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Judgement Day: A Shanghai Teenager Receives His Score

Thursday, June 30, 2011
Innovation is lacking in China because of the education system.
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How Now, Gaokao?

Tuesday, June 7, 2011
This week, we're taking a look at how China's test-focused education system may be hindering the country's quest to build an economy based on inn...
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The Damaged Generation

Monday, June 6, 2011
15 year-old Sun Jia Lu wakes up each morning at six, eats breakfast on the bus to school, sits through eight classes, and then returns home where...
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