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What is Excellence?

Amy Chua’s book Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother has sparked a debate about the meaning of excellence and intelligence. A recent educational study has shown that children from Shanghai far outperform the rest of the world in math and reading. As a reading educator, there are points where I strongly agree with Chau. She [...]

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