Made a FakeBook focused on the competitiveness of entering the University of the Philippines: Link!
“Chinese parents demand perfect grades because they know their kids can get them.”
- Rob Gira, avidcollegeready.org
Both of my Parents were born in the Philippines, so I remember growing up listening to stories about how competitive and tough schooling was in the Philippines. My Mom especially, would tell me about the stress of college entrance exams and how they were considered the "make it or break it" towards your success in life. They would constantly drill into our heads the value of education and how it is strongly correlated to success. My parents were telling me of siblings applying for the same school with one making it and the other not, friends scoring in the mid ninety percentile for entrance exams while still getting rejected, or people with masters degrees working in retail.
Because the job markets are so intense overseas, parents there need to demand more, as Rob Gira said, not just because they know their children can do it, but because it increase their chances for a better life. I believe this is a humongous factor when it comes to viewing education in international schools. Students there grow up realizing how competitive the market is and strive to do good, and to live up to their parents expectations. Comparing it to how students are taught here, I thought it was interesting on how we focus on self-esteem. We try to cultivate creativity, group work and projects in a relaxed and open respectful environment. I believe that both have there own pros and cons with two completely different outlooks.
Students taking IV's while listening to a lecture/studying
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I enjoyed this post because it was academic and personal. I enjoyed reading into how you were prepared for the jump to college.
ReplyDeleteI think this is an interesting topic comparing education in these two different areas of the world. Americans certainly have a much more relaxed view on the topic!
ReplyDeleteI think that it is very interesting how much more competitive it is over seas than here. I never really thought of education and the competitiveness in an international sense.
ReplyDeleteI never really knew about how competitive education was in the Phillippines. It's crazy to think about how relaxed America is towards education. If we put the emphasis on education as much as other countries we might not have to import materials from other countries
ReplyDeleteI think that it's great that you're shedding more light on this topic for this inquiry project. Your quote: “Chinese parents demand perfect grades because they know their kids can get them" is a great example. If we, in America, put greater emphasis on technical forms of education starting from an earlier age schooling, the number of graduates, and even the job fields would adapt and better change the country as a whole.
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