A look at China's “genius class” system, which picks ~100K gifted teens annually for elite science-focused schooling; its alumni span ByteDance, PDD, and more
Financial Times Zijing Wu
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@asanwal
Anand Sanwal
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The US govt has systematically underinvested in its brightest students In fact, our public schools have consistently lowered the ceiling (get rid of g&t, lower standards) Meanwhile, China spends $300B building genius classes Our excellence is accidental Theirs is systematic [imag…
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@bgurley
Bill Gurley
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Really enlightening (and detailed) article from @zijing_wu about a special program in China where 100K teenagers are funneled each year into a special “genius” program. Stark contrast to school districts in the US cancelling “gifted” programs.
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@robertscotthorton
Scott Horton
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Trump seems to be working hand-in-glove with Xi to insure that China locks up the talent needed to dominate AI. But why? — About 3 years ago, Stacey Tang, a manager in a pharmaceuticals company in Beijing, received a peculiar phone call. A voice speaking from an unknown landl…
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@tonytassell
Tony Tassell
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How China scales genius - really fascinating read from Zijing Wu on the country's extraordinary system to identify and develop extremely bright people, one factor behind its rise in AI www.ft.com/content/68f6...