1. The main concern expressed in the article would be the danger of education perpetuating class stratification, as opposed to the promise of education “leveling the playing field”. It touches on the low intergenerational social mobility in Singapore, especially with varying social class. The article acknowledges the fact that entry into prestigious, ‘branded’ primary schools reflects on parents’ social class rather than merit. The accordance of accessibility of the best schools to students of
This article is relating to the competency because it focuses is on challenges teachers face as multicultural classrooms increase. It also touches on the relationship between education and culture. Because culture is an important piece of the education system, the education should reflect it, however, it has to be an appropriate for students and their cultures. Therefore to enhance the students’ achievement and confidence of students due to increased comfort, teacher’s instructions must be in harmony
My ideal future Career setting is to become a multicultural counselor. Multicultural counseling is a relatively new profession that focuses on helping culturally diverse individuals adapt and guiding them through cultural transitions. Like the traditional counseling profession, multicultural counseling aims to empower individuals and enhance their overall wellness (Erford, 2014). Therefore, the goal of my future career is to strive for client’s self-actualization. This includes concentrating on reaching
INTRODUCTION Multicultural literature is a tool that should be utilized within the classroom in order to help students see themselves and their own family structures reflected within the writings. When readers express their interactions with literature though authentic dialogue and written reflections, beliefs and ideas about their own identities are often brought out (Rosenblatt, 1978). Culturally responsive children’s literature can be an effective vehicle for getting students to connect with rich
world, education particularly literature education plays as a fundamental necessity for each and every one of us in order to constantly be abreast and equipped with wider range of knowledge regarding the aspects of life and have the access to other cultural background to produce millennials who are not only resourceful and competent, but also who possess high moral standards so that they have the ability to function more effectively in the future. In correlation of the National Education
Globalization has positively influenced education in different ways. It has brought different people, ideas and resources in a world- wide pool to make the world into a global society. I am particularly interested in how globalization affects teaching in primary schools in Hong Kong where the articles and references are mainly focusing on the influence to higher education. This essay is attempted to explore the relationship between globalization and primary school education in Hong Kong. The first part will
The National Curriculum Framework (NCF) is based on the Goals of the National Curriculum (MoEHr: 2006) taking into consideration the local and global conditions of its operationalisation and the need to ensure validity and currency (Ministry of Education and Human Resources,2009). The objectives were to create a link between the different types of learning areas. Due to this, the Overarching Learning Outcomes (OLO) was introduced. The first concern of the OLO according to the NCF, is about language
up, there is no point in learning them without understanding the meaning and that the schools should teach those meanings to children. Even though Maori language is offered throughout all education levels, it is not mandatory for schools in New Zealand to offer Maori. Therefore, the level of Maori education each school offers completely depend on the school and the choice each student makes whether or not to take Maori
A great professor, David Wilkins (1972), quoted that “Without grammar very little can be conveyed; without vocabulary nothing can be conveyed”. According to Multicultural & ESOL Program Services Education (2007), vocabulary is defined as the knowledge of conserve particulars about the explanation and inflection of words necessary for communication. Materials are referred as a concealed curriculum that involves viewpoint towards comprehension, enlighten, association of the teacher and student as well
to measure the personality of your students from different countries, to make you easier to get to know your students and help them to perform well in the school. A school with diverse people can assist preparing each other for citizenship in multicultural democracy. The idea of diversity holds within acceptance and respect. Each individual is unique and recognizing our individual differences. These are along the dimension of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, physical abilities and