Is there a(I) between learning styles in China and th' 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 em- phasis 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 paren- tal duties by those more used to“teaching by holding the hand." Both ap- proaches have their disadvantages as well as advantages, and it may well be (11) to search for a (12) method that would combine the best of both worlds.