The United States of America has proven that capitalism creates higher levels of productivity than any other form of government and today the United States gross national product is 10 times that of any other nation and it is twice the other top-five countries directly below us combined.
This should tell us the United States of America is the greatest single nation ever created in the history of mankind. And certainly we know that is true from following the 10,000 years of recorded written history available. Do you believe the school systems in the United States and the no Child left behind act are a good idea?
Many people have asked this question and it is a question that we must ask. If we are teaching kids to hit certain check-points at every grade level to ensure they can read and write by the time they finished high school then we are doing a disservice to those kids who have rapid growths in intelligence phases. If we are always teaching to the middle and no child is allowed to be left behind, then in fact we are not allowing children to advance.
Well we know the issues with education in the United States of America but what is going on in China? What sort of structure and standards does China have in their schools? We know there are more kids in the classrooms in China than in the United States per teacher and yet we know the kids behave a lot better as there is much better discipline both in the culture and in the schools. If the schools in the United States of America have turned into a babysitting facility then how can they teach?
Worse off how will we be able to determine who the geniuses are in those classrooms? In China it would be readily apparent and easy to find out who the geniuses were in each classroom right away because the kids are better mannered. Finding kids early who excel in school is important, as it is easier to allow them to advance quicker. We need to consider this when comparing education in China and the United States and determining who will have the future scientific advantage in innovation and discovery.
We know that if the schools are better in China and there is a greater population base with more people to draw from and we also know that if China leans more towards a capitalistic and free society that they will have all the advantages over the United States, which we currently enjoy. I want to think about this in the implications it means for the future.
By: Lance Winslow
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Comparing Education in China and the United States on Future Scientific Discovery
April 9th, 2010Why a Classic Education is Far Superior than Any Other Education
November 5th, 2009
Classic education is has one of the most rigorous curricula and is one of the most traditional. Education is considered classical when there is an emphasis on language (normally Latin). Language functions as the foundation of liberal arts.
There is also a concentration on the classical heritage of intellectual and artistic brilliance. Grammar, logic, and rhetoric are taught to develop sophistication in thought and word. There is also demanding training in mathematics and scientific reasoning.
Learning can usually be broken down into two different types: learning to acquire a skill and learning to achieve meaning. Learning to acquire a new skill is knowledge-based, and its end goal is performance. This type of learning is great for those who want to learn how to perform surgery or how to invest in the stock market.
Learning to achieve meaning is a little more difficult to describe, and it is much more than just performance-based. Classic education provides students with the means to develop their intellectual nature. Learning how to reason and think critically are skills that will never age.
Both types of learning are important, but there is an obvious difference between the two. Someone once said that knowledge-based learning can help us “build new roads and bridges, but it cannot explain where we want to go.”
Learning for meaning helps us determine “where we want to go.” We can’t just rely on a road to get us to our end destination without learning how to determine what we need to meet our goal.
For over two thousand years, classic education has been the instrument for conveying meaning from generation to generation. It was the education that was taught to medieval philosophers and to the Founding Fathers of the United States of America.
Few students who are taught through knowledge-based learning alone can preserve their applicability because of the world’s constant changes. However, students who receive a classic education learn how to reason, which will apply to all of life’s changes.
Even though this educational method was created over 2,000 years ago, it remains the most pertinent learning model for today. Knowledge-based learning will continue to become outdated as new skills are needed day after day. Learning for meaning will never become that way.
By: Kayley Kenzie
