I wish I could send TIPS some of the blog entries written by a young cousin of mine who was teaching English in China at some private schools for the children of fairly wealthy families. The poor work ethic, sense of entitlement, & lack of respect for authority that she described (for the majority of her students) was appalling even by modern American standards. Of course she also describes some outstanding students but these were a decided minority. If you consider that only the cream of the Chinese crop get to come to the USA for study, the comparison made in the original article is not a fair one.
I don't mean to defend the lack of work ethic in the bulk of our modern student body you can't compare what are likely elite Chinese students with run-of-the-mill American students. Another factor: the Chinese students are likely from the privileged classes and don't have to hold down part or full time jobs while studying here. Many of our students do. Ed Edward I. Pollak, Ph.D. Department of Psychology West Chester University of Pennsylvania ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Husband, father, grandfather, biopsychologist, & bluegrass fiddler...... in approximate order of importance. --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu)
