This article is an example of the pot calling the kettle black. China, needless to say, does not foster creative thinking or critical analysis when it comes to

This article is an example of the pot calling the kettle black. China, needless to say, does not foster creative thinking or critical analysis when it comes to the political system. Editorials that put a party slant on an issue like education, when a political leader favors learning techniques focused on problem solving versus repetition of cookie-cutter teaching techniques don't foster critical analysis when it comes to the political system any further. Conflating the education system with the political system in an environment where the political system is-admittedly-worthy of a very specific degree of scrutiny is ugly in-and-of itself. Rejecting “repetitious exercises and worksheets,” the reformed curriculum conceives of teachers as “co-learners with their students, instead of providers of solutions.” It emphasizes both analytical ability and “aesthetics and creative expression, environmental awareness … and self and social awareness.” I'm a bit taken back by the idea that any editor, Liberal or Conservative needs to play the name game and think a system where education is a more open and flexible system that enables students to learn how to think, and not memorize what the answers are to pass standardized tests is some sort of a bad thing.