Educational Philosophy

1. 中西方教育理念的异同 Educational Philosophy

2. When an NFL game was rescheduled due to the weather forecast predicting a blizzard this what the Governor of Pennsylvania, Ed Rendell, had to say … The Chinese are kicking our butt in everything. If this was in China do you think the Chinese would have called off the game? People would have been marching down to the stadium. They would have walked and they would have been doing calculus on the way down…

3. 有一次美国橄榄球联赛因为天气预报有暴风而需要改期，宾夕法尼亚州的一个官员，Ed Rendell , 无奈地说： 中国总有一些东西让我们美国相形见绌。如果是在中国的话，赛事会取消吗？他们会排队走入体育场，会一边走一边做微积分的题目……（踏实、做得好、不抱怨、理科好）

5. 一群美国的政客和学者非常焦虑美国教育的现状和发展方向。他们相信中国、韩国以及芬兰等北欧国家的教育要比美国好，他们甚至建议美国的教育应该模仿上海的教育。

6. China's Four Great Inventions

7. The civil examination • Placed emphasis on rule by learned people • Highly competitive • Familiarity with the Four books and Five classics • Instilled self motivation and a willingness to eat bitterness • Success was meritocratic, dependent purely on the exam ‘We sought to rule this great country not by force, but by wisdom’

8. 科举考试 • 崇拜先贤 • 激烈的竞争 • 熟读四书五经 • 吃苦耐劳的自我学习，信奉苦尽甘来 • 考试决定一切 ‘我们是靠智慧，而非武力来管理这个大国的。

9. China 中 国 England 英 国 The development of Language语言的发展

10. . • After 1905 the Confucian classics were largely rejected • From 1949 onwards China’s attempt to modernise meant emphasis was placed on Maths and Science in the curriculum Arts versus Science

11. 1905年之后： 自从1905年废除科举制度，中国的教育迅速背离了孔孟思想，远离了文学和哲学。尤其是1949年以后，为了赶上世界其他国家，中国教育极度倾向于数理化教学，“学好数理化，走遍天下都不怕”的思想盛行至今。 人文知识和自然科学的对抗

12. High value on education • Highly motivated students • Very high level of Maths and Science* • High emphasis on memorization • Great respect for the teacher • Students pay great attention to exams • Meritocratic Impact of the two

13. 高度重视教育 • 学生学习自觉性高 • 高水平的数理化生成绩 • 对记忆力的高度重视 • 老师被高度尊重的现象 • 学生对考试成绩的重视 • 精英教育 Impact of the two 利弊分析

14. High value on education – but what kind of education? • Highly motivated students - but is this intrinsic or extrinsic? • Very high level of Maths and Science – but at the expense of humanities? • High emphasis on memorisation – but rote learning reduces creativity • Great respect for the teacher – but also a heavy reliance • Meritocratic – Is this part of the reason people go abroad? Impact of the two

15. 重视的是哪种教育 • 这种自觉性是源于内在的还是外在的呢？ • 牺牲了人文学科知识 • 死记硬背抹杀了孩子的创造力 • 高度依赖老师 • 精英教育是否是出国的原因之一 Impact of the two利弊分析

16. Practical learning and the meaningful application of knowledge • The Teacher as a facilitator • The importance of creativity • The development of critical thinking • Independent learners motivated by love of learning • Developing confidence and individual differences • The importance of co-curricular activities Central tenets of Western education

17. 实践中学习和知识的实践运用 • 教师只提供学习的帮助 • 创新意识的重要性 • 批判性思维的发展 • 建立在浓厚学习兴趣上的独立学习者 • 发展自信而独特的个性教育 • 课外活动的重要性 西方教育原则

18. Lu Chao • Peter Hessler • 鲁超 The meaningful application of knowledge

19. Steve Wozniak: Apple couldn’t emerge in societies like Singapore where …..people are not taught to think for themselves. Kai-fu Lee: The next Apple or Google will appear, but not in China… unless it abolishes its education system. ---September 15, 2010 “Building the Future” seminar  during the World Economic Forum hosted in Tianjin, China. The meaningful application of knowledge

20. Steve Wozniak: 苹果不会出现在新加坡这样的国家，因为他们还没有学会独立思考 李开复：下一个苹果和谷歌这样的公司将会出现，但不会出现在中国，除非他们废除现行考试制度。 2010年9月15日，世界经济论坛“创造未来”在中国天津召开。 有意义的知识运用

21. Role of the teacher in China

22. Role of the teacher in the West

23. Composition in music • Art work • English – writing own poetry and stories • Science experiments • Business Studies – real companies and situations • Maths, always applied to a real problem Creativity and practicality in lessons

24. 作曲 • 美术创作 • 英语 –创作诗歌和文学故事 • 科学实验 • 商科学习 –真实案例 • 数学---用知识解决生活中的问题 课堂中的创新教育和实践教育

25. Du Fu 杜甫 • Cao xueqin曹雪芹 • PuSongling蒲松龄 • Chinese art 岳敏君 Creativity isn’t a western concept

26. 岳敏君作品

27. Students are taught to reach independent judgements • Art evaluation • History ‘what was the most important reason or event • The higher authority is not always right • Everyone is taught to justify their views Critical thinking and evaluation

28. 学生需要养成独立判断的能力 • 艺术作品评判 • 了解历史重大事件和导致事件的最重要的原因 • 权威人士的观点并不一定都是正确的 • 学生需要解释事情正确的原因和理由 批判式思维培养和教育

29. To love learning for the joy of learning not for fear of exams • To be able to learn independently, not to rely on the teacher Intrinsic love of learning

30. 学习是因为真正有兴趣而不是应付考试； • 需要学会独立的学习，而不是依赖老师的学习。 好学的内在因素的培养

31. Loss of face is a very powerful concept in China • It can lead to a fear of failure and unwillingness to try things • But successful businesses require innovators • JK Rowling, 12 rejections before publication Confidence and fear of failure

32. 中国人惧怕丢脸 • 这会导致害怕失败和不愿意尝试 • 但是成功需要创新者 • JK罗林，书籍出版以前被拒绝12次的故事 自信和失败恐惧

33. 乔丹

34. 我一生中失误了9000个球；我输了近300场比赛；因为信任我，才上我上场去赢取制胜的分数，但是我没有投中的次数有26次。在我一生中，我一次又一次失败，当然这也是我成功的原因。

35. Education should focus on developing children’s strengths, not “fixing their deficiencies.” • Lady Gaga • Beat boxing Individuality

36. 教育的核心应该是发展孩子的长处，而不是修正孩子的不足教育的核心应该是发展孩子的长处，而不是修正孩子的不足 • Lady Gaga • B-boxing 个性化教育

37. The independence and social skills American children develop give them a huge advantage when they join the workforce. They learn to experiment, challenge norms, and take risks. They can think for themselves, and they can innovate. This is why America remains the world leader in innovation; 在进入社会以前，美国学生的独立性和社交能力已经独具一格，是他们很大的优势。他们习惯体验，挑战墨守成规的东西，喜欢冒险，他们善于思考，具有改革意识，这也是美国领先世界的原因。 一位印度商业巨头VivekChudwa

38. Duke of Edinburgh • Importance of team sports, particularly rugby • Importance of community service • Adventure • Risk taking • Teamwork Co- Curricular activities

39. 爱丁堡公爵勋章 • 团队运动的重要性，例如橄榄球 • 社区服务的重要性 • 承担责任 • 敢于冒险 • 敢于合作 课外活动

40. Both systems have strengths and weaknesses • The Chinese work ethic is much envied by the West • China clearly has excellent Maths and Science knowledge • Yet the Chinese system still focusses on imitating rather than innovating Summary

41. 中西方教育各有利弊 • 中国人的职业素养让西方人仰慕 • 中国的数理化教学突出 • 但是中国的教育依然停留在模仿的层面，而非创新 综上所述

42. Govt aware and strides being made in HK and Shanghai particularly • in 2001 the Ministry of Education published a paper which urged educators to, ‘move away from pure “bookish” knowledge and to improve relevance’ and to ‘move away from repetitive and mechanistic rote-learning towards increased student participation, real-life experience and problem solving’. • In other the words, the Chinese government acknowledged the need for constructive learning. China is changing

43. 政府思想超前，上海和香港教育优质教育； • 2001年中国教育部发表文章，敦促教育工作者要改变单一注重书本知识的倾向，要注重知识间的联系；改变重复机械的学习方式，提高学习者参与度，现实生活中知识的运用上来； • 也就是说，中国政府公开宣布建设性教育的迫切需要 中国正在变化……

44. Competition will increasingly come not just from the West, but from developing countries who learn from the West • Whilst China is on an upward curve, so is Brazil, ROK, South Africa, India, Indonesia, etc, all huge and increasingly prosperous populations • China will enjoy the advantage of speaking Mandarin, but it’s levels of English are well below those in places like India and South Africa • The leaders of the future will speak Mandarin and English, will understand Eastern and Western culture, and will have benefitted from the best of a number of systems The future ….

45. 竞争欲将激烈，不仅仅只是来自于西方国家，还有也同时在向西方学习的发展中国家；竞争欲将激烈，不仅仅只是来自于西方国家，还有也同时在向西方学习的发展中国家； • 虽然中国正呈上升趋势，同样的情况还有巴西、韩国、南非、印度、印尼等,这是一个巨大的且在急剧增长的人群； • 中国通用语言是普通话，但是英语水平相对印度和南非的国家来说相对薄弱； • 将来国家领导人最好都会说英语和中文，了解中西方文化，这样才会产生双赢的方法。 未来会是怎样