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Chinese Education

Chinese Education. 9 years of public school -“compulsory education” 6 years of it provided by government Children now go to school 5-6 days/week 2 semesters 9 ½ months in school. Interesting Facts. No janitors in Chinese schools Students often work in groups

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Chinese Education

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  1. Chinese Education • 9 years of public school -“compulsory education” • 6 years of it provided by government • Children now go to school 5-6 days/week • 2 semesters • 9 ½ months in school

  2. Interesting Facts • No janitors in Chinese schools • Students often work in groups • Every school must teach morality & ethics • Math, Phys Ed, Music, Drawing, Nature, History, Geography • Learn “love of country” and “love of the party” • Repeat in unison • Sit in rows • Curriculum and textbooks nationally standardized

  3. Chinese Education Criticisms • Kindergarten not available to all children • Only 75% of students complete school • 2/3 of un-enrolled students are girls • Rote learning discourages creativity and independent thought • Rural communities do not get the same advantages as urban • Some school still use corporal punishment

  4. Indian Education • 12 years of school • Only 50% of students attend school • Factory work prohibited, but many work in small businesses • Rural areas as high as 1:100 teacher: student • Private school common • Government funded or privately funded

  5. Interesting Facts • Schools teach many languages • Elite pre-schools growing • 190 million children in public education system

  6. Indian Education Criticisms • Only 1/6 rural schools have toilets • Girls are not allowed to attend as freely as boys • Some parents will not allow children to attend class with students of other social classes • Education still influenced by colonization

  7. French Education • 12 years of mandatory schooling: primaryand secondary • Education consists of same basic subjects. Level of content increases with grade. • French, Math, Discovering the World, Civics, Creative Arts, Phys Ed + Foreign language in secondary school

  8. Interesting Facts • Professeur = teacher (previously called instituteur, or its feminine form institutrice) • French government banned all religious symbols in public schools • Students rank 25th = average

  9. French Education Criticisms • Less emphasis on creativitythan U.S. and UK schools • Curriculum “dumbed down” in Mathematics • Educators on all levels are encouraged to do research and publish articles

  10. Day in the Life • Times vary. One example of a competitive middle school…

  11. Day in the Life

  12. Day in the Life • School from 8:00 am – 4:00 pm • No religious clothing allowed

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