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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.
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THE NEW LEARNING PARADIGM
RESPECT AND CHALLENGE
Dr. Judy TsuiINNOVATIVE EDUCATOR
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 14,500CHINA HONG KONG
DEGREE GRADUATES PER YEAR
EDUCATION IN THE EAST
GREATER CHINA, KOREA, JAPAN
TRADITIONAL LEARNING PARADIGMCultivating 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
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
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
MY CHILDRENBEN
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.”
WHY?
NEW LEARNING PARADIGM
NEW AGE
NEW BREED OF YOUNG ADULTS AND SENIOR ADULTS
HOW?
DEFINITION OF NEW LEARNING PARADIGM
OUTCOMES
Self-aware Self-reflective Agile learner
Creative Critical Communicative
Confident Innovative Open-minded
PANACEAMINDSET 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
STRATEGIESINTEGRATING 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
OTHERWISE
BETTER LATE THAN NEVER!
