Some-Problems-in-China’s-Higher-Education

SomeProblemsinChina’sHigherEducationHighereducationplaysaverykeyrolefortherestofusatatimeinlife.We,withhighexcitementandexpectancy,leaveourownhometownstoanewworld.Thehigherschoolnotonlygivesuswarmnestsshieldingoffoutsideunrelatedcommunities,butalsoprovidesusacomprehensivescheduletolearnlessonsinsidetheirgreatwalls.Duringtheseyearswecanlearnmanythingsinaliberaleducation,supplyinguswithasolidbasiceducationandoneormoresetsofcompetenceindealingwithallkindsoftestsanddetailsofaspecialfield,buttheorganizationalgroovesandnarrowroutinesinacademiceducationareincreasinglydiminishingthemotivationanddynamicofstudentsandteachers.Asweknow,agoodeducationshouldtrainstudentstothinkforthemselves,butthevalueoutlookoftraditionaleducationpaysmuchattentiontotheexaminationsystem.Astudentcanorcan’tgaincreditsandgraduatelateisduetoweatherheorshecanpasstheallkindsoftestsdesignedbyschoolorotherinstitutions.Sowhathastobelearntinmanyhigherschoolsisrigidlylaiddownbyasyllabus,whichlowersthestandardsofteachingandlearningaswell.Thusnotonlycan’tmotivatestudentstolearnwidely,butalsodeprivetheteacherofallfreedom.Anotherprobleminhighereducationisthatthereislessrelationshipbetweenthetheoriesandpractices.Whatwehavebeenlearningnowinalotoftimeistheknowledgeofthetheories,whichmaybeunderliethestudentsofthebasicknowledge,butatthesametime,italsomakesstudentslosealotofopportunitiestodiscoverandimplementpatternsbythemselvesinpractice,andintheendleadsthemtobeunfamiliartorealisticdevelopmentofsocialenvironment.Thethirdproblemmaybeisthatmanyschoolspaymoreandmoreemphasisoncompetenceeducation.Commitmenthasbeendiminishingdayandday.Nowthehighlightamonghigherschoolstudentsishowtocompletetheirneededcourseandearncredits.Thestudents,aswellastheschool,aredevotingtheirenergiestothepursuitofmaterialorpersonaldevelopmentinnoworfuture,andcommitmentseemsincreasinglydisappearintheirdailylife.Toserveforothersorsocietyseemsofserviceseemsadatedidealism.Inmyopinion,highereducationshouldofferoutstandingandspecializedtalentsforsociety,andactasthehomeofmankind’sspiritaswell.Sohighereducationshouldfindsomeequilibriumpotsamonguniversities,governmentandsocietyontheonehand,andontheother,setupequilibriumbetweeneconomicinterestandmoralcivilization.OnlyifhighereducationinChinasetsuptheequilibriumandkeepsitwell,societywouldfindthegraduatestudentsitneedsandthegraduatestudentscouldfindtheirappropriatepositioninsociety,andrealmasterswouldariseinthefuture.TheproblemsyoumentionedarenotspecifictotheeducationalsystemsinChina.Whatisneeded,asmanyexpertsconcur,isaseriesofmandatorycoursesinethicsandmoralstudies,whichareoftenlackedinmosteducationalsystemsintheworld.Andtheschools'efforttomakethesecoursesarequisiteforallstudentsmightbeimpracticalduetomanymaterialisticconcernsbecauseofthevaluesystemthesocietyhasplaceuponitscitizens.Asyouhavemorethansubtlyhintedinyourarticle,justasequallyimportanttoapersonastheperson'sacademicachievementarehersenseofself-worthiness,-respect,-esteem,herabilitytothinkcriticallyandindependently,herethicstandard,andhercommitmenttohercivicresponsibilitiesasacitizenofhercountry.Theseareaspectsoflifeameredegreeinhighereducationcannotoffertoitsrecipient.Thisproblemisnotasimplethingtochange.TherearemanythingstoimproveChineseeducationmechanism.Wecanonlydiscusssomeaspectsofthisproblemandexpressourselves.However,itwillonlybesolvedwhenmostofchinesepeoplerealizeandhaveanincentivetocorrectthisproblem.Wishthatthisdaywillcomeearlier!DifferencesbetweenChineseandWesternEducation[Abstract]:MostChineseparentsliketoask,“Howoldshouldbethebestageforchildrentostudyoverseas?”“IsthefoundationaleducationasgoodasChinainothercountries?”Asthematteroffact,theargumentaboutthedifferencesandtheiradvantagesanddisadvantagesbetweenChineseEducationandWesternEducationiskeepingonallthetime.Thisquestionisalsoonemajorconcernamongthosestudentswhoareconsideringgoingabroad.Inordertofindoutthemostsuitablewayforeachindividual,weshallcomparemattersbothinChinaandforeigncountriesinthispaper.摘要：大多数华人家长要问:“孩子出国留学的最佳年龄是多少?”“其他国家的基础教育跟我过的一样么?”。事实上，中国教育和西方教育的差异和优缺点一直存在。这个也是正在考虑出国的学生们比较关注的问题。为了找到每个人最合适的选择，我会在本文中对中国和外国的教育进行比较。1.Introduce：1.1TwocasesThebasicissueofeducationiswhatkindofpeoplewewanttocultivatetobe,andhowtocultivatethem.Theconceptofvalue,purposeofeducationandmethodofeducationbetweenChineseEducationSystemandWesternEducationSystemaredifferentiatedinmanyacademicfields.Let’shavealookatthiswith2cases:DarinYokel’scaseDarinYokelisanartteachfromoneprimaryschoolinCincinnati,America;sheisacurrentstudentofMiamiUniversity.TobeasoneoftheexchangeteacherwithChinese,shecametoKunming,Yunnantohaveanacademicinterchange.Herobjectiveissplitinto3parts,teachingChinesestudents,communicatingwithChineseteachersandindependenttraining.InKunming,DarinfoundoutthatthepaintingskillsofChinesestudentsareverygood.Oneday,shegaveoutonetopicwhichiscalled“happyfestival”toherstudents,butallthestudentsweredrawingthesameChristmastree.AtfirstshethoughtthatChinesestudentsarefriendlysowhentheymetawesternteacher,theydrewtheChristmastreeforher.Butlatershefoun