Forum Trends: Is the West's education better than China's?

seethroughwest (Canada)

I would say Western education at graduate or higher level (Master’s and PhD’s) is absolutely better than the Chinese one. For the education below that level, I say Asian methods of education suit Asian students best.

From the Chinese perspective, schools should not teach social and interpersonal skills. Student social interaction are way simpler than the real world. If the Chinese education system wants to incorporate social skills, they have to let their students out of the schools. To learn from real hard life by themselves. Their Chinese parents would be the first to object.

In contrast, I find American students lack basic critical thinking skills. This is especially true when the debate is about China. Most American students never visited China but their views are deeply shaped by their church and media.

When US teachers dumb down materials, the students are set free to have sex, binge drink and party. They don’t want to take any responsibility. They prefer to live on borrowed money. Paying huge credit interest to the credit card company is considered smart by US students. They end up contributing to the downfall of the United States.

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