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Chu, Lenora.
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Education -- China.
Education -- Aims and objectives -- China.
Education -- Cross-cultural studies.
Education and state -- China.
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Chu, Lenora.
Education -- China.
Education -- Aims and objectives -- China.
Education -- Cross-cultural studies.
Education and state -- China.
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Little soldiers : an American boy, a Chinese school, and the global race to achieve /
Lenora
Chu
.
by
Chu
,
Lenora
.
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins, 2017.
Call #:
370.951 C559L
Subjects
Education -- China.
Education -- Aims and objectives -- China.
Education -- Cross-cultural studies.
Education and state -- China.
ISBN:
9780062367853 (hc.)
Edition:
First edition.
Description:
x, 347 pages : map ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-347).
Contents:
Part I: The system. Force-fed eggs -- A family affair -- Obey the teacher -- No exceptions to the rule -- No rewards for second place -- Part II: Change. The high price of tests -- Little soldier -- One hundred days 'til test time -- Shortcuts and favors -- Beating the system versus opting out -- Part III: Chinese lessons. Let's do math! -- Genius means struggle -- The middle ground.
Summary:
"An exploration of China's widely acclaimed yet insular education system - held up as a model of academic and behavioral excellence - that raises important questions for the future of American parenting and education. When students in Shanghai rose to the top of international rankings in 2009, Americans feared that they were being "out-educated" by the rising super power. An American journalist of Chinese descent raising a young family in Shanghai,
Lenora
Chu
noticed how well-behaved Chinese children were compared to her boisterous toddler. How did the Chinese create their academic super-achievers? Would their little boy benefit from Chinese school?
Chu
and her husband decided to enroll three-year-old Rainer in China's state-run public school system. The results were positive - her son quickly settled down, became fluent in Mandarin, and enjoyed his friends - but she also began to notice troubling new behaviors. Wondering what was happening behind closed classroom doors, she embarked on an exploratory journey, interviewing Chinese parents, teachers and education professors, and following students at all stages of their education. What she discovered is a military-like education system driven by high-stakes testing, with teachers posting rankings in public, using bribes to reward students who comply, and shaming to isolate those who do not. At the same time, she uncovered a years-long desire by government to alleviate its students' crushing academic burden and make education friendlier for all. Are Chinese children paying too high a price for their obedience and the promise of future academic prowess? Is there a way to appropriate the excellence of the system but dispense with the bad? What, if anything, could Westerners learn from China's education journey?"--Provided by publisher.
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