From the Chinese press

Changing dreams of school kids

The composition of some sixth-graders in a primary school in Xiangyang, Hubei province, saying their ambitions are to become billionaires or senior officials and have their own mansions and cars, have left their teacher rather worried. This shows that compared with students of the previous generations, today's schoolchildren have more materialistic dreams, says an article on cnhubei.com. Excerpts:

The Xiangyang primary school teacher, according to media reports, has said that lessons in the Chinese textbook are mostly about the heroic deeds of some historical characters and are aimed at instilling positive energy among students. It is thus hoped that students would learn from the examples of historical figures and shape their dreams likewise - lofty ideals that's what their dreams should be made of.