Searching for a Chinese Steve Jobs

newyorker:

While American parents have been concerned with their lack of tiger discipline, the Chinese are looking for tips on raising their young from this side of the Pacific. China wants its own Steve Jobs, and it’s not sure how to find—or create—one. At times, the quest has reached the level of national campaign, with the government promising its prioritization and vowing to spend four per cent of the country’s G.D.P. on comprehensive education reform aimed, ultimately, at producing a Jobs to call its own.

Click-through to read more from Jiayang Fan on China’s search for the next great genius: http://nyr.kr/Looaw0

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    Hay que tener en cuenta que el steve jobs original fue, en alguna forma, un fracaso del sistema educativo. No se graduo....
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    this calls for a facepalm at my motherland.
  16. everythingiveseentwice reblogged this from newyorker and added:
    Coming soon: a knockoff Steve Jobs! Dear China, Western geniuses tend to drop out of college and be general fuck-ups...
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    While its thrilling to know that at least some countries value education I don’t believe that one can produce creativity...
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