Comments on: Rice paddies and culture http://www.disruptiveleadership.com/2010/01/29/rice-paddies-and-culture/ "Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare." Thu, 15 Dec 2011 02:25:04 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 By: netbook http://www.disruptiveleadership.com/2010/01/29/rice-paddies-and-culture/comment-page-1/#comment-40208 netbook Fri, 04 Mar 2011 13:58:08 +0000 http://www.disruptiveleadership.com/?p=614#comment-40208 Closer to home, there has been much talk about reforming education in America. In The World is Flat, Thomas Friedman talks about how we are falling behind our Asian counterparts by not investing in and putting a bigger focus on education. But based on Gladwell’s findings, a solution to improving education and America’s long-term competitivenes could be addressed by simply getting rid of summer vacations and implementing a rice-paddy-like KIPP system. Unfortunately, we in the West are culturally conditioned to shorter school days and summer vacations. Closer to home, there has been much talk about reforming education in America. In The World is Flat, Thomas Friedman talks about how we are falling behind our Asian counterparts by not investing in and putting a bigger focus on education. But based on Gladwell’s findings, a solution to improving education and America’s long-term competitivenes could be addressed by simply getting rid of summer vacations and implementing a rice-paddy-like KIPP system. Unfortunately, we in the West are culturally conditioned to shorter school days and summer vacations.

]]> By: Jimmy http://www.disruptiveleadership.com/2010/01/29/rice-paddies-and-culture/comment-page-1/#comment-14748 Jimmy Fri, 19 Mar 2010 02:38:46 +0000 http://www.disruptiveleadership.com/?p=614#comment-14748 Agree your point, the " book of change" say : every things in the world should be relating and you can count it with the formula Agree your point, the " book of change" say : every things in the world should be relating and you can count it with the formula

]]> By: mbeckford http://www.disruptiveleadership.com/2010/01/29/rice-paddies-and-culture/comment-page-1/#comment-13027 mbeckford Wed, 03 Feb 2010 06:20:08 +0000 http://www.disruptiveleadership.com/?p=614#comment-13027 Carol, as a parent of three boys, two of which have ADHD, I can clearly see the benefits. At what age is this typically taught? Carol, as a parent of three boys, two of which have ADHD, I can clearly see the benefits. At what age is this typically taught?

]]> By: mbeckford http://www.disruptiveleadership.com/2010/01/29/rice-paddies-and-culture/comment-page-1/#comment-13026 mbeckford Wed, 03 Feb 2010 06:15:05 +0000 http://www.disruptiveleadership.com/?p=614#comment-13026 Thank you for pointing that out. Apparently it is not as easy to remember for a lao wai (foreigner). I have made the correction. Thank you for pointing that out. Apparently it is not as easy to remember for a lao wai (foreigner). I have made the correction.

]]> By: FellowSagehen http://www.disruptiveleadership.com/2010/01/29/rice-paddies-and-culture/comment-page-1/#comment-13022 FellowSagehen Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:07:10 +0000 http://www.disruptiveleadership.com/?p=614#comment-13022 "Si" is 4 in Chinese, not 7. :) "Qi" is 7. "Si" is 4 in Chinese, not 7. :)

"Qi" is 7.

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