The Causes Of Stress In Chinese Students In China

By the time students in Britain and the United States are in eleventh grade, their Chinese counterparts are three years ahead in Mathematics. The documentary-television show on the BBC, “Are Our Kids Tough Enough? Chinese School,” hopes to investigate whether the Chinese method is truly better. In the process, the program highlighted major differences between Western style of education and the Chinese way. Chinese teacher Yang Jun states at the beginning, “Discipline is very important, without discipline you don’t learn well.” The theme of discipline of Chines students to study versus motivation of Western students to learn is a common theme throughout.

One common question that occurs in the world with parenting, is how do Chinese children almost always succeed. Well the answer definitely does not lie within the stereotypical assumption of an average Chinese child’s life consisting of ping pong, karate, and casually playing the piano. In contrast to belief, a leisurely structured childhood is the exact opposite of what most Chinese children endure during the early stages of their life. Demanding success, Chinese parents expect nothing but excellence from the time you exit the womb. Chinese parents enforce strict rules and guidelines for their children to follow, and do not shy away in their punctuality whatsoever.

“In one study of 50 Western American mothers and 48 Chinese immigrant mothers, almost 70% of the Western mothers said either that ‘stressing academic success is not good for children’ or that ‘parents need to foster the idea that learning is fun.’ By contrast, roughly 0% of the Chinese mothers felt the same way. Instead, the vast majority of the Chinese mothers said that they believe their children can be ‘the best’ students, that ‘academic achievement reflects successful parenting,’ and that if children did not excel at school then there was ‘a problem’ and parents ‘were not doing their job.’ … Chinese parents spend approximately ten times as long every day drilling academic activities with their children. By contrast, Western kids are

Stress is a word that many college students hear on a daily basis; it is a concept that resonates with all students, regardless of age or major. People of all ages experience stress at various times in their lives, but college is a particular time when an individual can be plagued by heightened levels of it. At any given time, a college student might feel academic, financial, and social strains, yet they might not possess the resources to satisfy the demands of these stressors. Accumulation of these stressors (and stress in general) can have a negative impact on the lives of college students, but authors of a recent scientific study made an attempt to find the best techniques for reducing stress in college students.

The term ‘depression’ didn’t even exist in China in the 20th century and there was no vocabulary for it. The children were thought to be anti-social. If the children were depressed they were thought to be impure and they were sent to a labor camp. But now they have more knowledge about mental health. They have even set up crisis hot lines, and China is taking steps to take the pressure off young children.

In American and Chinese culture self-conduct is used to teach children. In the Chinese culture they practice Guan, which is to educate, care, control, support and love. They follow Confucianism, which is criticism to encourage to push them to gain social values. Confucianism is a strict action that is practiced. China continues to make every effort to reach for success. China has high values for individualism and respect of adolescents to others. China always looks toward the future and never lets any short interests interfere with that which they praise and are valued ideas in which made China a secure society and held together for thousands of years. China’s stable society is payable to the way they obey to their future commitments established by discipline practices that were taught at childhood.

They worry about how their children will feel if they fail at something, and they constantly try to reassure their children about how good they are notwithstanding a mediocre performance on a test or at a recital. In other words, Western parents are concerned about their children’s psyches.” Amy Chua is also elaborating on her claims using evidence of what she’s arguing for. By doing this she seems more truthful and convincing basically because she substantiates her claims. “What Chinese parents understand is that nothing is fun until you’re good at it. To get good at anything you have to work, and children on their own never want to work, which is why it is crucial to override their preferences” As a consequence hereof the receivers and readers of her article sense that much of the information we are given comes from a personal view and knowledge. Therefore the text is heavily influenced by the author’s subjectivity. She strongly grants favour to the Chinese method which can outrage the readers because she is communicating to a Western culture and assaults the Western way of handling upbringing. However Amy Chua manage to make use of the logos appeal which she does by the provision of statistics “In one study of 50 Western American mothers and 48 Chinese immigrant mothers, almost 70 % of the Western mothers said either that “stressing academic success is not good for children” or that “parents need to foster the idea that learning

In China the classroom environment is usually competitive and controlled by the teacher. China puts great emphasis on test scores. However, the social and emotional development of students is an extremely important too. With the primary emphasis on measuring school success

Although most people do not acknowledge that a student’s gender has an impact on academic pressure, gender is an important cause of stress, more in women. In the article “37 Causes of High School Stress” by the College Planning Group, they note many causes like grades, friends, bullying, clubs, and parents but fail to mention gender as a cause. However, gender is a significant cause of academic pressure. In the article “Academic Stress Among College Students: Comparison of American and International Students” by Ranjita Misra and Linda G. Castillo, assert that, “In general, irrespective of their American or international status, women perceived greater reactions to stressors than men.” Misra and Castillo note that women do end up having more

The USA and China are one of the largest countries in the world with more than 9.3 million square meters. There are a lot of interesting parallels between China and America. Both China and America emphasize the importance of their national identity and values. Moreover, they both have a strong military presence and the people in these two countries have a great respect for their militaries. However, when I moved from China to America, there are apparent changes in my education before going to college and after going to college, such as the size of class, students’ study stress and teaching styles.

For starters, the articles College Pressures and Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior both talk about pressures students and children face. Though, the difference is Amy Chau’s article mainly talks about parental pressures while William Zinsser’s College Pressures discusses about economic, parental, peer, and self-induced pressures. As stated in Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior, Chinese parents often push their children to strive for perfection: this means perfect grades, perfect standardized testing scores, and a perfect life. Western parents, thought, strive for their children’s happiness leading to less “successful” children as claimed by Chau. Therefore, through wanting a more successful child, Chinese parents place a huge amount of stress

From an early age the Mother worked with her daughter every night progressively pushing her to higher academic standards. The Mother understood that her involvement in her daughter’s education was instrumental to her child’s academic success. “The Chinese believe that the best way to protect their children is by preparing them for the future, letting them see what they're capable of, and arming them with skills, work habits and inner confidence that no one can ever take away.” (Dewar, 2011-2012). The Mother pushed her daughter relentlessly in hopes of turning her into a child prodigy, however the daughter was not fond of her Mothers

Comparison of American and Chinese educational systems is important because the education students receive plays a big role in the way they act in society as adults. In some ways, the educational systems reflect the society’s direction as a whole. The United States, operating under a democratic government that values free speech, follows an educational system that encourages students to express their opinions freely. China, operating under an autocratic government, places more emphasis on obedience and respect. As China’s rapid development and prominence in today’s economy shows, the Chinese educational system has produced many high-achieving, industrious individuals. However, some worry that China will be at a disadvantage if Chinese students

I must confess I believed, until I two months ago, the Chinese education system is a totally mistake. I do not like it and as far as I know, a lot of Chinese students hold the same idea like me. I asked several Chinese graduate students who are now studying in US if they are satisfied with their elementary and middle school year’s study, or say, do they think those studies benefit their future life. Their answers are all negative. I am sure that is just what the most Chinese people are thinking now days. I am not surprised by this result because I was belonging to them.

As of U.S students must at least be 16 to 18 years of age by state law before dropping out of school. So therefore, the United States educational standards are not as high as Chinas’. As stated in an online article, “While in America attending high school is a right, in China children are required to test into their preferred high schools. Students can attempt to obtain higher education by passing entrance exams, which asks questions from a multitude of subjects and uses the final scores to rank and file students to different institutions.” (Fang, 2016) On one hand, going to school in America for some students is a joke. On the other hand, students in China are set to achieve their maximum educational skills at a very young age. Chinas’ students are taught manners before they are taught anything at the start of their education and that implies a very good background on Chinas’ educative systematics. For one thing, students in the U.S do not take education seriously and that is the U.S Governments’ fault because it is all due to the “No Child Left Behind Act”. This oppresses the children’s values as students because they are put to very low educational standards. Other countries, have students who are very intellectual but since their Government does not back up their education the children’s futures are simply thrown away in a way.