‘The Sequence’ Is the Secret to Success
Go to school, work, marry, have children. Why do we fail to convey this message to poor young people?
By Wendy Wang, Wall Street Journal
March 27, 2018
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-sequence-is-the-secret-to-success-1522189894
‘You should wait until you are older to date.” Growing up in a working-class family in China, I learned this at an early age. Like many Asian parents, my mother stressed the importance of working hard and getting a good education before beginning a family.
Having a child outside marriage never crossed my mind. In the small city where I grew up, it isn’t done. Even today, less than 4% of births in China are […]