so important that it is now required by law for Chinese students to start learning as soon as they enter school

when I started teaching here it was basically taught in college, I taught in a high school and people were shocked (how did you get a job in high school they would ask), now it is common place and many high schools are not hiring any now more of the new law, kids begin studying English as soon as they enter school

learning English ranks in the top 3 most important
it is required for entrance exams for college as well as grad school
the better your English the better you job and chances to go aboard to work
tutoring is huge, a bit unstable as far as relying on it for an income but, I teach adults and the pay is GREAT!