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Archive for February, 2011

Homework and Stress: a Race to Nowhere?

Posted by kgellman on February 21st, 2011

The recent documentary film “Race to Nowhere,” follows the lives of a diverse group of high school students who are struggling to deal with the pressures and expectations of today’s fierce academic culture.  It raises a question absolutely crucial to understand today’s plugged-in, constantly-moving culture:  “What kind of people are we trying to raise?” For [...]

Celebrating Valentine’s Day with Meaning

Posted by kgellman on February 14th, 2011

The holiday that everyone has been hinting at since February 1st has finally arrived–Valentine’s Day. As we all know, Valentine’s is a holiday that can bring out the best in people, and whether you believe this is a holiday for the most intimate of lovers or for anyone with love at all, you’re sure to [...]

Raising kids the Chinese way: why does it work?

Posted by Jessica on February 2nd, 2011

“Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother,” a new book by Amy Chua, has caused quite a stir with its proposals regarding the question of how to best raise children. The book takes a position firmly defending a rigorous model of parent-child relations that will be familiar to Chinese readers; but in the eyes of westerners [...]