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Interview with Dr. Edwina Pendarvis (III): Teacher and Parent Roles in Education

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... ...full story at Blogging For China

from Blogging For China on Mon, Oct 05 2009

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02 Oct 09 visit 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...
01 Oct 09 visit 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...
19 Jun 09 visit Why I teach history, Part IX: The Middle Kingdom and Middle Earth?  »  Granite Studio Now some teachers will write about their students, sharing odd or quizzical bits from papers and exams for the sake of humor.  I wouldn’t do that to my students, but OTHER people’s students…sure, why not? From an op-ed on China and Nort...
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05 Dec 08 visit Interview: Japan welcomes Chinese students  »  People's Daily There are a multitude of talented people among Chinese students, and if it had not been for the Chinese students, Japan could not have achieved so much in its education for overseas students, said a Japanese education ministry official in a recent...

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