First of all, Amy Chua is a professor at Yale Law School and author of a number of books. Her daughters are already accomplished musicians. By all accounts, her family epitomizes an American dream come true. Her article, "Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior" in the WSJ has already elicited 2700+ comments, probably a new record for the paper. Let's just say, there are many … [Read more...] about A bombshell at the WSJ by Amy Chua: “Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior”
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龙信明 BLOG: “China, Skype, and “The End of The World as we Know It””
On December 10, 2010, China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology made a very brief announcement asking citizens to report illegal use of VOIP in China. This was further elaborated later by Deputy Minister of the MIIT, Xi Guohua, where the efforts were aimed at curbing fraudulent and swindling activities involving criminals using their PC's to call regular … [Read more...] about 龙信明 BLOG: “China, Skype, and “The End of The World as we Know It””
Yan and Sautman: “Do supporters of Nobel winner Liu Xiaobo really know what he stands for?”
Do supporters of Nobel winner Liu Xiaobo really know what he stands for? Barry Sautman Associate Professor Division of Social Science Hong Kong University of Science Technology Yan Hairong Anthropologist Department of Applied Social Sciences Hong Kong Polytechnic University In recent weeks, Nobel prizewinner Liu Xiaobo's politics have been reduced to a story of a … [Read more...] about Yan and Sautman: “Do supporters of Nobel winner Liu Xiaobo really know what he stands for?”
Nobel Peace Prize Award, and reactions from Russia
The 2010 Nobel Peace Prize award to Liu Xiaobo yesterday at Oslo made headlines in the West, and as expected, the Western media continued the same narrative. As I was hearing Thorbjorn Jagland over the radio presenting the award and then followed by Norwegian actress Liv Ullmann's reading aloud Liu's statements (written two days prior to his 11-year sentencing), I was … [Read more...] about Nobel Peace Prize Award, and reactions from Russia
PISA 2009 and Education in a competitive world
I remember an interview on Charlie Rose of Bill Gates about globalization few years ago. This was around the time when Thomas Friedman wrote his famous book, "The World is Flat." Gates made the comment that in a flat world, everyone will be competing for the right to work. There are no such jobs reserved for anyone. Certainly there are certain jobs reserved for within each … [Read more...] about PISA 2009 and Education in a competitive world