The whole class gave up the college entrance examination to study in the United States because of the fundamental differences between Chinese and American education systems.

Hello ~ ~ Look at this article. How big is the education gap between China and America? -1979 Reflections on the Report on the Investigation of Basic Education in China and the United States Wu Jinchang I. Prediction 25 years ago 1979 China sent an education investigation team to the United States to inspect its basic education, aiming at learning and drawing lessons from the advanced education and teaching experience in the West. Unexpectedly, after returning to China, the China delegation happily declared: "The basic education in the United States is terminally ill. It is foreseeable that in another 20 years, China's science and technology and culture will certainly catch up with and surpass this so-called superpower. " Because during the inspection, the China delegation saw that "American schools value beauty and despise beauty in mathematics and physics." Many students are illiterate and have poor reading ability. Four simple operations will break their fingers, but they talk about inventions all day. In class, the students are all cocky and full of ambition, or talk with their legs crossed, or wander around the classroom like shopping. "Out of courtesy, the United States also sent a delegation to pay a return visit. During the inspection, the American delegation saw that "students in China get up at seven o'clock in the morning and eat breakfast while walking. Sit up straight in class, listen carefully, have a lot of homework after class, and excellent students with high test scores abound. " Therefore, they concluded: "The students in China are the most diligent in the world, and their grades are better than those in any other country. It can be predicted that in 20 years, China will definitely lag behind the United States in terms of science, technology and culture! "Second, the embarrassment now has passed for 25 years, and the reality mercilessly satirizes the prophet of that year. According to statistics, from 1979 to 1999, "terminally ill" American education has trained 43 Nobel Prize winners and 197 knowledge billionaires. More than half of the authoritative scientific papers in the world are written by Americans, who "can't read a laundry list" and "break their fingers for four simple operations". The core idea of basic education curriculum reform is "independence, cooperation and inquiry". For the sake of China people's hypocritical faces, some experts who are addicted to textual research cite classics and conduct serious textual research, which stems from our ancient educational tradition; In fact, we all know that "independence, cooperation and inquiry" criticized by some quintessence experts is an "exotic product of western education" and a consistent concept of "incurable disease" in American education. How arrogant the absurd prediction was 25 years ago, and how embarrassing it is to learn from other people's experience now! Third, where is the gap? 1. rejuvenating the country through science and education should not be a slogan. Mr. Wang Zhongwei, a young educator and president of Dell International English School, pointed out that through his long-term study tour and observation of American society, it was found that the United States was able to lead the world in politics, economy and culture in an all-round way because of its excellent education. As far as investment is concerned, as early as 1950s and 1960s, American education investment accounted for 7% of GDP every year. In a sense, the long-term prosperity and sustainable development of American economy are closely related to education. What is the current situation of our education? According to the Report on Education and Human Resources in China issued by the Ministry of Education, in 2000, the education years of Chinese nationals above 15 were 7.85 years, and the average education years of people over 25 years old were 7.42 years, which was less than the second grade of junior high school, only equivalent to the education level of Americans above 100! According to media reports, as of 200 1, there are still 522 counties in China that have not achieved "universal nine-year compulsory education", covering areas with a total population of 10%. If the graduation rate of 9-year compulsory education in 200 1 year is estimated to be about 75%, about 5 million junior high school students in China cannot graduate on time and receive high school education every year. (Liberation Daily) The reason is that insufficient investment in education has caused the backwardness of education today. In April, 2004, State Councilor Chen Zhili made a report at the China Forum on Science and Humanities, saying that China would make the proportion of national education funds in gross domestic product (GNP) reach 4% as soon as possible, and strive to reach 5% by 20 1 1 year. 2. Lack of democratic atmosphere Democracy is not only a political system, but also a way of life and social spirit. Its most fundamental spiritual essence is "people-oriented"-respecting human rights (social rights in which all parties participate) and spiritual world (personality, thoughts, feelings, personality, etc. Throughout American education, we can easily find that the core of its educational spirit is democracy-the spirit of equality, the spirit of freedom, the spirit of tolerance and the civic awareness of rights and responsibilities. For a long time, there have been various undemocratic phenomena in our education, such as "discourse hegemony" flooding the classroom, and the school that should be full of vitality has become a silent "church"; Mechanical standard answers imprison students' thinking, and the seeds created are ruthlessly strangled; Corporal punishment and disguised corporal punishment have become "effective means" to educate students, and the so-called poor students suffer mental and physical punishment; Key schools, non-key schools, good classes, poor classes, etc. Completely different, nearly three-quarters of the students are labeled as "studying with the prince" ... all these show that we lack the modern consciousness of democracy and equality, and we don't treat the education object as a dignified life and give it the understanding and respect it deserves. How can we expect such education to cultivate modern talents with sound personality, spiritual independence, free thinking, innovative consciousness and cooperative habits? 3. IQ and EQ At the end of last year, Xinhua News Agency released a message entitled "The Olympic Mathematics Competition can't make the dream of a strong country in mathematics". Professor Qiu Chengtong, chairman of the International Congress of Chinese Mathematicians and winner of the Fields Medal, said at the International Congress of Chinese Mathematicians that he had taught several China students who won Olympic gold medals in mathematics. These students are too narrow in knowledge, capable of taking exams, unable to think, and even unable to graduate. Professor Liu Kefeng, executive director of the Mathematics Research Center of Zhejiang University, also said that he had met many China students who had won the gold medal in Olympic Mathematics in Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and other famous schools, and all of them achieved good results, but few of them succeeded. (Jinghua Times) Why is this strange phenomenon happening? Because our education pays too much attention to the cultivation of IQ, emphasizes the instillation of knowledge, and sometimes even develops into one-sided pursuit of scores and enrollment rate; American education attaches importance to the harmonious development of IQ and EQ, and pays more attention to the cultivation of non-intellectual factors such as interest, emotion, attitude, will and perseverance. The concept of emotional quotient (EQ) was put forward in 199 1 by Yale University psychologist Peter Serawi. Prior to this, the American expert group had studied it for more than 30 years. It is found that IQ and EQ are both important psychological qualities of people and an important basis for career success. Emotional intelligence (good moral sentiment, optimistic and humorous personality, courage to face and overcome difficulties, self-motivation, perseverance. 4. Differences in educational ideas The biggest difference between Chinese and American education lies in ideas and concepts. Every student is like a "character". American education encourages students' independence and creativity, while we emphasize unity and obedience. The difference in creative level is self-evident. Zhang Chi, a Beijing girl who studied in an American middle school, said, "We have the opportunity to do it ourselves or take part in every class. In the United States, teachers pay most attention to students' actual participation in class, and students usually spend more than half of each class. In addition to classroom interaction, each course requires students to give a speech after a small unit. Each student should prepare an electronic slide by himself and express his views in front of all the students in 3 ~ 5 minutes. I don't know what this kind of education in the United States can teach us now, but I feel that my classmates are all' people', they can say a few words about everything, and they are very confident and don't worry about anything. " "China's class is completely different, it seems very heavy. There are fewer opportunities for students to participate, and more time for teachers to talk and students to listen. Moreover, it seems that the students in China have received any training. Every time they see a problem, they can immediately think of a solution. These students seem to have formed a set of formed problem-solving ideas in their minds. " "Although my years in the United States seem to have left a lot of knowledge, I can feel that American education pays more attention to people's development and is comprehensive, but the talents trained by China's education seem to have no other advantages except studying well. "(2) The classroom is not a serious" church ". It is very common for American schools to regard classrooms as playgrounds. American teachers, parents and children always avoid taking school as a serious workplace, and often design learning as a relaxed game, creating a relaxed and happy learning atmosphere, inspiring students' innovative consciousness and igniting the sparks of students' wisdom in happy games. For example, when animals are taught in American schools, teachers organize classes to visit zoos. Speaking of the ocean, I will take our class to the beach for a day. Learn from the nine planets in the solar system and go to NASA to see spaceships. However, our classroom often emphasizes the so-called classroom discipline, and the phenomenon of "disorderly class" is never allowed, otherwise the teacher will be considered as lacking the ability to control the classroom, which is a manifestation of "unqualified" and "incompetent". Therefore, teachers emphasize the dignity of teachers, often put on a dignified face when giving lectures, and ask students to concentrate, concentrate and not speak. The student's "going to the next step" was characterized as deliberately violating classroom discipline and was severely punished. It should be a vibrant school, but it has alienated into a lifeless "church" and even made children feel that they are in a mourning hall. In this depressing atmosphere, energetic children are trained to be "good children" and "good students" without thoughts and personalities. (3) Dead wood can also be carved. American teachers pay attention to the plasticity of students, and all teachers follow the golden rule of positive education. They respect and care about students, rarely criticize, and even less satirize corporal punishment. Instead, they cultivate students' self-confidence and creativity through praise and encouragement. American students never hear the teacher say "you did wrong" or "you answered wrong" at school. Students always hear praise when they are young. Even if they answer or do something wrong, they still hear praise. Recently, Americans have written "No Child Left Behind" into the national education development strategy. Most of our teachers will say that "education without criticism is incomplete education", which sounds more scientific and reasonable, but in fact they attach more importance to criticism. In fact, there is no shortage of criticism in China's education, and various criticism techniques or art of war emerge in endlessly, but few people mention how to praise children. Some naughty children with poor grades in the class are regarded as "dead wood cannot be carved" by teachers, and they are often arranged to sit in the back row or corner of the classroom and become redundant. " Facing all students and promoting the progress of every student "has become an empty dogma in all kinds of educational documents at all levels." A teacher once said that Kong's 3,000 disciples only trained 72 sages, and he was helpless to poor students, lamenting that "rotten wood can't be carved, nor can the wall of dung be carved." "Really?