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1、LearninginAmericanDifferencesBetweenChineseandAmericanEducationSystemDifference#1AmericanstudentshavemorechoicesInAmerica,highschoolstudentsmakepersonaldecisionsaboutwhatcoursestotake.About50%ofclassesaremandatory.Everyonehastotakebasicmath,science,English,etc.Studentschooseth
2、eother50%oftheirclassesbasedonwhatthey'reinterestedin.Astudentwhoisverygoodatmathcouldtakemanyadvancedmathclasses,andonlybasicEnglishandhistorySteveJobs(picturedtotheright,age17)tookmanycomputerclasses,butfewEnglishones.AdvantagesofStudentChoiceStudentsdevelopspecialties.Takem
3、oreclassesinasubject→becomeanexpertinit.Canchooseamajorincollegeandfindajobmoreeasilywithaspecializedskill.AdvantagesofStudentChoiceStudentslearndecision-making.Theycontroltheirfutures.Practiceforthe“realworld”:makegooddecisions→successmakebaddecisions→failureAdvantagesofStude
4、ntChoiceVerytalentedstudentsaren'theldbackbylesstalentedpeers.Giftedstudentscantakecollege-levelcoursesattheirhighschool.Difference#2FocusoncreativityandinnovationCriticalThinkingUSeducationsystemplacesmorepriorityoncriticalthinkingandcreativitythanonmemorizingfacts.Muchlessre
5、petition,memorizingfacts,andhomeworkthanChineseschool.Manymoregroupprojects,self-expression,role-playing,experiments,debates,etc.AmericanScienceClass“Sciencefair”:studentsmaketheirowninventionsathomeandbringthemtoschool.Exampleprojects:computerprogram,modelofavolcano,electricc
6、onductor,home-maderocket,etc.AmericanEnglishClassStudentsreadbooks,andwriteoriginalessaysaboutwhattheythink.“Creativewriting”:writefictionstories,poems,etc.Havedebatesaboutdifferenttopics.AdvantagesofCriticalThinkingDevelopsstudents'problem-solvingandcriticalthinkingskillsAnim
7、portantreasonwhyAmericaissoinnovativeinscience,technology,moviesandbooks,etc.Difference#3Lesshomework,moreextra-curricularsLessHomework,MoreExtracurricularsAmericanstudentsdomuch,much,muchlesshomeworkthanChinesestudents.2-3hoursanight,maximum.But,theyareexpectedtodomanyextra-c
8、urriculars(school-sponsoredactivitiesoutsideofnormalschoolhou
