From the two documentaries 'Secondary School' and '2 Million Minutes', we can get a glimpse of education in United States, China, India and Hong Kong. From different countries' differences in terms of education, some societal differences between these countries can be identified. The manifested societal difference between U.S. and Asian countries like China and India would be that education in United States put more emphasis and effort on shaping students into responsible citizens. As shown in '2 Million Minutes', Americans are more aware of own community than the globe, so as American education. Instead of acquiring knowledge, U.S. high school students dedicate a lot of time into extra-curricular activities and social life. U.S. student
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It seems that Chinese society does not put much spotlight on the quality of citizens as a whole, but rather desperate for elites and experts when we evaluate the Chinese style education. High school becomes a place where the main purpose is to inculcate information to students whose ultimate goal is entering into top universities and receive specialty education. In the documentary, Chinese student Hu Xiaoyuan wants to get into a top university though she does not have a specific aim yet. While in India, it is even widely believed that getting into engineering is the standard way to ensure a financially stable life, suggested by Apoorva, an India student in '2 Million …show more content…
Many Chinese families are still living in poverty and many parents did not receive tertiary education. In return, they want their children to receive higher education and to get out of poverty through education. They believe that education is the only way to improve socioeconomic status. This economic drive serves as a motivator for students to work hard. Due to the rapid economic development of China, more opportunities are granted for Chinese students to learn. Similar in India where being an engineer is the social norm and youths are struggling to get into top universities to become professionals to secure their financial status. Somehow Hong Kong stands in the middle, where there is an open environment for students to choose their career, but they are still encouraged to engage into professional jobs which seem to have more promising prospects by some conventional
It seems that Chinese society does not put much spotlight on the quality of citizens as a whole, but rather desperate for elites and experts when we evaluate the Chinese style education. High school becomes a place where the main purpose is to inculcate information to students whose ultimate goal is entering into top universities and receive specialty education. In the documentary, Chinese student Hu Xiaoyuan wants to get into a top university though she does not have a specific aim yet. While in India, it is even widely believed that getting into engineering is the standard way to ensure a financially stable life, suggested by Apoorva, an India student in '2 Million …show more content…
Many Chinese families are still living in poverty and many parents did not receive tertiary education. In return, they want their children to receive higher education and to get out of poverty through education. They believe that education is the only way to improve socioeconomic status. This economic drive serves as a motivator for students to work hard. Due to the rapid economic development of China, more opportunities are granted for Chinese students to learn. Similar in India where being an engineer is the social norm and youths are struggling to get into top universities to become professionals to secure their financial status. Somehow Hong Kong stands in the middle, where there is an open environment for students to choose their career, but they are still encouraged to engage into professional jobs which seem to have more promising prospects by some conventional