Chinese experiment with online parent–teacher conferences

A primary school in the central Chinese city of Zhengzhou held an online parent–teacher meeting on Wednesday, October 10, 2007, providing a novel and instant way to foster communication between the two sides. At 4:30 p.m., after students were released from school, Li Yujuan, head teacher of Grade 5 at Yong’an Street Primary School, opened her laptop to commence the online conference. “Was not yesterday's homework too much? My kid did it until 11 p.m. at night,” a father said on the class forum. “My son did his homework until 10:30,” complained another parent. Read more about the new conferencing method at China Economic Net.