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2011-10 Monday

The Gender Achievement gap

The Gender Achievement gap

Separating myth from fact Last year, the Center on Education Policy in Washington, D.C. published a report: Are There Di...

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2011-10 Saturday

Preschool Meltdown

Preschool Meltdown

It’s not just for toddlers… Parenting suffers no shortage of heart-stopping moments. In my personal child-rearing journe...

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2011-09 Wednesday

Shopping Park

Shopping Park

How worried should you be? Chinese people love food, but recently it’s given them a lot to worry about: paraffin wax fou...

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2011-08 Friday

Nutrition, Health, Safety

Nutrition, Health, Safety

%Chinese parents and grandparents may not demonstrate affection in the Italian way, with showy hugs and kisses and boister...

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2011-07 Wednesday

Nature vs. Nurture – The Debate (Part 2)

Nature vs. Nurture – The Debate (Part 2)

The debate continues... In commenting on the new book, Why Everything You’ve Been Told About Genetics, Talent, and IQ Is...

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2011-07 Tuesday

Nature vs. Nurture – The Debate (Part 1)

Nature vs. Nurture – The Debate (Part 1)

My one-year old daughter hits me – hard – in the face. I have never hit her in the face. She has never seen my wife or I...

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2011-07 Monday

TCM for Children

TCM for Children

%Is Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) safe for children? When and for what conditions can I consider TCM for my children?...

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2011-07 Wednesday

The Progressive Alternative (Part 1)

The Progressive Alternative (Part 1)

Should Westerners look to Chinese methodology to improve schools? Late last year, Shanghai students “stunned” educators ...

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2011-07 Tuesday

Word Up

Word Up

%Imagination is more important than knowledge, Einstein once said. Inextricably linked with imagination, however, is some-...

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2011-07 Tuesday

The Chinglish Alphabet

The Chinglish Alphabet

%A funny thing about people who study Chinese in college or some other formal setting is that they rock up to China able t...

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