The Education Of The United States And China

Many other countries had similar ideals but different forms of government; America’s commitment to republicanism caused them to push their ideals on other smaller countries. Bradford Perkins explores the concept of a distorted prism, which he believes effects how America looks at the world and the effect it has on the development of the United States foreign policy. In his scholarly essay, “The Unique American Prism” Perkins believes America views herself as a model for the world to follow. These American ideals of individualism and republicanism are the main concepts discussed within the essay; he mentions how people distort the prism by their own personal experiences with which allows them to perceive the world as less than equal to America’s superiority. This can lead to problems in foreign policy due to the superiority complex. Perkins views this American exceptionalism as detrimental to foreign relations. He believes in isolation from foreign wars and conflicts, but is irresolute to decide if America’s global market should be expanded through foreign

Over a period of year’s education has grown to be very important to many cultures all over the world. At one time in many cultures children were only taught what was necessary to get along and sometimes only children of the wealthy would be taught. China’s government

Today’s China is the most populous country in the world and is so one of the most important political and economical forces in the world.

How other countries view America’s position in the world varies not only based on America’s actions within the international arena, or foreign policy, but also how Americans view the actions of their leaders and policy makers. For both internal and external views, America’s “standing” revolves around two primary elements – how well the US government does what it says it is going to do and how well it stands up to threats against it. While these are not the only elements considered, America’s credibility and pride are viewed as key to how well it will respond to interactions both within and outside its borders. A country’s world view, or standing, can vary over time and be impacted by a number of things such as where a country is located,

About century ago, the United States had the most educated workforce in the world, thanks to the movement that made high school free and available for everyone, but today many nations exceeded that level. According to “Education at a Glance” report of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, U.S. college graduation rates rank 19th out of 28 countries studied by the OECD, twenty years ago the United States was first among OECD member countries, since that time more countries focus on increasing the number of college graduates; therefore, U.S. falls behind the competition (Weston.) This clearly indicates that the United States’ tertiary education needs a serious initiative like Obama’s plan to push up the college graduation

The current overwhelming dominance of the unprecedented modern American empire in the realm of world politics generally agreed upon by experts and scholars around the world. There is little to refute the argument that there is any state that comes close to the strength of the Americans in a vast number of areas, most notably economically and militarily. Present debate among experts in the field of international relations revolves around whether the Americans can maintain their primacy for upcoming generations. Robert Dujarric and William Odom, both experienced and respected scholars of international relations, declare in their 2004 work, “America’s Inadvertent Empire,” that America is in a solid position to keep a tight hold on its place at the top. Vividly explaining America’s path to dominance while emphasizing the current state of domination, the authors effectively present the abilities of the empire while also illustrating the potential threats that could bring it down.

Many Americans seem to be anxious about how the world perceives them, and are disturbed by what seems to be its declining image and position in many countries. Some wonder if the end is near for U.S. dominance or influence. The following are some quotations from recently published materials that are worth considering.

At the dawn of the twentieth-century, the movement that made a high school diploma widely available for every child in the United States, regardless of the income of their family, solidified America’s place as the home of the most educated workforce in the world, and helped to drive decades of economic prosperity. Now, nearly one-hundred years have passed, and other countries around the globe are catching up. In some cases, foreign nations have even surpassed the United States by providing tuition-free higher education for all.

Whenever a country or a nation becomes a superpower, it starts describing itself as a unique or a truly exceptional country. The Ancient Greeks believed they were exceptional, the French believed they were too, and so did the British. Things haven since changed, in the 21st century, American Exceptionalism has gained traction. The idea of America being a uniquely free nation founded on democratic ideals. American exceptionalism believes the U.S is better than all of the previous exceptional countries, it believes the U.S behaves better than all of the previous exceptional countries and that the United States is responsible for most of the good in the world. These ideas are fleshed out with common quotes describing America such as “shinning city on the hill” or “leader of the free world” (Walt). These ideas of exceptionalisms and patriotisms result in the United States feeling it has the responsibility and authorization to introduce liberal democracy all around the world through any means necessary. In this rush of patriotism, the U.S. ignores to analyze whether it should push countries towards democracies through extreme measures or is it better for both the country being pushed to democracy and the United States for the U.S itself to take a more offhand approach.

“America was conducting business as usual, but others were joining the game.” (Zakaria, 221). All this time we thought we were on top, we were actually slowly becoming less and less of leader and more a bystander as the rest of the world is slowly rising around us. Zakaria shows in that quote that as America has been continuing business like always, and because of this we have failed to realize our standing with the world around us. In the book The Post-American World, Zakaria shows us the challenges that America faces today. I believe the United States is most affected by our ignorance, competition, and worldly participation.

The differences that exist between the Chinese and American education systems are great and obvious. However, some of these differences don’t play to the strengths of the representative country. American schools allow for greater freedom of movement and choice, while Chinese schools decide the “what”, “where”, and “how” of educational circumstance for the students (Bush, tony, and Qiang Haiyan). These differences in structure should lead to a greater educational standard being held by China, but that isn’t always the case. This paper will examine the differences in education system in the two countries and show that the Chinese system, while

On September 25th, 2015, Chinese President Xi Jinping made a state visit to the United States in a gesture meant to reciprocate United States President Barack Obama’s trip to Beijing last November in 2014. The visit served as an opportunity to bolster US-China relations and cooperation among a variety of global and bilateral issues, endeavoring to close their discord and strive for progress. It also served as a strategic move to improve the relationship between America and China so that they stay on track with their Bilateral Investment Treaty negotiations. The two leaders both addressed issues such as China’s alleged cyberespionage, military relations, people to people exchange, and China’s act of intimidation in the off the Alaskan coast. Moreover, Xi Jinping intended to meet with American tech leaders with a desire to boost the economies of both nations. The question at hand is the measure of success this visit and to what extent it lived up to its intention of “expanding and deepening cooperation”. If I were to put this visit up to a scale of 1 to 10, I’d rate it a 7/10 which is what I’d like to call “success with caution”. There are many aspects of the visit that I believe greatly improved US-China relations. On the other hand, there are gray areas

Higher education beyond primary school is a key indicator of how advanced a society can become. In fact, Berger and Fisher (2013) stated, “Overwhelmingly, high-wage states are states with a well-educated

Nowadays, China’s total population account for about one-fifth of the world’s population and China’s GDP ranks second in the world. So China’s development has drawn world attention. Meanwhile, China is also trying to provide other developing countries with models which can be used to solve relevant issues. Since the reform and opening-up, China’s education developed rapidly and achieved good results, but there are some problems, of which there is still considerable gap between urban and rural education (Jie, 2008). There is no doubt that education is the intellectual support for the progress of a nation, and the basic rights of citizens. Achieving educational equality in urban and rural areas can promote and support the development of China’s economy. This is because if a large number of students, especially rural students, are able to receive more and better education to a large extent, China’s human resources structure can be adjusted and social human capital can be improved (Yaou, 2011). However, educational inequality in urban and rural areas in China has long been influenced by the economy. The economic gap between urban and rural areas is seen as the main diver of educational inequality in urban and rural in China (Wu and Treiman, 2004). Solving educational inequality is a very real problem faced by the current economic development. However, if there are still institutional differences between urban and rural areas, the problem of educational inequality

Throughout the history of civilization, education has been an important tool in shaping an individual as well as the society that the individual is a part of. In the older civilizations, only the elite upper class had access to education. This kept these people at the top of the social ladder, and suppressed the common people who did not have access to the same education as the nobles. We have come a long way since then, with every child having access to a free high school degree. However, there is still some inequality in this modern education system that has similarities to the old injustices. In this day and age, a college degree is a great start for a young adult starting to enter the work force. According to a study conducted by Pew