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How Eastern And Western Cultures Tackle Learning (npr.org)
13 points by m1ck 4962 days ago
n Eastern cultures, Stigler says, it's just assumed that struggle is a predictable part of the learning process. Everyone is expected to struggle in the process of learning, and so struggling becomes a chance to show that you, the student, have what it takes emotionally to resolve the problem by persisting through that struggle