Chinese Education Vs American Education

The differences between Chinese and American systems of education may seem drastically different, but not everything is so dissimilar. A factor that sets China apart from us here in America, is the intensity at which they educate their youth. Along with this, it is often said that Chinese adults have a heightened level of work ethic than their American counterparts. China’s intense system of education is responsible for their strong work ethic.

Education begins at a young age in China. Schooling usually starts at age three in most parts of China when they enter primary school, but can even begin earlier than that. Children are often taught complex ideas at this time such as Chinese, Mathematics, Social Studies, Nature, Physical Education, …show more content…
By the time they enter secondary school students are fifteen years old. Students have the choice of entering a specialized school of study, which lasts four years, or a general education program that only lasts three years. In order to enter a specialized education program in secondary school, you must pass an entrance exam. Over the span of the three or four years that these students are in secondary school, most of their time is spent intensively preparing for final exams that will determine their ability to further their education(classbase.com). According to echinacities.com, the exam determines what university they will attend (or if they can attend a school at all), so they spend much of their free time studying and taking practice exams. Students often opt to go to boarding schools for this level of education. This means that they live in dorms away from their families and focus primarily on their studies. These students are often those that are going into extremely competitive fields, and want to have an edge on their peers …show more content…
Americans work a significant amount less than Chinese citizens. Americans often make much higher wages than the Chinese do, and we have strict standards for workplace safety. While Americans may seem more productive, it is just a lot easier for us to work and make money than it is in other places of the world. Our unemployment rate is almost a whole percent higher than China’s and that is after it has been decreasing over the past few years. Although America’s work ethic is often praised and thought of very highly, it is actually unimpressive when compared to that of