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英国文化与中国文化对比英文

Westernstudentsenjoyaseeminglyrelaxededucationalexperience、This,however,isnotthecaseforstudentsinAsia,whofacecrushingworkloadsandareoftenverydisciplined、InthefirstpartofherGlobalist、 

Thedecisionispartlybasedonaninability—orunwillingness—tospendthousandsofdollarsintuitionfees,especiallygiventhesuspicionthatlocalschoolsarebetteranyway、Afterall,whatmorecouldonewantfromabasiceducationthanastronggroundinginlanguage,mathandscience,allsubjectsinwhichAsianschoolsfamouslyexcel、Ourmainconcernistheabilityofourson—andindeedthewholefamily—toadapttothestrictdiligencethatisexpectedoftheChinese、Apprehensionincreaseswhentalkingtolocalfriends、 

Chinahasalonghistoryofstandardizedtests,beginningwiththeancientimperialexamsinitiatedduringtheSuiDynasty、ShellyChenisatthetopoftheclassattheShanghaiforeignlanguageschool,oneofthecity’sbestmiddleschools、AlreadynearfluentinEnglish,sheisstudyingGermanandranksamongthehighestinhergradeinphysics、HergoalistogetafullscholarshiptoHarvardtostudybiochemistry、ItisnotonlyWesternexpatriatesthatgrowanxiouswhenhearingaboutstudentslikeShelly、 

ThroughoutEngland,politicians,parentsandpunditsworrythattheindustriousnessanddisciplineofkidsintheEastareleavingrelativelyrelaxedWesternerstrailingbehind、Thoughthereissomedebatesurroundingthestatistics,itiswidelybelievedthatNorthAmericaisfailingtoproducesufficientgraduatesinsciencesandengineering、StilllesscontroversyattendstheobservationthatmathscoresthroughouttheWestrankwellbelowthoseofmostAsiancountries、Asaresult,thereisadeepeningconsensusthat,inordertomaintainitscompetitiveedge, 

Chinesestudentsaretaughtthatallquestionshavebutonerightanswerandthereislittleroomfordebate、NorthAmericaneducationneedstomoveawayfromanemphasisonfun,flexibilityandindividuallearningstyles、Instead,ithastoshifttowardsamorestrict,disciplinedteachingenvironmentthatmathandscience,inparticular,seemtodemand、ThisshiftcanbediscernedeveninCanada,wheretherearenocollegeentranceexams,andwhere,standardizedtesting,memorizationandrotelearninghavelongbeenfrownedupon、 

Nevertheless,thereisamountingchoruscomplainingthattheprominencegiventocreativitycheatsstudentsoutofapropereducation、PeoplelikescienceteacherSumitraRajagopalanareentreatingCanadianeducatorstoadoptamoreAsianpedagogicalphilosophybasedon“constantrepetition,recitation,grillinganddrilling”、IntheUnitedStates,theriseofChinaandIndiaisputtingevenmoreemphasisonthedemandforeducationreform、 

Tougherstandards,Newpolicies—suchasNoChildLeftBehind—haveledtoanincreasedstressonstandardizedtesting、 

Inthe2006StateoftheUnionaddress,PresidentGeorgeW、BushmentionedthethreatofAsia’sgiantsspecificallywhenintroducinghis“CompetitiveInitiative”,aprogramthatpromisessubstantialfundsfortheteachingofbasicmathandscience、 

Butinanironictwist,thereisanincreasingdesiretomakeeducationmoreEnglandinChina、ManynowagreethatthelackofcreativityinChina’seducationsystemwillsoonproveamajorstumblingblockinthecountry’scontinuingdevelopment、 

Governmentandbusinessleadersworryaboutaderivative,manufacturing-basedeconomy,whichisunabletoinnovatecoretechnology,lacksmajorresearchanddevelopmentprojects—andlagsfarbehindincreativesectorslikemarketinganddesign、 

Alackofflexibilityandinabilityofindividualstotaketheinitiativeaffectstheentireservicesector,paralyzingemployeesateverylevel、Arrivinglateforthesetbreakfastatafive-starhotelinChengdu,forexample,I,alongwithagroupofotherforeigners,foundthatthecoffeehadrunout、Ourrequestformorethrewthestaffintocrisis、Itwasnotuntilaseriesofmeetingshadbeenheldandpermissionsoughtfromseniormanagementthatafreshpotcouldbebrewed、Passingeventrivialproblemsupthemanagementhierarchyinthiswayissimplyimpossibleinasophisticatedpost-industrialsociety、 

Chinahasimplementedasetofreformsknownas“qualityeducation”、Thispolicy,whichaimstoteachcreativityandemphasizecharacterdevelopment,hasresultedincertainconcreteshiftsincludingchangestotextbooks,anincreasedemphasisonoralskillsinlanguagelearning—andvariousattemptstogetteacherstoencouragestudentparticipation、 

MostChinese,however,areskepticalthatanythingotherthansurfacetransformationistakingplace、Astheyarequicktopointout,theunderlyingissue—aneducationsystemrootedinstandardizedtests—hasyettobealtered、 

ChinesestudentsachievenearperfectscoresonWesternstandardizedexams、Butwhengoabroad,theyfindthemselvesillpreparedfortheeducation、 

Today,nationaltestsdeterminewhichelementary,highschoolanduniversityastudentwillattend、Theyarestillthesinglemostimportantfactorindecidingone’sgeneralcareerpath、 

TheweightgiventotestingisregularlycriticizedthroughoutChinesesociety、Newspapersandmagazinescommonlyreportontheextremepressureofthegeneralexams、 

StoriesrangefromconcernoverthesuicideratetobizarreanecdotesliketheoneaboutgirlsinGuangdongprovincewhoaresaidtohaveboughtupmassquantitiesofcontraceptivepillsandthentakenthemduringthetestperiod—inthehopeofwardingofftheilleffectsoftheirmenstrualcycle、Despitetheseconcerns,thereislittlerealimpetusforthetestingsystemtochange、InChina,standardizedtestsareseenastheonlywaytoguaranteemeritocracyandensurefairness、TheCanadianmethodofgrantinguniversityadmissiononthebasisofinterviewsandgradepointaveragesisseenasfartoosubjective、InChina,manybelievethatinasystemlikethisthebestschools,universitiesandjobswouldgoonlytothosewiththerightguanxii（connections）、China’semphasisonmemorizationandrotelearninghassignificantconsequences、Studentsaretaughtthatallquestionshavebutonerightanswerandthereislittleroomfordebateandoriginalthought、 

Subjectslikehistoryandpoliticsarefocusedsolelyondatesandnames、EventheChineselanguageexam,whichrequiresstudentstowriteessays,allocatesgradesaccordingtohowwellonecanquoteclassicaltextsandidioms、 

Passingtrivialproblemsupthemanagementhierarchyissimplyimpossibleinasophisticatedpost-industrialsociety、 

Asaresult,ChinesestudentsdevelopwhatappearstomanyWesternersasashockingcapacityformemorization、Manyareabletoreciteentirearticlesandtherearestoriesofsomewhoarecapableofcommittingtheentiredictionarytomemory、 

Chinesestudentsthusregularlyachievenear-perfectscoresonthestandardizedexamsofEuropeandEngland、whentheygoabroadmanyofthesestudentsfindtheyareill-preparedforWesterneducation、ChinesestudentswithphenomenalTOEFL（TestofEnglishasaForeignLanguage）scoresareoftenincapableoftakingpartinsimpleEnglishconversation、 

AtleastonegraduateschoolinoneofEngland’smosteliteuniversitieshasnowbecomewaryofacceptingstudentsfromChinaforthisreason、Assumedskillssuchasin-classparticipation,seminarpresentationsandindividualresearchprojects,commonpracticeinelementaryschoolsinNorthAmerica,arelargelyunheardofintheChineseclassroom—eveninmostuniversities、 

Nationaltestsdeterminewhichschoolastudentwillattend、Theyarethemostimportantfactorindecidingone’scareerpath、 

Moreover,thestressonoriginalthinkingandstrictrulesregardingplagiarismoftenseembafflingtostudentsfromChina、AnAmericanteacherworkinginYunnanprovincetellsofencounteringthisculturaldividewhentwostudentshandedintheexactsameessayforanin-classexam、

Becauseofdiffrenttraditionsandcultures,therearemanydiffrencesbetweenChineseeducationandBritisheducation、

Firstly,theChineseeducationis"nineyearcompulsoryeducation"、Mostofschoolsarepublicschools、Andthetutionscomefromthegovernment、AndtheBritisheducationisalsocompulsoryeducation、Buttheschoolsystemistwo-tracksystemwhichincludedthepublicschoolandtheprivateschool、Andthetutionsarefreeinthepublicschoolwhilethosecomefromthestudents'parentsintheprivateschool、

Secondly,theChineseschoolsonlyhavesomesubjects,suchasChinese,maths,English,history,physicsandsoon、TheChinesestudentsmuststudythesesubjectseveryday、Andtheymustworkhardthattheyhardlyhavesparetime、ButinBritain,thestudentshavechancestochooseanelectivecourcetoexpandtheirknowledgeandvisions、AndtheyhavemuchmoresparetimetoplaythanChinesestudents、

Finally,theChineseeducationalsystemisverysimple、Mostofstudentshavetopassthecollegeentranceexamination、Andthentheycangotocollegetostudyamajor、ButinBritain,thestudentshavemanychoicestostudy、Therearemanytechnologyschools、Everybodycanenterwithoutcertisficationandlimetedage、

AlthoughtherearemanydifferencesbetweentheChineseeducantionandtheBritisheducation,theyhavesomeadventagesanddisadventagesinsomeaspects、