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By: YongZhao

Thank you very much. Very insightful observation and great questions. I address them in more detail in my book. But briefly, cultural factors, societal, political etc. are all factors that can...

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By: Evelyn Krieger

Have you done any studies on homeschooling families? Home education is on the rise in the U.S. I have seen a great deal of creativity and entrepreneurship in homeschooled teenagers.

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By: Duncan

Hi Yong. I have not finished your book because of work distractions. But when I read this article it struck me that if Finalnd can dominate PISA without compromising its vision for creative learners,...

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By: Reza Bokat

I agree, no wonder many entrepreneurs are school drop outs.

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By: R.D. Nordgren

Just read World Class Learners. I’m in complete agreement with the necessity of changing learning environments to be more learner centered and to foster autonomy. I found evidence that this was...

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By: Craig

As a school administrator, I look forward to being a part of the awakening process/initiative/team that leads to a greater understanding of the monumental changes that need to be enacted in our public...

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By: Linda Weide

I have been read one of your books and am reading your latest, and have read Tony Wagner’s book on Creative Innovators. As someone in an academic community who is teaching in a college preparatory...

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By: Mark Featherstone-Witty

There’s a moment, when you read about test scores, when you wonder what exactly are the testers testing? You then consider what weight policy makers in a variety countries are placing on test scores...

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By: Process or Content? Both | educarenow

[...] gained through a process approach. (For more evidence, see the foremost expert on this, Yong Zhao.) By measuring one-dimensionally via testing we pervert the process of [...]

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By: Van Whaley

I was not familiar with Orwell’s idea of Doublethinking: holding two contradictory opinions. This confusing concept seems appropriate to the current American public education system. We want our...

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