The United States likes to boast being Number 1 in a lot of things, but when it comes to education the United States hasn’t been number 1 for a long time. As a matter of fact, it isn’t close to the leader in education. The leader is Asia. It’s the very best in the education system and it’s a big part of the reason why they are making such great products and innovations in the technology field and in the world of business.
It looks like the rest of the world is picking up on the great strides that Asia has started to make and even the United States is picking up on it too. They are learning that there is a lot about the American education system that might not equate to making kids better learners or more productive adults.
The first thing is the overall work schedule. The United States used to be heavily influenced by their farms. It was the life blood of the country and the backbone of it as well. These days, the United States is a consumer country and doesn’t make stuff nearly as much. Because of this fact the school schedule should be changed but it’s not. There was a time when the United States used to give the children the summer off so they can help with the crops.
These days this schedule is just hurting the children and their ability to retain information. The eastern way of doing education is much like an adult work schedule. They get a couple of weeks off at a time. The best progressive schools in the United States are following this exact school model.
As the education system in the United States continues to make improvements there will be a lot of looking into the way the Asian schools do it. There is nothing more important than a child’s education and Asia is clearly on the right track.