I missed Yong Zhao when he came to UNCA not long ago and I wish I had heard earlier. Zhao discusses why we need diversity, why we need our kids to be themselves and be supported in learning, allowed to fail and make mistakes, allowed to grow ....
Community schools that can move beyond the policing model of compulsory attendance and toward a democratic social service can provide this.
Zhao is leading development of an RPG for teaching Chinese.
More Zhao at his website: A link to a Chinese school where students pick their own curriculum. And his answer to the recent calls for the US to perform better on international tests.
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