Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Dragon? : Why China Has the Best (And Worst) Education System in the World Hardcover - 2014 - 1st Edition
by Zhao, Yong
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- Title Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Dragon? : Why China Has the Best (And Worst) Education System in the World
- Author Zhao, Yong
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition number 1st
- Edition 1
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 272
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John, San Francisco
- Date 2014-09-15
- Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Index, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # 9019349-75
- ISBN 9781118487136 / 1118487133
- Weight 1.05 lbs (0.48 kg)
- Dimensions 9 x 6 x 1.2 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 3.05 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Education and state - China, Educational sociology - China
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2014011878
- Dewey Decimal Code 370.951
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From the rear cover
USE THIS BOOK FOR PD!
Includes free downloadable questions to facilitate group discussion.
Chinese students' consistently stunning performance on the international PISA exams--where they outscore students of all other nations in math, reading, and science--has positioned China as a world education leader. American educators and pundits have declared this a "Sputnik Moment," saying that we must learn from China's education system in order to maintain our status as an education leader and global superpower.
Indeed, many of the reforms taking hold in United States schools, such as a greater emphasis on standardized testing and the increasing importance of core subjects like reading and math, echo the Chinese system. We're following in China's footsteps--but is this the direction we should take?
Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Dragon? by award-winning writer Yong Zhao offers an entertaining, provocative insider's account of the Chinese school system, revealing the secrets that make it both "the best and worst" in the world. Born and raised in China's Sichuan province and a teacher in China for many years, Zhao has a unique perspective on Chinese culture and education. He explains in vivid detail how China turns out the world's highest-achieving students in reading, math, and science--yet by all accounts Chinese educators, parents, and political leaders hate the system and long to send their kids to western schools. Filled with fascinating stories and compelling data, Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Dragon? offers a nuanced and sobering tour of education in China.
Media reviews
Citations
- Choice, 07/01/2015, Page 0
- New York Review of Books, 11/20/2014, Page 25
- Voice of Youth Advocates, 02/01/2015, Page 0
