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Little Soldiers : : an American Boy, a Chinese School, and the Global Race to Achieve

Chu, Lenora. Book - 2017 Adult Book / Nonfiction / Education / General / Chu, Lenora 2 On Shelf No requests on this item Community Rating: 5 out of 5

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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.
An exploration of China's widely acclaimed yet insular education system shares insights into how their examples are shaping the future of American parenting and education.
China's widely acclaimed yet insular education system is held up as a model of academic and behavioral excellence. Chu, an American journalist of Chinese descent raising a young family in Shanghai, noticed how well-behaved Chinese children were compared to her boisterous toddler. Enrolling three-year-old Rainer in China's state-run public school system, the immediate results were positive. But Chu also noticed troubling new behaviors, and discovered a military-like education system driven by high-stakes testing.

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PUBLISHED
New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2017]
Year Published: 2017
Description: x, 347 pages : map ; 24 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book

ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780062367853
0062367854
9780349411774
0349411778

SUBJECTS
Education -- China.
Education -- Aims and objectives.
Education -- Cross-cultural studies.
Education and state -- China.