In a classroom in any country, the teacher teaches more than art or history or language．He or she teaches what is known as the“hidden course”－the culture of that country．
In a society such as the United States, people with different history, culture and language join together and they highly value individualism．Their education, as a part of the society, also values this greatly．Teachers try to make each student special．Students do not have to memorize a lot of information, instead, they work individually and find answers by themselves．There is often discussion in the classroom．At an early age students learn to form their own ideas and opinions．Their education encourages personal thought．The importance is placed on how to arrive at an answer and not simply to get the correct answer．
Inmost Asian countries, people have the same language, history, and culture．Perhaps for this reason, the education there shows society’s value in group goals and purposes rather than individualism．Children in China and Japan often work together and help each other on homework．In the classroom, the teaching methods are often very traditional．The teacher says, and the students listen．There is not much discussion．Instead, the students repeat rules or information that they have been taught in order to keep them in mind．
In many ways these differences come from different educational psychology．In western countries teachers are taught to nurture(培育)students．They make it easier for the students to learn for themselves．In the Orient, however, teachers often feel that their task is to pass knowledge to students, or the students can’t learn anything．
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this passage mainly discusses the difference of education between ________．
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the United States and China
B．
Japan and China
C．
East and West
D．
Individuals and groups
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East and West very on education mainly because they are different in ________．
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art
B．
culture
C．
language
D．
purpose
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The education in the West is special in valuing ________．
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A．
personal ideas
B．
“hidden course”
C．
group goals
D．
teaching methods
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The schools in the East pay more attention to ________．
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