The Global Search for Education: Creative China
“In general, any education system that highlights achievement and goals above process and attitude is, in my opinion, bad for students.” — Jiang Xueqin Jiang Xueqin believes that the very best American institutions of learning have “a culture and tradition of openness, diversity, and risk-taking that China must emulate if China is to progress as a society and as a culture.” Jiang Xueqin would know; he is...
The Global Search for Education: East vs. West – Part 1
“While there is rich cultural diversity in Asian countries, it is not as pronounced or complex as in many Western systems such as the USA and the UK. In inner city London it is perfectly possible for a teacher to be facing a class of children with ten to fifteen different languages.” — Alma Harris Is education in the East superior to education in the West? Today I begin a new series that explores this question with...
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