Chinese Education Vs American Education

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In my life, I have experienced two completely different educational models which are Chinese education and American education. Some people have the same experience around me are often used to compare these two educational models. Then I am prepared to express my views from my personal experience. In china, many people think that American education is more developed than Chinese Education, because American education is more freedom and more emphasis on integrated education. Although these are the advantages of American Education, Chinese education still has unique advantages. If you want to talk about the difference between these two educational models in detail, it is necessary to discuss the different stages. I want to divide them into …show more content…
In my memory, this period is also very memorable. In mos middle school, there are 40 minute per class but they have 10 class everyday, and two hours of night self-study class. Chinese student need get up 6 am or 7 am and finish their class at 9:40 pm, and they need go to school 6 days every week, so Chinese students have the little free time. Between the junior high school and senior middle school, Chinese students experience in their lives second time important exam, which will determine what level senior middle school they will enter. In the senior middle school, Chinese students will become more hard, their night self-study class increasing 1 hour, so they finish their class at 10:50 pm. They have two types of class you can choose in senior middle school, one is more scientific, like biology, chemical, and physical; one is more about literature -- history, government, and geography, but there are three subjects people must take, Chinese, math and English. When students finish their middle school, they will face the most important exam--(Gaokao) in their life, so most Chinese students have enormous pressure. Conversely, American students’ middle schools are more interesting and relaxing. The students have a lot of elective courses, they are free to arrange their own study time, the pressure should be more smaller. Although this kind of education is missing a lot of academic …show more content…
Many Chinese student are silent in the classroom, this is not because they are within, because they are very respected teachers, so they will not go break their class. Most Chinese students are more rigid, but American student optimistic who like to interact with teachers. Chinese students and American students received a different education, so they will use different ways to face learning. They have their own advantages, so they can learn from each other. Today he education is developing, each educational modes have their advantages, so I think every educational models learning from each other can make them

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