Look at the details of what education in China and the United States means

First of all, both countries attach great importance to elite education and are actively cultivating elite talents in various fields. Although China and the United States have different systems and cultures, they both attach great importance to the practicality of education.

The differences between American education and Chinese education are:

1. Different education models

Chinese students spend more than 8 months a year in school, and they spend more than 10 hours a day in school. American students, on the other hand, only have about 1,000 hours of class time per year. In contrast, American students have a shorter school schedule and a lighter course load, so children have more time to do what they are interested in and have more freedom.

Although there is little study time in the United States, the classroom in the United States is very efficient. In the United States, the number of people on a flight should not exceed 30, otherwise Gao Dan violates the federal education law, not only the parents do not agree, but the school will be severely punished by the law. In China, although there is a statutory limit of 45 students, the class size in many areas is 50 or 60 students.

This is where the efficiency advantage of small class sizes in the United States comes in.

Moreover, education in the United States pays more attention to allowing students to take the initiative to learn. American education tells students that learning is their own business, and allows students to think for themselves and what they want to learn, so students generally learn actively, flexibly, and happily.

In China, on the other hand, students always have to make detailed and cumbersome rules in advance, such as what to learn, how much to learn, when to learn, how to learn, etc., Chinese students regard learning as utilitarian, passive, dogmatic, and helpless.

2. Teaching mode

The United States does not attach much importance to the study of "basic knowledge" and attaches great importance to the cultivation of students' "creativity". Therefore, the teaching materials in the United States are simple and have strict requirements for children not to be bothered. Although it is true that Americans are often criticized for their basic education, they pay attention to the cultivation of hands-on ability and innovation ability.

China, on the other hand, blindly emphasizes the need to lay a solid foundation, which leads to a pile of repetitive mechanical operations. The lack of innovation has been an important defect exposed in China's education, and this is the evil result of excessive thinking and inadequate education in basic education.

3. Test scores

Americans believe that the purpose of education is to explore students' potential, so that students can better understand themselves, give full play to their talents and strengths, and grow into useful talents. Therefore, the purpose of the American test is to test the effect of learning, find out their own shortcomings, and check and fill in the gaps, so as to facilitate future development. In China, exams have been reduced to a machine for the survival of the fittest.

4. Teacher-student relationship

In traditional Chinese culture, a teacher for one day is a father for life, although the status of teachers has declined, but the teacher's sexuality towards students still exists, and children know that teachers are always high as soon as they step into school. And in the United States, even university professors do not claim to be self-explanatory, and Americans do not admit it.

Chinese children blindly worship their teachers, thinking that the teachers are always right, and Chinese teachers like to maintain their majesty and not smile; American teachers laugh and scold and like to chat with children, and they want to be good friends.

Classrooms in China require a raise of hand to speak, while classrooms in the United States encourage free speech. Classrooms in China are criticized if they disagree with the teacher's conclusions, while in the United States they are praised. Discipline is taught in the Chinese classroom, while human rights are taught in the American classroom.