Tutors on front line of home education

Parents are using every means available to boost their children's test results. Zhao Xinying reports.

Of the many children Chen Hongwei has taught and helped study at home, one 12-year-old boy stands out as special. Despite his youth, the boy had won awards as a hockey player and had an excellent academic record at school.

"He looked very mature for his age. He was ambitious, strong and independent," Chen recalled.

During the time she spent with the boy, she realized that his "success" came from a combination of the guidance offered by his mother and his self-discipline.