Is American Education Model a Good Model to Follow?

Dr Zhao one of Education professors argue that education model in american is best than the most other countries. Even though, compare to other countries  the USA seems to rank low, our education system is better than Chinese  Education system. He argue that test score do not show the whole picture.

According to the Dr Zhao (in the book Catching UP) one of the most serious consequences of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) is that it leads to homogenization of talents. While the purpose of education system should be to ensure every child receives a good education. Dr. Zhao says that NCLB defines good education if there good scores in a limited number of subjects and that don’t give students an opportunities to develop talents in other areas. However, if we will assume that NCLB works, we will develop a group of individuals with the same abilities, skills, and knowledge. American needs a citizenry of creative individuals with a wide range of talents to sustain its tradition of innovation.

The author says that to test only in few subjects can hurt student ability to develop their talents, However, I think that test motivate students to study. I agree if this principle is conducted in college where students are more responsible. Moreover, test such as in math or English are necessary because they are as a base for many other subjects.

 He talks more about all those issues on his webpage: http://zhaolearning.com/.

So let me know what do you think?

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