featuring interesting China related…
From Agenda: An interview with Jesper Lodahl, CEO and co-founder of Educational App maker SmarTots
Jesper Lodahl is a serial entrepreneur who has been working on mobile internet and education…
Now That’s the Real Mandarin
In Mandarin, instead of saying ‘humph’, you say heng（哼) when exasperated. If you want to…
Podcast Roundup
Commuting in this city is tough; too many people and not enough space. I like…
Founders of Google Credit Montessori, Not Stanford, With Their Success
Google’s fortunes may be flagging a bit as of late, but the success of the…
The Digital Student
Technology is advancing rapidly with everything from maps to photo albums now having a digital…