China is considered as one of the powerful countries in the world. It’s expansion of commerce and trade makes China globally competitive. Base on the research and report of Ms. Mercy Caronia last January 15, 2011 , China’s literacy rate is superior for it reaches to 92 % and ranks as 81st in the world base in the educational index.
The educational system of China is governed by the government called as Ministry of Education. Their primary language is Mandarin. Like Philippines,Education is compulsory. The government provides primary education for six years, starting at six or seven followed by six years of secondary education for ages 12 to 18.It also created a special fund to improve conditions in China’s basic education years, for new construction ,expansion, and the rebuilding of run down structures of th school. Similarly in our country, a big extraction of budget for the Department of Education for school construction, repair and school facilities.
By 2010, the Government in China aims to attain the level of moderately developed countries. While in the Philippine we aim to attain 100% literate Filipinos by 2015.
Their primary school curriculum is almost similar to RBEC in the Philippine. They too have mathematics, history and geography Physical Education, Music and Arts and of course Chinese Language. Their foreign language is English, while in the Philippine English is not foreign but a second language.
To attain higher literacy rate, China’s government created a scholarship and loan system to help students who could not cover their own living expenses but they studied hard, obeyed the state laws and observed discipline codes. Similarly, in our country, the government has a Study Now Pay Later Program, This project is intended to those students who are academically good but cannot afford to support themselves in college because the income of the parents is not sufficient. This program of the government benefits a lot of Filipino students to pursue their studies in college.
On September 1, 2003,the government in China created a law that supports private educational organizations. It is the first law on Promotion Of Private Education. The rationale behind is, the government believes that the development of private schools means an increase in overall education supply and a change in the traditional pattern of public schools. In the Philippines, the public schools are already partners of the private schools.
It is worthwhile to know that more or less the education in China is comparable to the education in the Philippines.
Yes Ophel... investing in education is a very important thing to consider to assure quality education.
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