{"id":297417,"date":"2017-11-15T23:31:10","date_gmt":"2017-11-15T23:31:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.smartdesks.com\/?p=1471"},"modified":"2021-07-02T10:49:26","modified_gmt":"2021-07-02T10:49:26","slug":"chinese-education-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smartdesks.com\/knowledge-center\/chinese-education-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Does the Teacher Know Best? He\/She Sure Does in China"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1475\" title=\"Chinese education system drives obedience to authority\" src=\"\/knowledge-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/chinese-education-system-webop.jpg\" alt=\"Asian student at chalkboard\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/article_email\/why-american-students-need-chinese-schools-1504882481-lMyQjAxMTI3MDA2OTMwNTk0Wj\/?mg=prod\/accounts-wsj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recent article in the Wall Street Journal<\/a> (subscription required) about an American family\u2019s experience in the Chinese education system has gotten a lot of attention recently. Whereas in the U.S., where teachers are frequently questioned and challenged by students and parents alike, Chinese teachers tolerate none of it: they expect strict obedience from their pupils and support from their parents. It\u2019s basically a teaching philosophy straight out of Confucianism and, as the writer shares anecdotally, an awfully good fit with Chinese communism.<br \/>\nThe numbers help explain why the Chinese approach has its admirers. Chinese 6-year-olds crush their American counterparts in math and logic skills, and Chinese students are exceptionally successful abroad. It\u2019s also worth pointing out that China\u2019s societal emphasis on deference to teachers appears to translate to a higher level of respect for the profession in general than is found in the U.S. or Great Britain.<br \/>\nBut the approach has its downsides: the writer indicates that Chinese education tends to discourage creativity, and some Chinese schools, realizing the deficiency, are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/parallels\/2016\/08\/08\/488581846\/in-china-some-schools-are-playing-with-more-creativity-less-cramming\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trying to adapt<\/a>. Moreover, as the WSJ article states, the Chinese approach just wouldn\u2019t fly in the U.S., which places too high a premium on individuality and the ability to question authority.<br \/>\nAll that said, the strengths of the Chinese approach to education, particularly given the country\u2019s rise on the world stage, will probably continue to attract attention.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A recent article in the Wall Street Journal (subscription required) about an American family\u2019s experience in the Chinese education system has gotten a lot of attention recently. 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