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Education and smartness go hand in hand, whether bookish or practical education. Education is thus the most important factor for the development of any country. Check how the following ten countries produce some of the world’s smartest generations of kids for their nation’s future, as listed by Business Insider
Netherland
Children in Netherland come under the Dutch Law of compulsory education from the ages five to eighteen. Most international schools in Netherland are subsidized by the Dutch Ministry of education. Primary education in Netherlands is mainly based on measure to measure curricula. A lot of responsibility is taken in standardized testing and the results that are achieved.
Though preschool is optional, education for nine years is compulsory in Denmark. This compulsory education for children is provided according to national standards. This can take place at home, in a private school or in a public folkeskole and it lead its students to follow an adequate range of subjects. Teachers in Denmark are made to follow a unified system in training of approximately four years.
The English Educational system places a lot of importance in the assessment and testing of pupils where they are compulsorily tested at the ages of seven, eleven and fourteen years with a special emphasis on Mathematics and English. The curriculum in schools is set by guidelines provided by the government which mainly aims in raising the standards of its children.
The education system in the U.S offers its kids a wealth of experiences. Education in England is compulsory and free for all kids aged from five to sixteen. The structure of elementary education in the U.S provides a greater emphasis on group work, guided play and creative activity. The early years of a child’s education focus on numeracy and literacy with no importance given to special subjects.
Teachers of elementary schools in the U.S receive training which emphasizes on human cognition, principles of curriculum development, psychological development and instruction. Schools in the U.S do not have a national curriculum and students are not burdened with preparation for any national examinations.
Russia
Like Singapore, this too is a country that places a lot of concern for education. With education being coordinated by the state, it is made compulsory for all children attend school up to the ninth grade. The curriculum is based on the requirements of the state. In fact, the literacy rate in Russia is almost a hundred percent. Education in Russia plays a very important role in the country’s social status
This is not surprising, doubt, with Finland having the best education system in the world. With kids starting to attend school at the age of seven and being prevented from the pressures of homework and exams till well into their teens, Finland’s students face the least pressure of academic performance. With a seventy five minute break each day, Finnish students have climbed very close to the top in science, mathematics and reading. The curriculum of Finland’s education system includes nothing but broad guidelines for students.
Have you ever wondered how tough schooling in China can be? With school starting at 7.45 and finishing at 4.45 , extra classes lead it to 6.45. With classes from Monday to Friday it can extend to Saturday and Sunday too. Homework keeps most children up till ten. A higher focus is placed to mathematics among schools in China.
Students in Hong Kong are exposed to a mixture of Chinese and Western cultures. Apart from this they are also exposed to diverse opportunities in education. The education system of Hong Kong has, over the years gone through a lot of reform and focuses more on the importance of early childhood education. This could be a reason why kids in Hong Kong score high in Science, math, reading and literacy.
Do you want to know why these kids are so smart? It is because Singapore has an obsession with education. Being one of the world’s toughest meritocracies, Singapore’s education system today has produced the world’s smartest kids. Apart from this, kids in Singapore are made to follow strict discipline and they enter a stream before they are ten years old. This obsession with education is felt everywhere, from Singapore’s two dollar bill that portrays a professor facing his students to headlines in the media which cover students having excelled in education. A reason for this could be that Singapore, being a poor country in the past with no resources and hence no much opportunity for exports , had to rely on its education system ,thanks to which it is one of the ninth richest country in the world today.
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