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The Budding Scholar
Improbable Probabilities
The Unlikely Journey of Yong Zhao
This memoir chronicles Dr. Yong Zhao’s incredible life as a renowned scholar, educator, author, and speaker. From his birth in a rural village racked by China’s Cultural Revolution to his emergence as a globally respected educator of the 21st century, coauthors G. Williamson “Bill” McDiarmid and Yong Zhao examine educational experiences throughout Yong’s life. Via Yong’s journey, the coauthors seek to understand how chance encounters open up unlikely learning opportunities and to identify which qualities enable individuals to seize those chances.
In this book, Yong reflects on factors that allowed him to flourish: seeing supposed disadvantages as assets, embracing mistakes as part of the learning process, and staying open to possibilities rather than striving to conform to conventional paths. Bill and Yong show how students are best prepared to capitalize on chance opportunities not by acing the standards-based test but by following their passions and interests to become lifelong learners. Ultimately, they present Yong’s improbable life as a case study of education’s potential to equip students as global citizens who are capable of defying probability in their own lives and creating innovative solutions for the future.
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In the Leading Educator series, thought leaders in education present personal looks into their professional experiences. In revisiting their distinctive career paths, the authors share with readers the events and circumstances that influenced their work. They also communicate the knowledge and the tools that have helped them through different stages of their careers and various changes in education.
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