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英美文化期末论文 题目：Culture and Education— A Study on Family Education in America and China 专 业： 班 级： 学 号： 任课教师： 崔凌 2014.6 A Study on Family Education in America and China Abstract: From ancient times to modern times, family education has been playing an important role in the national educational cause. As we all know, parents are the first teachers for the children, and the family is the first school. Due to the differences of the traditional cultures between China and America, the concepts, aims, and the methods of family education are different. And the two different kinds of family education bring different results to the children and family. Key words: family education, China and America, differences, Suggestions 1. Introduction 1.1 The different concepts of family education In China, most parents care more about their children’s future, a good job and a good life, and the aim is expecting their child to be a “dragon”. Therefore, in the process of children’s growth, the most important thing the parents concerning is to develop their children’s intellect, and make their children have manifold talents. While, American parents pay more attention on the children’s own strength and experiences. Most American parents emphasize more to train their children’s ability of independence, so that their children should form a self-supporting will and the capacity to live independently since their childhood. 1.2 The different method of family education In Chinese family, affected by Chinese traditional culture, parents educate children by “control” and “seal” type. Parents prepare all things for their children and are very strict with them, children are not allowed to go to the out world for the case of affected by bad things. The west emphasizes the child’s “power of understanding”. They like letting the child practice by himself, going to the nature, seeking the knowledge from life. They do not think that play and study are