4 Quotes & Sayings By Xiao Hong

Xiao Hong is an associate professor of Education at the University of Pennsylvania. She earned her M.A. in Education from Vanderbilt University and her Ph.D. in Curriculum, Instruction, and Leadership from the University of Washington Read more

Dr. Xiao has published numerous articles on teacher effectiveness and performance assessments, as well as co-edited two books, one with George Kuh (Education Evaluation, Measurement, and Accountability) and the other with Cynthia Kaplan (The Sociology of Education).

That's what life is all about - you're busy, I'm...
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That's what life is all about - you're busy, I'm busy, and the end result is death. Sooner or later, that's what it comes to. ("The Death Of Wang Asao") Xiao Hong
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This time we'll be fighting for the nation. The company commander says that it's better to be the ghost of a fallen soldier than a nationless slave. For the sake of our fellow countrymen, our families and our children, we have to resist to the very end... ("Vague Expectations") Xiao Hong
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The sawdust flew. A slightly sweet fragrance floated in the immediate area. It was a sweet but subtle aroma, neither the scent of pine nor willow, but one from the past that had been forgotten, only to reappear now after all these years, fresher than ever. The workmen occasionally scooped up a handful of sawdust, which they put into their mouths and swallowed. Before that they had chewed on pieces of green bark that they had stripped from the cut wood. It had the same fragrance and it freshened their mouths, so at first that was what they had used. Now even though they were no longer chewing the bark with which they felt such a bond, the stack of corded wood was a very appealing sight. From time to time they gave the logs a friendly slap or kick. Each time they sawed off a section, which rolled to the ground from the sawhorse, they would say:' Off with you - go over there and lie down where you belong.' What they were thinking was that big pieces of lumber like this should be used to make tables or chairs or to repair a house or make window frames; wood like this was hard to find. But now they were cutting it into kindling to be burned in stoves, a sad ending for good wood like this. They could see a comparison with their own lives, and this was a saddening thought. ("North China") . Xiao Hong