Shanghai is
Number One in World Education Rankings
A global
educational study called PISA (Program for
International Assessment ) tests over 500,000 pupils in over 70
countries every three years. The 2010
results showed that pupils in Shanghai are the world’s best in reading
mathematics and science. PISA studies 15 year olds and
their abilities in the three fields. The study did not rank
China as a whole but Shanghai, Hong Kong and Macao as
separate countries.
South Korea, Singapore Taiwan and Japan were other Asian nations
that ranked well. In many western countries the
reading score was down. In Europe, Finland still stays
in the number one spot although it is
ranking third overall. Americans are, at best, average
, ranking 17th in reading, 23rd in science and
31st in mathematics.
Why have Asian countries
overtaken Europe and America in the tests? First, they put
more focus on education. Children, parents and teachers know that a
good education is the key to being successful. They
are not tolerant when pupils fail . Asians believe that if you do hard
and succeed in school you will be successful in your
job as well.
Starting at a very early age China teaches its children that you can
only succeed if you are better than the others. They are tested as soon as
they come to school. Only the best can go to college and then get a good job.
Examinations are held very often and lists of students rankings
are posted on the walls of a school. Shanghai students
study much harder than western pupils do and they spend less time
on extracurricular activities or sport.
Teachers are also respected , paid well and highly
motivated .
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