Luo Yong, who has worked hard for 9 years as a worker in Nanchang, Jiangxi’s capital city, finally managed to find a seat for his son at a well-known primary school in the city. In September, the boy was sent into a crowded first-grade classroom at the primary school which belongs to Nanchang University. "Whatever the cost, I want my son to live a better life than mine ---belter schooling and better work in the city,” says 32-year-old Luo. *'I was not well educated, and that's why I can only find low-paid jobs here,” he adds. The move by a growing number of migrant workers to take their children to cities has led to losses of students for schools in the countryside. Located 35 kilometers away from Nanchang, the Dazhuang Village Primary School in Luo’s hometown has seen the number of its students drop by more than half in the past four years, according to Principal Xiong Guilian. With 22 students now, the school has been changed into a “teaching spot(教学点)” that only offers the first three grades. Most rooms in the two-floor schoolhouse are left unused. “Every time a new term starts. I find a few children missing because they have been taken to the town or city by their parents,” Xiong says, describing her feeling as “bitter-sweet". Main idea : More children are brough t to cities for b ett er educa t ion. Luo Yong • He has been a worker in Nanchang since 9 years ago, * He found his son a sea t at a famous primary school in Ncincliang ##1## • He didn't gel a good education when he was young. * H e hopes that his son can live a better life than him. Luo Yong's son • He was taken to t h e city ##2## of being l e ft behind in the c ountryside, * He s t udie s in a p rimary sc h ool in the ##3## of Jiangxi. Xiong Guilian • She is the Principal of the Dazhuang Village Primary School. • The students in her school ha ve become even ##4## over the last four ye ars. • In each new term, she feels bi tt er-swee t when she finds several ch ildren missing.