education in asia

[clay dube]

Hi Folks,

Just a quick query. How did the documentary filmmaker come up with the 2 million minutes title?

Ａｔ　２００　ｄａｙｓ／ｙｅａｒ，ｔｉｍｅｓ　４　ｙｅａｒｓ，　ｔｉｍｅｓ　３６０　ｍｉｎｕｔｅｓ　ａ　ｄａｙ　＝２８８，０００　minutes

At 240 days/year, 4 years, 420 minutes a day = 403,200 minutes.

If every minute of every day of the four years is included = 2,102,400 minutes.

Catchy title. Rather misleading, especially if one imagines that high school should be examined by itself.

smiling,
clay

[clay dube]

Hi Folks,

The folks at APEC (Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum) have gathered together some useful documents on China's efforts to change its k-12 curriculum. The links cover a wide variety of subjects.

http://www.apecknowledgebank.org/knowledgebank/index.cfm?action=dsp_bymember&economy=CN

[clay dube]

Taiwan
http://www.apecknowledgebank.org/knowledgebank/index.cfm?action=dsp_bymember

Hong Kong
http://www.apecknowledgebank.org/knowledgebank/index.cfm?action=dsp_bymember

Indonesia
http://www.apecknowledgebank.org/knowledgebank/index.cfm?action=dsp_bymember

Japan
http://www.apecknowledgebank.org/knowledgebank/index.cfm?action=dsp_bymember

South Korea
http://www.apecknowledgebank.org/knowledgebank/index.cfm?action=dsp_bymember

Malaysia
http://www.apecknowledgebank.org/knowledgebank/index.cfm?action=dsp_bymember

Singapore
http://www.apecknowledgebank.org/knowledgebank/index.cfm?action=dsp_bymember

Thailand
http://www.apecknowledgebank.org/knowledgebank/index.cfm?action=dsp_bymember

Vietnam
http://www.apecknowledgebank.org/knowledgebank/index.cfm?action=dsp_bymember

And if you're curious what our gov't says about American education:
http://www.apecknowledgebank.org/knowledgebank/index.cfm?action=dsp_bymember

[Anonymous]

A few years ago I attended a Math conference where a couple of the presentations were devoted to Singapore Math. The term "Singapore Math" appears to be a commercial term used by a company which imports materials developed by the Singapore government for the teaching of math. The Singapore math program has led to major successes in international comparisons.

At the conference I was most impressed by the presentation of a professor from Florida who described how he had used the methods to train nurses to use correct proportions when mixing medications. I have tried some of the material myself in seventh-grade special ed math to teach about fractions. It does seem to improve understanding.

For those who would like further information, the website is http://www.singaporemath.com/Singapore_Math_Story_s/10.htm.

[Anonymous]

This article reminded me of the New England Patriots, an NFL footbal team. They were caught cheating, fines were then issued, and finally it is now a thing of the past. I am amazed at some of the new ways in which students in other parts of the world cheat. However, I am not surprised at the lengths the students will go in order to make the cut. In fact, a friend of mine was just telling me how tests were given to his daughter in order to get into a top kindergarten school. Yes, a kindergarten school. I can imagine that if there was a way to get ahead he would have done it.
http://www.csmonitor.com[Edit by="hmartinez on Jun 18, 10:24:10 PM"][/Edit]

[Anonymous]

I am interested to learn more about how the education system works in Asia. I know that the Japanese place a high value on education. This seems to be a social norm. I do not, however, know how much value is placed on education in China. A teacher that I went to college with is now teaching economics in China. He is not Chinese but felt that China had a great need and he took his family and moved to China to teach. A bold move to say the least.

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