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Aussie students left behind
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Ten years ago our education system was top of the class, but today a worldwide comparison shows a very different story.
Asian schools on the other hand are powering ahead, with special 'smart schools' where every student is pushed to reach their full potential.
Inside a typical school in Shanghai, China the average class is packed with 40 students, while in Australia, it's around half of that.
In China they don't have flash, modern buildings, or spend money on the latest technology, and yet according to the latest international results, it's the best performing school system in the world in terms of maths, science and reading.
Chinese students start the day by reading aloud, which is meant to improve memory. Both aerobic and eye exercises are daily activities, and medical check-ups are common to make sure the kids are in perfect health.
An insight into Asian schools was produced by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, or the OECD. Its latest rankings show Shanghai is top of the ladder in student testing, and Singapore and Hong Kong were also high flyers.
The average student in Shanghai is more than two years ahead of Aussie kids in maths, and more than a year ahead in reading and science.
Dr Ben Jensen runs a school education program at the Grattan Institute and is an expert in education policies and programs.
According to Dr Jansen, “it was only eleven years ago that these countries were ranked seventeenth in the world in reading, and within five years they went from seventeenth to second.”
In Australia our biggest education debates have centred on private versus public funding, class sizes and teacher pay, but Dr Jensen's research shows we may be on the wrong track. He says the secret to Asia's success has been making student learning the focus, while also developing better teachers.
“When a student sits down in a classroom in Shanghai, and the teacher walks in, often there's another few teachers with them, so there are a few teachers in the classroom working together observing one another,” Dr Jensen said.
Each teacher has a mentor, and they're judged and assessed on their classroom performance.
Oswald Chen was born in Australia. His parents migrated from China twelve years ago. A maths dynamo, he's represented Australia in an international Olympic maths competition. The year eight student attends the prestigious Scotch College in Melbourne.
“I do maths tutoring, English tutoring and a chess club, and I also do school sport,” Oswald said.
The twelve year old does 32 hours a week at school. He spends five hours a week on study; maths and English tutoring takes two hours; sport takes six; and music - four. At almost 50 hours a week, Oswald clocks up more hours than the average worker.
“Occasionally I feel like I’ve got a little too much,” Oswald said.
“Chinese families and Asian families value education, they think education can make the difference,” his mum Yan Chan said..
Fiercely pushy Chinese mothers - nicknamed 'Tiger mums' – have made international headlines, and some have been criticised for placing too much pressure on their children.
But for mums like Yan, it's all about giving your child that competitive advantage, and she believes success at school begins in the home.
“He’s going well in school, he has good discipline, and he has many good habits,” she said.
The OECD's most current figures from 2009 reveal how we're slipping. Over a nine year period, Australia has fallen from fifth place to fifteenth for maths; from fourth to ninth for reading; and in science we've gone from seventh ranking to tenth.
“Maybe every now and again it’s good to tell a child that what they’ve done isn’t good enough,” former school teacher and education commentator Dr Kevin Donnelly said.
Dr Donnelly says we're not tough enough on our children. “We no longer fail students in school, we no longer use the ‘F’ word, and really that means that students aren’t pressured as much as students in Asian countries.”
Dr Jensen says if you want your kids to succeed, learn a lesson or two from our Asian neighbours by realising that education is not all up to schools.
“Become involved in their education, become involved in their homework,” he advised.
OECD RANKING
Maths 2000
1. Japan
2. Korea
3. New Zealand
4. Finland
5. Australia
Maths 2009
1. Shanghai - China
2. Singapore
3. Hong Kong - China
4. Korea
5. Chinese Taipei
6. Finland
7. Liechtenstein
8. Switzerland
9. Japan
10. Canada
11. Netherlands
12. Macao - China
13. New Zealand
14. Belgium
15. Australia
Reading 2000
1. Finland
2. Canada
3. New Zealand
4. Australia
Reading 2009
1. Shanghai - China
2. Korea
3. Finland
4. Hong Kong - China
5. Singapore
6. Canada
7. New Zealand
8. Japan
9. Australia
Science 2000
1. Korea
2. Japan
3. Finland
4. United Kingdom
5. Canada
6. New Zealand
7. Australia
Science 2009
1. Shanghai - China
2. Finland
3. Hong Kong - China
4. Singapore
5. Japan
6. Korea
7. New Zealand
8. Canada
9. Estonia
10. Australia
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我的ebay经历 (2005-11-14) 水晶靴 
发表于 2012-2-27 18:07
发表于 2012-2-28 15:38
（还是我听力不好听错了？？？）
