Improbable Probabilities is an analysis of opportunity as seen through the journey of renowned scholar Yong Zhao. From an obscure village in a China wracked by the Cultural Revolution to acclaim as one of the most influential international voices in education today, Yong’s journey reveals that disadvantages may become advantages and assuming risks that others avoid can open unforeseen opportunities. 
In this instructive title, you will learn about: Why families are important for children, through Yong’s experiences growing up impoverished in a supportive but illiterate family How low or no expectations may benefit some children, as illustrated by an absence of familial expectations that freed Yong to explore and discover a love of language, reading, and writing Students’ potential to find and take advantage of opportunities How Yong discovered, explored, and pursued opportunities others failed to see in order to become internationally recognized as a researcher, professor, and writer Why Yong’s publications and perspective challenge many of the current orthodoxies in education, especially regarding how to improve the learning of students living in low-wealth communities 
Contents: 
Preface 
Introduction 
Chapter 1: The Boy From Sichuan Province 
Chapter 2: The Budding Scholar 
Chapter 3: The Traveler 
Chapter 4: The Entrepreneur 
Chapter 5: The Breadwinner 
Chapter 6: The Global Citizen 
Chapter 7: The Distinguished Professor 
Chapter 8: Themes in Yong’s Thinking and Writing 
Epilogue 
Endnotes 
Index

Improbable Probabilities: The Unlikely Journey of Yong Zhao (A memoir about growth and development in educational leadership and equity)

Biographies & Memoirs

Yong Zhao

G. Williamson McDiarmid

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Improbable Probabilities: The Unlikely Journey of Yong Zhao (A memoir about growth and development in educational leadership and equity)