【从中美公立学校与私立学校的差异看中国教育改革】私立学校和公立学校有什么区别

　　The similarities and difference of public schools and private schools between America and China and the educational reform of China
　　As we can see that each state in America are entitled to make educational policies independently to fit the educational situation there. So things could be in total difference from states to states. Likewise, things in China are moving toward what is occurring in America. The educational bureau of every province can make varied policies on the basis of the general rules made by the center educational bureau. The flexible policies ensure themselves fit the local educational atmosphere properly. And even the collage entrance examination, every province can make their own test papers, which promoted the equity of education at some extent. Because the educational resources are not distributed equally to each province, the more-developed regions have more strength on education than those less-developed regions. Thus, it’s better to test them accordingly.
　　It’s interesting to find that private schools are doing far better than public schools in America. “The most elite secondary schools in the United States, for instance, are private” (Sadovnik, Cookson, & Semel, 2006, p.462). In America, those students who can afford the high tuition would probably attend private schools, which guarantee them the good quality of education and better facilities. While in China, things are different. In the well-developed regions, say, Beijing or Shanghai, private schools, international schools, and bilingual schools, is preferable to the upper-class students. But since not all the provinces has private school, the public schools enjoy good reputation, owing to the long history of the schools, great atmosphere inside the schools, resource and excellent teachers, some of them even well-known national wide.
　　Just like the public schools in America, which receive money from the taxpayers, the public schools in China also receive funds from the local government. But apart from that, schools can make extra money out of students. The children attend elementary schools and junior high schools in their neighborhoods. The quality of education of these schools varied. Naturally, there are parents wish to send their child to the best ones. By doing this, they have to pay extra. The more students the schools accept from the outside of the community, the more money will pour in. Accordingly, these schools could pay more to attract good teachers, update their computers, and build more buildings… Hence, the quality of these schools are improved, conversely, this will helps them to attract more students. And what happened to those schools which are losing their students source? They don’t have enough money, they can’t afford to equip themselves with advanced facilities, and the good teachers would quit and find some schools willing to pay more. Consequently, less and less students want to attend these schools, it’s a vicious circle for them. and for those good schools, things are not finished, they would receive special awards and funds from the government every year, cause they are already be seem as a flag.