PAGE\*MERGEFORMAT6TheCharacteristicsandEnlightenmentsofDisciplineEducationinAmericanKindergartenByXiaYanqinCollegeofEducation,ZhejiangUniversity,Hangzhou,Zhejiang,310028,ChinaAbstract:Disciplineeducationisanimportantmeansofpromotingchildren'ssocialabilities.TheexperiencesofdisciplineeducationinsomekindergartensinNewYorktellusthatitisagoodefforttoimprovethewholesocietytoidentifyrules,toconstructrulesbasedonrespectingthechildren’sneeds,torefinetherulesandalwaysfollowthem,topenetraterulesintothesurroundings,etc.Keywords:Americankindergarten;disciplineeducation;rules;respect1.ForewordsChinesepeoplewhohavebeentoAmericamightbedeeplyimpressedbyAmericanchildren’sbehavior,fortheyobeyrulesproperly.Inkindergartens,forinstance,childrendotheirgroupworkquietlyintheclassroom,noloudtalking,norunning,andnodisturbingothers.Indaily-lifeactivities,suchaswashinghandsorhavingsnack,thoughtheydon’tneedcollectiveactions,childrenstillfollowtheproceduresandthereisnomessy.Incircletime,childrenlistentotheirteachercarefully,anddoexactlywhattheteacherinstructsthemtodo.Ifsomebodywantstocomment,heshouldraisehishand.Whenachildisexpressinghisopinion,otherkidsneedtolistenattentively.Ifachildinterrupts,theteacherwillremindhimnottospeakbeforethechildfinisheshisspeech....Thisisquitedifferentfromthenotionwehavepreviously,i.e.wethoughtAmericansemphasizeondemocracyandfreedom,sotheyrespectchildrengreatlyandchildrencandoexactlywhattheywanttodo.IhavebeeninNewYorkforfourmonths,andvisitedfourkindergartens.ComparedtoChinesechildren'sperformance,theAmericanchildren’sbehaviormademeconfused:whatcauseschildreninAmericatohavesostrongruleexecution?Weseemtoemphasizemoreonrules,butwhyourchildrencannotfollowtherulesverywell?WhataspectsofdisciplineeducationinAmericankindergartenareworthwhileforreference?ThispaperanalyzesthecharacteristicsofAmericankindergarten’sdisciplineeducation,providingsomeenlightenmentforourkindergarten’sdisciplineeducation.2.TheCharacteristicsofAmericanKindergarten’sDisciplineEducat