My wife Ellen and I lived in a hotel in Nanjing with our l8-month-old son Benjamin while studying arts education in Chinese kindergartens. The key to our room was attached to a large plastic block with the room number on it. When leaving the hotel, a guest was encouraged to turn in the key by dropping it through a slot（窄缝）into a box.Benjamin loved to carry the key around. He also liked to try to place it into the slot. Because of his tender age and incomplete understanding of the need to position the key, he would usually fail Both Ellen and I were perfectly happy to allow Benjamin to bang the key near the key slot. But I soon observed an interesting phenomenon. Any Chinese staff member nearby would come over to watch Benjamin and, noting his lack of initial success, attempt to assist. He or she would hold onto Benjamin's hand, gently but firmly, guide it directly toward the slot, reposition it as necessary, and help him to insert it.I soon realized that this incident was directly relevant to our assigned tasks in China: to investigate the ways of early childhood education, and to throw light on Chinese attitudes toward creativity.I came to realize that these Chinese were in the best Chinese tradition: they were ba zhe shou jiao— "teaching by holding his hand" —so much so that he would happily come back for more. The idea that learning should take place by continual careful shaping and molding applies equally to the arts.One way of summarizing the American position is to state that we value originality and independence more than the Chinese doThe important question becomes this: Can we gather, from the Chinese and American extremes, a superior way to approach education, perhaps striking a better balance between the poles of creativity and basic skills? Why did author and his family come to China? A.To work in a hotel.B.To study arts education.C.To learn Chinese creativity.D.To investigate Chinese adult education.What did Benjamin do with the key? A.He attached it to a large plastic block.B.He turned it in to the Chinese staff.C.He tried to insert it into the slot.D.He placed it into the box.The Chinese staff in the hotelA.would like to be Benjamin's teacherB.hoped Benjamin would come back for moreC.were happy to watch Benjamin do it by himselfD.taught Benjamin how to insert the key correctlyWhich of the following does the author agree most? A.Originality and independence should be emphasized.B.Chinese way of carly childhood education is the best.C.Teaching in both Chinese ways and American ways is necessary.D.It's better to make the most of Chinese and American ways to teach.