<i>Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Dragon?</i> offers an insider’s perspective on why the Chinese education system is able to turn out the world’s highest-achieving students in reading, math, and science—yet Chinese educators, parents, and political leaders “hate the system.” With compelling data, personal stories, and interviews, this book offers a nuanced and sobering tour of Chinese education, and uncovers the secrets that make China’s education the best and the worst in the world.