First, judging from the ranking of global scientific and technological strength, the United States ranks first. So how strong is America's scientific and technological strength?
The United States, the world's top ten technology companies, occupies eight seats! Intel provides chips to the whole world, and Microsoft and Oracle Bone Inscriptions occupy the basic market of the software industry. Basically, most of the software in our computer is developed by American companies. In recent years, the mobile phone war in China is fierce. Xiaomi, Huawei, and even those who do air conditioning and English training are reluctant to join this mobile phone market war. The Android system used in their mobile phones was developed by an American company formerly known as "Android" in the early days, and now it is widely used in the development of mobile phone systems.
On the strength of scientific and technological development, the image point is that if the United States announces the development of flying saucers, no one will doubt it. As early as the American science fiction movie Star Wars, flying saucers have been the basic means of transportation. UFO photos reported by UFO enthusiasts in many places made some media guess that this was a trick played by the US military base.
The United States has world-class laboratories, such as in military industry, aerospace, medical technology, information science and many other fields. The United States ranks first in the world with unparalleled strength and overwhelming technological advantages. In the academic field of science and technology, so far, American universities have gathered more than 70% Nobel Prize winners in the world. Among the top 20 universities in the world, the United States accounts for 17 in scientific contribution.
Of the five levels of global scientific and technological strength, China can only rank fourth.
The first layer, the core, the United States.
The second level, developed, Britain, Germany, France and Japan.
The third level, entering the classroom, Finland, Russia, Italy, Israel, Canada, Australia, Norway, South Korea, Czech Republic and other moderately developed countries.
Fourth, at the gate, China, Indian, Mexican, South African and other developing countries.
The fifth level, backwardness, the rest of the poor developing countries are among them.
Second, the educational strength of the United States ranks first in the world, and American education is recognized as the first in the world, with a good academic atmosphere, a wide range of majors and diverse categories. This is the first and most important reason to study in the United States.
There are more than 4,000 universities in the United States, with the best universities and the best professors. There are public universities and private universities in America. There are comprehensive universities, liberal arts colleges and community colleges; There are four-year universities and two-year universities; There are basic comprehensive education and vocational education. Degrees range from associate degree, bachelor degree, master degree to doctor degree. The teaching quality is the highest, covering the largest courses and scope, and almost every student can choose the most suitable school according to his own situation.
The study abroad system in the United States is flexible and easy to transfer. Students have plenty of time to consider their interests and future development. Many schools in the United States do not require freshmen and sophomores to choose a clear professional direction. Except for some courses with special professional requirements, the courses for freshmen and sophomores are basically set for all students, and they only choose their own majors in the third and fourth grades. Therefore, it is very easy for students to apply for a major change. In addition, when applying for graduate students, you can choose a major different from the undergraduate course according to your actual situation. Not only the choice of schools is flexible, but also the conversion of credits between different schools is flexible. For example, if an international student is studying in a school ranking around 80, he can choose to be admitted to the top 30 schools if he has the ability to rank in the top 30 schools, and the credits he took in the previous school can also be recognized in the later schools. American universities do not restrict students with ability to choose schools.
At the same time, American universities have the highest teacher level and the strongest research. Up to now, more than 70% of all Nobel Prize winners are Americans, most of whom are professors who teach in American universities.
Third, the difference between American education and Chinese education: China and the United States have completely different traditions and examinations. Education in China focuses on instilling knowledge, how to make students use and manage what they have learned in school, and how to understand the system and structure of this knowledge. Relatively speaking, American education pays more attention to how to make students use this knowledge in society. Students can question their knowledge and criticize some viewpoints, so they pay more attention to students' development and creation of knowledge.
As can be seen from the above example, there is no syllabus in the United States. Each school compiles its own syllabus and sets up its own curriculum system. Therefore, the classroom is open and guides students' ability to think independently. Students will naturally like it and learn spontaneously. Examination is just one of the examination methods. Therefore, from the beginning of primary school in the United States, students are required to form study groups according to their interests, and they are required to often do projects that we adults understand. Under the guidance of teachers, they learn to use the library to consult their own materials and social practice or on-site visits to accumulate knowledge and experience, and finally write a small paper and show it to other groups in class.
In education in China, students are like an empty bottle, so knowledge is instilled in them in a planned, purposeful and step-by-step way. Teach them to recite Tang poems and ancient teachings. Although they may not understand it, let them passively absorb it first, then slowly digest it, and finally integrate this knowledge. American education advocates making use of children's exploratory nature, and establishing a cognitive foundation by letting them get in touch with nature and understand the real world. Let students feel the size, shape, color and texture with their five senses, and feel the meaning of numbers with their heart, not just get the correct answer. They think that students can't learn abstractly like older children or adults, and they can only use their impressions of the real world to build logical thinking.
With the accelerated pace of reform and opening up and the arrival of the information age, foreign culture has gradually penetrated into China, and parents in China have gradually realized the gap between China education and foreign education. More and more families will choose to let their children study abroad and let them receive better education. Combining the comprehensive strength of the United States as a world power, it has become the first choice for parents.
So far, the total number of people studying abroad has reached several million, and the number of people studying in the United States has reached more than 300 thousand. However, we don't need to panic about brain drain and completely deny the development of our education and national strength. The more we study abroad, the more talented people will come back to China after their studies. We look at the world, absorb advanced western technology, and make China rich and strong. Those who are not good at learning from foreign countries should be controlled by foreign countries.