Shanghai schools came top in the country 's internaional education ranking . A tour of any Shanghai junior high school offers an easy explanation as to why Shanghai placed first on the PISA . Shanghai 's triumph comes at too greater cost , argues Professor Jiang Xueqin . Cheating and bribery are common at Chinese schools , he says . ` ` dog - eat - dog '' mentality makes schoolchildren unhappy and unhealthy .
Shanghai schools came top in the country 's internaional education ranking . Shanghai 's triumph comes at too greater cost , argues Professor Jiang Xueqin . Cheating and bribery are common at Chinese schools , he says . ` ` dog - eat - dog '' mentality makes schoolchildren unhappy and unhealthy .