We Should Cherish Our Children's Freedom To Think Summary
American and Asian Educational Methods
Today the American educational system is getting worse with every year. Teachers in the U.S. schools can not provide children with the appropriate skills wich are needed for their future education. But children in Asian countries are showing high results on their tests, and Asian countries are “beating the pants off us in the educational arena.” Moreover, work perfomance in the U.S. is very poor after graduation, for American students keep failing in Math and Science in high school. Due to the low test scores and poor work perfomance after high school graduation, our government came to a conclussion that the education system is failing. After examining the information out of the different articles, it is obvious that the U.S. educational system should adopt some Asian techniques in teaching, but there are some methods wich must not be changed because of cultural differences.
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education system different and unique from all Asian countries is the freedom. Kie Ho in “We Should Cherish Our Children’s Freedom To Think” believes that “their public school had provided these children with opportunities and to fulfill their creativity, something that people tend to dismiss or take for granted.” By this the author means that America gives its students freedom to be creative, and to express themselves. Kie Ho argues that it is better for children to be able to do experiments and have their own ideas instead of memorizing stuff. In Asia, by contrast, childen do not have this ability; there is huge pressure on them to memorize. Dicsipline is a very important aspect in all Asian schools. According to the essay “School Here in the United States And Thre in Vietnam”, if a sudent forgets to do homework, that student will have problems, and he or she could get spanked and punished by a teacher. Asian children do not have opportunity to express themselves because of their strict
Today the American educational system is getting worse with every year. Teachers in the U.S. schools can not provide children with the appropriate skills wich are needed for their future education. But children in Asian countries are showing high results on their tests, and Asian countries are “beating the pants off us in the educational arena.” Moreover, work perfomance in the U.S. is very poor after graduation, for American students keep failing in Math and Science in high school. Due to the low test scores and poor work perfomance after high school graduation, our government came to a conclussion that the education system is failing. After examining the information out of the different articles, it is obvious that the U.S. educational system should adopt some Asian techniques in teaching, but there are some methods wich must not be changed because of cultural differences.
The U.S. educational …show more content…
education system different and unique from all Asian countries is the freedom. Kie Ho in “We Should Cherish Our Children’s Freedom To Think” believes that “their public school had provided these children with opportunities and to fulfill their creativity, something that people tend to dismiss or take for granted.” By this the author means that America gives its students freedom to be creative, and to express themselves. Kie Ho argues that it is better for children to be able to do experiments and have their own ideas instead of memorizing stuff. In Asia, by contrast, childen do not have this ability; there is huge pressure on them to memorize. Dicsipline is a very important aspect in all Asian schools. According to the essay “School Here in the United States And Thre in Vietnam”, if a sudent forgets to do homework, that student will have problems, and he or she could get spanked and punished by a teacher. Asian children do not have opportunity to express themselves because of their strict