#198- Lee Mack: The Carrot or the Stick

Lee Mack is an education innovator, investor and researcher. He is co-founder of Meridian Education and also writes a newsletter called Educationology. He was previously Director of Admissions and Marketing at Wellington College International Shanghai. Today, we discuss the enormous and innovative changes that need to happen both inside and outside our schools. We discuss the debate around Wang Hong’s comments after winning the Fields Medal and compare Chinese and American approaches to schooling, including academic pressure, student autonomy, family expectations, and the purpose of an education. We talk about new education pathways, homeschooling and what children still need to learn for themselves when AI can supply all the answers.

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0:00 An Education Insider’s Journey

4:01 What Should Education Be For?

13:31 Choice, Competition, and the Rat Race

19:30 China and America’s Opposing Dilemmas

28:34 School Pathways and the Gaokao

34:02 Asian Achievement and Admissions Bias

36:34 Is Studying Abroad Still Worth It?

50:30 Money, Status, and School Culture

53:25 Academic Achievement vs. Sports Culture

59:56 China’s High-Pressure Education System

1:09:26 Grade Inflation and Admissions Pressure

1:12:03 How AI Is Changing Education

1:23:44 Homeschooling and New Education Models

1:28:46 AI’s Future in Chinese Education

1:30:31 Predicting the Next Decade

1:38:45 Critical Thinking, Meaning, and Purpose