Teacher training colleges in wrong 'place'

Reference

Razak, D.A. (2009. July 5). “Teacher training colleges in wrong ‘place’.” New

Straits Times (Malaysia) from LexisNexis Academic.

Summary

In the article “Teacher training colleges in wrong ‘place’”, Razak describes

education has an effect of the future economic system; therefore, in order to

develop into a high-income country and have a sustainable economic system,

the government needs to review the education system. Also he said sometimes

we have to break the traditional education system to introduce new and

different education systems. Moreover to reconstruct the education system,

every system supports and cooperates with each other. Also, the original

Education Ministry was divided into two, and the teacher education is

under the new Education Ministry, and Institut Pendidikan Guru (IPG) was

made to connect school and teachers. There are enough institutions and

information to study in IPG and some university that is placed under the

Higher Education Ministry. However it has the disadvantages; for example,

the students cannot cement a friendship or share much information. As a

result, these things have bad influence on the education of teachers in the

future and give confusion to many people.

Response

I agree that the economic and education system are linked. Also I agree

that the most important way to develop one’s country is to improve the

education system, because we are requested the average of the academic

ability when we get a job. So I think it is good for children to put a great

deal of effort into study. Moreover I think that when the government

reviews the education system, the government has to change carefully,

because sometimes changing the education system has bad influence on

the children. In 2001, the Japanese government changed the education

system. Until then, we had had a class on Saturday; also, we had studied

a lot of contents in every subject. However, by revision of the education

system, we don’t have a class on Saturday, and we are not taught some

contents of every subject. Moreover the government insisted that the

children should spend time with their family on Saturday and every day

play with friends. I think this revision was not good, because many

children began to go to cram school even on Saturday; also, they came

to rely on cram school more than school. So the revision of the

education system had a bad influence on the children. I think the

government has to revise more carefully. When I am a teacher, I have to

teach in accordance with the education system. So I hope the education

system will change for not only children, but also teachers.         

Chinese premier reiterates necessity for improving

Reference

Official Chinese news agency Xinhua (2010, August 31). “ Chinese premier
reiterates necessity for improving education.” from LexisNexis Academic:
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Summary

Chinese premier Wen Jiabao said the most important thing to develop a powerful
one’s country is that everyone have a good education; also, he said the education
is very indispensable for China to become a top-class country. The Central
Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council suggested
“ The National Plan for Medium and Long- term Education Reform and
Development”, and it is proposed to develop China into a wealthy society; also, it
aims that everyone can get a opportunity to have the education. Also he said the
government must equally provide everyone with the education, and to improve
the education for China is indispensible for economic growth. He also said the
government has to provide the students from low- income families with the
environment to study and acquire skill; for example the government needs to
provide the educational resources, schools, vocational schools and funds.
Recently many students have been given a scholarship and subsidies.
However the preschool education is very poor in China, so he said we have to
provide local area and ethnic minority areas with good preschool education
immediately.

Reaction
I think recently Chinese economic growth is very tremendous. Also when I read
this article, I felt the Chinese government is putting a great deal of effort into the
education. So I think China will be a powerful country in the world soon.
Moreover I didn’t know the system of the scholarship funding and subsidies for
students was developing in China, so I was very surprised. I think it is good
system for children from low- income families to have a standard education.
However I am worried about educational differentials and earnings differentials
between the center and the local area. I have read a book about the gap in
China, and people in local areas cannot have a good education; also, their
wages are very low. Moreover children from local areas or rural areas cannot
go to school because they have to earn their livings; therefore, they cannot get
a large income. So I agree with the government’s plan in which they give a
comfortable environment to study and acquire skills to the students from low-
income families, local areas and ethnic minority areas. When I am a teacher,
I want to teach about the gap in China and why China is developing even now,
and I want students to discuss the problem.

How to Tackle Challenges of Quality Assurance in Education

Reference

Vanguard, Lagos (2010, May 20). “How to Tackle Challenge of Quality
Assurance in Education.”, from LexisNexis® Academic & Library 
Solutions2.mht. 


Summary

The author said that the most important thing to develop one’s country is 
that every citizen have a good basic education. Profess T. Adedoja 
declares the policy, “Challenges and Opportunities in Expanding Access, 
Equity and Quality AssuranceEducation.” He also said we have to provide
all children with a comfortable environment to study and world class 
education because having the education is a natural right for them. By 
improving the quality education, they are not discriminated against and feel 
inferior even if they live or work with foreigners in the future. Also Oyo 
State declares the policy of Oyo MESI, and he hopes all children not only 
acquire a good educational foundation but also cultivate their humanity 
through various experiences at the school.

Reaction  

When I read this article, I felt it is good thing for the government to tackle 
the education problem because I think the education problem is not solved 
unless the government tackle it. I have lived in Japan for 21years, so I have 
studied in a good environment. I could acquire not only the various knowledge 
but also the valuable experiences at the school, so I am very satisfied with my
environment. However sometimes I have nodded during the class and been
very careless about my homework, although I have a perfect environment. 
When I read this article, I realized that there are many children who cannot
have a standard education again. I have watched the TV about the education
of developing countries. Children said that we want to go school and study
hard; however, we cannot go to school because we have to work to make a 
living. Then they cannot read the letter and calculation forever. So I have to 
be thankful to study in the comfortable environment. I want to be a teacher in 
the future, so I want students to know the actual condition of educational 
environment of the developing countries, and I want them to be thankful to be 

able to study in a comfortable environment.