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It turns out, Western critics of Chinese "Rote Memorization" methods may have been proven wrong by Western educators.  Not surprising, critics were far too quick to jump to conclusions of what's bad in education, while without really understanding the education process in depth. Many recent year researches from educators have shown that "repeated reading" of learning … [Read more...] about Rediscovering Chinese “Rote Memorization”

My earlier comments (https://hiddenharmonies.org/2012/07/open-forum-2/#comment-55145) in HH, lead me down an extensive discussion of the history of the Scientific Revolution. As pointed out by Why the Scientific Revolution Did Not Take Place in China —or Didn’t It?, the Scientific Revolution did occur to some extent in China, it simply did not have the kind of socio-economic … [Read more...] about A Call For Scientific Revolution of Politics, End to the Vatican of Democracy

Recently, I browsed through a blog post "What's Going Right" for China (http://www.chinafile.com/china-what-s-going-right), including comments from James Fallows and Orville Schell. I have certain amount of respect for both of them.  Particularly, I consider Mr. Schell's understanding of China to be more salient and in depth than most of his colleagues.  At the same time, I … [Read more...] about How Critics of China are Fooling Themselves and Missing the Real Point.

After living here for more than 9 months, I have come to a most repugnant conclusion. It pains me to even think about it for I am a Chinese person who has often defended the traditions, institutions, values and dignity of the Children of Heaven. But the truth is often painful at first. I realize now that much of the problems in Chinese society, and a plethora of problems there … [Read more...] about What’s wrong with China? Hint: it’s not the government