Educating Young Giants: What Kids Learn (and Don't Learn) in China and America

Carries readers into Chinese and American elementary and high school classrooms, and highlights the big differences between schooling in China and the United States. Nancy Pine reveals how these two countries need to extract themselves from outmoded practice and learn from each other's strengths.

Author: N. Pine
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 06/15/2012
Pages: 187
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.01lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.00w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780230339064

Review Citation(s):
Choice 01/01/2013

About the Author
Nancy Pine is Director of Bridging Cultures: US/China Program at Mount St. Mary's College, USA. She is an internationally known educator with 20 years of research and consulting experience in China. Her focus has been on how children and young adults learn in the United States and in China. She has taught in both China and the United States and has won numerous awards, including a City of Los Angeles award for her cross-cultural efforts.