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The Difference between Course Arrangement in America Senior School and in China Senior SchoolSummary:Quality-oriented education had been a hot word in the past few years. Some Chinese scholars give high praise to the quality-oriented education in America. They compare the course arrangement in America senior school and that in China. The results tell us that China education still needs to be improved. Key words: course arrangement America senior school China senior school difference revelationsSelection of American senior school curriculum is more like having elective courses in American University. Scoring criteria ofAmerican senior school and the American college is consistent. With several English letters A, B, C, D, students achievements can be divided into various grades and ranks. In addition, as same as American universities, despite that minimum of courses are required in senior school, which include science, mathematics, English, physical education etc. American senior school studentsalreadyhave the freedom of selecting courses. The development of American senior school curriculum is usually made by teachers based on studentinterestand demand,aswellastheir knowledge andability. Schools offera wide variety of elective courses. In the American senior school courses, it can fully reflected Chinese word“Like the Eight Immortals crossing the sea, each one shows his or her special prowess”。Actually, the electivesituation of American senior schoolismorecomplex than wecan see. The advantage of such kind of arrangement is that it takes full use of students interests. Students talents can be fully explored. Besides, it is more scientific for the development of the students. To a certain extent, students enthusiasm was fully mobilized. However, the disadvantage is also very obvious. It is hard for the students to learn well in the elective course within 4 years. The range of what they learn is wide, but the depth is not enough. What they learn are just superficial things.In China, people have been accustomed to think in this way: First, they considerwhat is valuable for them to learn, and personal preferencescan be ignoredbecauseitdoes not contribute to get good grades and recognition. For example, if one studentchooses science;he must learnallthescience courses. No matter how he is interested in some course, how hard he feels they are or how much pressure he has to bear, because those are the compulsory subjects of college entrance examination, what he can do is study in the same progress as same as the depth. Therefore, students have no choice to decide what kind of subjects they should learn and also do not need to make any choices at all. The school and the teacher have arranged everything for students. What the students need to do is follow the teachers instructions, remember the teachers knowledge, finish the homework assigned by the teacher, when it is time to take the exam, get good grades. This is the typical phenomenon of the education in China senior school.Every coin has two sides. The teaching method of China senior school also has strength and weakness. As far as strength, what they are learning has been learned at the moment theygo to school. Most college students reflect that the knowledge they use most is what they get in senior school. As far as weakness, Chinas senior school education is completely on the center of test. It ignores students interest and fosters the clever students into high examinee. The difference between the course arrangement of America and China includes the goal: The purpose of “high examinee” is to know the answer of the known world and to solve others problems. America senior school students take learn as the means in order to find out problems, and have the courage to explore the unknown world. The aim of American senior school curriculum is to promote overall development of students. The knowledge of the curriculum is broad and it can give full play to the potential of the students, arouse the students learning enthusiasm, initiative, encourage students to develop specialty. American senior school set thevariousextra-curricular activities,suchasspacegroup, cellresearch team,drama club, interstateDebate Competition and so on to foster students practical ability and logical thinking. Currently a number of outstanding senior schools also have begun to pay attention to students extracurricular training. From the contrast, we get the following revelations, in the aspect of the curriculum concept, schools should develop studentsresearch capabilities,so that studentslearn to observe, analyze, andexplore. In aspect of the course contents, schools should emphasize the integration of disciplinary subject; make the students to become the new period of the compound talents. In the aspect of the target of study, schools should not onlyenable studentsto masterknowledge, skills; more importantly,is to trainstudentsemotions, attitudes and valuesof things. In the aspect of the standards of course selection, schools should emphasize the development of people, unify