Life is full of surprises, this is a universal knowledge but my experience upon listening and exploring the different parts of the world and their educational system is fun and I am really looking forward to this subject in order to get to know about their education, location, beautiful places and great people.
From the enthusiastic sharing from the reporters, my past knowledge was refreshed and enhanced about the countries of the United Kingdom. United Kingdom is a term used to describe England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. These four countries together form the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland which is a sovereign state.
By law, all children in England and Wales between ages 5 and 16 must receive a full-time education, while in Northern Ireland, children must begin at age 4. For children under age 5, publicly-funded nurseries and pre-schools are available for a limited number of hours each week. After the age of 16, students can attend sixth form colleges or other further education institutions. Both options offer general education courses in addition to more specific vocational or applied subjects.
The UK introduced a National Curriculum in 1992 and state schools are required to adhere to it until students reach age 16. The Education and Skills Act of 2008 raise the compulsory age to 18, effective in 2013 for 17 year-olds and in 2015 for 18 year-olds. (Independent schools are not obliged to adhere to the National Curriculum.)
National Curriculum core subjects are: English (Welsh is also a core subject in Welsh-speaking schools), mathematics, science, design and technology, information and communication technology, history, geography, modern foreign languages, music, art and design, physical education, and citizenship. In addition to these core subjects are a number of other compulsory courses, such as religious education.
Northern Ireland follows a similar framework; however, schools can develop additional curriculum elements to express their particular ethos and meet pupils' individual needs and circumstances. The curriculum also includes the Irish language in Irish-speaking schools.
While the Education in South Korea, based from my research and internet surfing, is viewed crucial for success and competition is consequently very neatly heated and fierce. A centralized administration oversees the process for the education of children from Kindergarten to the third and final year of high school.
The following are generally considered as the most important subjects; Mathematics, Science, Korean, Social Studies, and English. Sometimes Physical Education is not considered important as it is not regarded to be education and therefore many schools lack high quality gymnasiums and varsity athletics.
South Korea was the first country in the world to provide high-speed internet access from every primary, junior and high school. Their school year is divided into two semesters. The first begins in the beginning of March and ends in mid-July; The second begins in late August and ends in mid-February. They have summer vacation from mid-July to late-August, and winter vacation from late-December to early February to March 1.
The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (often abbreviated into “the Ministry of Education”) is responsible for South Korean Education.
Meanwhile as I looked into our educational system, in our country Philippines, here are the Principles and general objectives and our education system aims to:
• Provide a broad general education that will assist each individual in society to attain his/her potential as a human being, and enhance the range and quality of the individual and the group;
• Help the individual participate in the basic functions of society and acquire the essential educational foundation for his/her development into a productive and versatile citizen;
• Train the nation’s manpower in the middle-level skills required for national development;
• Develop the high-level professions that will provide leadership for the nation, advance knowledge through research, and apply new knowledge for improving the quality of human life;
• Respond effectively to changing needs and conditions through a system of educational planning and evaluation.
I as a teacher is hoping and doing my best to uplift the standard of our education. I know that my co educators also who are my classmates in this subject wished the same but, we know that this is possible if the people in-charge on top would also aim like we do. Maybe in my own little way, I can help change for the better and implement changes in my classroom and my students.
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