Jiang argues that top academic students may be harder to teach than weak students because praise and easy rewards can make them closed-minded, stubborn, and anti-creative.
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Jiang argues that top academic students may be harder to teach than weak students because praise and easy rewards can make them closed-minded, stubborn, and anti-creative.
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He says the best students often lack empathy because they rarely learn to see problems from perspectives unlike their own.
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"...in my students and that's why I don't really prioritize the best students I mean here in China the best students are are giving..."
"...comfort zone and so I often have problems dealing with the best students I don't have any problems with the worst students because quite..."
"That's true. And the other thing I've noticed about the best students is they lack empathy. It's very hard for them to see problems..."
"...who stay in the West, and these are often the very best students, all right? So I hate to say this, but if you..."
"...don't even learn it at university. And that's why even the best students here in China, when they go over, they struggle immediately. They..."
"...is able to access an elite education, not just the very best students. So that's something that I think we all have to work..."
"...the idea is that all over the British Empire, the very best students will be selected to go to Oxford where they become best..."
"...common sense if you think about it. Right? If you're the best student in the school, you never have to reflect. You never have..."
"...In school, there are two people that everyone hates. Okay? The best student and the worst student. Why do you hate the best student?..."
"...as you think they do well if these asians are the best students in school and they go on to the most prestigious colleges..."
"...successful in life. Right? And who are these people? Not the best students. These are people from powerful families. Okay? So, this game is..."
"...who's angry about the system harvard's not happy that the best best students are going to chicago and john hopkins so they so they..."
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Jiang's education argument begins with a narrow definition and ends with a democratic dream.
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