tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1550222691875074441.post5338913222942443567..comments2024-01-30T05:25:56.085-07:00Comments on A Teacher's View: Some Ways Lenora Chu is Wrongmmazenkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06602797515366983639noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1550222691875074441.post-81321369506571165752017-09-26T08:54:02.235-06:002017-09-26T08:54:02.235-06:00I completely agree with your stance on this. While...I completely agree with your stance on this. While I have only taught in Taiwan for a little over a year now, I've found that most of my students (all of which have spent the majority of their childhoods in traditional Chinese/Taiwanese schools) have an incredibly difficult time thinking critically. The extent of which they struggle is something I never saw during my practicum or student teaching in the US. From what my students report, most of elementary school was based on memorization and spitting out facts. Anytime I ask them "why" or "how," it usually ends up as a class-long discussion. They rarely question me or ask questions at all. At my international school, we as teachers find ourselves pushing our students to ask more questions, something I frankly didn't experience as much in the states. I've found that in Taiwan, students just settle. In America, students want more. <br />-KarenAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14775886362682167694noreply@blogger.com