AcknowledgementsTimeisfleeting!Fouryearsofmycollegelifewillcometoanend.Datingbacktothepastinthisbright-coloredseason,strugglesandhardshipshavebecomeatraceofsweetmemory,andlaughterandtearshavealsobeensettled.Here,I’dliketoextendmyheartfeltthankstoallthosewhohavealwayshelpedandsupportedmeduringthefouryearsofmyundergraduatestudy.MydeepestgratitudegoesfirstandforemosttoAssociateProfessorLiaoYunquan,mysupervisor,whohasofferedmevaluablesuggestionsandconstantassistanceintheacademicstudies.Hehaswalkedmethroughallthestagesofthewritingofthisthesis.Withouthispatientinstruction,insightfulcriticismandexpertguidance,Iwouldn’tcompletethisthesissosmoothlyinsuchashortperiodoftime.Second,Iowemysinceregratitudetomyfriendsandclassmatesfortheircontributiontothisthesismadeinvariousways.Lastmythankswouldgotomybelovedparents,whohavealwaysbeengivingmespiritualencouragementandsupportallthetime.Inaword,myheartswellswithgratitudetoallthepeoplewhohelpedme.AbstractSchooleducationisanimportantpartofnationalconstruction,andgoodelementaryschooleducationhasagreatsignificancetolayasolidfoundationforchildren’sall-rounddevelopmentandcountry’sfuturistichumanresources.Thisthesisaimsatabetterunderstandingofschooleducation.Thispaperisstudiedthroughthemethodsofdocumentaryanalysisandqualitativeanalysis.Theauthorcomparativelyanalysesthefeatures,differencesandcausesofelementaryschooleducationbetweenChinaandAmericafromthestandpointofstatement,comparisonandreference.Finally,theauthordeeplyreflectsonthetwocountries’schooleducation.Accordingtothesedifferences,itisvitalforustolearnAmericanadvancededucationalconcepts,teachingmodesandteachingmethods.Simultaneously,itisbeneficialtogiveapushtoChina’seducationreform,enhancethequalityofteachingandboostthechildren’sall-rounddevelopment.KeyWords:elementaryschooleducation;children;China;America;differences摘要学校教育是国家建设的重要部分，良好的小学学校教育具有奠定儿童终身发展的基础和国家未来人力资源之根基的意义。这篇论文的目的是更好地理解学校教育，本文运用文献研究和定性分析，从陈述、比较到借鉴的角度出发，对比分析了中美两国小学学校教育的基本特征、差异及其形成原因，最后深刻反思中美小学学校教育。探析中美小学学校教育的差异，学习和借鉴美国先进的教育理念、教学模式和教学方法，对借鉴美国的创新教育、大力推动中国的教育改革具有重要的现实意义，对提高教学质量，促进儿童全面发展具有经济和社会效益。关键词：小学学校教育；儿童；中国；美国；差异AComparativeStudyofElementarySchoolEducationBetweenChinaandAmerica1.IntroductionAprimaryorelementaryschoolisaschoolinwhichchildrenreceiveprimaryorelementaryeducationfromtheageofaboutfivetotwelve,comingafterpreschoolandbeforesecondaryschool.Nationalstrengthisinseparablefromeducationwhileeducationisinseparablefromschool.Schoolisacradleforstudentstofurtherachieveself-developmentandself-perfection.Schooleducationisakindofsocialactivitywhereeducatorspurposefullyandsystematicallypassonknowledgeandskillstoeducatees,developintelligenceandphysicalstrength,andnurturetherelationshipsaccordingtocertainsocialrequirementsandeducatees’lawofsomatopsychicdevelopment.Admittedly,schooleducationismuchmoresignificantthananyotherformofeducationthroughoutone’slifelongtimeowingtoitsplannedguidance,systematicculture,knowledge,socialnorms,ethicalcodesandvalues.Thepurposeofschooleducationistocultivateanewgenerationofpeopleandservethesocialdevelopment.Inasense,schooleducati...
