The different education between the US and China

By Charity

Before I came to the US, I heard a lot of differences in the education system between America and China. But I didn’t believe it. After I came to America, I learn about some difference between the two country from my daughter.

“ Mum, my classmates can walk in the class!” My daughter told to me with surprise when she 1^st day entered the school in the US.

In China student couldn’t walk in the class. They must sit in their seat very well to listen to the teaching. After 40—45 minites it will have break time. At that time they can play and walk to do somethings. However, in the US students can walk a while in the class and they don’t have a clear break time.

The difference between this two countries are teaches control of the students or teaches students self-control.

When my daughter come back home, I will ask her about homework. But she always answers me no homework or already finished. I feel surprised, because in China Teachers often give their students a lot of homework. In the US, teachers seldom do this; they just let them to read the book that they like.

The different between them are teachers ask students do more exercises or ask their students learn more by themselves freely.

My daughter often tell me that her teacher praised her. In China，Teachers always criticized their students when they find their students’ shortcomings, they want to help them so they criticized them. Opposite in the US, teachers always praise their students that they want them to have self-confidence.

The different between two countries that teachers hope their students to reduce their shortcomings or teachers help the students build their self-esteem.

Different countries have different cultures and education system. No good and no bad. But if your children come here to study, as parents you should tell them that they are different and you should explain to them why is different.