美国与中国教育制度对比.doc

The comparison about the education system between American and China
The comprehensive capability of a nation comes from its economic power; the economic power improves with the development of the science and technology which derive from the intellectuals who have accepted good education. So if a nation wants to be strong, its education must be developed.
However, varied kinds of education system are found in different nation. As a result, the levels of the development of economy range at different degrees. Among the nations of the world, let us make a comparison about the education system between American and China.
Generally speaking, there are many differences along with some similarities.

Duration of Classes
In America today, the students attend classes for an average of five hours a day, five days a week, filling the classrooms from kindergarten to the 12th grade.
While in China, according to my own experience, the students often attend classes for an average of eight hours a day, nearly six days a week, filling the classrooms from pre-school education to high school, except the university and college when we are the same with the American students. We spend four years on university or college.
These students are part of one of the ambitious undertakings in the history of education for the American make efforts to educate an entire national population. The goal is and has been since the early decades of the public—to achieve universal literacy and to provide individuals with the knowledge and skills necessary to promote both their own individual welfare as well as that of the general public.
Standards and knowledge for entering a college
Successful applicants at better colleges are usually chosen on the basis of: (1) their high school records; (2) recommendations form their high school teachers; (3) the impression they make during interviews at the university; and (4) their scores on the SATs (Scholastic Aptitude Tests).
When students in China are applying for colleges, there have been mostly different standards for students. In most parts of China, successful applicants at such colleges are usually chosen on the basis of their scores on the college entrance examination.

In American, the education system is made for all the people. (1) in1944， Congress passed the servicemen’s readjustment act, which promised financial aid, including aid for higher education, to members of the armed forces after the end of world war 2nd.(2) The enrollment of women in higher education began to increase. Racial segregation in elementary and secondary education ended, and thus blacks achieved an equal opportunity to get into any college of the choice. (3) by the end of 1960s, some colleges introduced special plans and programs to equalize educational opportunities----at every level; for all groups. Some of these plans were called “affirmative action programs. Their goal was to make up for past inequality by giving special reference to members of minorities seeking jobs or admission to college. (4) The US colleges and universities are also enrolling a higher percentage of no-traditional students----students who have worked for several years before starting college or students who go to school part-time while holding down a job.
We all know the US is a developed country, while China is a developing country. So, their economies are at a different level of development. However, China’s economy has been rapidly developing those years; the most important reason should be the development of its education system.
To sum up, we can find both differences and similarities in the education system of China and America. We can not say whose education system is perfect; on the contrary, each country should realize its disadvantage, and makes efforts to make it much better.

The children here study in a completely natural environment. There are no walls to speak-of, no air-conditioning, and no limit to nature’s influence.
This is Green School Bali, and it’s been dubbed “the greenest school in the world.”
The structures are all made of bamboo commonly found in this region, it’s one-hundred percent sustainable.

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