I do believe eventually more Americans will study abroad, as more European Universities will try to tap the US market, to make up for falling numbers of college-age students in their countries.
Saw that in the latter half of the 1980s. Everything from engineering to library science. Just shows our higher ed must still have something to offer.
These kids pay full tuition, so their money is welcome
What are we getting for it: NOTHING!
A radio spot I heard said those several schools with the most foreign students each had around 8,000 enrolled. A pretty incredible number for any one campus.
They are far ahead of most of our students academically.
While teaching these teens/preteens, and in discussion with them and their accompanying teachers, we spend hours talking about how our countries and cultures are alike and different. China places much importance on education, the schools/classrooms are extremely strict, and the educational standards are very high. When I say that the classrooms are strict that is an understatement. Parents would come unglued if the teachers in our country enforced those standards on their little Johnny or Jannie. PC and religion will not be found in their schools. In China the kids go to school to learn it is not a social event as it is in our public schools.
Politics are not even in the top twenty topics of preferred conversations with the students or teachers. I do not get political indoctrination from these teens or adults. Educational standards do come up repeatedly. The majority of these students express a desire to return and attend a university here. They are proud of their advanced knowledge but like any teenager think they would much rather have our easier standards.
Like it or not there is one true and clear fact in this. The Chinese students I have dealt with and taught are in a much better position to excel in our college/university system than the vast majority of our own students. The knowledge, learning, and educational standards that the Chinese students are held accountable to are far above any official standards I have seen in our public, private, or home school curriculum.
These Chinese students are coming here to our nation to take advantage of a fantastic opportunity to learn. They are well prepared to excel and will thrive in American colleges. For those of us who have worked with these students there is no surprise at all.
In a related story, the National Highway Traffic Safety Board is examining data showing a dramatic increase in on campus auto collisions.
How many are PLA intelligence operatives?
There are some real problems with the locals and Asian Students in places like USC (So Cal).