Tag / education
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大学里的反智主义 – Anti-intellectualism at university
How can universities resist the powerful tide of anti-intellectualism? Muran offers a structural explanation of the sources for anti-intellectualism in Chinese universities, as a potential tool of resistance.
November 13, 2015 -
公主可以堕胎吗 – Can princesses have abortions?
Is it wrong for a primary school girl to write a princess abortion into her fairy tale narrative? This piece invites reflection on children and the complexities of our adult world.
April 21, 2015 -
海森:在肯尼亚众筹建一座学校 – I founded a school in Kenya
The exceptional story of a young Chinese man who left a finance job in Singapore to build a school in Kenya
March 13, 2015 -
巧克力随便吃 – Eat as much chocolate as you want
A humorous look at liberal education: how should we teach our children the complex art of self-management, when the trend around us seems to be one of increasing indulgence?
February 11, 2015 -
人人都在惯孩子 – Everyone is spoiling children
One of the consequences of the one-child policy is a tendency to overprotect that precious single child – sometimes with negative consequences.
October 29, 2014 -
努力写下去 – Go write it down!
A personal reflection on the art of writing – a Chinese writer’s professional and intellectual journey, through college, to publication.
April 11, 2014 -
当代大学生如何可能 – How did our contemporary students come about?
Are Chinese students intellectuals? This essay reflects on the key characteristics of intellectuals – critical spirit and independence
October 26, 2013 -
文革对我这个80后的影响 – How the Cultural Revolution affected a post-80s such as me
Starting from the classroom, this piece explores the transmission of trauma from one generation to the next in today’s China.
October 25, 2013 -
男童接受采访称长大想做老师:可以玩小朋友 – (Easy-read) Interviews with little boys who want to teach when they grow up
What do little children want to become when they grow up? Let’s figure it out with this interview.
July 29, 2013 -
中美教育逻辑对比 – Comparing the underlying models of education in China and the US
US-based Bai Weilin reflects on the reasons why American universities trump their Chinese counterparts in creativity and education, by reflecting on the logic of education in both countries.
July 22, 2013