文档介绍：The Differen ces betwee n Chi nese and America n
Family Educatio n Patterns
See n in The Pursuit of Happ in ess and CJshows that in the Chin ese family, the pare nt is the supreme authority, while the child is the absolute submissive. However, the America n father allows his son to express his own opinions and keep his understanding without accepting what parents say. In addition, in terms of com muni cati on with childre n and men tal health educati on, the Chin ese father pay more attention to his child's material needs while neglecting his child's psychological n eeds. The America n father focus more on emoti onal com muni cati on of his child and attach great importa nce to arouse and protect his child's self-esteem.
Education is a kind of culture. Different cultures form different education modes.
Laughton once said, "Education is a choice of a social culture." Chinese culture is based on Confucianism, especially affected by the three cardinal guides and the five con sta nt virtues as specified in the feudal ethical code. Chin ese people usually think about their childre n's educati on from the perspective of pers onal honor. In flue need by these thoughts, Chin ese childre n get used to keep ing a con servative attitude and seldom giving their unique opinions. However, American culture is built on marine culture of the ancient Greek traditi on and emphasizes in dividu