Chinese Lessons

James Fallows now has a separate page for his ongoing discussion on Chinese education.

This article is being debated on Shanghai mamas. So far most Western parents agree with the author but Asian parents do not.

Here is Thomas’ Friedman latest lament about the state of American education. East/West education is a long term obsession for Friedman. See, for example, Still Eating Our Lunch & Learning to Keep Learning.

The Economist on the merits of  growing up in a bilingual environment.

James Fallows – whose blog has been added to the sidebar – comments on the provocative ads of English schools in China.

Ann Hulbert’s Re-education (New York Times Magazine), and Leslie Chang’s Gilded Age, Gilded Cage (National Geographic) are both fascinating articles and crucial to the exploration of Chinese education.

If anyone can add to the resource list please write.

Howard Gardner’s “Learning Chinese Style” is a classic text on the issue of global education. It’s hard to find online so I’ve posted the whole thing after the jump.

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