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He models parents as people with multiple identities: in the family game they compete with siblings by producing visible success, while in the colleague game they seek social acceptance through children who fit the colleague network.
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In Jiang's ranking, parents matter because they pay and can create trouble; teachers matter because they implement the rules; government and colleges often care only that the school produces no problems or paying students.
Jiang argues that many parents treat education as a status good: Ivy League names and expensive international schools matter because they provide face before relatives, friends, and colleagues.
He models parents as people with multiple identities: in the family game they compete with siblings by producing visible success, while in the colleague game they seek social acceptance through children who fit the colleague network.
He says students also play multiple games: doing well in school, friendship/popularity, and pleasing parents; in his ranking, pleasing parents comes first, friendship second, and actual learning last.
Jiang says school is designed to take children away from parents because insecurity makes them more willing to trust and obey teachers.
School brainwashing works by separating children from parents; insecurity makes children trust teachers as replacement authorities.
"...that's the game they play. All right? So, you have students, parents, teachers, leaders, school administrators, and then the colleges. Okay? Another thing that..."
"Okay? So, the most important are the parents. And you have the teachers. Why? Because the teachers are the ones who are implementing the..."
"...matter either. Okay? So, these are the three major players. The parents, the teachers, administrators, students, government, colleges. They are in this game. They..."
"...sure there's more, but let's just keep on going. Okay? Now, parents. Well, the parents, what they want is, of course, successful kids. But..."
"...These are not the same thing. All right? So that's the parents."
"...they themselves are playing different games. Okay? So, let's look at parents. Okay. Parents have different identities. They are family. They are colleagues. Okay?..."
"...games as well. But you understand this. Right? You understand how parents, so calculation isn't just like, my kid, I want my kid to..."
"...larger community. Okay? Does that make sense? All right. So that's parents. Then you have, um, um, right. Okay. But students, right? So students,..."
"And the game that you care the least about, that matters the least is actually doing well in school. Learning, learning in school. Okay?..."
"...ask you this question if school is about learning why don't parents and children go to school together yeah why not why because parents"
"when a parent is with a child the child feels secure and if you're secure you're much more willing to disobey authority you're much..."
"...Because how do you brainwash someone? Right? If you're with your parent, are you going to be brainwashed? No. No, because you feel loved...."
School says it teaches literacy, competence, creativity, and lifelong learning.
The first Secret History class begins with Kant and ends with alchemy.
The first Secret History class starts with Kant and ends with alchemy.
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