g concern when we think about a Chinese student； we don’t just refer to scores。 When I was in the mittee we had problems in accessing Chinese students’oral language skills but now we have interviews。
中国学生： 走出自己的圈子（3）
C： What characteristics of American students impress you the most？
D： Creative。
C： What’s the advantage of American education？ In China； school educations are more knowledge…based than that in the States； do you think it’s good or bad？
D： I think it’s good for primary schools and high schools。 These levels of education in the States have problems with helping students to gain more knowledge。 Many students are bad at math； history； and grammar。 Many parents get their children out of the public schools and send them to private schools to get a better education。 I did see some undergraduates at Yale don’t know too much about history； even American history。 But at colleges； knowledge is not enough； you need to pay more attention to questions； how to ask a question and how to find a solution to the question。
大卫教授今年70多岁， 白眉银发， 有点仙风道骨的味道。 他常挎着背包匆忙地走在校园里。 一身朴素毫不起眼， 但停下来跟你说话的时候， 眼神里的睿智和慈爱透着大教授的风范。 他告诉我一件轶事， 有一年他被邀请去白宫和总统共进晚餐， 临行前发现自己没有一套像样的西装， 于是决定第二天早晨乘火车购买。 可是早晨出门才发现商店都没开门（他居然不知道通常商店几点开门）， 只好匆匆地上了火车赶往华盛顿。 到达以后叫出租车直奔商店， 换上新买的西装准备去白宫赴宴， 可在路上一低头发现自己的鞋子是一双穿了十几年的老皮鞋， 旧得都快变形了。 只能掉头回去买鞋， 一身行头置办好了， 终于在最后一刻赶到白宫。 这样一位耶鲁最高荣誉的终身教授， 亲近、 平和得没有一点架子。 他愉快地接受了我的采访， 希望通过这本书可以和中国的学生交流他对学术研究以及在耶鲁学习、 教学的体会。
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