Dr Judy Tsui is Senior Advisor of Institute for New Economic Thinking. In her talk, she stressed the importance of allowing our children to make mistakes in the process of learning. Her talk covers her personal experience with setting her children free from the nest and the realization that in order for them to grow and realize their full potential we must allow them to make their own decisions and mistakes.
2. ATTITUDES OF TYPICAL GRADUATES IN
HK AND CHINA
TYPICAL BEHAVIOR
WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO?
TELL ME HOW TO DO IT?
I DON’T KNOW HOW TO DO IT. TEACH ME
DON’T FEEL COMFORTABLE UNDER UNCERTAINTY
AFRAID OF BEING CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE
CAN’T FAIL
WON’T TAKE RISKS
7M 14,500
CHINA HONG KONG
DEGREE GRADUATES PER YEAR
3. EDUCATION IN THE EAST
GREATER CHINA, KOREA, JAPAN
TRADITIONAL LEARNING PARADIGM
Cultivating character Through observation, study, reflection
Be a gentleman - training of civil servants
very informal methods
no structured classes or examinations
rote learning, discipline, authoritative
uniform university entrance examinations
CONFUCIUS (551BC - 479BC) & CHINESE LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
4. EDUCATION IN THE WEST
SOCRATIC METHOD OF QUESTIONING AND DEBATE
CRITICAL INQUIRY AND DIALOGUE --- “CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS”
EDUCATION IN MUSIC - DEVELOPS THE SOUL & GYMNASTICS -
DEVELOPS THE BODY
YOUNG CHILDREN SHOULD BE TAUGHT THROUGH PLAY RATHER
THAN FORMAL EDUCATION
FILTER WHAT IS TAUGHT TO THE YOUNG PHILOSOPHERS
SOCRATES (469BC - 399BC) AND PLATO’S THE REPUBLIC
5. MY EXPERIENCE
BORN AND BRED IN HONG KONG
KINDERGARTEN TO UNIVERSITY
PRIMARY AND HIGH SCHOOL: MOST
UNTRADITIONAL AMERICAN NUN SCHOOL
DEFICIENT IN CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION
AFRAID TO FAIL
LEARNING FROM MY KIDS
6. MY CHILDREN
BEN
GAVE ME UPON GRADUATION IN 2012 “THINKING FAST
AND SLOW” BY DANIEL KAHNEMAN (HIS PROFESSOR)
JAC
“I DON’T WANT A 9-5 JOB. I WANT TO BECOME AN
ENTREPRENEUR.”
TIM
“YOU MUST LET US FAIL. OTHERWISE WE CANNOT LEARN
EFFECTIVELY AND BE SUCCESSFUL.”
8. HOW?
DEFINITION OF NEW LEARNING PARADIGM
OUTCOMES
Self-aware Self-reflective Agile learner
Creative Critical Communicative
Confident Innovative Open-minded
9. PANACEA
MINDSET OF PARENTS: COACHED & MENTORED ON HOW TO EDUCATE CHILDREN
A CHANGE IN SOCIETY COMES FROM PARENTS
EDUCATE PARENTS FIRST
CANNOT RELY ON EDUCATORS
CHINESE PARENTS SENDING CHILDREN TO
PRESCHOOL MBA COURSES AS EARLY AS
THREE
10. STRATEGIES
INTEGRATING EASTERN AND WESTERN EDUCATION PHILOSOPHY IN THE NEW AGE
SHOW RESPECT FOR PARENTS
LET KIDS CHALLENGE US
CHALLENGE TEACHERS
CHALLENGE STATUS QUO
FIND ANSWERS TO UNIMAGINABLE QUESTIONS
THINK OUT OF THE BOX
Ruth Hayhoe: said Hopes for Confucian pedagogy in China
teaching and learning process was adapted to different interests and abilities of children, learning was self initiated, relationship with teacher was one of dialogue;
Theory of Value: What knowledge and skills are worthwhile learning? What are the goals of education?
Confucius' goal was to reform the government, his goals for education were to produce men who were capable to serve in government in decisive roles.
Commonality: Both believe: equal education for men and women; individual ability; different approaches and methods; different purpose
Theory of Value: What knowledge and skills are worthwhile learning? What are the goals of education?
Socrates believed that there were different kinds of knowledge, important and trivial.
The most important of all knowledge is "how best to live."
HOW TO DO IT? WHO HAVE KIDS? WHO HAVE TEENAGER KIDS? GROWN UP KIDS? WHO LEARN FROM KIDS?
How many are parents now with young adult children? How many would openly admit that we learn from our kids?
Talk more about Thinking fast and slow and how successful and happy Jac is
13 years old girl go to university – May 16, 2014
Rich Chinese send children as young as seven on 'mini MBA' courses
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1205541/mini-mba-courses-draw-rich-parents-Chengdu
Chinese Parents Send Children To Preschool MBA Courses As Early As Three
http://www.ibtimes.com/chinese-parents-send-children-preschool-mba-courses-early-three-1279751
