How old is the child to study abroad?

With the development of China's economy, frequent foreign exchanges and fierce domestic competition for survival, as well as the continuous appreciation of RMB, more and more parents send their children to study abroad. However, their starting points and purposes are different, and some are for immigration; Some are to enjoy the advanced education in the west; Some are just for gilding; Some are because of poor academic performance in China and there is no way out; Some people don't agree with this. They think it's a good thing to study abroad and increase their knowledge ... Children of different ages have great differences in their achievements in studying abroad. After all, this is related to the family's overseas relations, family economic conditions and parents' expectations of their children. There is no uniform standard. If you go abroad in elementary school or junior high school, your child's self-care ability is limited, and your family has trusted close relatives abroad. But it is not feasible to study in China after studying for several years. China's basic education attaches importance to knowledge and skills, while the West attaches importance to methods and abilities. After returning to China halfway, students' learning progress and difficulty can't keep up, and their learning methods are not suitable, which will make their children miserable. In one case, a doctor and his wife were arranged by the company to work abroad for a short time, and they took care of their children. Children are naughty in China, and their grades are average. After going abroad, they did well in school and were often praised by their teachers, who thought his math was particularly excellent. Three years later, the doctor and his wife returned to China, and the child should be in the ninth grade. When he was transferred to a school, the school thought that his mathematics was only the test level of the seventh grade and he could not read the ninth grade. Children are completely unaccustomed to the learning style of sitting still in the classroom. As a last resort, the couple had to send their children abroad again. When primary school or junior high school study abroad, English will surpass Chinese as their first language. Especially those who go abroad in the lower grades of primary school may have communication problems in the future. More importantly, western culture will have a fundamental impact on them. Their understanding of family and attitude towards life will be completely westernized, and it is difficult for them to agree with the oriental lifestyle and code of conduct, which is in great conflict with their parents' values. Although children can go back to China to study China and oriental culture during holidays, it is almost impossible to expect them to return to work and live when they grow up. Because they are completely foreigners in culture. Parents should be mentally prepared. It is better to study abroad at the end of the semester in senior one or senior two. There is no need to study in senior three, because China's senior three is a comprehensive review of the contents of senior one and senior two, which wastes a year. It takes almost a year to apply for a foreign university after going abroad and enter a preparatory class. During this period, with a relatively solid foundation for domestic basic education, we can generally achieve satisfactory results in foreign exams. Foreign middle schools have guidance centers for further studies, so parents no longer have to worry about the procedures of university application. When studying in high school, students agree with both eastern and western cultures and have both eastern and western thinking. There will be more western elements, which can fully adapt to life abroad. When going abroad at this stage, we must consciously learn English well in advance, especially in listening and speaking communication, which is relatively lacking in English test-oriented teaching in China. When you go abroad in high school, you can receive a complete higher education abroad, and you will have many internship opportunities and gain experience during your study. After graduation, students have a detailed understanding of work and life abroad, and it is not difficult to find an ideal job and settle down after graduation. It is also an option to study abroad for graduate students after graduating from domestic universities, or to study the "two plus two" model, that is, two years at home and two years abroad. People at this stage are basically culturally formed. Although they can live happily abroad, their cultural roots are in China. Of course, not everyone can fully integrate into western society, and many people return to work and live in China after their studies. I have a teacher who went abroad when he was a lecturer in a domestic university because of his loyalty and dissatisfaction with society when he was young, and never returned to China for more than ten years. By chance, she came to Chinatown in Boston and stood in front of the Chinese archway. Just above the archway, there are four characters-"The world is public", which is the world view of China people, and on the back, there are four characters-"courtesy, righteousness, honesty and shame", which is the moral view of China people. She immediately stopped and stared for a long time, with mixed feelings and tears streaming down her face. At that moment, she suddenly realized that although she became an American citizen, she never became an American, and she found the root of her own culture. She understands that China culture and China society are not the same thing at all. She spent a long time learning China culture, and finally she got over it. Later, she often returned to China for cultural and academic exchanges with many universities. The above is not a generalization. When we talk about universities from primary schools, we hope that the trend law reflected by cultural identity is credible, which is also the most important point that parents tend to ignore. Sending children to study abroad will definitely widen the original gap between the two generations. Parents must be psychologically prepared, especially the choices made by their children abroad. Parents must fully respect them. China's traditional paternalism will definitely not work. Finally, tell a short story: Lao Liu chatted with his colleagues and talked about sending his only son abroad to study. His view is that there is nothing good abroad, western food tastes bad, and everything is good at home. He hopes that his children will return to China after graduation. Colleagues say that political reform in China is a matter of time. If it doesn't go well, there may be social unrest. It will take more than 20 years to get moving. This is the time for young people to work hard for their careers. It doesn't matter to retire, but children may delay their future. Lao Liu was speechless and thoughtful.