Common Core Will Make Schools in U.S. More Like China and That’s Not a Good Thing. The New York Times recently published a fascinating interview with Yong Zhao, a professor of education at the University of Oregon. Zhao was born in China; unlike many American intellectuals, he does not think U.S. schools should try to emulate China.
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Chinese schools stamp out individuality and make kids spend all their time preparing for exams that are focused on “narrow intelligence.” This produces fewer creative and entrepreneurial people, which is precisely what the authoritarian national government of China wants, according to Zhao. [Hit & Run]
The problem is that stamping out individuality is also precisely what the US government and many American intellectuals want.
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