中英家庭教育差异的比较.docx
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中英家庭教育差异的比较
中英家庭教育差异的比较
On theDifferencesbetweenChineseandBritishFamilyEducation
摘要
家庭教育作为青少年教育的初级阶段的重要性在不断增加,关于家庭教育的研究也呈现出增长的趋势。
本文将以目前青少年的事件为例比较中国与英国的家庭教育的差异,分析其原因和影响。
主要目的是为了让中国家庭认识到家庭教育的重要性和改进中国的家庭教育模式。
关键词:
中国,英国,青少年,家庭教育,差异
Abstract
Theimportanceoffamilyeducationastheprimarystageofyoutheducationisincreasing.Theresearchesonfamilyeducationalsopresentagrowthtrend.ThispaperwillcomparethedifferencesbetweenChineseandBritishfamilyeducationbasedonnewsandanalyzesomelivingexamplesaswell.Infact,thekeyistomakeChineseparentsknowtheimportanceoffamilyeducationandfindoutthemostsuitablemethodfortheirchildren.
KeyWords:
China;Britain;teenagers;familyeducation;differences
I.Introduction
Asthesayinggoes,parents’wordsanddeedsareexamplesforchildrentogrowup,family’sconcernisahotbedofchildrentogrowup,andtheharmonyinafamilyisthemotivationforchildrentogrowup.Whatisthetypeoffamilyeducation?
Somewillputemphasisonlearning,andsomewillstresshabits,whicharereasonable.Foroneperson’spersonalityandability,familyeducationplaysacrucialroleintheirgrowthanddeveloping,becausetheyarecultivatedthroughfamilyeducation.
Childrenspendmosttimewiththeirfamilymembers,sotheyareeasytobeinfluencedbytheirfamilymembersandformtheirownoutlooksontheworld,andeventuallysomethinginfluencetheirpersonaldevelopmentinthefuture(HuangXiaoyongandHuangCaifang,2009:
212-215).Inasense,bystudyingthedifferenceoffamilyeducationbetweenChineseandBritishteenagers,thefirstpurposeistolettheChinesefamilyrealizetheimportanceofthefamilyeducationinthatfamilyeducationisrelatedtoteenager’spersonalityshapinganditimpactstosocietyandstate;thesecondpurposeisthatpeoplewouldbetterrealizetheadvantagesanddisadvantagesexistedintheChinesefamilyeducation.Theyoungpeopleareoneofthevulnerablegroupsinsociety,andalsoaretheweaklinktobeattackedbytheharmfulfactors.ThistopicistomaketheChinesefamilysetuptheconceptoffamilyeducation,andthenalterthetraditionalfamilyeducationpatternstopromotethegrowthofchildreninapositivewayandmaintainthefamilyharmonyandsocialstability.
II.TheDifferencesofFamilyEducationbetweenChinaandBritain
2.1.Different educational purposes
Infact,thefamilyisoneoftheimportantenvironmentstoaffectchildren’slearningandtohelpchildrengainknowledgeandskills,soparentsplayanimportantrole(CaddellD.,1998).ForChinesefamily,themainaimoffamilyeducationistocultivatechildren’s“talent”,andparentsalsothinkthatagoodbeginningmeansagoodeducation,whichisanimportanttaskofthekindergarten,notforparents,andthattheirchildrenwillhaveambition,haveagoodcareer,andlifecanbespentinprosperityinthefuture.However,theyignorethecultivationofthe“human”part,the“human”includes:
physical,spiritual,mental,moralcharacter,andinterest,etc.Chineseparentsputtoomuchemphasisonchildren’sintelligencedevelopment,butforgetthatchildrenarealsoamemberofthesociety,andalsoneedthesupportofsurvivalskills.Thisisthe“genius”forthestudy,butthe“idiots”forlife.Inthefaceofsocietywithscores,thiswayofeducationischosenbyChineseparentsalsoindesperation.
Chinesetraditionalcultureconnotationsoffamilyeducationarerichdeeplythroughoutthelifeofvariousperiodsandeveryaspectoflife,andregularizedfamilyeducationcameintobeing(An,2008:
28).Now,however,thepurposeofChinesefamilyeducationhasbeenblendedwithmanysocialfactors,whichchangedtheoriginalintentionofittoleadChineseyouthinfamilyeducationtoreceivesomeerrorandevenridiculousideas.
InBritishfamily,bycontrast,parentsoftenrequirechildrentohavetheall-rounddevelopment.Childrennotonlyshouldhavearationalandnoblevirtue,butalsohaveahighscholarlyattainment.Thegrowthofagentlemanisthecommoneffortsofthefamilyandsociety.Overtime,theinflexiblecharacteristicoftheBritishandthelackofnationalpersonalitychangehaveformed(Li,1999:
13).Inlightofthisfeature,weneedtolearnfromthedevelopedcountrylikeBritain,howtogetnewchangeintheconstantaswellashowtomakeitsexcellenttraditionaleducationthoughtslinkwiththetime.
2.2.Different educational methods
ThefamilyeducationinUKcanbesummedupintwowords,namely“equality”and“loose”.Theycouldchoosethenegotiatedmethod.Theydonotregardchildasan accessory,butasanindependentperson.Britishparentsusuallypaymoreattentiontothenurtureofchildren’sindependentqualityattheirearlyage,andalsotheyrarelyspoilthechild.IntheUK,thebabyhasseldombeenseenholdingbytheyoungparentsandsomeparentschoosethepushingbuggies,orletthechildgowithstumblingaroundthemselves,andtheycannotwrapchildren.Usuallyseeingchildrengototheparkorgoouttoplaywithparentstogetherandtalkwitheachother.Ontheweekend,thechildrencouldgotoplayfootball,baseball,andreunion,andalsocanstayathomereading,surftheInternet,playgames,andwillnotbeforcedtoparticipateinvariouskinds’classbyparents.After18yearsold,thechildrenwouldbeallowedtoleavetheparentstoliveindependently.Nevertheless,ontheotherhand,theappallingresultisappendingthatchildrenareoutofcontrol.
Nowadays,althoughmostChinesefamiliesarecomingtolearnthewayoffreedomandequalitytotreattheirchildren,infact,thereisstillseniorityinthefamilyorclan,whichislikeonethousandyearsoldtreeroot,haspenetratedineverycornerofeveryfamily.Therefore,thatistoodifficulttochange.Chineseparentsalwayscomparetheirchildrenwithothersandwishthemtoadsorbthecommonadvantages.Inadditiontothechildren’sfamilyresponsibilities,inBritishfamily,themoreistocultivatechildren’spersonality,individuality.
Facingsomesensitiveissues,Chineseparentsareabouttochoosetoavoid,ratherthanactivelyguide.Duetothisway,childrenhavenostrikebackwhentheymeetsomespecialconditionsorsomeheavynews,especiallyinthesingle-parentfamilyorbothparentshaveintensecontradiction.Infact,theknowledgeaboutsex,religionandpolitics,eachfamilymustconfrontbuttheresultdependsontheattitudeparentstake.ThetraditionalChinesefamiliesseldomtalkfranklybetweenparentsandchildrenoravoid.ThesetopicsarealsosensitiveinBritishfamilies,butthemostofthemdonotavoidtheseproblemsonpurpose,andonlycouldchooseamoretactfulwaytoboot.Perceptionofpuppylove,forexample,Chineseparentswouldthinkkidsshouldnotbesoearlytocontact,especiallyforgirls,theymoreshouldpayattentiontotheirownhonoratthepredominantlylearningage;forBritishparents,whenchildrenappeartothecuriosityoflove,thefirstchoiceistoencouragechildrentolearnhowtolovewithouttransgressingmoralpremise,andthenistoteachchildrenhowtoprotectthemselvesintheprocess.
III.ReasonsfortheDifferences
3.1Different historical backgrounds
BritainliesintheNorthAtlanticOceanoffthenorthcoastofEurope.ItisseparatedfromtherestofEuropebytheEnglishChannelinthesouthandtheNorthSeaintheeast.Toacertainextent,thiscutitscontactwiththeoutsideworld.SotheEnglishpeoplemoreorlesscouldrevealexclusivenessandconservativeness.Therewasanumberofforeigninvasionsinhistory,manyinvasionschangedtheracialandethnicgroupsofEnglishpeople,andalsobroughttheadvancedeconomyandculturetothiscountry.ItwascleartoseethatthepeopleinUKarelackofasenseofsecurityandstability,sotheydonotlikealteringsomethingthattheyareusedto.
Sincetheyhavecarriedoutconstitutionalmonarchy,Britainbecamethefirstcountryintothehighlevelsociety,andevendescribeditselfas“theempireonwhichthesunneversets”.In1640,theBritishbourgeoisrevolutionmarkedthatthehistoryoftheworldturnedwentintotheeraofcapitalism.Asthebirthplaceoftheindustrialrevolutionandthefirstindustrializedcountry,theUKplayedanimportantroleintheriseofthewestworld,andalsohadaprofoundinfluencetoeasterncountries.Unfortunately,afterWorldWarIandWordWarII,theBritishEmpirecollapsedinthesecondhalfofthe20thcentury.
Itwasobviousthattheyhadstrongpowerinthemodernhistory,TheBritishareveryproudoftheirownhistory.Inthemeantime,religioushistoryhasaplaceintheBritishhistoryandcultureaswell.Withthechangeoftheinvasionandrulers,theEnglishreligiousculturehadalreadychangedintheearlytime,separationofreligionandpoliticsinthelatemadepeoplefreedominreligiousbelief,andbroughtnewlight.Forthesereasonsabove,theBritishpeoplehaveformedthetraditionalcharacteristicsjustasgentle,independentandindividualismandunchangeable.Hence,thisfamilyeducationmodecouldbeconsistentlycarriedonasbefore,andmakeappropriateadjustmentsinthechangeofthetimes.
AboutChina,lookingbackaboutfive-thousand-yearhistory,therewasaprofoundculturalbackground.Intheancienttime,manycountriesintheworldoncefollowedChinainthelongtime.However,atthebeginningofthesixteenthcentury,forthenexthundredyearsChinawasovertakenbythewestcountries.Butduringthesixteenthcenturytotheearlynineteenthcentury,capitalisminwesterncountrieshasformedanddevelopment;andeventhewesterncolonialpowersalsoexpendedoutwardtheworld.Inthemeantime,Chinawasstillin
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