Search Results for Tag: School system
Kathrin on Skype: “Kids should learn together longer”
Not so sunny outlook for Germany’s school switchers
The elementary school Simon attended until 4th grade
We’ve got warm weather and sunny skies right now in Germany. Most kids here are now going to open air pools, looking forward to six weeks of summer holidays. But some are also afraid of the end of the school year. Their grades aren’t good enough to go on to the next class level or to stay at their school. I talked with one of my mom’s friends, Gaby, about such worries.
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Squeezing women’s freedoms as they grow up
Universities are open to men and women, but the job market is a much different story
In my experience in Iraq, the opportunities open to the genders differ according to social setting, age, geographical area and religious believes. We have equality more or less during early childhood, but you still see some differences in how boys and girls are treated.
I think that the opportunities open to males are not limited. They have choices from childhood onward, and they are even allowed to bend the rules. But females are always limited in the chances they have, specifically starting around age 14. Women have to struggle to get their own rights and freedoms, and many of them have sacrificed themselves to provide the freedoms others have today.
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Lacking unified standards in education
Maria's mother grading papers
I was having breakfast with my parents on Sunday. My mom is an English teacher, and she was grading papers. She asked me to take a look at some writing by her students.
“Do you think I’m being too demanding? This is for CAE [Cambridge English: Advanced] level,” she asked.
I pondered several things and exchanged ideas with her. It was during this conversation that I recalled how exactly I came to write in English as I do today.
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Importing a new degree system in Russia
Russian reforms are affecting how and what students study
After reading Emmy’s entry about Kenya’s system of education and its impact on young people’s choices, I’d like to talk about the same issue in my country.
Things are set up differently in Russia. Our schools use a 3-5-2 system. The first two steps are: primary school, which usually takes 3 years, and secondary school, which takes 5. Both are compulsory. Then there’s a choice between attending high school for 2 more years and getting the right to enter a full-time university or leaving school and doing a vocational training program.
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