1, different educational models

Chinese students spend more than eight months in school a year and more than 10 hour in school every day. American students only have about 1000 hours of class time every year. In contrast, American students have shorter school hours and lighter academic burdens, so children have more time to do things they are interested in and more freedom.

Although there is little study time in the United States, the classroom efficiency in the United States is very high. In the United States, there are no more than 30 people on a flight, otherwise it violates the federal education law. Not only do parents disagree, but the school will also be severely punished by law. In China, although it is expressly stipulated that there should be no more than 45 students, the class size in many areas is 50 to 60 students. The efficiency advantage of small class teaching in the United States is reflected.

Moreover, American education pays more attention to students' active learning. American education tells students that learning is their own business and makes them think for themselves and what they want to learn, so students generally study actively, flexibly and happily.

China, on the other hand, always makes detailed and complicated rules for students in advance, such as what to learn, how much to learn, when to learn, how to learn and so on. Students in China regard learning as utilitarian, passive, dogmatic and helpless.

2. Teaching mode

The United States pays little attention to the study of "basic knowledge" and attaches great importance to the cultivation of students' "creativity". Therefore, American textbooks are simple and there are no strict requirements for children. Although Americans' basic education is often criticized, they pay attention to the cultivation of practical ability and innovative ability.

China, on the other hand, blindly emphasized the solid foundation, which led to repeated mechanical work in piles. Lack of innovation has always been an important defect of education in China, which is the result of over-thinking and insufficient education in basic education.

3. Test scores

Americans believe that the purpose of education is to explore students' potential, so that students can better understand themselves, give play to their talents and specialties, and grow into useful talents. Therefore, the purpose of exams in the United States is to test the effect of learning, find out their own shortcomings, and find out the missing places to make up for them, so as to facilitate future development. In China, examinations have become a machine for the survival of the fittest.

4. Teacher-student relationship

In the traditional culture of China, the teacher is the father for life. Although the status of teachers has declined now, teachers will still have relationships with students. As soon as children step into school, they will know that the teacher is always above them. In America, even university professors don't pretend to be themselves, and Americans don't admit it.

Children in China idolize teachers and think that teachers are always right. Teachers in China like to be serious and unsmiling. American teachers, who laugh and scold, like to chat with children and are good friends.

Raise your hand in China class and encourage free speech in American class. China's class will be criticized if it disagrees with the teacher's conclusion, but it will be praised in the American class. China's classroom stresses discipline, while the American classroom stresses human rights.