I watched the national day parade on TV with my family, and liked it. As expected, the Chinese government managed to put out an impressive show. Then I read some media's coverage of the parade. Well, let's just say that those writings were as expected too. Anyway, there are a number of memes and other little oddities, in no particular order, that I want point out. As the title … [Read more...] about Nitpicking Media's Coverage of PRC's 60th Anniversary Parade
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Interview with Dr. Edwina Pendarvis (I): Anti-Intellectualism in US Schools
Recently there has been much discussion in both China and the US about the advantages or disadvantages of education in both countries. For instance, Mr. Robert Compton made a movie called 2 Million Minutes, which advocates learning from China and India in its K12 education. Views by Mr. Compton was largely rejected by scholars such as Dr. Zhao from Michigan State University … [Read more...] about Interview with Dr. Edwina Pendarvis (I): Anti-Intellectualism in US Schools