Comments on: Aaron Brown Interview: Vanessa Fong

By: Bullwinkle Moose

Bullwinkle Moose — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 17:14:14 +0000

Just a thought about Yoel Cohen’s comment: For Prof. Fong teaching at Harvard gets us thinking, “What went wrong with American Education platforms? In 1970s, Americans were calling Japanese products “junks” Now, which car maker is dominating American and global markets? The Bible says, “Pride comes before the fall.” We have to understand that a country’s overall success is not on the length of its history or its amount of inventions, but on its people’s displines and determination in reaching the goals. Granted, China has its own prollems, but every country has its own flaws in different ways. We should not nose up on other cultures just because English is the international language for now. Who knows, Maybe twenty years down the road, American national language will be Spanish.

By: Yoel Cohen

Yoel Cohen — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:24:59 +0000

Is professor Fong teaching in Harvard?
If yes, I make sure that my grand children do not apply to Harvard. If I would go by what she said that the academics future of a student determined by age 13 or 14 than my son never would have become a Medical Doctor. My son was a late bloomer and in China he would have become a coolie.
Professor Fong,United States in its 250 years has more inventions and new technologies than China in its 5000 years history and that is because Americans are allowed to think for themselves not memorizing text books like in China. China success is based only on its cheap labor and poor quality and this success will not last long.

By: J Chen

J Chen — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:30:34 +0000

Hi,Taylor, I don’t think English is not the only second language in the curriculum. As far as I knew, some middle and high schools in China offer Japenese and Russian language courses.
Not only do the people in the USA speak English, but people in other countries also speak English.

By: G Clayton Taylor

G Clayton Taylor — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 09:19:39 +0000

I found Professor Fong to be disingenuous when talking about China outdoing America.
She implied, no, she actually said that China was NOT targeting the USA, but my question to her is why is English the only mandatory language in the curriculum?
After all, French is also an international language of business. Why not give the kids an option?
Now that Bush has given away such an edge in the import-export of Chinese products, along with the country-wide affinity for manufacturing “knock-offs” that’s done with the Communist Party’s blessings, by the way. There’s no doubt in my mind that China is trying to out do the US by hook and crook!
Don’t forget about their infiltrating our Defense Department’s computers on more than one occasion!
I submit that China is and has been focusing on the State’s for decades and will not stop until they bury us, either in debt or by taking our manufacturing jobs.
Oh yeah! Let’s not forget about all the tainted toys they repeatedly send over her also. Who does that effect except our children who will be competing with their children in 20 years, incidentally…..

By: Margo Trolley

Margo Trolley — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 03:43:07 +0000

The Fong/Brown interview was very imformative on how seriously education is taking by the students & parents of China.

By: Pi-hsia Hung

Pi-hsia Hung — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:11:10 +0000

I married to a very handy Irish who happened to screw up his future by not getting a college degree. Even though he proved he can do the white-collar job, the company would not promote him because he does not have a college degree. He is not rewarded by his talents here in the U.S either, not just in China.

By: Lynn Robbins

Lynn Robbins — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 21:16:40 +0000

I am only getting one page when I attempt to print this Aaron Brown interview. How can I print the entire interview? This applies to other Wide Angle interviews also.