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ChapterOneIntroductionEducationisofgreathelptothehealthydevelopmentofchildren’sbodyandmind,thecultivationoftheirgoodmoralcharacter,andtheshapingoftheiroutlookonlife,valuesandworldoutlook.Inparticular,childdisciplineplaysanimportantrole,becauseparentsarethefirstteachersoftheirchildren,familyeducationislong-lastingandfar-reaching.Educationisaveryimportantthing,ithasahugeenergy,thehelptosocietyandindividualsareveryobvious.Youcanalsomakeeveryonethrougheducationtofindtheirownbrightspots.Itcanalsoenableeveryonetodiscovertheirownbrightspotsthrougheducationandhelppeopleimprovetheirknowledgeandself-confidence.Firstofall,educationalsoplaysahugeroleinsociety.Ifachildacceptstheteachingsandguidanceoftheeldersandteachers,heorshecanknowthebasicetiquette,andlearnalotofbasicknowledge,andtheknowledgecanenrichthemind.Whenchildrengrowupandputtheirknowledgeintopractice,theireffortsarelikelytomakeagreatcontributiontosociety.Therefore,everygroupinsocietyshouldbeawareoftheimportanceoflearning.Peopleshouldnotonlyreceiveeducationintheage-appropriatestage,butalsocultivatetheawarenessoflifelonglearning.Educationiscrucialtobothsociallifeandpersonalgrowth,andifeducationislackinginsocietyandpeoplearenolongereducated,thenotheraspectsofsocietyasawholewillbeunderdeveloped,theremayevenbestagnation.Asweallknow,eachcountryhasitsownuniquecultureandtradition,thesefactorsmayaffectthedevelopmentofeducation.Therefore,ineducation,differentcountrieswillhavedifferentconcepts.Thisarticlefocusesonthedifferencesinchild-rearingbetweenChinese-AmericanfamilyandlocalAmericanfamiliesintheFreshOfftheBoat,anddescribesthefactorsbehindthesedifferences.ThisarticleexploresthedifferencesineducationalconceptsbetweentheChineseandAmericanfamiliesintheAmericanTVseriesFreshOfftheBoatandfindsoutthedifferencesinthesameeducationalphenomenonbetweenthetwocountries,inthisway,wecangainthedeepreasonsbehindthedifferencesanddrawtheprofoundenlightenmentoneducation.ChapterTwoIntroductionofFreshOfftheBoatandChineseandAmericanEducationalPhilosophyBasedontheintroductionpart,thischaptermainlyintroducestheAmericanTVseriesFreshOfftheBoatandpointsoutthedifferencesintheviewsoneducationbetweenChinaandtheUnitedStates.2.1IntroductionofFreshOfftheBoatFreshOfftheBoatisafamilysitcomthatpremieredonFebruary5,2015.TheshowfollowsJessycaandherfamilyastheymovefromColombiatoOrlando.Inthenewplace,Jessyca,aChinese-Americanmother,interactswithAmericanfamilies,showingmanydifferentaspectsofparenting,theshowhasgainedpopularitybymakingtheaudiencelaughoutloudwithitswittylines.Asoneoftheexpressiveformsofartisticworks,filmandtelevisionworkscanalsoreflectsocialphenomena.TherearemanyepisodesintheshowwhereJessyca,aChinese-Americanmother,isatoddswithAmericanparentsovereducation.Inaddition,intermsoflearning,theeldestsonEddyandhisAmericanclassmatesarealsoverydifferent.TakingthisTVSeriesasanexample,basedonthedifferenteducationalideasandtraditionsofthetwocountries,thisthesisdescribesthedifferencesinAfter-Schoolactivities,children’seducationalexpectationsandeducationalmethodsbetweenChinaandtheUnitedStates,andstatesthereasonsbehindthem.Soastoobtainprofoundeducationalenlightenment.2.2ChineseandAmericanEducationalPhilosophyEducationalphilosophyreferstotheconceptofeducationalmethodandthesubjectiveideaofeducatorsineducationalpractice.Itisthedifferenteducationalphilosophyofthetwocountriesthatcanmakethedifferenteducationalviews.2.2.1ChineseEducationalPhilosophyTheeducationalphilosophy,includingthatofthefamilyandthatoftheschool,isbasedontheall-rounddevelopmentofthechild.People-orientedliberaleducationshouldbeputintopractice.Anditcancultivatechildren’sindependentthinkingandcriticalability.Chinesepeoplepaymoreattentiontopeople’semotionsandthemutualattachmentbetweenmembers.Emotionsandsocialmoralityhavebecomethenormsfordealingwithsocialmembers’interpersonalrelationships.Theword“Education”firstappearedinMencius,Menciussaid“Agentlemanhasthreekindsofhappiness.Thefirstoneisthefamilyissafeandhappy,thesecondisoneshouldhavecalmheartanddothingswithaclearconscience,thethirdoneisonecanteachandeducatepeople.”Thus,theroleofeducationisnotonlytoteachpeopleknowledge,butalsoguidepeopletoservethecommunity.Startwithdailychores,helpothersandlovesociety.Sinceancienttimes,ourcountryhasrecognizedthevalueofeducation,suchasConfucius,Menciusandothereducators.Theyaremakingagreatcontributiontothecauseofeducation.Fromancientsocietytomodernsociety,educationisalsoafactorofincreasingconcern.Confuciusarguesthatacountryneedsthreethingstogrow:labor,economicstrengthandthedegreetowhichpeopleareeducated.Therefore,ouryoungpeoplefromayoungagetobetaughttostudyseriously,respecttheteacher,knowingthatlearningcanbringalotofunexpectedgains.Itisemphasizedthattheindividualshouldrepaythesocietythroughdetermination,self-restraint,practice,moderation,introspectionandreform,andeachpersonshouldtakeuptheresponsibilityofrunningthecountry.Inourcountry,peoplehavebeenadvocatingtheeducationalgoalistobuildthemonarchandpeople,careaboutthesociety.Inaword,ourcountry’seducationalideaadvocatesjoiningthesociety,thatis,theindividualdevoteshimselftothesociety,remakesthesocietyandgivesbacktothesociety,whichembodiesapositivesocialview.2.2.2AmericanEducationalPhilosophyTheessenceofeducationisthattheindividualthroughtheacquisitionofvaluableknowledge,sothattheybecomefromignorancetowell-informedpeople,fromonlyknowlittlethings,toknowamulti-facetedcontentofthepeople.Incontrast,theUnitedStatesisamulticulturalcountry,soitseducationisalsodiverse.Undertheinfluenceofwesternhumanismandspirit,theUnitedStatesadvocatesthateducationshouldcomplywithandfollowthenatureofchildren,advocateJean-JacquesRousseau’s“Lawsofnature”.ItalsoshowsthattheUnitedStatesisnotonlyamulticulturalcountry,butalsoareligiouspower,andthateveryonehastherighttoprofessadifferentreligion.Moreover,Americaneducationisprimarilyaboutpersonaldevelopment,followingthenaturalorderofthingsfrombirthtoadulthood.Thepurposeofpeople’seducationisalsomorefortheirowndevelopment.Forexample,whenachildreceivesaneducation,hehasacquiredthebasicknowledgeandskills,sothatwhenheentersthesociety,hecanmakehislifemoretransparentthroughknowledgeandability.Thatis,theindividualattributeofeducationalaimismoreobvious.Thus,thepurposeofeducationintheUnitedStatesandourcountryiscompletelydifferent.Andthenjustasthe“DeclarationofIndependence”exudesahighyearningforfreedom,democracy,anditreflectstheAmericaneducationismorefocusedonpersonalattributes.ChapterThreeTheDifferencesbetweenChineseandAmericanEducationalPhilosophybasedontheTVSeriesBasedontheearliersections,thischapterwillkeeponelaboratingonthedifferencesbetweenChineseandAmericanfamiliesinAfter-Schoolactivities,children’sexpectationsandeducationalmethods.3.1TheDifferenceofAfter-SchoolActivitiesAfter-Schoolactivitiescannotonlydelightchildren’smindandbody,butalsobroadentheirknowledge,sothatchildrengetmoreknowledgeandenhancetheirability.Therefore,thearrangementofextracurricularactivitiesisalsoimportantforthegrowthofchildren.3.1.1Jessyca:DeepStudyofGeneralKnowledgeIntheFreshOfftheBoat,theeldestsonoftheWongfamily,Eddy,isbrightandintelligentfromanearlyage.Hismother,Jessyca,theheroineoftheplay,isareal“Tigermother”whowilldisciplineherkids’studiesandbelievesthatonlythroughrigoroustrainingcantrainsuccessfulpeople.Once,whenEddycamehomehappywithstraightAandpreparedforpraisefromthewholefamily,insteadofpraise,hermotherthoughttheschoolpapersweretoosimple,fearingthatEddywouldfallbehindinhisstudies.SoJessyca,afterconsultingwithherhusband,decidedtotutorherchildrenbyherselfathome.ItalsoshowsthattheprotagonistandChinesefamiliesrewardtotheirchildren’swidespreadknowledge.Therearesomereasonsexplainthatparentsattachimportancetogeneraleducation.Itisverynecessarytostudygeneraleducation,asitcanmakestudentstounderstandhumanknowledgeandlearnmanydailyskills,sothatitcanhelpanignorantchildadapttotherhythmofdailylife.However,iftheemphasisongeneraleducationintheacademiccurriculums,andmoreattentiontostudents’sports,artisticactivities,whichcanpromotetheall-rounddevelopmentofchildren.3.1.2LocalAmericanFamilies:DeepLoveofSportsExercisingWhileJessyca,aChinese-Americanmother,tutoredherthreeChildren,theAmericanboynextdoorwasplayingsoccerintheyard.Because,manyuniversitieshavealreadyeliminatedtheSATscorerequirement,andtheylookattheperformanceandresumeofsecondaryschool,andalsoconsiderstudentsinsubjectcompetitions,sportseventsandsocialactivities.Then,Americanuniversitiesarealsoextremelysports-oriented,andfamousuniversitiesareevenmoreinterestedinstudentswithgoodsports.SportscultureprevailsatalllevelsofschoolsintheUnitedStates.Therearemanysportsclubsinhighschoolsanduniversities,suchasbasketballclubs,hockeyclubsandfootballclubs.Studentsactivelyjointheirfavoriteclubs,andtheschoolwilloftenholdsportsgames,thesearepopularelementsintheschool.Moreover,Americanuniversitiesalsoattachgreatimportancetosports,whichareoftenheldbetweenuniversities.Particularly,theUniversityofNorthCarolina,isoneofthetopfivepublicuniversitiesintheUnitedStates,inadditiontoexcellentresearchandteaching,theUniversityofNorthCarolinaatChapelHillbasketballteamisalsowell-knownintheNCAAandhaswonmanyconsecutiveleaguetitles.AndthisuniversityisalsothebasketballstarMichaelJordan’salmamater.Then,thereasonwhyAmericanschoolsattachimportancetophysicaleducationisthatthedevelopmentofphysicaleducationcancultivatestudents’sportsmanshipandenhancethecohesionofalumni.Then,intheprocessofchildren’sgrowth,Americanparentswillencouragetheirchildrentodosports,includingthemostpopularsportsarefootball,swimming,tennisandsoon.Tosumup,ithasbecomeextremelycommontolearnasportandtakepartinsportstrainingandcompetitions.TheAmericanfamily’semphasisonphysicalexercisefortheirchildrenhasbecomeamajorfeatureoftheireducation.3.2TheDifferenceofChildren’sEducationalExpectationEducationalexpectationreferstotheexpectationofeducatorsandparents.Ingeneral,childrengrowupunderdifferenteducationalexpectations,theywillgrowintodifferenttypesofpeople.3.2.1Jessyca:Children’sAcademicCareerInfact,parentsandteachers,aswellasothermembersofthecommunityattachgreatimportancetoeducationalexpectations.Becauseeducationalexpectationisnotonlyafamilyactivity,itisalsorelatedtothewholesociety.Thus,tomasterreasonableeducationalexpectationisnotonlytolearnhowtodealwiththerelationshipbetweenparentsandchildren,butalsoreflectsthewholesociety’sexpectationandexpectationforthedevelopmentofyoungpeople.Atthesametime,whatkindofeducationalexpectationswillalsobedeeplyreflectedinthegrowthofyoungpeople.Whatkindofsocialroleofchildreninthefutureiscloselyrelatedtoeducationalexpectations,andthebasicknowledgeandabilityareaffectedbyeducationalexpectations.Intheshow,Jessyca,afemaleparent,isshockedtoknowthatherfriend’ssonisaHarvardgraduate,butisturnedupsetwhenshelearnedthattheHarvardgraduatehasbecomeataxidriver.AndthenwhenthewhiteAmericanmotherintroducedhersontotheartsinsteadofmedicine,itwasevenmoreincredible,becauseinherview,medicineisabettercareerthanart.Jessyca’sideaalsoshowsthatChinesechilddisciplinefocusonknowledge-based,endlesslearningisalongChinesetraditionalculture,knowledgelearningisendless,needtokeepexploring,everyonemusthavethespiritoflifelonglearning.Thisisbecausegeneraleducationcanenableapersontogrowupquickly,sothatapersongraduallytowardsmaturity.Sothatallaspectsofhisabilitytobeenhanced,progresshasbeenmadebothphysicallyandmentally.Moreover,generaleducationisalsoasolidfoundationforotheraspectsofchildren’sdevelopment.Justliketheimprovementofchildren’sintelligence,itwillalsopromotetheimprovementofart,sportsandsoon.Specifically,anincreaseinintelligencecontributesgreatlytothephysicalhealth,theaestheticabilityandaperson’ssenseofsocialresponsibilityandpracticalability.Theeducationaltraditionofourcountrysinceancienttimesistoadvocate“Endlesslearning”,itpaysattentiontostudents’studyandhopesthatstudentscangofurtheronthestudyroad,italsofocusesonpromotingstudents’generaleducation.3.2.2LocalAmericanFamilies:Children’sMulti-FacetedDevelopmentAmericanfamiliessupporttheirchildren’sdevelopmentinotherways,thefaceofhissonHoraceaftergraduatingfromHarvardUniversitychosetodriveataxi,theAmericanmothernotonlydidnotblameandoppose,butreadilyaccepted.ThisshowsthatAmericanparentsrespecttheirchildren’schoices.Whenitcomestochoosingamajor,forexample,Horace’smotherletshersonmakehisowndecision,switchingfrommedicalschooltoartschool.Forexample,parentssometimeslettheirchildrenmaketheirowndecisions.AstheHoracefromMedicalmajortoartmajor,itismainlybasedonhisownsubjectiveidea.AsHorace’sexampleshows,Americanfamiliesencouragetheirchildrentoexperiencediverseareasofeducation.Parentsencouragetheirkidstolearnawiderangeofknowledgethatcanhelptheirkidshavestrengthsindiverseplaces.3.3TheDifferenceofEducationalMethodsTheeducationalmethodsrefertothewayofeducatingpeopleundertheguidanceofcertaineducationalthoughts.ThedifferencesineducationalmethodsbetweenChinaandtheUnitedStatesarealsooneoftheimportantreasonsforthedifferenteducationalviews.3.3.1Jessyca:ThePriorityofPaternalismDuetotheinfluencesofsocialculture,historicalbackgroundandthemodeofthinking,ChineseandAmericanfamilyeducationisdifferentinmanyaspects,suchastheexpectationofchildrenandthewayofeducatingChildren.Themodeofeducationisthespecificmeasureforparentsandteacherstocompletethecontentofeducation.Itmeansthatthechoiceofeducationalmethodsandacountry’sculturaltraditions,customsandhistoricalbackgroundarecloselylinked,butalsosubjecttotheobjectivesofeducation.InFreshOfftheBoat,Eddydisplayedprodigiousacademictalentfromanearlyageandendsupscoring1,500ontheSAT,butwhenEddysharedhisjoywithhisfamily,andhismomJessycasaysheryearsofpushingEddyhavefinallypaidoff.BecauseJessica’sbiggestambitionistogetherkidsintoagoodcollege,andwhileshehasalreadyfantasizingaboutEddygoingtoanIvyLeagueschool,shehasalsofantasizingaboutthefutureofhertwoyoungestsons.ButEddywasnotimpressed,becausehewantedtobeacookandwantedtogotoacookingschool,butbecausehedidnotwanttospoilmother’sfun,sohehadtohidehisrealthoughts.ThiscanalsobeconfirmedfromthesideofChinesefamiliespaymoreattentiontopaternalism.Paternalismplaysaverypositiveroleinthedevelopmentofchildren.Forexample,inthisTVseries,withoutJessyca’shelpandguidance,herchildrenwouldnothavebecomeexcellentpeople.Ourcountrypaysattentiontothepaternalism,itcanplaytheverygreatroletothechildren’sgrowth.Itmayletthechildrenavoiddetoursandguaranteethemtohavethemostbasicaccomplishment,anditcanleadthemtointegrateintosocietyeasily,sothattheyformagoodcharacter.Moreover,ifwecanlistentoourchildrenonthebasisofpaternalism,thenthedevelopmentofourchildrenwillbemorecomprehensive,andtheeffectwillbebetter.Thisnotonlycanpromotethedevelopmentofchildren’sbasicliteracy,butalsocanpromotethedevelopmentofchildren’spersonality.Thedevelopmentofindividuationneedstotakeintoaccountthepersonalinterestsofthechildren.Asweallknow,theall-rounddevelopmentofthechildren’sbasicliteracyisthefoundationofthedevelopmentofindividuation,sothereisnoroomforpersonalizeddevelopment,butifonlythedevelopmentofbasicliteracy,nopersonalizeddevelopment,children’spersonalityandotheraspectswillnotbesound.Therefore,thedevelopmentofindividualinterestscanalsopromotethefurtherpromotionofchildren,thetwocomplementeachother.3.3.2LocalAmericanFamilies:ThePriorityofChild-CenteredInclinationAmericanfamiliestendtofocusontheirchildren’spersonalchoices,andHorace’ssuccessfultransitionfrommedicinetothearts,withaBachelorofFineArtsdegreefromHarvard,isevidentinthisexample.Hewasabletoachievethisthing,notonlybecauseofhisowncourageanddedicationtoself-pursuit,butalsobecauseofhismother’sinfinitesupportforhim.Forexample,hismotherwouldhappilydecoratehispaintingsandfillthewallswithhiswork,andproudlyintroducethemtoguests.IntheUnitedStates,childrendisciplineismorerewardthedevelopmentofchildren’spersonalities.Americanfamiliesvaluedemocracyandequalityandrespectchildren’spersonalityandhumanrights.Theyregardtheirchildrenasindependentsandequalfamilymembersandestablishequalrelationswiththem.Thechild-centeredhasitsowngoodpointsandinferiorplaces.Theadvantageofchild-centeredisthatchildrencanhavemorechoiceswhentheyarefacedwithimportantdecisions.Asachild,whenfacedwiththechoice,heorshenotonlycanlearnfromtheparents’advice,butalsocanfullyconsiderhisorherownideas,whichisthechildgraduallybecomeamatureindividualperformance.Parentaladviceisimportant,butitisalsoimportanttolistentoyourchild’sthoughts,becauseinreallife,itisinevitablethattherewillbesomethingsthatchildrenhavetocomeupwiththeirownsolutions.TheUnitedStateshasalwaysheldtheconceptof“negativeeducation”.AsthefamousFrencheducationistJean-JacquesRousseauadvocatedinEmile,thenaturalisticeducationalthoughtandnegativeeducationallawholdthateducationshouldreturntonatureandfullyfollowthenatureofchildren.Tobeexact,inreallife,aslongasthechildhasapositiveattitudeandthethingshewantstopursuearewithinareasonablerange,thenparentscanallowtheirchildrentomakedecisionsbythemselvesandletthemgoonwiththeirownlife.ChapterFourTheReasonsfortheEducationalPhilosophyDifferencesThesedifferenceshavebeenintroducedinthepreviouschaptersindetail.Now,thischapterwillfocusonthereasonsforthedifferencesandanalyzethesediscrepancies.4.1EducationalFactorsThereasonsofthedifferencesineducationalmethodsandchildren’sexpectationsbetweenChinaandAmericaareeducationaltraditionsofthetwocountries.Differenteducationaltraditionsincludedifferentsocialculture,cognitivehabitsandsoon.Anditispreciselythedifferentlogicofthesebottom-levelthinkingthatleadtothedifferencesbetweenChineseandAmericaneducationalresults.Firstly,itisourcountry’seducationaltradition.Ontheonehand,ourcountrythinksthattheeducationhasunparalleledvalueandtheinvestmentofeducationisveryhigh.Firstofall,theaimofeducation,asConfuciusargued,wastocultivatevirtuousandtalentedgentlemenwhocouldmakeadifferenceinpoliticsbyenteringthegovernment,inordertomakeeveryonelivesahappylifeandmakethecountrycontinuestoflourish.Thiskindofpersonneltrainingmethodcanbecalled“Learningisexcellent,thenofficial”.Thiskindofeducationtraditionfromancienttimesnotonlymeetstheneedsofsocialdevelopmentatthattime,butalsohasafar-reachingimpactontoday’seducation.Ontheotherhand,Chinavaluesfamily-basedandparent-basedparentingmorethantheUnitedStates,whichisverydifferentfromtheUnitedStates’individual-basedparenting.BecauseourcountryvalueshumanrelationshipsmorethanAmerica.Forexample,thetruththatMenciusputtherelationshipbetweenFatherandChildrenatthetopofthelist,coupledwiththe“Threeprinciplesandfivenorms”proposedbyDongZhongshuintheWesternHandynasty.Tosumup,itisbecauseoftheeducationalgoalof“Learningtobeexcellentandbecominganofficial”andtheeducationaltraditionofhumanrelationsinourcountrysinceancienttimes,wecanseeabigdifferenceineducation.ThesecondistoexpoundtheAmericaneducationaltradition.Theeducationaltraditionofourcountryiswell-knownforitseducationalgoalandhumanrelations.Inourcountry,theeducationalgoalismoreinclinedtothesociety,whiletheAmericaneducationalgoalismoreinclinedtopromoteindividualdevelopment.ThisalsoprovesthatJean-JacquesRousseau’snaturalisticeducationalthoughtandDewey’spragmaticeducationalthought.Jean-jacquesRousseau’snaturalisticeducationalthoughtemphasizesthateducationshouldfollowthenaturalnatureofchildren,doesnotadvocateexternalinfluenceonchildrentoomuchandattachesimportancetothestatusofchildren.ThepragmatismofDewey,afamousAmericaneducator,showsthatweshouldfocusonlearningbydoing,curriculumorganizationonstudents’experienceandinterests,thistheoryismoreinclinedtostudent-centered.AndtheeducationalideasaresopopularintheUnitedStatesthatalmosteveryoneknowsthem.Thesedifferenteducationaltraditionscanexplainthedifferencesoftheeducationalviewsbetweentwocountries.4.2SocialFactorsSocialfactorsincludesocialenvironmentandpolitical,economicandculturalenvironment.Firstly,inabroadsense,thesocialenvironmentreferstothespacewherepeoplelive.Secondly,inanarrowsense,itisthepolitical,economicandculturalenvironment.Amongthem,theculturalenvironmenthasthegreatestimpactoneducation.Particularly,theculturalatmosphereandguidingmodeofthinking.Firstofall,intermsofculturalatmosphere,becausedifferencesinschool’sselectionsystemwillleadtodiscrepanciesineducationmethodsbetweenChinaandtheUnitedStates.Inourcountry,theimportantexaminationsaretheoneswiththenatureofselectingtalents.Therefore,teachers,parentsandstudentswillpaymoreattentiontogeneraleducationandrealizethepowerandstrengthofknowledgeinordertopasstheexaminations.IntheUnitedStates,theadmissionsystemisanapplicationsystem,ratherthanselectiveexaminations.Itisbasedonthelevelofthestudents.Andittakesintoaccounttheirstrengthsandcharacteristicsandformsacomprehensivechain.Secondly,withregardtothemodeofthinking,thedifferenceofthinkingmodebetweenChinaandAmericaisalsooneofthereasonsforthedifferenceofeducation.TheideaoftheAmericanchilddisciplineistotreatthechildasanindividual.Sinceancienttimes,themodeofthinkinginChinahasbeentopursuefamilyandprosperity.Tocareaboutchildren’saffairsistocareaboutparents’affairs.Familyrelationsarealsomoreunitedandmorehumane,anditiseasytoformafamilystandard,forexample,parentshelptheirchildrenplanandmanagetheiraffairs.Tosumup,becauseofthedifferentmethodsofselectingthebesttalentsandthevariouswaysofthinking,thereisbigdissimilitudebetweentheexpectationsofyoungpeoplegrowingupandthemethodsofraisingkids.4.3IndividualFactorsInadditiontotheaboveeducationalandsocialfactors,individualfactorsarealsoaveryimportantreason.Jessycahasastrongpersonalstyle.Shehasstrongleadershipskills,shehasastrongpersonalityandwillnotbeeasilyinfluencedbyothersandsheisalsofullofwisdom.Firstofall,leadershipcomesfromherabilitytoorganizeafamily’slife,totakecareoftheirdailyroutine,totakecareoftheirchildren’sstudy,toruntheirhusband’srestaurantandsoon,youcanseeherleadership.Secondly,herpersonalityisalsoparticularlydistinctive,shehasherownopinionsandideas.Thisisreflectedinherchildren’sstudy,sheclaimsherchildrentocontinuetolearnknowledge,increaseknowledge,andtutorchildrenpersonally.Itcanindicatethatshehasauniqueinsightoneducatingchildren.Finally,sheisalsoawiseperson,becauseshehashighIQandEQ.Soitcanexplainthattherequirementsofherchildrenarealsoveryhigh.ItisJessyca’sdistinctivepersonalitythatsetshereducationalexpectationsandmethodsapartfromthoseofthelocalAmericanfamilies.Shewillconsiderthelocaleducationalsituation,butalsokeepherownideasabouteducation,andshewillnotbeinfluencedbyothers.Forexample,shetreatsherchildren’seducationwithobviousChineseeducationalthoughtandidea.ThatmeanswecanseethedifferencebetweenJessycaandthelocalAmericanfamiliesintermsofeducationalexpectationsandmethods.Thus,itisherdistinctivecharacterandattitudethatletusseethedifferencesoneducationbetweenChinaandAmerica.ChapterFiveEnlightenmentoftheAnalysisonEducationalViewsThroughtheaboveanalysis,wegetsomeinspiration.WeshouldnotonlylearnknowledgeandpromotethedevelopmentofbrainIQ,butalsoimproveotheraspects.Forexample,listeningtomoremusicandlearningamusicalinstrumentcanimprovetheperceptionofaesthetic.Wecangetthecomprehensivecapacitiesandtheabilityofindependentthinking.5.1TheDevelopmen