All around the world, education share many similarities in many ways. However, due to the variety of cultures, there are quite some differences in the division of levels, policies, methods, content, etc. Especially, comparing the Western culture to the Eastern culture, distinct differences can be seen in the educational system. To be specific, the system of education of Vietnam and the United States have a bit in common but quite a lot in contrast.
To begin with, the education in Vietnam has few similar things to the U.S. they both have three basic level of education: primary, secondary and high school. Before primary school, it is the optional for parents to bring their kids to preschool. After high school, an individual can consider to
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The chance to get into college will be evaluated not only on the student’s grades but also on their background: social works, social activities, school activities, academic achievements, sport achievements, etc. However, in Vietnam, every high school student has to take a national test and use the scores they get from the test to apply for college. The chance to get into college will be evaluated from the score alone. Therefore, the change of getting into college is much harder for Vietnam compare to the U.S; although, the tuition is much cheaper for universities. In fact, the average cost of a four year university degree in the U.S is around $21.000 each year; while in Vietnam, it only ranges around $6000 to $7000 per year.
Not only it is different in the way the education system works but it is also different in the teaching methods. In the U.S, students have the rights to raise arguments to the teachers, asking questions, challenging the topics. In Vietnam, students are considered disrespectful and sometimes rebellious if they do so. The knowledge students obtain below college-level education in Vietnam is often forgotten or unusable since the education system emphasizes theories learning, “learn-by-heart”. For the U.S, the education system emphasizes practicing, understanding the knowledge, rather than remembering