Category Archives: Scholarship and education

Ultraman’s ideological crusade

A young student dreams of being Ultraman and bringing good thought to his home planet.

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1978:Red China sent “pupils” to the capitalist West

Today’s Beijing News (新京报) ran a feature story about China sending students study in the West in 1978

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The habits of highly effective test-takers

Beijing’s composition question riffs on Stephen Covey’s Big Rocks theory.

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Top secret exams

Beijing Evening News (北京晚报) reports that college entrance exams are now Top Secret.

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Reviving traditional culture through the pocketbook

Twelve scholars want Qu Yuan on the Renminbi.

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Is self-preservation a firing offense?

Fan Meizhong (范美忠) abandoned his class and fled out of the school when the earthquake hit.

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Do women need their own Writers’ Association?

Jiang Yun (蒋韵) is president of the new Shanxi Women Writers’ Association.

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Patriotic education for masseurs

Masseurs in Nanning get patriotic education.

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English learning for the masses

Ai Ma (艾玛) writes in the Mirror (法制晚报) about learning English from the radio.

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Trust us, we’re from the space administration

Southern Metropolis Daily (南方都市报) interviews Ouyang Ziyuan (欧阳自远) about the Chang’e photo. Han Song (韩松) objects to his dismissal of the public’s questions.

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