Nowadays, many Chinese families send their children to study in America, because they think the education in China is very strict. Like me, I was educated in China for many years; teachers always want you to be better and better to get high grade. Thus you have to study harder and harder. We don't even have time to rest during the weekends. My mother always want me to do well in every of my tests (but she won’t forced me to do it), so that I could go to a good high school. She would also tell me to be a good student at school everyday before I went to school.
Not like a traditional Chinese family, my family not only cares about my grades, they also took me to some beautiful places in China so that I can know more about my country. But after we came back, they always said:" don't drop your grade!" So I had to work hard after I came back because I needed to catch up with the other students.
I am the first person to come to America in my family. Before I came, my parents told me to just try my best to study there, and don't feel regret after you grow up, and that's enough.
Mark:
ReplyDeleteYou are truly on the "balancing beam" of two proud, admirably, yet curiously different cultures. I'd like to hear more about the specific ways in which you have to find the balance between the traditional demands of academic rigor and intense study versus the American brand of flexibility for free time, play, and social interaction. I like the anecdote you share about your family encouraging you to appreciate the beauty of your country (but then abruptly cutting short the "fun" by stating-- don't forget your academic responsibilities!). Are there any other examples you can provide of how they try to strike a balance with you between discipline and freedom?
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