As stated above, more often than not, it is not possible for them to visit the schools for financial, legal, or bureaucratic reasons. They don't have a Rolodex of the alumni of the schools and call them up. Even if the missionaries were to offer them names and phone numbers, it is more than likely that they will only offer up those who will give praise. Additionally, these parents will be extra careful in not offending these missionaries because they are afraid that they might offend and their child(ren) lose the golden opportunity for an American education so the questions will tend to be more politically correct. Certainly they will ask what the environment is like and what is a normal day for the students, but I am sure they will not be told about the constant (stealing a line from dublinben) and immersive brainwashing. When I buy a bag of sugar from the local store and it is labeled as so, but I find flour inside, I would indeed be very surprised. Mix the language barrier in with the vagaries, half-truths, and outright lies and you have mislabeled products.I wouldn't send my child to a school in China without either personally seeing the school myself or speaking to a number of american students that had already gone there.
When you send your kid to a christian school, don't be surprised when they return to you as a christian.
- When I buy a bag of sugar from the local store and it is labeled as so, but I find flour inside, I would indeed be very surprised
Also, you rule and I'm a little drunk.
- “Relying on recruiters who do not emphasize their schools’ religious focus, Chinese parents perceive these schools as ’safe’ and ‘family-oriented’ places where their children will get a typical American experience,” she said in an e-mail. “They have no idea how religion permeates the day to day environment. I would no more place a Chinese student in an evangelical Christian school than in an orthodox Jewish school.”
What they are selling to the unsuspecting parents and students is an "American" education, not a religious conversion. Their website say that it is a Christian school, but they are certainly not selling a religious conversion.
Still, your claim that they are selling an American education and not religious conversion is somewhat false. This is the second sentence in their "about" section from their website: Our school offers a rigorous academic program anchored in a foundation of biblical truth. We purpose to promote and develop faith in Jesus Christ through academics, co-curricular activities, leadership development, and personal relationships.
This seems pretty overt in their intentions to "develop faith" anchored in "biblical truth", right?
aside: you sure you don't want in on the NHL brackets ;-)