WHAT DO I THINK
After researching, having discussions with my classmates, and researching I have created an opinion of my own. America's school system is nowhere near perfect. There are aspects from each of the three countries that could be beneficial if adopted in American schools.
Finland:
Students in Finland have a totally different mindset than students in America. They value education and are motivated to do well. This seems like a strange concept to me considering I am surrounded by students who couldn't care less about school. Education is looked as something they need to do in order to be successful and pursue their future career, not just something that is required for students to attend. In America, as students, our priority is not school. We often reward and spend more time appreciating extracurricular activities rather than academics. In order to improve our education system as a country, we must change our society's mindset and values.
In Finland, being an educator is an honor. Teacher prep programs have prepared and produced some of the most successful teachers. Only certain universities in Finland offer these teacher prep programs, making the field of teaching much more valued and competitive than in America. Better teachers produce better students.
South Korea:
There are many aspects of the Korean education that could be improved upon. Students should not be under so much pressure and stress that they are sleeping during class. Students are not receiving their suggested amount of sleep due to the fact that most students spend their nights making up what they didn't learn in school. Constantly being exhausted is not the best way to maximize the students learning. One student, noted in the book, murder his mother in order for her to avoid seeing his disapproving scores.
There is, however, something that can be taken away from the South Korea experience. Parents in South Korea are very well involved in the students academic work .Parent involvement is important to help ensure that a student is on the right path for success. In America, there are many parents who are completely unaware of anything their child is learning in school. If parents monitor what their child is learning and how they are performing in school, Americans could greatly improve their test scores and how America is performing as a whole.
Poland:
Poland education school systems are best known for them improving in a short period of time. What most people want to know is how this happened and how we can do it to our country. Poland's minister of education, Miroslaw Handke, changed everything all at once. I do not necessarily believe we should do the same, but rather change everything gradually.
One thing Poland did was give teachers more autonomy. This gave educators the flexibility of choosing which part of the curriculum they would teach, and allowing them to choose their own textbooks. As long as this is monitored, I think it would be a beneficial aspect that should be applied to America education systems.
Finland:
Students in Finland have a totally different mindset than students in America. They value education and are motivated to do well. This seems like a strange concept to me considering I am surrounded by students who couldn't care less about school. Education is looked as something they need to do in order to be successful and pursue their future career, not just something that is required for students to attend. In America, as students, our priority is not school. We often reward and spend more time appreciating extracurricular activities rather than academics. In order to improve our education system as a country, we must change our society's mindset and values.
In Finland, being an educator is an honor. Teacher prep programs have prepared and produced some of the most successful teachers. Only certain universities in Finland offer these teacher prep programs, making the field of teaching much more valued and competitive than in America. Better teachers produce better students.
South Korea:
There are many aspects of the Korean education that could be improved upon. Students should not be under so much pressure and stress that they are sleeping during class. Students are not receiving their suggested amount of sleep due to the fact that most students spend their nights making up what they didn't learn in school. Constantly being exhausted is not the best way to maximize the students learning. One student, noted in the book, murder his mother in order for her to avoid seeing his disapproving scores.
There is, however, something that can be taken away from the South Korea experience. Parents in South Korea are very well involved in the students academic work .Parent involvement is important to help ensure that a student is on the right path for success. In America, there are many parents who are completely unaware of anything their child is learning in school. If parents monitor what their child is learning and how they are performing in school, Americans could greatly improve their test scores and how America is performing as a whole.
Poland:
Poland education school systems are best known for them improving in a short period of time. What most people want to know is how this happened and how we can do it to our country. Poland's minister of education, Miroslaw Handke, changed everything all at once. I do not necessarily believe we should do the same, but rather change everything gradually.
One thing Poland did was give teachers more autonomy. This gave educators the flexibility of choosing which part of the curriculum they would teach, and allowing them to choose their own textbooks. As long as this is monitored, I think it would be a beneficial aspect that should be applied to America education systems.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
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