The United States education

Characteristics of American Education

The United States has top educational resources and an advanced and innovative education system, so many people are interested in the characteristics of American education. Today, we will look at the characteristics of American education.

First, American education pays more attention to students' initiative in learning, so it requires students to be more active and flexible in learning, and does not advocate blindly "filling" learning.

Second, American education does not attach much importance to students' learning of basic knowledge, but attaches more importance to the cultivation and application of students' creativity.

3. American education is good at enlightening, enabling students to constantly ask new questions and generate new doubts, rather than giving direct answers.

Fourth, the education work in the United States is not very heavy, and teachers prefer to chat with children and are willing to establish a good and harmonious relationship between teachers and students.

5. Most of the American tests are open-book, and students can finish the papers within the prescribed time limit. The purpose of examination is to find their own shortcomings, so as to assist and help the future personal development.

Sixth, the Number of classes in the United States has a strict control, more than a certain number of people will violate the education law, and they also value integrity, will not easily broken.

Seventh, American education stipulates that students' study time is about 1000 hours per year, so students' school time is short and their homework burden is less, so that students can have more time to plan and arrange their other study life.

8. American education attaches great importance to privacy in learning. Grades are private and teachers do not release transcripts for all students. Parents will only be shown individual transcripts.

9. American textbooks are simple and not compulsory. They focus on practical ability and innovation ability.

The United States advocates that education is life. There are many ways for students to contact society, and extracurricular activities are the most important way.Americans are more independent and tend to take risks and innovate, with a different optimistic spirit. This is also one of the main reasons for the pursuit of high quality education in the United States. Conversely, it just so happens that the existence of such a model of education has led to such Americans, forming a pattern of mutual influence and complementarity. To be specific, American education does not judge students' performance by scores, but by comprehensive ability. Teachers generally recognize the uniqueness of students and encourage each student to show his or her strengths and develop a different self.

Second, spare time

American after-school hours are not filled with study courses and assignments. According to statistics, only 15 percent of American high school students attend after-school tutoring, lower than the average in developed countries. In addition, the United States attaches great importance to sports and clearly classifies sports as the core of student life and campus culture, which is also a relatively rare phenomenon in other countries.

Third, about the results and rankings

In our country, grades and scores are very important. However, American schools pay more attention to the balance between study and sports, and do not blindly pursue ranking, and students do not have so much pressure on grades and scores, as if freedom is also common in education mode. On the other hand, parents do not have high expectations for their children. A simple and happy life and a sound personality may be what parents expect most for their children.