<p>I am chinese student and i study in China .Most people in China ,especially people in schools like comparing Chinese education with American education .Here are some conclusions .First ,American students are lazier who don't like studying .But chinese are studious .Second, American students may have little respect to their teachers .For example ,sometimes ,students will put their feet on the desk in a teacher's class .But in China ,none dare to do so. Third , the classes in American schools are more actively and have extreme difference from schools in China . American teachers will give a topic in class ,and students discuss it together and ask questions .then ,the teacher will conclude it at the end of the class .But in China ,the teacher take the great part in class .He is the leading role and speak all the time .There are a little time given to students for express their own ideas .The only thing they should do is listening .
Above i have said is told by my teachers ,friends and anyone else . But i suspect it .So I want you Americans to tell something about American students ,teachers ,schools and so on .</p>
<p>I would agree that students in that kind of system (the French system is similar to what you described) do study more and learn more facts than most American students. </p>
<p>The focus on class discussion and student opinions in American schools puts more of an emphasis on critical thinking skills than on learning facts, though obviously we still need to learn some facts. Even in subjects like math and science, American students (in my experience) are encouraged to find other ways of doing problems than what they are told, and to design their own experiments. I don't think one system is really better, but their focus is very different and different students thrive in each system.</p>
<p>yea who cares</p>
<p>There is a reason why some FOBs have trouble fitting in. They are too strict on ettiquette. Relax a bit and put your feet up on desks and go out and have some fun instead of studying all day. Also, America and China have different cultures. I would say America is more centered around the individual's opinions.</p>
<p>Based on your post, I, too, will make some wide, sweeping generalizations on Chinese students.</p>
<ol>
<li>Chinese students do not know how to properly punctuate and space.</li>
<li>Chinese students are ignorant.</li>
</ol>
<p>exactly, criticize the chinese governement, and theyll have ur balls chopped off</p>
<p>American schools emphasize independence. School administrations and teachers don't care what a student learns. It's how they learn that matters and, ultimately, what students get out of their learning. The second an American student enters the classroom for the first time in pre-school or kindergarten, they are taught how to think instead of what to think. Discipline and structure are tossed out the window to allow for an environment, that etselec stated, fosters critical thinking. Especially in today's time where schools are undergoing educational reforms, American education is set up so that students thrive on alternative learning models, such as round-table discussions, one-on-one tutorials, independent studies, and hands-on workshops, rather than lectures. </p>
<p>The result of this is good and bad. It's good because American students are more attuned to the real world. They develop skills that'll help them in life. They'll grow into individuals who will be the directors and orchestrators of the future. When they enter the workforce, they'll know how to work on group assignments because that is what they had done in school. They'll know how to come up with original and innovative ideas. They'll know how to exhibit the leadership abilities that they've practiced on the courtyards and the classrooms. The kid who used to make witty comments to her teachers will replicate that same wittyness in her editorial columns. The football player who was aggresive on the field and strategic in the locker room will bring those same traits to the board meetings. </p>
<p>Now, the bad in American education lies in its inequality and inconsistency. I truly believe that America is one of the only countries, if not the only, where * anyone* can earn a high school diploma and enter college. There are no elimination round, no national test to contend with, no barriers to an education. Yet, as ideal that sounds, it translates into allowing incompetency into the system, that someone can simply walk off the street, enter a classroom, coast through high school, even college, and graduate with a diploma. Because of this, American education is a breeding ground for slackers. The issue is not mitigated, either, with the new popularization of standarized testing, which a student has to earn a minimum score on to enter the next grade. What is truly upsetting in these situations, usually exhibited in low-performing, poor minority schools, is that they are actually happening in a nation as scholarly as America, because the models of alternative learning embodied in American education are not being applied to these schools and students. The resources aren't there. The faith isn't there. </p>
<p>In conclusion, America is a place where one can recieve the best education or the worst education. The inequality in the school system is amazing in that it exists in such a innovative and powerhouse of a nation. But, the scope of success for students who have had a chance to benefit from the great education this country has to offer is just as amazing.</p>
<p>"Second, American students may have little respect to their teachers .For example ,sometimes ,students will put their feet on the desk in a teacher's class .But in China ,none dare to do so."</p>
<p>Wait, in America kids do that?? If any American student even dared to do that, they'd be given a detention or punished in some form. Where did you ever hear such a bizarre statement? Did you see it in a Hollywood movie?</p>
<p>lol, dvlfnfv5, that's what I thought when I read over that paragraph.</p>
<p>I know, right? Some foreigners just have really exaggerated and warped perceptions of what goes on in America. It's like they think we laze around and do nothing. "Oh, the American school system is a joke and is sooo simple." I mean it's probably not as strict or difficult as a Chinese school, but saying something like that just makes me wonder where these falsehoods come from.</p>
<p>ok here is my opinion of chinese students-schools</p>
<p>schools are
1. dictatorship
2. based on censorship of thoughts
3.archaic in structure</p>
<p>students are
1. way too eager to learn
2. need to loosen up
3. need freedom of speech
4. need to have some more fun/.</p>
<p>Actually, I have seen students do things like that on many occassions, but so what? As long as they do not cause a disturbance, who cares. </p>
<p>Bad posture only hurts them.</p>
<p>Side-chatting and cell phones are what I find "disrespectful," but a lot of teachers are cracking down on that now. My Biology professor would take points off the final grade for any disturbance and sometimes would make the person leave the room.</p>
<p>And I pretty much agree with PrivateJoker's comments.</p>
<p>If chinese education is so good then why dont people there demand rights? Because people who are educated wouldent live in a censored society.</p>
<p>Uhh...you are FOB.</p>
<p>Please try to actually take some time to assimilate yourself in the American culture, and get to know some American students, before coming on some online forum to criticize them.</p>
<p>By the way, this is coming from someone born and attended some school in China.</p>
<p>Yes, I think Chinese schools teach the students to be more disciplined and diligent. This is good.</p>
<p>But Americans are strong in other areas. While they sometimes lack study skills, they make up in leadership skills. They are sociable, and often cunning. Go to wall street and see how many Chinese are there. Look at some of the most wealthy and successful people in the world: Bill Gates, Donald Trump, etc.</p>
<p>The point is, the cultures and educational systems are different. They both have their strengths and weaknesses. And for goodness sake, please learn some punctuation.</p>
<p>American students are, in almost every case, more independent and more social than students from China.</p>
<p>And a lot less intelligent and knowledgeable.</p>
<p>Are you sure about that? I know many Americans who are quite knowledgeable about current events, politics, and history. A friend of mine has been into stocks since he was...in middle school? Talk to most Chinese and they wouldn't know much about any of the above.</p>
<p>What about the fact that what..14%? of American students can point out countries on a map? How about the fact that they don't even know the Bill of Rights (watch jaywalking haha). I am fairly certain an average Chinese student knows much more knowledge (science, math, history) than the average American.</p>
<p>I jus saw on the news the other night that 6 out of 10 Americans can't point out Iraq on the map...now that's stoopid</p>
<p>Okay...go to a school in China and see how many people can point out Iraq on a world map. You guys are over-generalizing too much.</p>