Transcript Education Systems in China & America

Education Systems
in
China & America
ESL-156 COMPARATIVE
CULTURE STUDIES
Presenter: Fangfang, Wu (Emily)
Instructor: Professor Lyra Riabov
outline
＊definition: education
＊introduction: public & private systems in China
＊education ladder: China & America
＊advantages: Chinese & American education
＊disadvantages: Chinese & American education
＊solution
＊interview American students
＊conclusion
＊reference
education
＊The gradual process of ＊The process people
acquiring knowledge.
are getting knowledge.
Flexible application of
what we learn in the
--- from the internet
society.
--- my definition
Chinese public & private
systems
Public schools
＊supported by
government
＊low tuition fee
＊strict entrance
examination
＊big classes
＊challenge
Private schools
＊supported by a group
of people and students’
tuition fee
＊high tuition fee
＊loosen entrance
requirement
＊small classes
＊obey the teacher
Chinese education ladder
American education ladder
University (4 years)
Community College (2 years)
High school (4 years)
Middle school (2 years)
Elementary school (6 years)
Pre-school (1 year)
Advantages of Chinese
education
High quality of basic knowledge
Comprehensive
Diligence Knowledge
for everybody
Unity
(teamwork)
Obey
the
rules
Advantages of American education
Critical thinking
Independent flexible thinker
Mature
in an early age
Thinking
independently
Disadvantages
Chinese education
＊accepting teacher
authority
＊less creativity during
the study process
＊overstressed by the
study
＊concentrate only on
the entrance
examination
American education
＊focus on personality
not on a group
＊insufficient basic
knowledge
＊high rate of dropouts
solutions
Chinese education
＊encourage:
thinking independently
asking questions
doing extracurricular
activities
American education
＊encourage:
team spirit
raise the quality of
comprehensive
knowledge
interview
Interviewee:
Adam & Phillip
Interviewer: Emily
Content:
＊the courses they
enrolled
＊future career
＊leisure time
conclusion
＊perfect education system: combination of
Chinese and American education
＊important point: critical thinking
reference
＊information from combined class
＊lecture 1 - Higher Education In the
United States
＊American Ways (Chapter 9)
Jami Hanreddy Elizabeth Whalley
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you
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