nicholas-z.-scott

Hollywood Taught My College Class the Perils of Obsession

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VOICES & OPINION

The plot of ‘Whiplash’ posed my Chinese students an unsettling question: Why, exactly, do you work so hard?

How China’s College Students Are Reacting to Trump

My students’ questions about the election result range from the awestruck to the deeply concerned.

Using Trump to Teach Chinese Students How to Win an Argument

As Americans head to the polls, my university class is being taught to see through the logical fallacies of the presidential nominees’ campaign claims.

Teaching ‘Brave New World’ in China

A university lecturer recounts a classroom discussion about fighting nonconformity inspired by the Aldous Huxley novel.