Knowing Education from another Country
Everyone has known who
Rihanna is. The one of beautiful singer female in America. But, do you know
where is she come from? She is from Barbados. Barbados is an island country
which located in Caribbean sea and Atlantic Ocean. Talking about Rihanna, the
newest information is she becomes an ambassador for Barbados. She asked to
acquaint about education, culture and tourism of Barbados.
Have you ever heard
about education in Barbados? Are education in Barbados systems better than
Indonesian? In this moment, i would like to tell you about education in
Barbados. I don’t aim to compare Barbados with Indonesian. I just want to share
a little bit information of education from the other country.
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| source: abovebarbados.com |
When proverty pervaded throughout Barbados, only rich family who can send their children to school. Also, only boys benefited from the school. In 20th century that allowed both boys and girls to be on a par with each other academically. According to the Ministry of education in Barbados, in the 2013-2014 year, the government invested almost $500 million into improving schools to provide a safe and academically challenging environment for children that will cultivate their growth into becoming productive members of society. Here are some ways that Barbados improving its education system:
1. Education in Barbados uses the
child-centered approach and doesn’t let course work dictate teacher’s pace in
the classroom.
2. The ministry of Education, Science,
Technology and Innovation overseas education by providing teachers with lesson plans,
feedback and workshops to develop their classroom techniques.
3. There educational system in Barbados can
be easily broken down into a four-tiered system as follows:
1) Nursery
level, ages three through five years old
2) Primary
level, ages five throgh eleven years old
3) Secondary
level, ages eleven trough sixteen years old
4) Tertiary
level, caters primarily to post-secondary students with no age limit
4.The school year in Barbados comprises of
three schools terms and they are as follows:
1) 1st
term, starts the 2nd week of September and end mid-Desember
2) 2nd
term, starts the 2nd week of January and end in the 1st week of April
3) 3rd
term, starts the end of April and ends the 1st week of July
5. Parents, doctors and principals can recommend
assistance for students with disabilities. Special education services are
provided in eight public schools for students with disabilities, including those who are hearing or visually impaired.
6. Schools in Barbados follow the outcomes-based
learning approach, which provides national standards and education targets for
schools and parents.
7. The ministry of Education has a
department specifically designated for designing, analyzing and reforming
examination standards. They work closely with school faculty to assure fair and
proper testing in schools.
As a result of the
heavy investments made by previous governments and the current administration, Barbados boasts a literacy rate of approximately 98%.
So, how about education
in Indonesia? Nowadays, Indonesia is using Curriculum 2013, which the system gives
prority to students skill. This curriculum let students to improve their
cognitive and soft skill. Although, Curriculum 2013 still has obstacles,
because not all schools in Indonesia provide facility for this curriculum. But i
know the government is trying to make our education to be more better. Whatever
the system for our education, i wish Indonesia students can follow every rules
in school that make them to be responsibly person.
sources: -barbadospocketguide.com
-borgenproject.org
