Many Chinese students are reluctantly cajoled into international business degrees and are sacrificing their true talents. With an emerging generation of business graduates, it is foreseeable that the world＇s knowledge of Chinese culture will forever be water －colors of mountainous Yangshuo and dandy emperors.

　　I specialize in preparing students for the International English Language Testing System IELTS , a key hurdle along the way to overseas study programs in theUK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Chinese IELTS students typically come from well －heeled families and share an almost unanimous ambition to study international business abroad. Sadly, that ambition is not always of their own choosing. Case in point my brightest student, Bobo, who recently passed his IELTS test with flying colors. Bobo is not just a gifted linguist but also a highly accomplished clarinettist. As a member of the Shanghai Youth Orchestra, Bobo has performed in Paris, Berlin, London, Vienna, Singapore, Tokyo and many locations throughout China. It is his″taboo″ dream to become a professional clarinettist in a major Chinese or international orchestra. Why taboo？ His parents steadfastly refuse to allow him to pursue his passion. Bobo even had to smuggle his clarinet out of his home to play for our class after I jokingly dared him to prove his musical abilities.