Topic Speaker: Yunxiang Yan

Professor Yunxiang Yan's description of the inverted family answered many questions to the family structure and gender roles of my students.  I believe western culture is very similar to the changes in China.  Students are given authority at home with intentions of entitlement that they no longer need teachers because they are exposed to an overwhelming amount of information.  Yet, they do not know how to decipher learning and create areas of emotional breakdowns.  I am sure this is why education is being geared toward creating learning options, and students teaching each other while teachers transition into facilitator roles.  Yet, as in Being the Right Woman for "Mr. Right" within their cultural traditions and roles, students must still comply to family expectations.