Interesting Comments in Education in China

The more I try to avoid education issues as my summer starts, the more interesting and education-connected stories I hear.

This morning NPR featured a story about China, and a part of the story focused on the educational system.
http://www.npr.org/2011/06/22/137320938/chinas-businesses-boom-but-its-brands-dont

It appears there are two approaches to education: learn-this-and-don't-question-your-teachers or seek-creative-answers-(and-questions). The person being interviewed (an American PhD who was born and raised in China) suggested that the more creative approach is the one he values and seeks to instill in his students and it is one that is contrary to what he experienced in China.

I am in agreement... we cannot be sure what are students are going to encounter in their future and leaders (teachers, school administrators, politicians, etc.) who think they have the answers in their past are just plain wrong-- and the students who attend the schools designed by those people are in trouble (economically, politically, and culturally).