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Chinese children must endure years of stress and impossible expectations preparing for their final school exam
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09.03.12Questioning Kristof on Chinese Education
New York Times
Nicholas Kristof last wrote about Chinese schools shortly after the release of some stunning news: on a comprehensive exam testing students in 65 countries, China had come in first – thirty spots ahead of the U.S. in math. Kristof...
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France’s Baccalauréat Sparks Debate on Chinese Education
What does one gain by working?Are all beliefs contrary to reason?Comment on an excerpt of Spinoza’s Theologico-Political Treatise Do we have a duty to seek the truth?Would we be freer without the state?Explicate an excerpt of Émile by Jean-...