Will This Be on the Test? What Testing Really Tells Us About Our Kids
Recent changes to testing rules are an opportunity to reevaluate evaluations.
Browsing: Learning
Being In China Brings Out The Tiger Parent In Me
When in China, do as the Chinese parents do? Perhaps not…
Where Beijing’s Teachers Get Their Back-to-School Class Supplies
Beijing teachers share their favorite places to get classroom supplies!
You’re Doing It Wrong: How To Learn, Not Study, English
Learning to speak another language doesn’t have to be as dry and stodgy as textbooks suggest.
Replace or Release? Helping Kids Say Goodbye to Toys
When your child’s favorite toy breaks, should you replace it or help them say goodbye?
The Public’s Presumption of Private Schools
Intern Angeli Zhao sheds light on some private school presumptions from students and parents of local Chinese public schools.
Camp Separation Anxiety: School Drop Off Was Fine, So Why the Sudden Clinging?
Our educator extraordinaire Julie Wolf tells us why separation anxiety may happen at camp, and ways to work around it.
What Is PBL and Why Is It in My Camp?
Some students dread their camp time because it means more drills, reading, and studying. But there is a middle-ground.
Beijing Kids Say the Darndest Things!
I dare you not to laugh at some of the best work coming out of Beijing classrooms this year, and I don’t mean the homework!
Toxic Education Culture: Laws Won’t Fix This!
New laws reignite an old debate. An educator’s opinion on the environment our kids are learning in and what laws can and can’t do to change it.