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Little Soldier - An American Boy, a Chinese School and the Global Race to Achieve

AuthorLenora Chu
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In the spirit of Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, Bringing up BÃ©bÃ©, and The Smartest Kids in the World, a hard-hitting exploration of Chinaâ€™s widely acclaimed yet insular education system that raises important questions for the future of American parenting and educationWhen students in Shanghai rose to the top of international rankings in 2009, Americans feared that they were being "out-educated" by the rising super power. An American journalist of Chinese descent raising a young family in Shanghai, Lenora Chu noticed how well-behaved Chinese children were compared to her boisterous toddler. How did the Chinese create their academic super-achievers? Would their little boy benefit from Chinese school?Chu and her husband decided to enroll three-year-old Rainer in Chinaâ€™s state-run public school system. The results were positiveâ€”her son quickly settled down, became fluent in Mandarin, and enjoyed his friendsâ€”but she also began to notice troubling new behaviors. Wondering what was happening behind closed classroom doors, she embarked on an exploratory journey, interviewing Chinese parents, teachers, and education professors, and following students at all stages of their education.What she discovered is a military-like education system driven by high-stakes testing, with teachers posting rankings in public, using bribes to reward students who comply, and shaming to isolate those who do not. At the same time, she uncovered a years-long desire by government to alleviate its studentsâ€™ crushing academic burden and make education friendlier for all. The more she learns, the more she wonders: Are Chinese childrenâ€”and her sonâ€”paying too high a price for their obedience and the promise of future academic prowess? Is there a way to appropriate the excellence of the system but dispense with the bad? What, if anything, could Westerners learn from Chinaâ€™s education journey?Chuâ€™s eye-opening investigation challenges our assumptions and asks us to consider the true value and purpose of education.

Publisher HarperCollins
Publication Date 19/09/2017
Number of Pages 368
Binding Paper Back
ISBN 9780349411774
Category Fiction , Non Fiction , Biographics , Memoirs

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