Topic: news China, the Classroom: Unexpected Knowledge and Skills Gained in China

I'd have to agree that the article is a biased, rosy-coloured view of reality. The only knowledge China has to impart is about Chinese culture. People in China all love to copy eachother, to make the group happy. From a large perspective, we can see how it's profitable for the government if all the people think with one common mind. But I definitely want my half-chinese son to *understand* (not just learn & copy) the values of creativity and individuality. I wan him to be brave, and care about more than just himself and his family. Because if nobody cares about society, then... you get China: Bourgeois middle-class mediocrity, everyone's simplemindedly greedy, cares too much about saving face, ashamed to work hard, clinging to their families, devoid of creativity or courage, a substandard knock-off of the real thing. everyone cares too much about saving face; people are ashamed to work hard. They brag about their powerful families abusing corrupt positions. It's stable, but hardly moral.