What are some major differences between high schools in China  and the US?
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except some major cities like beijing shanghai\na high school student usually get up at 5:00 for reading english then go to school at 7:30  take 5 lessons untill 12\nthen have lunch and have a break.then have class from 2 to 6\nthen have super..then have evening class untill 8-9, go home\ndo home work till around 11,it depends how much homework\nthis is the schedule,i am suffered from it for 3 years ,b'coz we have to compete for collage entrance examinations,especially for the senior....OMG that's hell
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People who want to make the United States education system look bad, take testing scores from other countries' high schools... which ONLY take students that are college-bound, and compare them to our high schools, which take EVERYBODY.\n\nMost countries, after the 6th or 8th grade, track lower academic performers into apprenticeships, vocational schools, and clerical schools. These students are not included in their high school testing scores that are compared to the United States high schools.\n\nIn the United States, all academic abilities are housed in one building, and take the same academic performance tests.\n\nOf course we don't appear to be doing as well as other countries.
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The college and university systems of both countries are way different. The U.S focuses on winning and will get in the best athletes even if they do not have good marks in school. In Canada, any student athletes have to maintain good marks or they will not be allowed to stay on the team.
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This is what I found on the site noted below.  There is a lot more info if you want to look it up.\n\n"Children between the ages of three to six go to kindergarten. There they study language, math, singing, and painting and participate in sports. However, because there is a shortage of room, many children do not get to participate in pre-school education. But, because of the importance placed on education, that is changing.\n\nAfter kindergarten, the educational system is broken into three stages. Primary school, secondary school and then the university. Primary school is required and last for six years. Although in the more rural areas of China, the schooling is always enforced.\n\nWhile in primary school, the students are exposed to math, Chinese and one foreign language, English or Japanese. These are the main subjects, however they covered is Biology, music, art, politics, history, physics, chemistry and geography.\n\nOnce they complete with their primary school education, an exam is taken before they proceed to the next stage � secondary school. This also lasts for six years, broken down into middle and upper school. A student will go to middle school for three years, upon which another exam is taken before proceeding into upper school. The student who completes the middle school stage may then proceed into vocational colleges.\n\nPrimary and middle school is required, but from here on they have the choice to quit or continue their education. Within the vocational schools there are three types: technical secondary schools, vocational high schools and skilled worker�s schools. With technical schools the idea is to create managerial personnel for the front line of production. With vocational high schools, the training is focused on certain professional skills. Lastly are the skilled workers schools.\n\nThese are for bringing about technical workers. Essentially, a vocational school allows a student to study technical, teacher training or agricultural courses. How well they do with the upper school education depends upon if they can meet the university entrance requirements, which are known to be difficult and demanding.\n\nThe highest level of education that one can receive in China is a university education. This is something that is offered to a small amount of Chinese. For instance, in 10,000 students only 18 will be offered a university education. The main study at universities is in humanities and science, although there is an interest in architecture and engineering. However, the emphasis is usually placed on scientific and technical education.\n\nOnce the students finish with their university education, it is up to the authorities to find them employment. Also, on a small scale, is the emergence of post-graduate study. Today, China has a post-graduate education system in place."
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According to studies, the top educational system is Finland's, whose students scored the highest in reading, math, and science tests.  They also have an amazingly high literacy rate.\n\nOther high-ranking countries:\nMath: South Korea, Canada, Hong Kong/China, the Netherlands, Macao, and Liechtenstein\n\nReading: South Korea, Canada, Australia, and Liechtenstein\n\nScience: Japan, Hong Kong/China, South Korea, Liechtenstein, Australia, and Macao
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What kind of students are you talking about? High school students? One of the big differences between American students and Japanese students is that most Japanese students go to a cram school after regular classes at a high school. So a typical Japanese high school student's weekday will be like going to school at 8:30 am, finish regular classes at about 4 pm, attend a club activity at school and finish it at about 6 pm. Leave the school and head for the cram school which starts at about 7 pm, then they finally come home at about 9 pm. Students who go to a cram school are usually seniors and they have to study very hard for the entrance exam for the university. They usually go to cram school 3-5 days a week. Many of them also work part time. Of course, there are some students who don't plan to go to university then these students simply work part time or hang out after school. \nAnother difference is that most Japanese high schools (not only private schools but also public schools) have very strict rules. Some high school don't allow students to work because they think students should concentrate on their studies. Many students are required to wear uniforms and some of the very very strict schools measure the length of girl's skirt once in a while to make sure they're dressed appropriately. \nAlso many Japanese students go to school by train, or bus, or bike or on foot. They never go to school by car. Well people have to be over 18 years old to get a driver's license there.\nAnd one last thing, Japanese students rarely party. Partying is not a part of Japanese culture, so Japanese students don't party like American students.
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I have to laugh.. You would not believe it if I told you.. There is NO NO NO comparison... In the U.S., the Students control and in other countries.. evesn in Africa, the teachers control the classroom. There is GOOD discipline in the classrooms in other countries and the students are EAGER.. really EAGER to learn whereas in the U.S., they are not really motivated to the learning process... I am an educator and I could go on and on but time does not permit.
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well i think school systems vary in different states. i always hear about the NY school system where i live, and i think its on the right track right now. also, its a little known fact that the United States has one of the lowest standards of learning in the world. out of the top educated countries(i think about 12) were 10th!!! how embarassing.
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School is the most stressful thing in a child's life. It is their only goal in life. Actually, they have no life, because they spend all of their time studying. Without good grades, students can't get in to a good school. But when, 100 students are competing for 20 spots, they have no choice but to study and try to outdo the others. If you're not #1, you're nothing. That's what's it's like in China. Students who want to do well don't have any friends because first of all, they have no time to socialize, and second, if they study together, they are helping the other person--their study partner does a better job on a test. Tests make or break you. Schools test on every subject from science to English. It's just terrible because all Chinese students are becoming bookworms with major social problems.
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Middle school doesn't count.  High school is much harder.\n\nCoach
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U.S.A- grades go from kindergarten and below for pre-school\n\n1-5th grade is now considered middle school\n\n6-8th grade is known as junior high\n\nand 9-12th grade is high school\n\non the British side of things they are the same except the terminolgy is different. They called grades years. They push everything foward one as well because they call kindergarten year 1. \n\nYear 1 through 7 is middle school there and what Americans know as High School is called Junior College and College is just College. They also don't have pre-schools
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In the American system, there is no fixed curriculum for all schools.  It's pretty much up to each state to set standards, and each school has a lot of freedom.  To find out more information, do a web search on "11th grade curriculum English" or "11th grade curriculum history" or any other subject that could be taught in high school
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Depends on what you want to study.\n\nFor mandarin, Tsinghua University, Peking (aka Beijing) University, BLCU (Beijing Language and Culture University) are some great options. They tend to be on the more expensive range but still cheaper than universities in western countries.\n\nSome of the 'Ivy League' universities in China include: Tsinghua, Peking, Fudan, Zhejiang, Nanjing University. But it really depends on what you are interested in studying.
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hey reddy garu just go around some consultancies in n arounh HYD if ur from hyd. jus no more abt dem . i now ther r around 10 varsities in china wer a class room is filled with indian students for pursuing higer studies . the fee is comparitively less than US or UK . i think using internet or consultants is better u can check out international univs counselling conducted in city now n den..n  do refer "educational times" in times of india as well as times ascent ...so all the best
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ACS (International) Singapore\nThe Anglo-Chinese School (ACS) has shaped the lives of hundreds of thousands of students since its founding in 1886.\n\nSubject Offerings \nhttp://www.acsinternational.com.sg/docs/subjectofferings.pdf
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I'm not sure what grade level we're going for here, because if it's for  middle school, you don't want to get too complicated.\n\nEssentially though:\n\nComparision: China started implementing a lot of reforms in the late 1970s to open their communist style of government (where the government owns all the industry) to having more market style. And this has helped their industry boom to now. United States is a market based economy.\n\nContrast: US's GDP is about 10 times that of China's, and the per capita in US is also about 10 times as high. Most of US economy is the service sector (people providing services that they charge money for) whereas most of China's economy is industry (making stuff).\n\nChina's economy is growing at about 10% a year, and the US is growing at about 3% a year.\n\nAlso, a big difference in US economy/society and China is that in the US, there are more safeguards for Intellectual Property...meaning if someone creates something, we give them patents so they can say it is their idea and make money on it. In China intellectual property isn't really as valuable, so that stifles a lot of their creativity or desire to create new things.\n\nAlso a big difference is the US currency, the dollar, is traded on the open market. Meaning other people can buy or sell the dollar, so the value of it can change depending on how powerful people think our economy is. On the other hand, China's government decides how much the Chinese currency, the yuan, should be worth.
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In China it is teaching, and since there are more people in China than any other country, I would say that teaching is probably the answer. However in the US teachers have lost a lot of respect in the last couple of decades. I have met US teachers that have such poor grammar their students can not understand them.