U.S. Education in Chinese Lock Step? Bad Move. Chronicle of Higher Ed Commentary (B. Coppola & Y. Zhao)
Just in case you have not seen this, the Chronicle of Higher Education just published a commentary co-authored by Brian Coppola of University of Michigan and me. Read the whole article on the site of the Chronicle site: http://chronicle.com/article/US-Education-in-Chinese/130669/ Here are some of the main points: The education systems in China and the United States not only are headed in opposite directions, but are aiming at exactly what the other system is trying to give up. In the United States, through programs such as No Child Left Behind and Race to the Top, ...