This is a long and difficult article but one of the best I have read for a long time. It gives a very accurate explanation about what needs to be done to western school culture to raise standards.
Introducing Asia
Asia sticks to you. The joss sticks lit for the household shrines in Thailand impart a sweet perfume to the thick air. The heavenly aroma of Indian spices follows you for days.
This is a spiritual place infused with the gods of past and present: the ancient spirits of the land and the family, the deities of Buddhism and Hinduism and the rules of Islam. Architectural wonders and sacred spaces abound from the Great Wall of China and the temples of Angkor to lesser known marvels in Myanmar, Nepal and Afghanistan.
There are some useful materials about English learning and teaching through the connection within this page. And even some helpful teaching theories and technologies from the column of teaching resources