Chinese children crush Americans in math thanks to a mindset that Americans only display in one place: sports

In international tests, Chinese children consistently outperform Americans.
American Leonora Chu enrolled her young son in the Chinese public school system in Shanghai.
In her book about the experience, “Little Soldiers,” she explores how culture influences this academic achievement gap.
It comes down to Chinese people displaying a psychological concept known as a “growth mindset” at school … while Americans only display this mindset in sports.

For the most part, American children aren’t great at math.

But Chinese children tend to be excellent.

Testing half a million students worldwide, the Program for International Student Assessment is one of the most widely cited measurements of global read more >>>

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