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 acquiring knowledge.

--- from the internet

＊ The process people are getting knowledge. Flexible application of what we learn in the 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

Pre-school (half or one year)

Elementary school (6 years)

Middle school (3 years)

High school(3 years) Or Technical school (3 years)

University (4 years)

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

Diligence

Unity(teamwork)

Obeythe

rules

High quality of basic knowledge

ComprehensiveKnowledge

for everybody

Advantages of American education

Critical thinking

Thinkingindependently

Maturein an early age

Independent flexible thinker

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＊ http://news.xinhuanet.com/ziliao/

2005-11/03/content_3725854.htm

Thank you

for your

attention