Blog on Shanghai and China

I was walking on West Jiang Guo Road by what looked to be a pre-school or kindergarten with little darlings running around when this brochure caught my eye:

Silly me!  These were not children at play... but Capitalists-in-training!!

The brochure describes a rigorous 2 year curriculum for 3-6 year olds: Technology in Months 1 and 2, Entrepreneurship in 3 and 4, Goals and Life Skills in 5 and 6, and on and on (Finance, Speech and Presentation, etc.).

I love that the program is represented by a Eurasian boy-- as if the Western (Capitalist) blood lends it more credibility.  My favorite part is the precocious little girl who, with arm raised, still has a little baby belly.

At least this should allay the fears of those worried about the spread of Chinese Communism and Socialism (see hilarious Daily Show clip on Hacienda Heights controversy over teaching Chinese language and culture in public schools).  Clearly, Capitalism is alive and well in China.  I just hope I can keep up w/these little Gordon Gekkos and Alex P. Keatons!