贵格派英国文化与中国文化对比(英文)

2021年1月12日发(作者：茅鸿儒)

Western students enjoy a seemingly relaxed educational
experience. This, however, is not the case for students
in Asia, who face crushing workloads and are often very
disciplined. In the first part of her Globalist.

The decision is partly based on an inability — or
unwillingness — to spend thousands of dollars in
tuition fees, especially given the suspicion that local
schools are better anyway. After all, what more could
one want from a basic education than a strong grounding
in language, math and science, all subjects in which
Asian schools famously excel. Our main concern is the
ability of our son — and indeed the whole family —
to adapt to the strict diligence that is expected of
the Chinese. Apprehension increases when talking to
local friends.

China has a long history of standardized tests,
beginning with the ancient imperial exams initiated
during the Sui Chen is at the top of the
class at the Shanghai foreign language school, one of
the city’s best middle schools. Already near fluent
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in English, she is studying German and ranks among the
highest in her grade in physics. Her goal is to get a
full scholarship to Harvard to study biochemistry. It
is not only Western expatriates that grow anxious when
hearing about students like Shelly.

Throughout England, politicians, parents and pundits
worry that the industriousness and discipline of kids
in the East are leaving relatively relaxed Westerners
trailing behind. Though there is some debate
surrounding the statistics, it is widely believed that
North America is failing to produce sufficient
graduates in sciences and less
controversy attends the observation that math scores
throughout the West rank well below those of most Asian
countries. As a result, there is a deepening consensus
that, in order to maintain its competitive edge,
Chinese students are taught that all questions have but
one right answer and there is little room for
American education needs to move away from
an emphasis on fun, flexibility and individual learning
d, it has to shift towards a more strict,
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disciplined teaching environment that math and science,
in particular, seem to shift can be
discerned even in Canada, where there are no college
entrance exams, and where, standardized testing,
memorization and rote learning have long been frowned
upon.

Nevertheless, there is a mounting chorus complaining
that the prominence given to creativity cheats students
out of a proper like science teacher
Sumitra Rajagopalan are entreating Canadian educators
to adopt a more Asian pedagogical philosophy based on
“constant repetition, recitation, grilling and
drilling”. In the United States, the rise of China and
India is putting even more emphasis on the demand for
education reform.

Tougher standards,New policies — such as No Child Left
Behind — have led to an increased stress on
standardized testing.
In the 2006 State of the Union address, President George
W. Bush mentioned the threat of Asia’s giants
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specifically when introducing his “Competitive
Initiative”, a program that promises substantial
funds for the teaching of basic math and science.

But in an ironic twist, there is an increasing desire
to make education more England in China. Many now agree
that the lack of creativity in China’s education
system will soon prove a major stumbling block in the
country’s continuing development.
Government and business leaders worry about a
derivative, manufacturing-based economy, which is
unable to innovate core technology, lacks major
research and development projects — and lags far
behind in creative sectors like marketing and design.

A lack of flexibility and inability of individuals to
take the initiative affects the entire service sector,
paralyzing employees at every level. Arriving late for
the set breakfast at a five-star hotel in Chengdu, for
example, I, along with a group of other foreigners,
found that the coffee had run out. Our request for more
threw the staff into was not until a series
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of meetings had been held and permission sought from
senior management that a fresh pot could be
g even trivial problems up the management
hierarchy in this way is simply impossible in a
sophisticated post-industrial society.

China has implemented a set of reforms known as
“quality education”.This policy, which aims to teach
creativity and emphasize character development, has
resulted in certain concrete shifts including changes
to textbooks, an increased emphasis on oral skills in
language learning — and various attempts to get
teachers to encourage student participation.

Most Chinese, however, are skeptical that anything
other than surface transformation is taking place. As
they are quick to point out, the underlying issue —
an education system rooted in standardized tests — has
yet to be altered.
Chinese students achieve near perfect scores on Western
standardized exams. But when go abroad, they find
themselves ill prepared for the education.
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