In class this week we discussed both global education and
global health. In this blog I will be focusing on global education. I believe,
like the video says, that access to education is a human right and every
citizen should have the opportunity to be educated. This video shows the
importance of education and how it is a key factor in eliminating inequality
and poverty. Education is something that can never be taken away from a person.
Knowledge is power and having a quality education can open so many more doors
down the road.
I like the concept of global education in the
aspect that everyone has access to it. However, I do not think education should
become standardized from country to country. I understand that academic scores
are very competitive through out countries. But I do not think that educators
should be teaching to the tests just to improve scores. I do not think it is
necessarily fair that schools are punished or rewarded on how well they do on
tests. Some children do not do well taking tests, when in fact they know the
material they just can not express it in this form. I feel like these days
there is way to much pressure in how people do on tests especially the ACT.
Yes, a better score can help you obtain scholarships and help ensure a spot at
a prominent college. But the thing is there are so many other ways to show how
smart you are instead of a silly test that people spend months stressing over.
Some people do well on tests so something like the ACT is great for them but
others who don’t just end up feeling inadequate to what they should be able to
show they know. I think if schools moved away from putting so much pressure on
standardized tests students would actually do better. Most importantly I feel like students would
see that one test does not determine how smart they are.
I enjoyed reading your blog. We had similar thoughts this week. I agree with you as well on the topic of standardized tests and so forth. They do not show the true extent to a person's intelligence. They stress people out and are used because they make it easier for us to categorize people by intelligence and determine who is smarter. Your video was very interesting as well and it really shows how important education is and how there needs to be much more done to promote the access to education for everyone around the world.
ReplyDeleteI also enjoyed your blog. I agree that having a concept of global education sounds really good but it's hard to accomplish. Our world is just too different from one country to the next when it comes to norms and values and so on, for our educators to teach using the same methods and content. It's almost impractical. I also agree that standardized tests do not necessarily determine how high or low a student's intelligence is at. We need to find alternative methods for students to use to show their intellect.
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ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed the statement that knowledge is power. This is a phrase that I have heard many times before but the weight of it really holds true in the idea of global education. I understand not wanting to standardize the education system but the underlining concepts taught in many schools are already very similar. Of course there is variation between countries, languages and cultures but I think the structure of schools are becoming homogenized. I liked the video and specific examples. If I had to improve the post I would only like to see more of the counter arguement but I thought it gave great perspective throughout.
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