The basic issue of education is what kind of people we want to cultivate to be,and how to cultivate them.The concept of value,purpose of education and method of education between Chinese Education System and Western Education System are differentiated in many academic fields.
When Chinese teachers talk about western education they think it is all the same in every western or foreign country but education is very different in England from America while Australia is different again from England and America and South Africa is very different again with its heavy teaching of African culture
From a very young age,western little kids are encouraged to be little individuals,entitled to their own opinions and expressions of creativity.This manifests in the way kids are encouraged to make choices from everything including what color underwear they want to wear to the methods they want to go about creating a craft project.Chinese little kids are taught and encouraged to behave and act like others in the community.Children are expected to wear similar clothing,and perform activities exactly as they are taught.
