Question

In a society, such as the United States or Canada, which has many national, religious and cultural differences, people highly value individualism--the difference among people. Teachers place a lot of importance on the qualities that make each student special. The educational systems in these countries show these values. Students don't memorize information. Instead, they work individually and find answers themselves. There is often discussion in the classroom. At an early age, students learn to form their own ideas and opinions.

In most Asian societies, by contrast, people have the same language, history, and culture. Perhaps for this reason, the educational system in much of Asia reflects society’s belief in group goals and purposes rather than individualism. Children in China, Japan, and Korea often work together and help one another in assignments. In the classroom, the teaching methods are often very formal. The teacher lectures, and the students listen. There is not much discussion. Instead, the students recite rules of information that they have memorized.

There are advantages and disadvantages to both of these systems of education. For example, one advantage to the system in Japan is that there much more math and science than American students learn by the end of high school. They also study more hours each day and more days each year than North Americans do. The system is difficult, but it prepares students for a society that values discipline and self-control. There is, however, a disadvantage. Memorization is an important learning method in Japanese schools, yet many students say that after an exam, they forget much of the information that they have memorized.

The advantage of the educational system in North American, on the other hand, is that students learn to think for themselves. The system prepares them for a society that values creative ideas. There is, however, a disadvantage. When students graduate from high school, they haven’t memorized as many basic rules and facts as students in other countries have.

Title：  76   of Educational System between North America and Asia

	Students in the US and 77	Students in China, Japan and Korea
What do they   78	Individualism	79    goals and purposes
Different   80  of study	Working individually	Listening to the teachers
	Forming their own ideas and opinions	Reciting rules and memorizing information
	A lot of discussion in the classroom	Not much discussion
81	Learning to think for themselves	Learning much more math and science
		Studying more hours each day and more days each year
	Good for a society that values  82	Good for a society valuing   83   and self-control
Disadvantages	Students haven’t memorized many basic rules and facts before 84___	Information is  85   easily.

Answer 1

76. Differences/Comparisons   77. Canada   78. value  79. Group 80.ways/methods.     81. Advantages  82. creativity   83. discipline     84. graduation     85. forgotten