The education of USA and China are very different. In the US the schools seem more inviting then the school we went to in China. When we first walked past it I joked that it was a prison, then we turned into the entrance and it was the school we were going to. Also, the students seem to be more interested in us and what we had to say then when the Spanish and French students came to GNH
S. When we had foreign students at our school some of the students seemed to interested and others seemed to be annoyed. While in China they were all interested in us and what we had to say. Also, the Chinese students had one room for the whole day and per grade. Which is unlike in the states where there are multiple rooms for each grade and for the older kids multiple rooms for each day. A similarity between the two education systems is that the children are taught the same subjects: math, English, another language, science, and history. But was interesting is that these middle school students have learned multiple languages like English, French, and Japanese. One of the girls I talked to said that her parents did not want her to take any more languages because she wanted her to study other things. Another difference is the amount of pressure put on the students. In China they have a lot more pressure then American students in High School, but in college American students have more pressure than the Chinese students.
S. When we had foreign students at our school some of the students seemed to interested and others seemed to be annoyed. While in China they were all interested in us and what we had to say. Also, the Chinese students had one room for the whole day and per grade. Which is unlike in the states where there are multiple rooms for each grade and for the older kids multiple rooms for each day. A similarity between the two education systems is that the children are taught the same subjects: math, English, another language, science, and history. But was interesting is that these middle school students have learned multiple languages like English, French, and Japanese. One of the girls I talked to said that her parents did not want her to take any more languages because she wanted her to study other things. Another difference is the amount of pressure put on the students. In China they have a lot more pressure then American students in High School, but in college American students have more pressure than the Chinese students. The basic Chinese history is very long and goes through many up and downs. The ups include the Qin, Ming, Tong, and other Dynasty. During these Dynasty the Great Wall and the Terra-Cotta Warriors were built. During these Dynasty most of China was united as well. The downs include when the Dynasty was not strong and that normally meant that China was not united. The downs of China include civil war, Opium Wars, and being imperialized. The basic US history has been through up and downs as well. The US ups does not include different government and being united as a whole country because the US unlike China has only be through one government if you do not include when they were a colony under British rule. But the US ups do include building many historical, iconic, and big places like Mt. Rushmore and the Golden Gate Bridge. The US downs include civil war as well, but the wars were fought for different reasons. In the Chinese Civil War it was between two types of government, the Kuomintang or Chinese Nationalist Party, who were ruling China, and the Communist Party of China. While in the US the Civil War was between the South and the North for the right to own slaves or not to own slaves. Overall the basic history is different, but both countries have ended up in the same spot.
Today at the school it was weird because I personally found out how touchy feely the Chinese are. I really did not like it because my family is not touchy feely and it is not natural or normal to me.
When we left the Forbidden City, which was really pretty but not what I expected, we went to a park where we played hacky sack. The Chinese hacky sack is not like the US hacky sack. In China it is a metal piece with plastic rings around it and feathers coming out of it. Unlike the round bean filled ball that we play with in the US.When we went to lunch, it was at a Pearl Market, the food was very good. But afterwards we were able to shop around for a while and a man opened an oyster
for us. It was neat to watch because I have never really seen an oyster before and this one was different because it was a fresh water oyster. When the man opened the oyster it was surprising because there were so many small pearls inside of the oyster.
for us. It was neat to watch because I have never really seen an oyster before and this one was different because it was a fresh water oyster. When the man opened the oyster it was surprising because there were so many small pearls inside of the oyster. After lunch we went to the Summer Palace. When we were at the Summer Palace, there was a man there who was pretty cool and Lexa and I go tour picture with him. The Summer Palace was very very pretty and everything that was there had a meaning.
At the Tea House, which is where we went next, we got to try four different teas. While driving there we drove by the Birds Nest and Water Cube which was really exciting because I am overly obsessed with the Olympics. But it was kind of disappointing because I learned that we would not really be walking around near them, just driving past them. I am not the biggest tea fan but I tried some to be respectful. I did not like anything they gave us, but I did buy some tea for my dad.
That night jet lag hit Lexa and me very hard. We both crashed before 9. But it was needed because we needed sleep after how hard we are being pushed and how much we are doing each day.
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