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1.Differences in values and morality
(1)Personal n of honor and modesty
①Americans' personal n of honor
Americans worship personal struggle, especially the achievements of someone, and they never hide their lf-confidence, n of honor and ecstasy after obtaining success. Americans’ advocating this personal n of honor is connected with their personal struggle. In the Americans’ eyes, personal honor is bad on the personal struggle. They will not be successful without personal tireless hard work, not to mention the honor. Therefore, after getting the honor, they will show off undisguidly, which we Chine people always think no humility.
② Chine people's modesty
Instead, Chine culture does not advocate showing off personal honor , but promoting modesty. However, Chine-style lf-modesty or lf-denial often makes Americans greatly dissatisfied. In Americans’opinion, this humility is not only the denial of one own, but also denial the ability to appreciate of the one prai you. This Chine-style modesty is not feasible in a competitive capitalism market.
(2)Self-centered出货流程
and lfless devotion
① Americans lf-centered performance
Americans are lf-centered consciousness and have a strong n of independence, mainly reflected in:responsible for themlves, not accustomed to caring for others or helping others, they don’t asking others’business, as the initiative to help others or accept o函调证明
thers’help is often a embarrassing thing in the United States.Becau receiving help can only prove their in猫咪简笔画
competence,and the initiative to help others would be considered interference in other people’s private affairs .
② Chine people's lfless dedication
China's Code of Conduct is “whether I am uful to society and others ." Personal values are reflected in the dedication out. Chine culture respected a noble ntiment - lfless dedication. In China, helping others initiatively, giving them considerate care is a virtue.So Chine people concerned about everything, including personal affairs, family affairs,national affairs, even the world affairs! And this would be regarded as "meddling" in the United States.
(3)On individual freedom and solidarity
①American individual freedom
Americans cherish individual freedom,like arbitrariness, come alone and go alone,do not want to be restricted.In fact, this has some ties with the United States national conditions.the United States always advocates democracy, promotes freedom and science.In the U.S., the spirit of individualism appeared very early. Harsh living environm
ent developed the American independent personality.Therefore, this independent spirit from the early colonial period has continued ever since, becoming one of the spirits believed in by Americans.
②China's unity and cooperation
Chine cu lture emphasize on collectivism more, it advocates that individual interests should be subordinated to the collective interests, all members should go together through thick and thin consisitently. Confucius ever said: " Sacrifice our lives for justice ," which is a extreme example to reflects the thoughts of “Weight overall, light individual”.
2.Differences in family education
(1)Differences between Chine and American educational tradition
① American pays much attention to the practice of basic education and the form of the classroom instruction creation
American schools focus on heuristic teaching ,especially in personality development and lf-expression, foster students’ operation ability, without emphasis on test scores. In the classroom, teachers guide students to think independently in an active atmosphere. Homework is few and very flexible who main purpo is to exerci the abilities of students and to develop their thinking habits.
② Chine basic education stress knowledge, classroom instruction focus on indoctrination
In Chine schools, The schools adopt a unified teaching mode, unified learning content, unified examination and standard answers. This greatly stifle the students' innovative spirit. Under the examination-oriented education model, teachers and students entirely aimed at the examination. Teaching content entirely regards the "Outline" as the basis. In the teaching process, Chine teachers irrigate blindly, and students take tho old-fashioned knowledge by rote.
(2)The purpo of the Sino-US Family Education
① American families educational expectations are not high
The aim of education of American families is to rai their children to be a "social person" who is able to adapt to a variety of environments . The expectations of this purpo is not high, so the American parents can treat their children's education more easily. Children's positive ingredient in their personality can be exhumed maximally to achieve lf-worth.