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Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Education Systems around the World
This week, we read about the US education system. Please write about the education system in your country. This will be our last post of the session!
*Access to Education: Everyone in Saudi Arabia has access to education despite sex or nationality. The government offers free education for all up until high school. Undergraduate and graduate education is also free but for Saudis only.
*University Literacy: Literacy is increasingly especially in larger cities. It has reached 83% nationwide.
*Equal Opportunity: Both sexes as well as different social classes have an equal opportunity for public education. There is a growing number of private schools that are preferred by members of the upper socioeconomic classes.
*Local control: The education system in Saudi Arabia is nationally controlled. The ministry of education is in charge of all aspects of education in both public and private schools.
*Parental Involvement: Most schools hold a parent- teacher meeting once a semester to discuss their children’s issues. Other than that, parents are only expected to help with homework.
*Well rounded people: Once at a university, a student usually has only subjects that are related to his/her major.
In Mexico, the government is obligated by law to provide elementary, middle and high school education for free, regardless of gender, age, race, etc. However, people who can afford private schools can pay for their children's education, but they are still obligated to send their children to school.
As a result of public education, more and more people are becoming literate in the country. According to UNESCO, in 2007, the literary rate in Mexico was 91%.
In my country, everyone, regardless of gender, age, social status, etc., has the right to go to school. Therefore, everyone has equal opportunity to get a job.
Private and public schools have parent's associations that contribute and colaborate with the school in extracurricular activitites. There are also parent-children weekends, where they have a whole weekend to join together.
Some universities in Mexico have a general branch of subject for all majors. However, there are a few schools that have specific and just teach certain subjects.
*Access to Education In Korea, Children must go to school until graduating from high school. In case of tuition, the government pays about 90% and individuals pay the
*Equal Opportunity Koreans are given equal access to education regardless of gender, age, religion or nationality. They are only estimated by their test scores.
*Local Control We follow a national education system. The government controls every school and directs the education curriculas.
*Parental involvement There are a few schools which let parents be involved with school activities, but most have no obligation for parents.
*Well-rounded people All students take a general cultural course during freshmen and sophomore year at the University. From elementary through high school, students study all kinds of subjects like physics, mathematics, physical-education, chemistry, literature and English.
In China, there is a law that plates every child must go to school when they turn six-year-old. However, in some special region, there is no school and even no literacy. Also, there is a system called nine-year obligation education. From elementary school to high school, students only pay for the text books.
The percentage of literacy in China is 91%, and this number is growing on.
In China, students also have equal opportunity.
In China, there is one president and many leaders from different provinces. They also run the education system.
In China, teachers always contact students’ parents, especially, the top group students and the last group students. As for the students in the middle of the class, teachers do not talk to their parents usually, and just encourage them to study harder hand harder.
In China, students make friends regardless of where they studied, or if them are good or bad students. However, before a student gets into a university, parents always control their child’s choice of friends. The parents only want their child to have friends who are good students. However, Chinese students never care about this.
1, Access to education Every Japanese child has to go to primary school and intermediate school. If children do not go to school, their parents are tired by Japanese law.
2, Universal literacy In my country, most children can write and read Japanese. Nowadays, Japanese schools tend to teach English, so some children can write and read English. When I was an elementary school student, my school only taught Japanese.
3, Equal opportunity Everyone can go to school. If he/she has a handicap, the government helps him/her.
4, Local control Japan does not have local control. Instead, the Japanese education system is under national control.
5, Parental involvement Parental involvement is not mandatory. However, the Japanese government recommends this system.
6, Well-rounded people Teachers teach general study, such as Japanese, English, mathematics and history. After junior high school, Japanese can go to technical college to learn special skill or they go to high school.
Access to education in Korea is universal; every student has to attend school. If parents do not send their children to school, they will get in trouble. The literacy rate was very low in the past, but it has become much higher. Nevertheless, men have a higher literacy rate than women. Everyone gets the same opportunities to receive basic education, but depending on their social status, the quality can be different. Regarding local control of Korean education, we have both public and private schools that have their own aims and requirements but also follow the basic rules determined by the government. I suppose we do not have certain districts and differences among schools. Different from the notion of parental involvement in America, Korea does not allow parental attendance officially at least in my generation. It could be regarded as some kind of corruption between teachers and parents. It has been changing a lot, though. There are a lot of opportunities for parents to attend their children’s classes. It is not mandatory, but it has become an important part of the education system.
In my country, Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast), there is a National Educational System. All children around seven years old are supposed to go to school for free, but is not mandatory. In general, the rule works in cities but not in villages. In rural areas, children go to school according to their parents’ availability. In some places, more boys have access to education than girls. Of course only about fifty percent of Ivorians are literate. Parents are organized in associations that contribute to improve the National Educational Systems’ quality. The curriculum is covers many things such as including mathematics, literature, history, art and physical education. Compare to the other West Africa countries, independents since fifty years, the goal of fifty percent literate Ivorians is fairly good.
Seeri Jaeho-Jeon(Jerry) Instructor: Robert A.Cote About Education In my country, Korea, we have a national exam called Su-neung(SAT) to apply to universities. Since this test requires lots of work and too many students struggle to get a high-grade, it is very difficult to get into a prestigious university. King Sejong created the Korean alphabet (Hangule) which most Korean able to read and write because it is easy to learn and quite a scientific system. In Korea, there are many kind of preparatory schools because many parents want their children to study for the future. Parents believe that their children will get more highly improved educational program when children go to preparatory school. on the other hand, universities are difficult to enter. The government has helped the school children go by district after school. Rich parents can spend much money to support their children to get highly improved merican education. To get into a university, only one national exam takes most part of the grade. Actually, most parents do not encourage their kids to be involved in extra curriculum activity.
Chair of English
Higher Colleges of Technology
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Ph.D. candidate in
Second Language Acquisition and Teaching
University of Arizona, Tucson
9 comments:
*Access to Education:
Everyone in Saudi Arabia has access to education despite sex or nationality. The government offers free education for all up until high school. Undergraduate and graduate education is also free but for Saudis only.
*University Literacy:
Literacy is increasingly especially in larger cities. It has reached 83% nationwide.
*Equal Opportunity:
Both sexes as well as different social classes have an equal opportunity for public education. There is a growing number of private schools that are preferred by members of the upper socioeconomic classes.
*Local control:
The education system in Saudi Arabia is nationally controlled. The ministry of education is in charge of all aspects of education in both public and private schools.
*Parental Involvement:
Most schools hold a parent- teacher meeting once a semester to discuss their children’s issues. Other than that, parents are only expected to help with homework.
*Well rounded people:
Once at a university, a student usually has only subjects that are related to his/her major.
In Mexico, the government is obligated by law to provide elementary, middle and high school education for free, regardless of gender, age, race, etc. However, people who can afford private schools can pay for their children's education, but they are still obligated to send their children to school.
As a result of public education, more and more people are becoming literate in the country. According to UNESCO, in 2007, the literary rate in Mexico was 91%.
In my country, everyone, regardless of gender, age, social status, etc., has the right to go to school. Therefore, everyone has equal opportunity to get a job.
Private and public schools have parent's associations that contribute and colaborate with the school in extracurricular activitites. There are also parent-children weekends, where they have a whole weekend to join together.
Some universities in Mexico have a general branch of subject for all majors. However, there are a few schools that have specific and just teach certain subjects.
*Access to Education
In Korea, Children must go to school until graduating from high school. In case of tuition, the government pays about 90% and individuals pay the
*Equal Opportunity
Koreans are given equal access to education regardless of gender, age, religion or nationality. They are only estimated by their test scores.
*Local Control
We follow a national education system. The government controls every school and directs the education curriculas.
*Parental involvement
There are a few schools which let parents be involved with school activities, but most have no obligation for parents.
*Well-rounded people
All students take a general cultural course during freshmen and sophomore year at the University. From elementary through high school, students study all kinds of subjects like physics, mathematics, physical-education, chemistry, literature and English.
In China, there is a law that plates every child must go to school when they turn six-year-old. However, in some special region, there is no school and even no literacy. Also, there is a system called nine-year obligation education. From elementary school to high school, students only pay for the text books.
The percentage of literacy in China is 91%, and this number is growing on.
In China, students also have equal opportunity.
In China, there is one president and many leaders from different provinces. They also run the education system.
In China, teachers always contact students’ parents, especially, the top group students and the last group students. As for the students in the middle of the class, teachers do not talk to their parents usually, and just encourage them to study harder hand harder.
In China, students make friends regardless of where they studied, or if them are good or bad students. However, before a student gets into a university, parents always control their child’s choice of friends. The parents only want their child to have friends who are good students. However, Chinese students never care about this.
Chapter 7 education
1, Access to education
Every Japanese child has to go to primary school and intermediate school. If children do not go to school, their parents are tired by Japanese law.
2, Universal literacy
In my country, most children can write and read Japanese. Nowadays, Japanese schools tend to teach English, so some children can write and read English. When I was an elementary school student, my school only taught Japanese.
3, Equal opportunity
Everyone can go to school. If he/she has a handicap, the government helps him/her.
4, Local control
Japan does not have local control. Instead, the Japanese education system is under national control.
5, Parental involvement
Parental involvement is not mandatory. However, the Japanese government recommends this system.
6, Well-rounded people
Teachers teach general study, such as Japanese, English, mathematics and history.
After junior high school, Japanese can go to technical college to learn special skill or they go to high school.
Juwon
Samuel
Education system in Korea
Access to education in Korea is universal; every student has to attend school. If parents do not send their children to school, they will get in trouble. The literacy rate was very low in the past, but it has become much higher. Nevertheless, men have a higher literacy rate than women. Everyone gets the same opportunities to receive basic education, but depending on their social status, the quality can be different.
Regarding local control of Korean education, we have both public and private schools that have their own aims and requirements but also follow the basic rules determined by the government. I suppose we do not have certain districts and differences among schools. Different from the notion of parental involvement in America, Korea does not allow parental attendance officially at least in my generation. It could be regarded as some kind of corruption between teachers and parents. It has been changing a lot, though. There are a lot of opportunities for parents to attend their children’s classes. It is not mandatory, but it has become an important part of the education system.
Educational system in Cote d’Ivoire
In my country, Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast), there is a National Educational System. All children around seven years old are supposed to go to school for free, but is not mandatory.
In general, the rule works in cities but not in villages. In rural areas, children go to school according to their parents’ availability. In some places, more boys have access to education than girls. Of course only about fifty percent of Ivorians are literate. Parents are organized in associations that contribute to improve the National Educational Systems’ quality. The curriculum is covers many things such as including mathematics, literature, history, art and physical education.
Compare to the other West Africa countries, independents since fifty years, the goal of fifty percent literate Ivorians is fairly good.
Seeri
Jaeho-Jeon(Jerry)
Instructor: Robert A.Cote
About Education
In my country, Korea, we have a national exam called Su-neung(SAT) to apply to universities. Since this test requires lots of work and too many students struggle to get a high-grade, it is very difficult to get into a prestigious university.
King Sejong created the Korean alphabet (Hangule) which most Korean able to read and write because it is easy to learn and quite a scientific system.
In Korea, there are many kind of preparatory schools because many parents want their children to study for the future. Parents believe that their children will get more highly improved educational program when children go to preparatory school. on the other hand, universities are difficult to enter.
The government has helped the school children go by district after school. Rich parents can spend much money to support their children to get highly improved merican education.
To get into a university, only one national exam takes most part of the grade. Actually, most parents do not encourage their kids to be involved in extra curriculum activity.
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