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ComparisionofeducationinChinaandAmericaWhenwecomparewithAmericaandChina,wewillfindthattherearesomanydifferencesbetweenthistwocountries,andhereImainlytalkabouttheirdifferenceineducation.Throughoutallkindsofpointsamongtheirdifferences,wecansumuptosixaspests.First,AmericanEducationtellsstudentsthatstudyisjusttostudyforthemselvesforthepurposeofmakingthemstudywithoutstressfromtheirparentsandsocietyandlettingthemtothink,tolearnabouttheywant,whichmakesAmericanstudentslearnflexiblyandactively.WithregardtoChinaEducation,italwaysmakessomecomplexregulationsforstudentstotellthemlearnwhatshouldbelearned,howtolearnandevenwhentheyshouldlearn.Asaresult,studentsinChinaregardstudyasonekindoftask,andgetusedtodealingwiththehomeworkpassively.Second,asfortheaspectaboutthepurposeofeducation,AmericaEducationattachsalittleimportancetothestudyonbasicknowledgebutthinkshighlyofthecultivationofcreativity,whileinChina,educationpaysmoreattentiontothebasicknowledgeandignoresthecultivationofstudents’creativityandthinkingability.Therefore,inAmericastudentswhogetlowgradestendtohavehighabilitywhileinChinastudentswhogethighgradesdon’thaveenoughabilitytoadapttothedevelopmentofsociety.Third,concerningtheconditioninclassbetweenChinaandAmerica,wecandrawaconclusionthattheclassinChinapaysattentiontodiscplinewhiletheclassinAmericapaysattentiontohumansright.Ontheonehand,ChinaEducationisgoodatgivingaconclusiontostudentsandchinsesteacherswilltrytheirbesttohelpstudentswithsolvingalltheproblemsputforwardfromstudents.ButinAmerica’class,teachersareusedtogivingstudentssomespirationtomakethemthinkmoreandmoreproblemsbythemselves.Ontheotherhand,inchineseclass,ifstudentsdisagreewithteachers’opinions,theywillbecritizedbyteachers,butinAmerica’classstudentswillbepraisediftheyputforwardnewviewswhicharedifferntfromtheirteachers’.Fourth,IthinkitisthemostimportantaspectwhichcanbasicallypointouttherootdifferencebetweenChinaEdcationandAmericaEdcation.Itisaboutthedifferenceintheexamination.USAexaminationoftenoffersanopenenvironmenttostudentstofinishtheirexamsolongastheyhandintheiranswerpaperwithinthelimitingtime.ButinChina,whenfacedwithanexam,chinesestudentsalwaysfeelnervousasiftherearebeastsinfrontofthem.AndinChinathepurposeofexaminationisjusttotestoutstudents’abilitywhileAmericantestaimstofindtheproblem,itsexistinggapsinordertofacilitatedevelopment.Fifth,aboutthedifferenceonestablishmentsofcurriculaandspecialty,Americaneducationaimsatadaptingforsocietydemand,theyexplicitlystipulatethreebigfunctions:ducation’servicefortheestablishmentofspecialtycurriculumistomeetthesocialneedandsetupspecialcurriculumorspecialtywhichthesocietyneeds.InChina’suniversities,duringquitelongperiodoftime,theestablishmentofspecialtycurriculumlacksthechangeandcouldnotfollowsocialdemand.Inthelatestfewyears,themajorityofChineseuniversitiesallstartedtopayattentiotothetransformationandrenewalofspecialtycurriculumsoastomeettheneedofsociety.Last,ingeneral,thechinesechildrenarenotallowedtotakepartintherealsocialactivitiesbutinAmericathestudentscantakepartineveryactivitytheywant;thatistosay,Americanstudentscanchooseactivitiestoparticipateinbythemseleves.ItissaidthatthechildreninAmericastarttotakepartintherealactivityoncetheyleavetoschool.Forexample,an8-year-oldboycanhelpotherwithwashingclothesbywhichtheycanreceiveatleast8dollars.Also,thosechildrencanplaysomemusicalinstrumentsfortherichtoearnsomemoneywhichtheyusuallyusetoholdsomeactivities.Allinall,inAmerica,childrenhaveallkindsofchancestocontactwithsocialenvironment.Fromthepointoftheirview,theythinkeducationisequaltothelife.Butonthecontrary,whatchinesestudentsonlydoistoburythemselvesintostudy,whichresultsintheirshortageofoutdoorabilityevencreativitytoadaptthedevelopmentofsocietyinfuture.Throughthesekindsofcomparison,maybewecanmakesenseofthereasonswhyAmericabecomessostrong.Apowerofacountrynotonlyliesinitseconomybutalsoitseducation.Thatistosay,educationisanimportantmeantocreatmoreandmoreexcellentpeopletomakethemdevotetheirpowertostrengthenthecountry.Bycomparing,wehavetoadmitthattherehavebeenmanyimperfectionsinoursystemofeducation.Ourcountryneedsimprovementandthedevelopmentandoureconomyneedstalentpeople,sowecandrawaconclusionthroughcomparisonthatitishightimeforourcountrytoimproveoursystemofeducationandinthewayofgoingahead,imitationandinnovationisinneed.Onlywhenourcountrymodestlylearnfromothercountriestotakeintheiradvantagesineducationcanourcountrybecomesreallystrong.-