The secrets behind China's extraordinary educational system – good, bad and ugly
Chinese students' consistently stunning performance on the international
PISA exams has positioned China as a world education leader. American
educators have declared we must learn from China's education system in
order to maintain our status as an education leader and global
superpower. Many of the reforms taking hold in United States schools,
such as a greater emphasis on standardized testing and the increasing
importance of core subjects like reading and math, echo the Chinese
system.
We are following in China's footsteps—but is this the direction we
should take?
Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Dragon?, by award-winning writer Yong
Zhao, offers an entertaining, provocative insider's account of the
Chinese school system. Zhao reveals the secrets that make it both "the
best and worst" in the world. Born and raised in China's Sichuan
province and a teacher in China for many years, Zhao has a unique
perspective on Chinese culture and education. He explains in vivid
detail how China turns out the world's highest-achieving students in
reading, math, and science—yet by all accounts Chinese educators,
parents and political leaders hate the system and long to send their
kids to western schools.
Filled with fascinating stories and compelling data, Who's
Afraid of the Big Bad Dragon? offers an elusive and sobering tour of
education in China.
Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Dragon
By: Yong Zhoa/ 978-1-118-48713-6/ September 2014
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