China now has over 200,000 extra-curricular institutions, and extra-curricular education has become an important part of Chinese students’ academic lives. However, this education system’s commercial nature and teaching methods have been controversial. The Dilemma: Extra-Curricular Institutions in China focuses on the current state of extra-curricular education in Shenzhen. It deeply discusses the origins and reasoning behind China’s cram school system through interviews with students and teachers.

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