Bonus: A Free-Range Father in a Tiger Mom World — Reflections on Chinese and American Education

Sinica Podcast

Kaiser Kuo

Culture, China News, Hangzhou, Chinese, International Relations, Chongqing, Beijing, Sichuan, Currentaffairs, China, Politics, Chengdu, Shanghai, Guangzhou, China Economy, News, China Politics, Business, Film, Shenzhen

4.8 • 676 Ratings

🗓️ 14 August 2024

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Here's a little bonus ep for you ahead of tomorrow's show, which will be a re-run of a really fun one from about 10 years ago! I'm driving the rest of this week to the Midwest to drop my kids off at their respective universities, and I've been thinking a lot about the education systems in China and the U.S. So here's my essay for this week.

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0:00.0	Hey folks, here's a little bonus episode for you ahead of tomorrow's show,
0:04.3	which will actually be a 10-year-old show taped back in Beijing with Jeremy.
0:09.7	I'm heading off on a long road trip to the Midwest to drop my kids off at their respective universities,
0:16.2	and I've been thinking a lot about the educational systems in China and here in the U.S.
0:21.7	And here's my essay from this week.
0:25.0	Don't forget to sign up for the joint TechBuzz China-Cinica study tour to China from October 20th to 26th.
0:32.7	My good friend Ed Sandor and I are going to lead the tour.
0:35.6	We will each deliver lectures exploring about how China got to where it is,
0:40.3	the story of its breakneck modernization.
0:43.5	We're going to be visiting Beijing, Shanghai, and Hongzhou.
0:47.0	And in addition to these customized lectures,
0:50.1	you're going to visit some of China's iconic companies like Tencent and Baidu.
0:56.6	We'll take you in robotaxies between those companies' offices in Beijing.
1:01.5	That's going to be really interesting.
1:03.3	We will explore the cities, enjoy some great regional cuisine.
1:07.6	We will take in all sorts of culture and nightlife.
1:12.9	Ed and other colleagues at TechBuzz have years of experience leading these study tours. They've been very, very successful. So I think
1:18.3	this is going to be an amazing, unforgettable experience. Seats are limited to just 18 individuals
1:23.7	and registration closes soon on September 1st. So make sure to sign up.
1:28.6	Just go to Chinatectrip.com slash Cinnica. S-I-N-I-C-A. That's Chinatrip.com
1:36.8	slash Cinnica. Really looking forward to it.
1:41.8	A free-range father in a tiger mom world.
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