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- Blowing Our Diversity Advantage - Huffington Post July 28, 2014Blowing Our Diversity AdvantageHuffington PostProfessor Yong Zhao at the University of Oregon, who grew up in China, disputes the notion that American schools are a mess and that we should emulate Asian schools. Rather, he says, we fail to see the bigger picture, one that shows a uniquely creative ... […]
- School districts share ways they are transforming classrooms - Dallas Morning News July 24, 2014School districts share ways they are transforming classroomsDallas Morning NewsSpeeches by Ravitch and Chinese-born education researcher Yong Zhao fired up the attendees. Ravitch attacked ... Yong, director of the Institute for Global and Online Education at the University of Oregon, describes himself as a “failed peasant ... […]
- Give the Kids a Chance – Biz Whiz Academy Combats High Youth ... - PR Web (press release) July 17, 2014Give the Kids a Chance – Biz Whiz Academy Combats High Youth ...PR Web (press release)Academic leaders, such as Dr. Yong Zhao, who currently serves as the Presidential Chair and Director of the Institute for Global and Online Education, University of Oregon, emphasize the need for entrepreneurial students – people who can be resourceful ...and more » […]
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[...] Zhao has also posted his slide presentation here, and sample chapters of his new book. And he expanded on it in an Education Week commentary, Doublethink: The [...]
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