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... ...full story at Blogging For China
from Blogging For China on Thu, Oct 01 2009
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Two Million Minutes of High School (Mandarin) »
YouTube video In his documentary "Two Million Minutes," Bob Compton examines and compares the four years of high school students spend in the United States, China and India. He tells WSJ's Li Yuan which teens are ahead and which are lagging behind. (March 11) |
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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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Interview with Dr. Edwina Pendarvis (II): Chinese vs. US Education » Blogging For China Question: If you can comment on the differences between the Chinese and US educational systems that would be great. If not, from your experience working with US students and Chinese students, what are some of the things that stand out to you as being... |
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Interview with Dr. Edwina Pendarvis (III): Teacher and Parent Roles in Education » Blogging For China Question: In your opinion, are teachers in the US given enough latitude to teach effectively? IDEA (a law for programs for students with disabilities), Title I (a part of a law for programs for economically disadvantaged students), our equal opportunity... |
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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... |
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Education: Confucianism, jobless grads and starting pay » Shanghaiist A BBC report (proxy needed) talks about the Confucian schools that are now thriving across China. And why are parents sending their kids to such schools?:"Traditional culture has many advantages that cannot be learned by modern education," says Yu Fang,... |
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