The Differences Between East And West 中西方在文化和教育上的不同
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The Differences Between East And West In Terms Of Culture And
Education中西方在文化和教育上的不同之处
Michael MicheliniMarch 16, 2017Blog, Culture, Education,
Lifestyle
It’s said that East and West can never meet up. As they differ in
history, religion, political system and so on; differences are
clearly seen in Eastern and Western ways to deal with
education.
Eastern
world refers to nations in the Asia and Middle East
whereas Western world refers to North and South America, Europe,
Australia and New Zealand. East and West may have myriad
differences based on culture and education. These differences can
be noted for the most part in people’s behavior and
attitudes.
The major difference between eastern and western culture is that
people in the east are more conservative and traditional than the
general population in the west.
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Let’s have a clear view on the difference between east and
west in terms of culture…
Eastern Culture
- Eastern world refers to the nations in Asia and Middle
East.
- Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Shenism, Taoism, and Islam are
some common religions honed in the Western world.
- The population in eastern countries are more customary than
people in the West when we consider their traditions, clothings,
rituals, and so on. For example, Indians pay regard to their elders
or parents by touching their feet; East Asians use bows as welcome,
apologizing and expressing thank you.
- People in the East are inflexible in their beliefs and
ideologies; they were unwilling to challenge and question the long
practiced customs and traditions.
- In eastern countries, elders are considered as the leader of
the home and children regard and obey them in all choices.
Important decisions related to children’s future are normally taken
by elders. And, when parents grow old, the kids are likely to take
care of them.
- Arranged marriages are common in the eastern countries. They
are normally arranged by parents or elders. They believe in a
concept that love comes after marriage.
Western Culture
- Western culture refers to Europe and North America.
- Judaism, Christianity, and Islam are some common religions
honed in the Western world.
- The population in western countries are more liberal than those
in the east. The westerns are more open and blunt. For example,
topics like sex or birth of a child are openly discussed in
western culture,
whereas in the east, these topics are still a taboo.
- People in the west are more open to express their feelings. If
they are angry, they may express. But, people in the east may cover
it for tact and good manners.
- Also, a person is given preference over family, so a person is
more flexible and free to take decisions on his own, unlike those
in the east.
- Concepts like arranged marriages are not at all common in the
west. They go for love marriages as they believe in a concept that
love comes before marriage.
Difference between east and west in terms of education…
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Is education in the East superior to education in the West? So,
let’s explore for the same…
Creativity vs. Hardwork
Western educational systems focus on the
ideas
of creativity. Obviously, the system being a system means that
numerous things are bound together, but still, it normally does its
best to elevate individual ways to deal with various
students.
Whereas in Eastern education, it is all about hard work and
struggle. Nothing is difficult if you practice hard. Consequently,
kids are given lots of homework and are instructed to buckle down.
That is the reason Asian students are frequently considerably more
profitable than their peers when they get into more casual Western
educational institutions.
Participation vs. Reception
Western education moves further and facilitate along the road of
transforming students into undeniable members of the training
procedure. They are urged to make inquiries and debate with their
instructors, to think critically.
Though in the East, students are the beneficiaries, they submit to
the authority of teachers and the method itself is far less
interactive.
Special needs: Inclusion vs. Separation
Western education makes incredible efforts to include kids with
extra needs into the general mass of students, they have a tendency
to be educated together with ordinary kids or if nothing else it is
considered to be their major right.
In the East, we normally see an oppositely inverse approach – kids
with disability are quite often taught separately from the rest,
and it isn’t thought to be unfair, just logical.
Conclusion
So, this was all about how the culture and education system of East
differs from the west. We can’t compare the cultural or education
systems of eastern countries to the western countries. But, more
important is how people of both the countries adopt each others
cultural values and educational system.
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Lim Chuwei is creative blog writer &; director at
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