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Little Soldiers: An American Boy, A Chinese School, And The Global Race To Achieve
Delivery time: 8-12 business days (International)
New York Times Book Review Editors Choice; Real Simple Best Of The Month; Library Journal Editors Pickin The Spirit Of Battle Hymn Of The Tiger Mother, Bringing Up Bb, And The Smartest Kids In The World, A Hardhitting Exploration Of Chinas Widely Acclaimed Yet Insular Education System That Raises Important Questions For The Future Of American Parenting And Educationwhen Students In Shanghai Rose To The Top Of International Rankings In 2009, Americans Feared That They Were Being Outeducated By The Rising Super Power. An American Journalist Of Chinese Descent Raising A Young Family In Shanghai, Lenora Chu Noticed How Wellbehaved Chinese Children Were Compared To Her Boisterous Toddler. How Did The Chinese Create Their Academic Superachievers? Would Their Little Boy Benefit From Chinese School?Chu And Her Husband Decided To Enroll Threeyearold Rainer In Chinas Staterun Public School System. The Results Were Positiveher Son Quickly Settled Down, Became Fluent In Mandarin, And Enjoyed His Friendsbut 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 Militarylike Education System Driven By Highstakes 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 Yearslong Desire By Government To Alleviate Its Students Crushing Academic Burden And Make Education Friendlier For All. The More She Learns, The More She Wonders: Are Chinese Childrenand Her Sonpaying 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 Chinas Education Journey?Chus Eyeopening Investigation Challenges Our Assumptions And Asks Us To Consider The True Value And Purpose Of Education.
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