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Thread: Major differences in Chinese and American education
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[quote=GUEST36185,418460]I believe that you are absolutely right in that. However, I also think that rote only applies to languages like Chinese and Arabic and other similar ethnic languages such as Tibetan where early education is revolving memorizing, not thinking. In the English language because of the simplicity of the language itself, we are allowed the opportunity to start in earlier age where the Chinese have to wait until much later, that is, accumulate facts to think and reason. With the teaching of phonics early on, children can start reading under the guidance of parents early in their lives. Interest in reading of course is the result of guidance and persistent pressure from the parents. Professor Amy Chua's ways may not appeal to everybody but her methods for early development is much appreciated by a lot of us. There is nothing wrong with American education. The problem is the way we train our teachers especially our school administrators. The american education is modern and liberal however, our adminstrators are behind by half a century. Their should be more done on that than anything else to help our children to learn at schools. They are the foundation of our education system and if they are not corrected our children will fall farther and farther behind. The intent of no children left behind is good but the execution was never well thought out. We should never forsake the well endowed for the slow ones. Just look at the Chinese education system, they will drop the slow ones or the ones that cannot catch up irregardless of the reason. They will never slow down the gifted and regular students from advancing. in MHO, children should be teaching memorization such is phonics rules and math tables early on. They should be guided in the hows and whys of things and, not being told " that's how they are ! " The teachers should have the dedication to teach instead of looking the profession as a way to make a living. ( May be this is too much to ask when the lawyers, doctors and engineers make much more than they do !! ) With the present adminstration's political direction towards socialism may be we should look at Northern European countries where lawyers, doctors and engineers are pay at par or close to it than the teachers. All in all, both American and Chinese education systems are good. It all depends on if the teachers have the correct mental attitude to carry them out. The Chinese seems to be ahead than the Americans in their public school systems. As for the private school sector, they all use system closer to American than Chinese. As a matter of fact the selling point for the private school system in China is that they adopt American system. Just remember the children are as good as how they are taught. [/quote]
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