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Grove asks not that we copy East Asian teaching approaches, but that we use them as a mirror to gain insights into typically American approaches and their underlying values, which are handicapping our children's learning.
List of contents
Preface
Introduction
Chapter One: Common Beliefs about Learning in East Asian Classrooms
Chapter Two: East Asian Preschools, Part I
Chapter Three: East Asian Preschools, Part II
Chapter Four: Foundations of East Asian Schooling, Part I
Chapter Five: Foundations of East Asian Schooling, Part II
Chapter Six: East Asian Primary Schools, Part I
Chapter Seven: East Asian Primary Schools, Part II
Chapter Eight: East Asian Primary Schools, Part III
Chapter Nine: Knowledge-Centered Lessons
Postscript
Bibliography
About the author
Cornelius N. Grove's mission has been to explain to Americans the historical and cultural reasons for their children's comparatively mediocre performance in schools; his books The Aptitude Myth (2013) and The Drive to Learn (2017) are now followed by A Mirror for Americans. With a doctorate in education from Columbia University, he is the author of entries on pedagogy across cultures in two new encyclopedias, and founder of the intercultural consulting firm Grovewell LLC.
Summary
Grove asks not that we copy East Asian teaching approaches, but that we use them as a mirror to gain insights into typically American approaches and their underlying values, which are handicapping our children's learning.
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Reviewing decades of research, Cornelius Grove provides a clear reflection in A Mirror for Americans that compels us to honestly look at how education has been done in the U.S. He asks us to think if American education can benefit from East Asian values, which apparently serve many children well. Readers may be surprised how this book breaks many myths of American education and points to ways for us to reimagine a better education for all.
