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AMERICAN
EDUCATION
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AMERICAN EDUCATION
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OUR TEAM

Dang Nhat Minh Bui Thi Thu Trang Bui Phuong Thao

Nguyen Hang Nga Nguyen Trang Nhung Pham Thi Xuan

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TABLE OF

CONTENTS
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

01 ABOUT US EDUCATION 02
U.S EDUCATIONAL

ASPECTS
Structure
Teaching style and

Achievements
curriculum
Sex education
Extracurricular activities

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GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
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STRUCTURE
ELEMENTARY MIDDLE
PRESCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL SCHOOL

Average 6-11 years old 10-14 years old 15-18 years 19-about 22
enrollment age: 4 kindergarten, 5th-9th grade old
1st-4th grade

Source: livepositively.com
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Outstanding
ACHIEVEMENTS
No. 1 position as Best country for education
(2020)
Nearly half of the 100 top-ranked universities
are U.S. institutions.
Home to 7 of the top 10 best global universities.
98% of the US population aged 15 and over are
literate
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U.S EDUCATIONAL ASPECTS
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CURRICULUM
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CURRICULUM
US Vietnam
- Highly decentralized - Highly centralized
No national curriculum The whole system uses
Local schools: apply a national curriculum
frameworks to a certain Use the same textbooks
degree, can choose
nationwide.
textbooks to use

Reason: The US follows constitutional federal republic

model, while Vietnam follows socialist republic.

Source:2.ed.gov
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THE EMPHASIS TEACHING

US Vietnam
Besides teaching new In the Vietnamese
lessons, teachers classroom, the emphasis of
encourage and teaching is on theoretical
emphasize the knowledge rather than
importance of class class discussion
discussion and
participation

Reasons: The difference in size of classrooms,

interaction between teacher and students
Source: neulink.edu.vn
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US Letter
Grading
4.0
Grading
Percentage
Grading System
System System
Letter (A->F) and percentage
grading systems for all levels
A 4.0 94 -100%
4.0 grading system for university
and college
B 3.0 83 - 86%
Considering standardized exam
scores from the SSAT, SCT C 2.0 73 - 76%
Basing performance evaluations on
various factors D 1.0 60 - 66%
Test optional for most schools
F 0 0 - 59%
Source: www.studymode.com
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Vietnam
A 10 point grading system at Mark Evaluation
all levels; 4.0 grading system
9 - 10 Excellent
for college and university
Tests with academic
7-8 Good
subjects and knowledge
Grade evaluation of a 5-6 Average
student after finishing a class
Extra classes for students <5 Poor

outside of school
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SEX
EDUCATION
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Main and
extracurricular activities

Children's study age

The knowledge

equipped for children

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IN AMERICA

Comprehensive Abstinence-only
sexuality education sex education
knowledge, attitudes, skills, teaches not having sex
and values to make
outside of marriage
appropriate and healthy
choices in their sexual lives

prevent students from often excludes other types

transmitted infections, such of sexual and reproductive
as HIV and HPV. health education Source: Wikipedia
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IN VIETNAM

Organized in the form of

extracurricular activities

Too little compared to the

knowledge that sex education
needs to equip children.

Source: wegrow.edu.vn

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Children's study age

US VIETNAM

Receive sex education Receive sex education in grades

throughout 12 years of 9 and above
schooling

The number of child abuse,

Adequate amount of
unwanted pregnancy, etc. still
knowledge happens to children under the age
of 9th grade, even 9th grade.

Source: wegrow.edu.vn

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the knowledge equipped for children

Puberty and reproductive anatomy

Elementary
and physiology

US Middle
Information about
prevention + abstinence
pregnancy

72% of private and public high

High school schools => pregnancy prevention
76% taught abstinence

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IN VIETNAM
The knowledge is difficult to be
comprehensive.

Being introduced to solve the top

problems: unsafe sex, early sex, and
unwanted pregnancy

The core factors are to understand

their own rights <= have not been
paid attention

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Why sex education in Vietnam

is different from America?

The influence of Confucian culture

Inadvertently creates a social barrier

for the presence of sex in daily life

Contact and understanding of sex and

sexuality becomes difficult

AMERICAN EDUCATION Source: canhco.net

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EXTRACURRICULAR

ACTIVITIES

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SPORTS
IN THE US
Often equipped with modern sports areas
Sports activities are popular in US schools (US Sports Magazine)

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 THE FIVE MOST POPULAR SPORTS IN US SCHOOLS
Participants

1,250,000
1,093,621
1,008,417
1,000,000 939,836
853,182

750,000

516,371
500,000

250,000

0 Sports
Track and Field (Outdoor) Football Basketball Soccer Volleyball
AMERICAN EDUCATION Source: www.stadiumtalk.com
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SPORTS
In Vietnam
Many limitations still exist
Inappropriate distribution of
physical education teachers.
No teachers specializing in
teaching each subject.
Lack of facilities
Limited land fund

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IN THE US In Vietnam

Are encouraged to Mainly in university

form at all levels of Still limited in terms of
education structure, orientation,
The clubs are and management.
classified as Subject More common in large
area club Hobby cities
clubs, Charity club

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WHY ARE EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES IN

VIETNAM NOT AS FOCUSED AS IN THE US?

IN THE US In Vietnam
Focuses more on achieving a well- ‘degree mindset’ society
rounded education => students carry a heavy academic
Students - equipped with the best burden
knowledge while developing Intensive curriculum and high
personal talents/skills necessary expectations from parents
American parents - easy-going + Tight academic schedules
lower expectations regarding Students are under serious
academic performance pressure to get good grades

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Aspects The US Vietnam

Curriculum Decentralized Centralized

Only solve the top

Sex education Comprehensive
problem

Extracurricular
More common &

Still limited
activities Diverse

DIFFERENT EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY

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DIFFERENT EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY
The US Vietnam

Freedom and autonomy Liberal education - free, self-

study, self-inquiry
Encourage their children to
Humanities education-improve
make decisions themselves
human values
Have their own ideas without
Democracy-participate equally
being under the obligation of
in political, economic
following the norms.
Equality-equal in status and
rights.
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