1、1Comparison of Chinese and British EducationBy A Thesis Presented to the Difference Between Chinese and British EducationIn Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Introduction to Physical and Human Geography of the UKUnder the Supervision of Prof./Mr. ChangJune 2016Running head: COMPARISON O
2、F CHINESE AND BRITISH EDUCATION 1Comparison of Chinese and British educationThis term we have been learning British English society and culture. What impresses most is the British education. Our introductions are as follows.As we all know, Britain is a country full of cultural attractions and natura
3、l scenery. It has left a large number of medieval castles, the church, mansion and architectures of the era of ancient Rome. Of course, in addition to its beautiful scenery, it also has profound culture. The most attractive thing is its strong academic atmosphere. Britain pays great attention to the
4、 education of students, gathered the worlds oldest and most famous schools and universities. But there is also no lack of new and creative schools. British education is regarded as the worlds most advanced education. Manycountriesare learning English education system. With the development of Chinas
5、reform and opening up, more and more parents want their children to enter British school or even immigrate to Britain for the education of the next generation. It is the action that we have to think of deeply. As we both have the circumstance of the number one in the world, why there are huge differ
6、ences between China and Britain education. Let us discuss some aspects of it. EthosEducation in China has been criticized for many years. It seems to me that it is because the lack of contest. In China, public schools are almost in a monopoly position. They have the best teacher, the best teaching c
7、ondition and also own the best opportunities. Thus, they harvested the most promising students years after years and earned fame. Then more and more people choose public school. The poor private school had to train their students very hard to compete with those better students in public school. They
8、 did not teach students, they only created live machine!Running head: COMPARISON OF CHINESE AND BRITISH EDUCATION 2But the Britains private schools are different. They do not care about students grades that much, but to cultivate their abilities of all kinds. We can glance this from their ethos. St
9、Pauls Girls School says, emphasis on liberal learning.St Pauls School says, offering an outstanding, all-round education！ These are ethos of Liberal Arts Education ethos. And the Lady Eleanor Holles School says, to produce young women of grace and integrity. This shows that their goal is to cultivat
10、e a lady. North London Collegiate School says, to provide an ambitious academic education and to enable each girl to make the most of her gifts, which is seen as a welcome for super scholars .It is said that in England private school force on all - round development while council school pay more att
11、ention to their academic excellence. But even students at council school have to go to after school classes to practice other abilities or they can hardly enter good colleges. This broke our consideration of pleasure learning in Britain; it is even crueler than us. In China, students from poor famil
12、ies can change their life by working hard at public school. But in Britain everyone has to pay for better education, it is unfair to poor people. Except for the deviation of the cognitive bias of the English teaching, the educational system in England is very different from that of us. Education sys
13、temIn China, everyone goes to nursery school at the age of 2 or 3. But our parents not only have to pay for it but also worry about us because of the increasing report of kindergarten child abuse event. Compared with Chinese parents, British parents are more fortune. Britain government implement Sur
14、e Start Scheme plan which offer free and safe education for babies. The government also created a more perfect early childhood education, child care and family health system with local educational institutions. The memory of childhood means a lot to us and even effect out character. I think we shoul
15、d pay more attention to nursery school.Running head: COMPARISON OF CHINESE AND BRITISH EDUCATION 3After nursery school comes primary school. In Britain, all students must take three Standard Assessment at 7, 11, and 14. The tests are often called Key Stage 1, Key Stage 2, and Key Stage 3. Key Stage
16、1 is for students from 5 to 7. They will have a phonics screening check at Grade one, and the standard assessment of this region only focus on childrens activity in class. Key Stage 2 is for students from 7 to 11. They will have a standard assessment of math, English and science at Grade 6. Key Stag
17、e 3 is for students from 11 to 14. At the age of 14 they have general secondary education certificate examination. During Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2, Children study not only English, math, science, history, geography, art, music, P.E. but also ICT, design and technology, foreign language, and relig
18、ious. Stage three has increased the vocational education and guidance courses, gender and relationship education. Then at 16 years old, all British students take the GCSE. Then comes the Further Education, the most wonderful part of British Education. There are two routes in the Further Education: a
19、cademic route and vocational route. Academic route pay more attention in study, and it is considered a pre-university education. You can enter college after A-Level. Vocational route pay more attention in work training, and after GNVQ, you can get to work. In China, we are free of exams from 7 to 15
20、 years old. So senior high school entrance examination has become the first challenge in our lives, brings great pressure to us. And then the college entrance examination is considered the determination of our destiny. This kind of education system leads to harvest constitution: the teacher had to c
21、ultivate our ability of testing. The Key Stage 1 Standard Assessment enlightened me. This exam only pays attention to students activity in class. Teachers concern about students more in their activity in class rather than rote learning. Further Education, the most exciting part in British education,
22、 laid the foundation for students future life. For Running head: COMPARISON OF CHINESE AND BRITISH EDUCATION 4students who want to continue learning, it is an advance of learning the professional knowledge of their major, so that they would better understand their own interests and lay a good founda
23、tion for their university. For students who want to work, come the pre-trained. This helps them to develop their professional skills and have a good understanding of their future job. It can be said that Further Education is the main difference between British and Chinese education, and is so the mo
24、st lack of education in China. Many Chinese students found that there are not suited to their major after entering university, which is totally late. Otherwise, Further Education also put vocational talents and knowledge type talents in the same position, avoids the situation of shortcoming in China
25、 which often appears in that the academic talent despise vocational talents. And it provides the community with a large number of elites. UniformHen it comes to education, we have to mention the role of school uniforms. As we all know, the purpose we dress uniform is to avoid competition and let the
26、 students concentrate on learning. It used to be said that English is the first one in the world appeared on the uniforms in the country. It has at least nearly five hundred years of history. It first appeared around the time of Henry VIII. At that time, the school uniform is blue, because blue symb
27、olizes modesty. British people believe this color can help children to be humble man. Certainly the blue cloth is relatively cheap at that time. It is said that the 19th century, Queen Victoria, changed naval uniforms into the size of which little prince and princess can wear. The nobles followed th
28、e Queen to customize their own children with new clothes, which is now the British aristocracy school uniforms prototype. British school uniforms are generally regarded as the proper clothes which cultivate the sense of discipline and means to regulate students words and deeds. The British uniforms
29、is of classic style, is Running head: COMPARISON OF CHINESE AND BRITISH EDUCATION 5simple and generous. The students must wear uniforms for the western orthodox, orthodox boys need to wear formal suits, leather shoes, tie; girls are unified western orthodox formal clothing, womens shoes, must wear n
30、eckties. Wearing elaborate uniforms and uniforms, showing consistent elegant and confident, British students will naturally. This is also the educators which can design students subtle mind and cultivate their good conduct. Such as Eton school uniforms. “If you want your children lead the country. T
31、hey need to be accepted standout training“ Eton tailcoat was originally created for a gentleman of the 19th century, but now still wear in those with iPod student body, and the original tuxedo service there are few differences. “No than the better methods to develop self-awareness,“ JDR McConnell wr
32、ote in his 1967 enrollment introduction. And Chinese uniform is blue, baggy, ugly sportswear uniform. Chinese students who in baggy uniforms gradually resulting in a spirit of loose. They dont care about school uniforms; they do not care about their own demeanor, too.ExaminationsFirst of all, there
33、is a British test called SATS, which is short for Standard Assessment Tests. It is started by conservative party, aiming to evaluate the ability of basic subjects. At ages seven, eleven and fourteen, all British students must take the exam. The subjects include Reading, Writing and Math. The tests a
34、re often called Key Stage1, Key Stage2, and Key Stage3. Regardless of students score, he or she will move on to the next level of schooling. Whats more, after that there is a test called GCSE(General Certificate of Secondary Education). At sixteen, all English students take the exam in three to elev
35、en subjects: English, Geography, French, Math, Philosophy, and so on. GCSE is like Senior High School Entrance Examination in China, after which you can get a junior high school diploma. In China, Senior High School Entrance Examination is a regional test. Different regions have different test ways.
36、 According to your scores, you choose different senior high schools. In our Running head: COMPARISON OF CHINESE AND BRITISH EDUCATION 6city Dalian, if your mark is about 640, you can choose Dalian No.24 Senior High School.Those students who are not planning on a university education may take vocatio
37、nal subjects such as engineering. For them, their final exams are known as the NVQ (National Vocational Qualification) and are taken in addition to, or in place of, the GCSE. On completion of the exams, some students leave school and go straight to work, while others attend “Sixth Form Colleges” for
38、 further training. NVQ covers all the work, including both workforce freshmen and administrative officers skills. Meanwhile, it has five grades and different grades represents different ability, knowledge, responsibility and power. Although in China we do not have similar test like this, we still la
39、y stress on the importance of vocational ability.Above all, there is a famous examination called A Levels（Advanced Level Examination). The test has a wide range of subjects, including arts, science and business studies. You are expected to study it for two years. During the first year, students usua
40、lly choose three to four subjects, after which you can get AS qualification. In the second year, students can choose three subjects and get the A Levels qualification through the exam. Compared with AP (Advanced Placement), A Levels can not only be more systematic but also get closer to Chinese stud
41、ents demands. So it is considered to be the most suitable lessons for Chinese students. Nowadays, A Levels grade has been generally recognized by more than 160 countries. With its grade, students can apply for famous universities such as Oxford, Cambridge and so on. Thus, the lessons become obbligat
42、o from China and abroad. It follows that our College Entrance Examination is similar as A Levels in Britain. Our College Entrance Examination is also a countrywide test. Senior high school students learn art or science for three years. They have to be well prepared for the exam. After it, in terms o
43、f their marks, they can choose their favorite university and major all over our country and then look forward to being admitted.Running head: COMPARISON OF CHINESE AND BRITISH EDUCATION 7Famous collegesEton CollegeEton College, often informally referred to simply as Eton, is an English boys independ
44、entboarding school located in Eton, Berkshire, near Windsor. It educates over 1,300 pupils, aged 13 to 18 years. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI. Additionally, Eton is one of ten English HMC schools, commonly referred to as “public schools“, regulated by the Public Schools Act of 1868. Follo
45、wing the public school tradition, Eton is a full boarding school, which means all pupils live at the school, and it is one of four such remaining single-sex boys public schools in the United Kingdomto continue this practice. Eton attaches great importance to clothes. The boys still wear a formal sch
46、ool uniform: a black tailcoat and waistcoat and pinstriped trousers. Eton pays attention to sports, too. The main team sports which are played are rugby and football in the winter and spring, and either cricket or rowing in the summer. It is honored that Eton has educated 19 British prime ministers
47、and generations of the aristocracy and has been referred to as the chief nurse of Englands statesmen.CambridgeCambridge is one of the most well known universities in the world. Along with Oxford, Cambridge is one of Britains ancient seats of learning. Today the center of Cambridge is a mix of colleg
48、es, the normal life of a British town and the River Cam. In many ways their stories are similar, particularly the age-old conflict between town and gown. Cambridge can namedrop with the best of them, citing alumni such as Isaac Newton, John Milton, and Virginia Woolf. Cambridge continues to graduate
49、 many famous scientists such as physicist Stephen Hawking, author of A Brief History of Time. Running head: COMPARISON OF CHINESE AND BRITISH EDUCATION 8Peking universityPeking University is a major Chinese research university located in our capital, Beijing and a member of the C9 League. It is the first modern national university established in China, founded as the Imperial University of Pekin
