The educational forms between the East and the West are very different, which can be said to be at two extremes. Oriental education is strict but inflexible; Western education gives children more room for free development, but it is too loose. This cannot but be attributed to the great differences in cultural and social concepts. What are the differences between eastern and western educational concepts? 1. The imperial examination system of occupational equality for more than 1000 years has cultivated the tradition of respecting teachers and attaching importance to education in China, and the deep-rooted consciousness that "everything is inferior, only reading is high". This makes the Chinese nation industrious and progressive, and has a high level of knowledge and cultural accomplishment as a whole. But at the same time, it has also formed a serious hierarchical concept, which has formed discrimination against manual workers and manual workers in wages and social status. China parents want their children to succeed in life. No matter what potential their children have, they must go to college, and they must go to a good university. Excessive utilitarian considerations often run counter to children's hobbies and potentials, causing excessive pressure on children. In such a society, it is difficult to avoid "intellectual education first, enrollment rate first" in secondary education. All kinds of students follow the example of scientific and technological talents. Good study means good morality, intelligence and physique, and a good student. However, if the academic performance is poor, despite other advantages or specialties, it is difficult to show and play in school, and it is always at a disadvantage. It's not fair to the children. Western society can look at different occupations in society with a normal heart. Blue-collar wages in many industries in the United States and Canada are much higher than those of white-collar workers. Western children don't go to college and do manual labor. Parents and children are very calm. In middle schools in Canada, there is less competition among students, and mutual help and friendship have become the norm. On the other hand, due to the fierce competition for further studies, Hispanics and other ethnic groups have far lower requirements for academic qualifications than Chinese; It's just that the current education system and methods have remained unchanged for decades and hundreds of years, so that the United States with a population of 200 million can't train enough scientific and technological talents and can only rely on "import processing". The requirements of American and Canadian society for education vary greatly between different classes. Due to the low quality of public education, most children from upper-class families attend private schools. Parents who enter public schools are also very concerned about their children's learning and let them go to college. Although the students transported by domestic middle schools are not qualified enough; However, as more and more immigrant students and international students join the competition, the threshold of prestigious schools in the United States and Canada remains at a fairly high level. It's just that the descendants at the bottom of society are left far away, and it's getting harder and harder to change their destiny through education. In China, after decades of popularization and development of education, the gap between the rich and the poor has widened rapidly after the reform and opening up, and the fairness of education has also been seriously challenged. 2. Intellectual education and all-round development In middle schools in China, although the slogan of "all-round development of morality, intelligence and physique" is sung in a high-profile way every year, intellectual education is really valued. The competition for the college entrance examination is fierce, and students are studying hard every day. Football, which was deeply loved by boys before the Cultural Revolution, and table tennis, which later spread all over urban and rural areas, have long since disappeared. It has also become history that middle school students go to work in the countryside for two weeks every semester. In western middle schools, in addition to the above-mentioned elective courses and vocational education, extracurricular activities are more colorful. Various orchestras and performances, sports teams and competitions, camping, debates and speeches, and even international student exchanges. The list goes on. Westerners love sports, skating and skiing, all kinds of ball games, and teenagers enjoy sports and play everywhere. Through these courses and activities, students can not only acquire academic knowledge, but also acquire practical ability, survival skills, interpersonal communication, community and civic awareness, team spirit and leadership ability, and so on. It is also a healthy body and a sound personality. In a sense, the focus of western education is social' people', while the focus of China is' occupation'. However, it is an undeniable fact that middle schools in North America are backward in intellectual education, which has been confirmed by international competitions such as Olympic mathematics and international student evaluation. High school students don't know the causes of the four seasons of the year, month, day and year, and they can't answer where the capitals of Britain and France are. Such examples abound. Moreover, there is an anti-intellectual atmosphere and tendency in middle schools in North America. Students are familiar with and admire stars and singers; Obsessed with online games, bars and parties; Studying hard is ridiculed as a' nerd' and is often rejected by classmates. 3. Foundation and Innovation What attracts China people's attention and praise most is the emphasis on and cultivation of students' creativity. However, China's education only pays attention to book knowledge, and the lack of innovative spirit is criticized by people. The model of education in China is one size fits all; Ideological bondage to freedom and suppression of personality; Instilling, not heuristic and exploratory teaching methods; Make the trained students follow the rules, lack dreams and dare not be unconventional; There is no room for talents who are partial and eccentric, and it is even more difficult to produce outstanding masters. The western democratic and free social environment and the flexibility of education give students full freedom, which makes them dare to challenge authority and innovate. This concept is ubiquitous and difficult to detect. For example, in art class, students can imagine and create freely; In China, most of these courses are basic skills training. Western parents who attach importance to education rarely let their children take remedial classes; But it is often to take children to museums, science palaces and other places to broaden their horizons and cultivate their interests. As we all know, college admission not only examines academic performance, but also values students' specialties, advantages and creativity. However, the basic academic education in the west is really weak. Creativity is inseparable from basic knowledge and skills, and students' Chinese, mathematics and scientific literacy. As the saying goes, "artists are bold". Without a solid foundation, many times, the so-called creativity is doomed to be a daydream. The academic foundation and accomplishment are not achieved overnight, but accumulated bit by bit over the years. 4. Dependence and independence As mentioned earlier, the management of middle schools in China is' nanny-style', while that in the west is' open'. The same is true of parents' education for their children. In fact, westerners envy China's children, because China's parents not only pay their children's tuition fees, but also strive to provide them with education until they graduate from college. However, most westerners' children have just graduated from middle school, so they must stand on their own feet. Therefore, although the average income of the first generation of Chinese immigrants and immigrants from other ethnic groups in the United States and Canada is lower than that of the locals, the education level of their descendants is relatively high. However, many westerners' children can't enter universities because of insufficient discipline from schools and parents and economic reasons. In terms of children's discipline, China's parents are often strict with their children academically, while others are arranged and spoiled. At school, the school and teachers arranged everything for the students. Children are becoming more and more dependent. In inverse proportion to the improvement of grades, information collection, hands-on production, transaction processing, labor habits and living ability are getting worse and worse. Western parents encourage their children to be brave and independent from an early age and give them room for free development. Westerners generally don't spoil young children, and their discipline is very strict. But as long as it is justified, parents do not restrict their children's activities. In their view, children will know what they can and can't do when they try. Give children the right to choose and let them break through; The implementation of the credit system in middle schools requires teachers to teach students themselves in the classroom, and the positive aspects are also based on this concept. While studying, students are more or less working outside the school. Shops, restaurants, hospitals, sports coaches, lifeguards, door-to-door sales and so on. Students find their own jobs; If it is not mandatory, the salary is also agreed between the students themselves and the employer. 5. Diligence and relaxation? This is also a big difference in educational concepts between the East and the West. China people are famous for their diligence, and the joint efforts of teachers and students in the school have made remarkable achievements in basic education in China. On the other hand, the heavy schoolwork burden also makes China people more and more worried, which drives more and more people to emigrate overseas with their children. The west pays attention to' easy learning' and' entertaining education'. Primary school students mainly play, and junior high school students have not studied for a long time. They don't get nervous until high school, and it's only for students who enter colleges and universities. College students are relatively nervous because western universities combine leniency with severity, with high elimination rate, and students' middle school foundation is not solid. Western ideas are very correct for primary education. Childhood is an era of play. You can learn knowledge and increase your skills from playing and other interesting activities. But at the same time, we should also lay a good foundation in Chinese and mathematics. There are too many contents that are difficult to learn in primary schools in China, such as regular classroom teaching, too much homework, extracurricular Olympics, piano, family education, and so on; Deprived of children's childhood fun, it is a kind of destruction to children. In the middle school stage, two aspects need to be considered. Too complicated and profound learning contents and problems; Teaching does not pay attention to efficiency, but is simply mechanical repetition; Wait, it's harmful. However, if too much emphasis is placed on' easy study', for example, middle school assignments in the United States and Canada are dispensable, formulas need not be memorized, and the consequences are fully highlighted, it is time to change.

Differences in educational concepts between East and West.