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Pine, Nancy,

Educating young giants : what kids learn (and don't learn) in China and America / What kids learn (and don't learn) in China and America Nancy Pine. - 187 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-180) and index.

Hard work or natural ability? -- The teacher's role -- The Confucian thread -- Depth of understanding : mathematics -- Pressure and exams -- The influence of language -- Classroom environment and discipline -- Digging deep -- Performance and improvisation -- Aiming toward college -- Imaginative engagement -- Ready for the future?

Nancy Pine reveals how reliance on antiquated teaching methods and ineffectual reform efforts has left youth in the United States and China ill-equipped for the demands of modern technology and the global economy. --P. [4] of cover.

ISBN: 0230339069 9780230339064 0230339077 9780230339071

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Education--United States
Education--China
Teaching--Methodology
Education--Aims and objectives
Education--Effect of technological innovations on
Education and globalization

LC Class. No.: LA LB1027 / .P56 2012

Dewey Class. No.: 370.973