More Americans are becoming aware of Bob Compton (standing next to U.S. President Obama in the picture to the left) for his efforts in changing America’s education system.Compton is one of the most successful businessmen in America. He has created... ...full story at Blogging For China
from Blogging For China on Wed, Sep 09 2009
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JPC - "I THINK I LIKE BEIJING" »
YouTube video Words & Music by J. Parker Compton
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Part 3: Robert Compton talks to Fools Mountain about business climate in China » Blogging For China In this installment, Compton talks to Fools Mountain about the business climate in China. As a venture capitalist and a business executive, Compton brings a very unique perspective on “where China is at” in her development. In producing the... |
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Part 2: Robert Compton Discusses Educational Reform & His Film “Two Million Minutes” » Blogging For China In the second part of our interview with Robert Compton, We delve more deeply into his film “Two Million Minutes” which looks at the pre-university educational systems of India and China and compares them to the equivalent curriculum in the... |
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“Two Million Minutes” - High school in US/China/India » Blogging For China This seems like a thought-provoking movie. This LA Times articles provides the basic details: But one faculty member, Compton recalled, told him that “we have nothing to learn from Third World education.” Another, renowned education theorist... |
| 01 Oct 09 |
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Interview with Dr. Edwina Pendarvis (I): Anti-Intellectualism in US Schools » Blogging For China Recently there has been much discussion in both China and the US about the advantages or disadvantages of education in both countries. For instance, Mr. Robert Compton made a movie called 2 Million Minutes, which advocates learning from China and India... |
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China’s reasonably enlightened autocracy » Peking Duck Thomas Friedman, not my favorite columnist, compares China’s system of strong-man government to America’s clearly broken system in which corporate interests can easily sabotage the government’s efforts to improve the lives of its... |
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