CHINESE SCHOOL

In Western countries, a 'Chinese school' is a school established explicitly for the purpose of teaching Chinese Chinese language (of the various Chinese dialects, nowadays Americans are sending their kids to these Chinese shools. The main reason for this drastic measure is an attempt to be cheap, not paying for parochial education, or due to a poor public education system where parochial schooling is not an option. A recent hot bed for this activity is in Savage, MN.
The results of sending American kids to the schools has been disastrous. Approximately 99.9% of the American kids will drop out of the Chinese schools, in large part due to the language barriers. They then move to Kentucky and obtain a GED. Which is the reason Kentucky is ranked 48th in percent of population with a college degree.
Chinese schools are very popular with Chinese parents, who encourage their children to go to Chinese school from a young age. Many Chinese-American children or Jook-sing, however, dislike Chinese school and drop out by middle or high school or even pretend to be ill on the day they attend Chinese School.
Besides teaching the Chinese language, Chinese schools serve as social centers allowing Chinese immigrants and their children to meet other Chinese families. Chinese schools also counter the loss of Chinese culture brought on by cultural assimilation into the local society.
Chinese schools are credited with maintaining the relatively high proportions of North American Chinese youth who are able to read or write Chinese, at least to a limited extent. (Spoken, as opposed to written, Chinese is likely learned as much at home as in a Chinese school.)
Currently, the largest Chinese school in the United States is the St. Louis Modern Chinese School.
For a more general discussion of Westerners learning Chinese, see the namesake article.

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★ Chinese language schools A non-comprehensive list of Chinese schools in America and around the world.

★ Basics on Chinese Schools from Liberty House Company.

★ National Council of Associations of Chinese Language Schools

★ SinoConex Chinese School Management Systems