ABSTRACT This paper examines the enormous pressure Chinese students must bear at home and in school in order to obtain high academic achievement. The authors look at students' lives from their own perspective and study the impact of home and school pressures on students' intellectral, psychological, and physical development. Cultural, political, and economic factors are analyzed to provide an explanation of the situation. The paper raises questions as to what is the purpose of education and argues for the importance of balancing educational goals with other aspects of students' lives. RESUME Cet article s'interesse aux pressions considerables dont font l'objet les etudiants chinois a la maison et a l'ecole en vue de reussir sur le plan scolaire. Les auteurs etudient la vie des etudiants a la lumiere de leurs propres points de vue de meme que l'impact des pressions familliales et scolaires sur leur developpement intellectuel, psychologique et physique. Les facteurs culturels, politiques et economiques sont analyses en vue d'expliquer la situation. L'article souleve des questions sur le but de l'education et insiste sur l'importance d'equilibrer les objetifs pedagogiques avec les autres aspects de la vie des etudiants.
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