36 days. My American education journey

Author: Li Xigui
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Publish Date: 2006-11-01
Features: The author of this book faithfully records his observations, thoughts, and insights over 36 days. He is completely immersed in the strong atmosphere of democratic education at the Columbia University School of Education, greedily seeking every opportunity to learn and hungrily absorbing the educational nourishment from different cultural backgrounds. It provides an excellent perspective for primary and secondary school educators in China to understand the essence of education in both China and the United States. This book chronicles the experiences of Li Xigui during his study at the Columbia University School of Education in the United States, where he analyzed classrooms and exchanged educational wisdom with American education experts and teachers. Over these 36 days, the author is completely immersed in the strong atmosphere of democratic education at the Columbia University School of Education, greedily seeking every opportunity to learn and hungrily absorbing the educational nourishment from different cultural backgrounds. These 36 days are days of intellectual collisions, as well as days of deep reflection and inquiry by the author. These reflections are highly valuable, providing an excellent perspective for primary and secondary school educators in China to understand the essence of education in both China and the United States. This book is particularly suitable for primary and secondary school teachers, principals, and educators.