This is my first ever Pollyanna post. I just wrote it in order to cheer myself about the world we live in. Consider it my New Year's present. We Live in the Best of Times We seem to be in a world that … Continue reading We Live in the Best of Times — Really
This post is a fascinating essay by Yasheng Huang about the Chinese examination system, which was recently published in Aeon. Here's a link to the original. It draws on his new book, which I highly recommend: The Rise and Fall of the EAST: How Exam, Autocracy, Stability and Technology Brought China Success, and Why They … Continue reading Yasheng Huang — The Exam that Broke Society
David Labaree on Schooling, History, and Writing 