Is there a 1__ between learning styles in China and the West? While we should be careful to avoid _2__ the differences, they do appear to exist. In China, for example, greater _3_ is given to developing skills at an early age. The Americans, _4__ , place more emphasis on _5__ creativity in young children, leaving them to _6_ skills later. American parents tend to avoid rushing in to _7__ their children as they try to _ 8__ a task, thinking it better that children should learn to solve problems by themselves. Such an approach can, _9 _ , be mistaken for _10 one ’ s parental duties by those more used to “ teaching by holding the hand, ” Both approaches have their disadvantage s as well as advantages, and it may well be __11__ to search for a _12__ method that would combine the best of both worlds.