Although both of the education system of the USA and China are pretty successful, they have really different focuses and methods. In China, teachers are very "pushy" and strict to students. It is really hard for a student to not working hard, because you will always feel the pressure coming from your teachers who try to bring the best out of you. On the contrary,in the USA, professors give respect to every students, even to those who prefer not to work as hard. And whether students choose to study or not are their own choices which means professors never push you to study hard. When I made mistakes, I feel that I can feel "free" to make mistakes and correct them later.
Citation: BBC. "Are our kids tough enough,Chinese school: Trailer-BBC Two." Online video clip. Youtube. BBC. 24 July 2015. Web. 14 November. 2015
On the other hand, the subjects students learn are different. In China, students have to choose between Arts or Sciences during the senior year of high school, for example, if one chooses Sciences, then he or she has to study only subjects within Sciences and no Arts classes, which limits his or her choices to some extent. Nevertheless, in the USA, students can choose whatever classes they want to study in high school. For example, they can choose Arts as well as Sciences, which gives students more experiences and choices of subjects they interested in.
Also, there are different times of opportunities given by the education government of the university entering exam. In China, each student is given only one chance per year for the university entering exam, which makes it more like a "one shot game". For example, if one failed in the exam, he or she has to wait for another year before taking the exam again. However, in the US, there are several times of exams every year that students can choose to take whenever time they like to take the exam, or students can choose to take several times in the same year.
Citation: ZhengZhou Gaokao Culture company. "Celebration on the day before Gaokao" Photograph. Wumii. 5 July 2014. 11 Nov 2015
In summary, there are no absolutely good or bad aspects in both education systems, though they have many differences.
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