This guest post comes from Pamela Casey Nagler, who is a teacher in California. This piece is part of a series, Why We Need Ethnic Studies. This is why we need better history courses — more ethnic studies in our high schools. video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player The Pope has just announced that […]
Culturalist Crutches: The Atlantic's Wrongheaded "The Education System That Pulled China Up May Now Be Holding It Back"
I think this Atlantic magazine piece, “The Education System That Pulled China Up May Now Be Holding It Back,” has many key aspects all wrong. It’s not enough to recite “culturalist” interpretations of flaws like the emphasis on “rote learning” and “innately imitative” Chinese culture, which are a crutch for frustrated Chinese youth and defensive […]