Current location:Culture Compass news portal > style
Boarding Schools Ensure Fairer Education in Tibet
Culture Compass news portal2024-05-21 21:37:33【style】5People have gathered around
IntroductionContact Us HomeNewsHighlightACWF NewsSocietyWom
- Home
- News
- People
- In-depth
- ACWF
Boarding Schools Ensure Fairer Education in Tibet
March 31, 2023BEIJING, March 29 (Xinhua) — The boarding school system in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region has ensured that both rural and urban students can equally receive quality education and the will of the parents and students is fully respected when choosing to live in the schools or not, China Daily reported Wednesday, citing opinions of experts on education.
The system has been proven suitable for Tibet, with its vast land and sparse population. It is welcomed by both the students and parents, especially those in pastoral areas, said Sherab Nyima, a professor with Minzu University of China, at an international symposium on education modernization and protection of the rights to education in Tibet.
"Students in pastoral areas had previously experienced difficulties in going to schools. To solve the problems, boarding schools have been set up. Those schools have enabled children from rural and pastoral areas to equally receive education," Sherab Nyima was quoted by the newspaper as saying.
Many Tibetan experts and scholars who are from remote areas in Tibet attended boarding schools and then pursued higher education. Setting up boarding schools in areas with harsh natural environments and sparse population has been a common practice in China to protect children's right to education. It has never been a practice targeting Tibet, he noted.
The recent claims that Tibetan students are taken away from their families and forced to live in the schools are groundless and have a clear political agenda, Xiao Jie, deputy director of the Institute of Contemporary Studies at the China Tibetology Research Center, was quoted as saying.
"It is necessary to make clear that although many schools in Tibet provide accommodation, it is up to the students and their parents to choose if they want to live in the schools or not," said Xiao, who just returned from Tibet after carrying out research on boarding schools in the region.
Some students' homes are about 40 kilometers and even 100 km from the school, so it is only reasonable for them to live at school. Also, it is not practical to set up schools in villages that may only have five households, according to Xiao.
"Also, the schools offer lessons on Tibetan language and culture, so it's nonsense to say that the schools are there to erase Tibetan culture. In contrast, the students may learn more about Tibetan culture at the schools," Xiao was quoted as saying.
(Source: Xinhua)
32.3KPlease understand that womenofchina.cn,a non-profit, information-communication website, cannot reach every writer before using articles and images. For copyright issues, please contact us by emailing: [email protected]. The articles published and opinions expressed on this website represent the opinions of writers and are not necessarily shared by womenofchina.cn.
Comments
Magazines
Projects
- 2023 Women Science and Technology Innovation Pioneer...
Photos
- People Enjoy Blooming Tulips in Jinan, East...
- Flowers Bloom Across China in Spring
Special Coverage
Address of this article:http://saintkittsandnevis.izmirambar.net/html-16e699926.html
Very good!(5996)
Related articles
- Brewers starter Joe Ross leaves after first inning vs. Marlins with lower back strain
- Arrests made a year after gold and cash worth millions were stolen at Toronto airport
- Police seeking arrest of Pennsylvania Rep. Kevin Boyle
- Barry Keoghan sports a Burberry bandana on his face as he playfully poses with Stormzy at Coachella
- Online reading or offline clubs? Young Chinese embrace both in digital era
- Countdown clock for Paris Olympics hits 100
- Portland makes coaching move following the Thorns' poor start
- Queen Mary and King Frederik of Denmark join Queen Margrethe to celebrate her 84th birthday
- These hilarious notices will make you do a double take
- NPR suspends whistleblower who exposed taxpayer
Popular articles
Recommended
Climber found dead on Denali, North America's tallest peak
Trump goes from court to campaign at a NYC bodega
Cops raid the owner of a pack of vicious wolf
Mbappé scores twice as PSG beats Barcelona to reach Champions League semis
Tamara Ecclestone is criticised as her daughter Fifi, 10, heads out wearing heavy make
NPR suspends editor who criticized his employer for what he calls an unquestioned liberal worldview
Governor's pandemic rules for bars violated North Carolina Constitution, appeals court says
America's electric vehicle push happened 'too soon and too fast,' warn ex
Links
- Cannes sets lineup with Lanthimos, Coppola and Trump film 'The Apprentice'
- April 8 solar eclipse: What you need to know before you watch
- Movie Review: ‘Food, Inc. 2’ revisits food system, sees reason for frustration and (a little) hope
- Making cement is very damaging for the climate. One solution is opening in California
- Russia aborts planned test launch of new space rocket
- Movie Review: ‘STEVE! (martin)’ looks at past, present in a lovely, intimate 2
- When's the next eclipse after 2024? Watch for these celestial events
- SpaceX launches 4 astronauts to the ISS for a 6
- JPMorgan Chase, Advanced Micro Devices fall; Progressive, State Street rise, 4/12/2024
- Luke Combs leads the 2024 ACM Awards nominations, followed by Morgan Wallen and Megan Moroney