Research shows that the more skills children bring with them to kindergarten — in basic math, reading, and even friendship and cooperation — the more likely they will succeed at school in those same areas. Hence, “kindergarten readiness” is the goal of many preschool programs and a motivator for many parents. Now, it’s time to ...
In 2006 in Jianning County of Fujian Province, a high-achieving student in high school named Xiaoye (a pseudonym) was admitted to Zhejiang University, one of China’s most prestigious and selective schools of higher education. The young man’s parents were very proud when they got the news, but in his second year of college during the ...
Silhouette is the name of a German teacher who worked as a foreign teacher in China in a private school in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province. After eight years, he quit and returned home. Frustrated, he said: “I will never witness true education in China in my lifetime!” Silhouette’s objections, listed below, prompted an enthusiastic debate among ...
In this excellent Ted-Ed video that’s just under 6 minutes, Alex Gendler goes into how the genre of Dystopias emerged. He looks at how dystopian novels — such as Gulliver’s Travels, Animal Farm, and Brave New World — don’t just come with warnings about governments and technology, the take-away message is that humanity cannot be molded into an ...
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