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Western students enjoy a seemingly relaxed educational experience. This, however, is not the case for students in Asia, who face crushing workloads and are often very disciplined. In the first part of her Globalist.
The decision is partly based on an inability — or unwillingness — to spend thousands of dollars in tuition fees, especially given the suspicion that local schools are better anyway. After all, what more could one want from a basic education than a strong grounding in language, math and science, all subjects in which Asian schools famously excel. Our main concern is the ability of our son — and indeed the whole family — to adapt to the strict diligence that is expected of the Chinese. Apprehension increases when talking to local friends.
China has a long history of standardized tests, beginning with the ancient imperial exams initiated during the Sui Chen is at the top of the class at
the Shanghai foreign language school, one of the city’s best middle schools. Already near fluent in English, she is studying German and ranks among the highest in her grade in physics. Her goal is to get a full scholarship to Harvard to study biochemistry. It is not only Western expatriates that grow
anxious when hearing about students like Shelly.
Throughout England, politicians, parents and
pundits worry that the industriousness and
discipline of kids in the East are leaving
relatively relaxed Westerners trailing behind. Though there is some debate surrounding the statistics, it is widely believed that North
America is failing to produce sufficient graduates
in sciences and less controversy attends the observation that math scores throughout the West
rank well below those of most Asian countries. As a result, there is a deepening consensus that, in
order to maintain its competitive edge,
Chinese students are taught that all questions have but one right answer and there is little room for
American education needs to move away from an emphasis on fun, flexibility and individual learning , it has to shift towards a more strict, disciplined teaching environment that math and science, in particular, seem to shift can be discerned even in Canada, where there are no college entrance exams, and where, standardized testing, memorization and rote learning have long been frowned upon.
Nevertheless, there is a mounting chorus complaining that the prominence given to creativity cheats students out of a proper like science teacher Sumitra Rajagopalan are entreating Canadian educators to adopt a more Asian pedagogical philosophy based on “constant repetition, recitation, grilling and drilling”. In the United States, the rise of China and India is putting even more emphasis on the demand for education reform.