116c. East Asians don't respond to intrinsic motivation, and other gems
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Bloom Taxonomy Is a Pyramid of Thinking
British students view understanding as a process of sudden insight, whereas Chinese students believe understanding to be a long process that requires extensive mental effort. This is the aha moment phenomenon and people talk a lot about aha moments. I'm just saying it's got some good things which we could definitely use and let's try and learn something from it. Although, yeah, this isn't just like me saying Chinese education is the best thing. You know, it's not that simplistic. Please don't walk away with that view.
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