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The hosts frame Chinese education as a tension between high test performance and criticism of rote pedagogy, Gaokao teaching, rigidity, hierarchy, and cheating.
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Chinese Education
China education has three major goals: mass literacy/numeracy, nationwide political orthodoxy, and merit-oriented distribution of scarce education resources.
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China education has three major goals: mass literacy/numeracy, nationwide political orthodoxy, and merit-oriented distribution of scarce education resources.
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Jiang says American emphasis on the individual, openness, and diverse discussion is valuable for Chinese schools to learn from.
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"Very positive reports from my friend Alison Friedman. Anyway, by wonderful coincidence, we actually will be talking about educational exchange among other aspects of..."
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"in the pedagogical system in China, and about the rampant cheating that may result from some of the above. So today we're delighted to..."
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"...objectives. The first major objective is to make sure that the Chinese education system is a good system. The second major objective is to..."
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"So the system is very good at indoctrinating a sort of political orthodoxy throughout the country. And the third major goal was basically to..."
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"And then we're going to kill your brain and it's because you can't sit still. But no one thinks, well, the kid can't stand..."
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"...Jiang is an educator, writer, speaker, and a recognised expert in Chinese education. He's currently principal at a Beijing -based private high school and..."
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"countries can learn from that big system that is Chinese education"
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"Wow. I mean, you guys are speaking on behalf of the Chinese education system. I'm not prepared for this. But what I would argue..."
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"terms of teaching kids fundamental skills, especially numerous in literacy, the Chinese education system is very good. And the Shanghai school system is at..."
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"...to screw them. So there are three major problems in the Chinese education system that I see. The first major problem is that the..."
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"...very futile, eternal task. And you can make the argument that Chinese education system, reforming the system here is a, is the same thing...."
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"...and I think a lot about how it compares with the Chinese education system. So this has become a very personal issue for me,..."
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Shanghai can win PISA and still not prove that its schools are forming whole people.
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