Thursday, September 24, 2009

Compare schooling


Compare 2 children you have learned about so far and discuss some of the differences in educational practices of their country.

11 comments:

Ben Sampson said...

The little kid in japan had a pretty nice education although it might have been a little overwhelming because he had to go to school then he had classes in the night. The little boy in africa didn't have that great of an education. They had to sit on rugs and they had very limited materials

Eric Dupuis said...

The education in Japan is far different than that in Brazil. Japan has schooling from the age of 1 year old until a student graduates from high school or college, and most students take private lessons after school. This is different from Brazils basic schooling where most people either don't attend school or go to a very poor and low funded school.

Anonymous said...

The girl from Romania was like the boy from Brazil. they both had a long trip to school. but the girl lived in a pretty nice house and had trains and busses to school. the boy had to walk up this huge hill just for school. its crazy how things can change between countries and their system of schooling.

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Emily Morad said...

Its amazing how different cultures have such different ways of life. The boy from Japan had a completely different school life than the little Indian girl. The Japanese boy's school day was very structured, and amazingly strict, even though they are very young. In India they would go to school at night in a dark and dingy classroom, and barely had anything to write with. In Japan the students were equipped with brand new materials.

SaDaryl Parham said...
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Administrator said...

The video really demonstrated the difference in the world between those who have opportunities and support to learn, and those who don't. The girl from Romania for example, has the full support of her parents who hope to give her everything that will ensure a better future(they send her to the best school around), however the girl from India, although she does goes to school, does not have support from her father, because it is his belief that girls do not need an education.

Ryan McDermott said...

The little Japanese kid is highly educated and even goes to another school after normal school to learn English. His parents realize the importance of education. Almost everyone goes to school in Japan.

The Indian girl's education is different. She goes to night school because she has to work during the day. Her mother thinks its good to get an education but her father thinks its pointless. The boys in her town go to school during the day because they don't do any work.

SaDaryl Parham said...

The girl from Romania was like the boy from Brazil. They both had a long trip to school, but the girl lived in a pretty nice house and had trains and busses to school. The boy had to walk up this huge hill just for school. It is crazy how things can change between countries and their system of schooling

Julia Patsios said...

I saw the biggest difference between the children in Japan and in Africa. The kinds in Japan were expected to be more independent, and . There education seemed to be even better then ours. While the kids in Africa struggle with there education because of the lack of materials for them to use. Most of the teachers in Africa had to make there own supplies for there classes yet the teachers in Japan had everything needed to teach to the fullest. Most of the parents in Africa were either uneducated or dying from AIDS and the parents in Japan had well paying jobs to support there family and children.

Tridib Saha said...

Children need education because they need to learn. Everyone should go to school so they could have a better education.