American vs. Chinese education

The American education system is always in a constant state of evolution; they are still unable to meet the requirements of our hyper-connected society. It also doesn’t help that all most American students want to do is watch television and play video games, spending more of their time on entertainment than education. If there is any fundamental problem with education, it’s that we do not tie spending to an expectation that performance will improve - superintendents, administrators and educators gain from spending increases (salaries, new buildings, technology, etc.) but have no way to prove that those expenses are resulting in successful performance.

In China, they are well equipped with the format to succeed; they have the teaching, instructions and support. Teachers encourage students to ask questions and have classroom discussions, due to a very deeply ingrained sense of shame and being afraid to make mistakes. For a Chinese student who moved into the American schooling system, parent Jane Feng said her son was, “…an average student in China and needed a jump start on getting into an American college. Among American students, her average son was a math superstar.”

Kim Aiken

Cheney