Malcom X once said “Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today.” In the United States education has been failing for the past few years while many Eastern Asian countries have continually improved theirs. This is shown from the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) that is done every 3 years, and where many of the top ranking countries are all from the Eastern Asian area such as China, Japan, and Singapore. Many Western Countries, especially the U.S., wonder about how these countries have been able to improve their education so significantly. Contributions to the East Asian countries’ education is the difference in education aims, values, teaching methods, and how the students
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In the conclusion of the article it said that the students were “ill-adapted” and were unable benefit from how the teachers taught. An explanation that was given that could have contributed to the way they students felt was that they were not familiar with the concepts of learning that are taught in East Asia. (Chen) The teaching methods that many Western countries use are different from what is done in Eastern Asian countries. As such it takes time and an open mind to understand how people from another country learn, they grew up learning in a particular way as Westerners did. …show more content…
(Gove and Huang) The parenting style of Ethnic Minority is thought to come from Confucianism, which values has become integrated into the society of a large number of East Asian countries. The values that come from Confucianism and are still heavily regarded in the society of East Asian countries are education, hierarchy of the family, harmony of the family, and filial piety. (Chen) Hierarchy of the family in East Asian countries is where everyone has a role that they must follow, as a child, one must listen to their parents which is filial piety. Filial piety is listening and respecting both parents and elders, which is considered an excellent trait and one that is associated with the leadership and citizenship of a person, it is highly valued. Education is needed to have a stable job, and bring harmony to the family as success of the child is reflected on the entire family and especially their upbringing. (Gove and Huang) These values are intertwined and all important to society in East Asia so they continue to be
In the conclusion of the article it said that the students were “ill-adapted” and were unable benefit from how the teachers taught. An explanation that was given that could have contributed to the way they students felt was that they were not familiar with the concepts of learning that are taught in East Asia. (Chen) The teaching methods that many Western countries use are different from what is done in Eastern Asian countries. As such it takes time and an open mind to understand how people from another country learn, they grew up learning in a particular way as Westerners did. …show more content…
(Gove and Huang) The parenting style of Ethnic Minority is thought to come from Confucianism, which values has become integrated into the society of a large number of East Asian countries. The values that come from Confucianism and are still heavily regarded in the society of East Asian countries are education, hierarchy of the family, harmony of the family, and filial piety. (Chen) Hierarchy of the family in East Asian countries is where everyone has a role that they must follow, as a child, one must listen to their parents which is filial piety. Filial piety is listening and respecting both parents and elders, which is considered an excellent trait and one that is associated with the leadership and citizenship of a person, it is highly valued. Education is needed to have a stable job, and bring harmony to the family as success of the child is reflected on the entire family and especially their upbringing. (Gove and Huang) These values are intertwined and all important to society in East Asia so they continue to be