Lottery

One of the most prestigious schools in Nanjing is an English bilingual high school. To even take the exam, you have to be selected by lottery. For the Cincinnatians reading this--It's a bit like the frantic contest to enroll children at the Montessori schools, only magnified tenfold. They only let 2000 of 4000 children take the test. The names of the children who could take the test were posted this morning. Of those 2000, only 200 get in. The faces on those parents were something to see. It was very sad.

Some few children from other communities had already taken the test. Their scores were posted. Some families were joyful; some were weeping. We were there leeafleting for the Oxford School, trying to let people know there was still a chance to learn English even if the kids didn't get into the bilingual high school.

There are several English academies like ours in Nanjing. However, ours was the only one this morning with a native English speaker leafleting. I really hustled, and I think it helped. I figure if you're running a pet shop, you ought to take some dogs out with you when you advertized. Think of me as a mascot.