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He has designed schools that cultivate global competence, developed computer games for language learning, and founded research and develop institutions to explore innovative education models. The book begins with the story of suhas gopinath, the indian teen age entrepreneur. In teaching students to become selfdetermined learners, michael l. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the takeaction guide to world class. Yong zhao the author advocates for a new paradigm in education that builds on individual students strengths and passions to bring value to our rapidly changing world of work and life. Professor, department of educational methodology, policy, and leadership. Theres a new call for americans to embrace chinesestyle education.
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