Re:Why American Mothers are Superior
by richcollins on Saturday January 15, 2011 @12:02AM
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None of that speaks to her criticism of the practice of focusing on rote learning over creativity. I think you can make a good argument that a creative thinker is less likely to fall behind in the real world than someone that only takes the prescribed approach to solving problems.
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Re:Why American Mothers are Superior
by enry_straker on Saturday January 15, 2011 @08:42AM
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It provides context. Dr.Chua's article was not just about rote learning vs creativity. For instance, how far do you think rote learning can go in music?
I would suspect that children need a balanced mix of both: discipline to learn the basics in whichever field they want to get into, coupled with freedom to explore their own interests. I suspect that today's american school culture stresses creativity to the point of ignoring the fundamentals. The good thing is that there are self-correcting mechanisms built into the american system as opposed to the chinese system where the children and the parents too, rarely get much of a say.