Our school district is located between Washington, D.C. and Baltimore, an American port city, and it is also a key blue ribbon school district in the United States. Take the school district where my family lives as an example. Let me introduce the elementary school curriculum in America first. American primary schools do not have a unified national syllabus. Theoretically, different school districts can go their own way. Nevertheless, according to our experience of moving across States, I found that the basic education subjects of primary schools in different parts of the United States are similar. American elementary schools usually have six grades. In addition to the regular grades 1 to 5, there are preschool classes. These six grades offer similar courses. However, the depth and breadth of the course will gradually widen with the increase of grade. Generally speaking, American primary schools have eight major courses. They are language arts, mathematics, science, social studies, health, art, music and sports. On the surface, the above-mentioned curriculum names of American primary schools seem a bit awkward. But a closer look shows that these courses are nothing more than English, arithmetic, physical education, music, painting and other courses. American primary school students learn painting in art class, English in language art class (equivalent to Chinese class in China), and music knowledge and musical instruments in music class. What is worth mentioning is the music education in American primary schools. In the third grade of elementary school, American primary school students, whether gifted or inferior, have to choose a musical instrument, and then these children have to join the school band. At the end of each festival or school year, these bands will perform on stage. Most China children in American schools choose violin, viola or cello. There are also some boys in China who choose woodwind instruments and brass instruments such as saxophone or trumpet. People in China pay more attention to mathematics education. Now let's look at the math syllabus of American primary schools. Say count first. In American elementary schools, children in grade one count to 100, children in grade two count to 1000, children in grade three count to 100000, and children in grade four count to 100000. About operations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, American elementary schools learn the concept of addition and subtraction in grade one, decimals and multiplication and division in grade three, and averages in grade five. In addition to teaching health care and other contents, psychological and preventive education also occupies a certain weight in the health and hygiene class of American primary schools. For example, how to solve conflicts with others, how to stay away from drugs, how to effectively face pressure and manage time, how to identify dangerous goods, how to identify and reject sexual abuse of teenagers, the development of teenagers and healthy eating are the main teaching contents of health and hygiene class. When children from China come to study in the United States, the first great challenge they encounter is how to fully express themselves in English. It is generally believed that children learn languages quickly, and if they come to the United States and get used to it, China children can integrate into American children. Although this is true, different children have different English foundations, so different children will adapt to American schools at different speeds. Learn more and practice more, and try to let your children learn English well before going abroad. Of course it's true. If children are really struggling after coming to the United States from China, you can pay attention to the English classes specially prepared for foreign children in American primary schools. Those who are temporarily lacking in English expression ability can consider making a transition in this advanced class before entering the normal English class. Let's skip American junior high schools for the time being, and let me talk about the curriculum of American senior high schools. When you choose American high school courses, you will have a feeling of attending American university courses. Why would I say that? First of all, American high schools and American universities have the same grading standards. Students' grades can be divided into 369 by using English letters A, B, C and D. In addition, like American universities, American high school students have the right to choose courses freely. American high school students need to complete the following courses in order to meet the basic requirements of graduating from high school: 1. English: * * four credits. Four years in high school, earning one credit every year can meet this requirement. 2。 Mathematics: * * * three credits. One credit for elementary algebra, one credit for introduction to geometry, and one credit that varies from person to person. 3。 Science: three credits. One of the credits is a biological theory course, and the other two credits must include experimental skills training in the following disciplines: earth science, life science and physics. 4。 Social studies: * * three credits. American history is a credit, American government is a credit, and modern world history is a credit. 5。 Physical education: half (0.5) credits 6. Student: It's also half (0.5) credits. Art: one credit of 8. Technical education: one credit. This part of the homework seems mysterious, but it is not difficult. You can meet this requirement by taking computer-related courses. 9。 Elective courses: 2-4 credits. Since it is an elective course, the courses offered by the school will have various feelings. For example, take a foreign language course. American high school students can choose one of Spanish, Japanese, French and Chinese. If you don't like learning foreign languages, American high school students can use American sign language instead of these foreign languages. In addition, it is also a good choice to continue studying the above-mentioned technical education courses and take more advanced computer courses. It is worth pointing out that the contents listed above are only the basic requirements for American high school graduates to meet graduation standards. In high schools in the United States, we can fully embody what China people call the Eight Immortals crossing the ocean and showing their magical powers. The actual course selection of American high school students is much more complicated than the high school courses we see. For example, in math class, students in Grade One are also high school students. Some of them are studying elementary algebra, while others can study calculus. They are also studying foreign language courses. Even students in the same grade may take different foreign language courses. How is this gap caused? In fact, as early as junior high school, American schools have already divided fast classes and slow classes. Only students who are far ahead in junior high school will continue to lead in senior high school. This is the main reason why many Chinese and American parents want their children to receive advanced education from an early age. In other words, if children can't get ahead in junior high school or even primary school, it will be difficult for such children to stand out in high school. This situation is similar to the concept that "children can't lose at the starting line" advocated by Chinese people. Finally, talk about the curriculum of junior high schools in the United States. Compared with China, American junior high school education has the following characteristics: 1. Chemistry and physics are not taught in junior high schools in the United States, but they are taught in senior high schools. American students begin to learn foreign languages in grade two. Foreign language is not a compulsory course in junior high school. If children don't want to take foreign language classes, they can take other classes. 3。 It is rare to offer Chinese courses in American junior high schools, and Chinese education is not common in American junior high schools. 4。 Like American high schools, the main courses in American junior high schools are four key courses: mathematics, English, science and sociology, and the auxiliary courses in junior high schools are similar to those in senior high schools. Looking at the curriculum of primary and secondary schools in the United States and comparing the primary and secondary education in China, we should pay attention to the following aspects: 1. American schools have not advocated foreign languages since elementary school. American schools do not offer foreign languages until the second day of junior high school. Compared with our children in China, are American children blessed? Do our children in China have to recite English letters in kindergarten? 2。 American schools attach importance to music education. Children can't live without musical instruments from the third grade of primary school. Even if children don't want to be musicians in the future, they can receive systematic and comprehensive music education at school. 3。 American schools pay attention to children's imagination. For example, in painting class, teachers don't necessarily ask children to draw cats and tigers with ready-made pictures, but fully mobilize their creative enthusiasm. My child once had a painting assignment: Please draw an alien. There is no standard answer for this kind of homework. Twenty children can have twenty pictures. This simple homework can exercise children's imagination and creativity. 4。 American schools pay attention to the cultivation of children's practical ability. In art class, American junior high school students learn painting skills as well as manual operation. For example, my Erbao once had an art homework, which used plasticine of different colors to knead out various small animals and even imaginary monsters. In our junior high school art class, there are embroidery jobs similar to those that women workers in domestic knitting mills are good at. 5。 From elementary school to high school, the main subjects in American schools are English, mathematics, science and sociology, but to varying degrees. About English and mathematics, readers can be clear at a glance; Science includes biology, chemistry and physics; Sociological research mainly includes American history and world history. I want to emphasize that even science students and American high school students don't have to take physics classes. As long as you take the required biology class, you can choose physics or chemistry. 6。 English classes in American high schools are more difficult than Chinese classes in China. Take my senior three students as an example. There is no uniform textbook for their English class. English teachers hope that students can draw inferences from their class notes. In addition, American high school students read a lot, and English classes often have to write reviews of world famous books. Even the words in the vocabulary test come from these high-level novels. In America, you can't stop your children from reading novels. The teacher tested the content of the novel. 7。 Classroom speeches in American high schools are sometimes recorded in grade books. American teachers encourage students to speak boldly. No matter whether the student's answer is right or wrong, you can get extra points as long as you raise your hand or answer the teacher's question. Don't underestimate the speech in this class. Sometimes whether a child dares to speak can be a watershed between A and B. China children in American schools are generally quiet, while China children who can speak boldly will have an advantage in academic performance. Many people in China have a misconception that American education is easy and simple. This view mostly involves the popular education in American schools, without considering the advanced or advanced education in the top classes in American schools. It is easy to meet the primary requirements of American schools, but at the same time there are many more advanced homework settings in American schools. Whether children can be admitted to these advanced courses depends on parents' design of their children and their efforts after class. Man struggles upwards. Who doesn't want their children to exert their greatest potential and do their best? No matter what homework, it is the common idea of many Chinese and American parents to let their children rush to the highest level as much as possible. The expectation of these parents is the root of advanced education in American primary and secondary schools. American official document school caters to American parents' desire for success. As a cram school outside the regular schools in the United States, a large number of children from China, India, South Korea and the United States receive advanced education in official document schools. According to the principal of the official document school, children attending the official document school can be two grades ahead of schedule. To sum up, American schools and China schools are * * *, and there are some differences. 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