Author: Mike G

Hi. I work in K-12 education....schoolteacher training. Lots of published research says that older teachers don't improve much. Well, I'm "older." Just turned 50. In 2020, I'm trying something new (improving at golf) to learn about adult performance change. By experiencing frustration, and experiencing the coaching techniques, practice techniques, and feedback tools in the golf sector, maybe I can come up with new ideas for K-12 teacher improvement, particularly older ones more set in their ways.

I’m More Worried About the Fraying US-China Relationship than Corona Virus

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I’m just an educator who likes the puzzle of how to teach better.

I became interested in Chinese schools in 2018, invited to see a few schools there. Of course I was aware of diplomatic tensions between the USA and China. Harvard’s grand scholar of international relations, Graham Allison, had published his book just a year prior, the Thucydides Trap:
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40x Increase for this Chinese Online Provider

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I had breakfast with Phyllis from ClassIn a few months ago. I bet she never expected this:

Since the outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), activity on ClassIn multiplied an incredible 40 times to record 1.6 million Daily Active Users (DAU) on February 4-5, marking a critical turning point in the development of online education in China.
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On By Mike G

Via the wonderful Joanne Jacobs, I discovered this interview with Martha Franks, who has a new book about teaching in China.

It’s called: Books Without Borders: Homer, Aeschylus, Galileo, Melville and Madison Go to China.

The interview is conducted by “Lois Lane.”

Q: What sorts of ancient Western concepts did the Chinese students relate to, and which were mystifying to them?

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