I believe
children should be assessed in order to provide adequate support and
services if they are needed. Testing a child is not easy because you have to
take into consideration all the factors that affect their learning and
development. Appropriate testing will give teachers and parents the
knowledge they need to help improve the areas that their child may require help
in. Children that receive much needed help from their teachers and caregivers
are able to form dependable relationship with them. Children in other countries
have different opportunities and their cultures have their own needs for survival.
Children need all the support and help that they can get because positive guidance
will help them to reach their full potential.
China has
come a long way in assessing children, during the earlier days only sons of wealthy
families were even considered to have the opportunity for education. These
opportunities were completely funded by their own family. They would play for
private tutors that provided home schooling on a daily basis. Currently, assessment
in China is remarkable according to the PISA (Programme for International
Student Assessment) Test. Coughlan
(2012) states "In China, the idea is so
deeply rooted that education is the key to mobility and success." Even the
children that face difficult obstacles in different environment perform well on
test. They have developed the attitude as stated before that without education
they can’t achieve what they need.
Testing
is a good advantage for children all over the world because their development
and learning skills are important to their success. It would be even better if
children all over the world were given the opportunity to receive an education
from qualified professionals. With teachers and parents working together to
provide services to children during early childhood years would guarantee
children a positive path towards adulthood.
Coughlan, S. (2012, May
8). China: The world's cleverest country? In BBC News Education. Retrieved
February 16, 2013, from BBC website:http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17585201
Hi Natasha,
ReplyDeleteYou are right children do need all the help and support they can get. Children today seem much wiser. Elementary school children are doing coursework at a higher level than in previous years.
China has adapted a great assessment strategy. What they have instilled in the children's mind about, without education they can't succeed will go along way with them.
Thanks for sharing
Brenda
Hello Natasha,
ReplyDeleteI agree that children should be assessed because then they will get the support they need. Assessing children gives teachers an outline of areas to adequately provide help to them. Every child performs at a different level and when you know the areas they need support in, then you can plan accordingly and allow the child to be successful.
Its great that China allows every child to get an education. Girls and boys deserve to be successful in getting an education. They deserve the same opportunities. We know that every country does things differently but when you allow everyone to get an education then the possibilities are endless for each gender.
Rolanda
Great post! The thing that stood out the most to me was the last statement that you made about education and every country doing things differently. I agree with this statement because if children come from other countries or regions they have to adjust and we have to give them a fair shot to a decent education.
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