Why Schools in America Should Not Be Like Schools in Singapore

Autor/in	Hong, Barbara S. S.
Titel	Why Schools in America Should Not Be Like Schools in Singapore
Quelle	In: AASA Journal of Scholarship & Practice, 10 (2014) 4, S.43-50 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1931-6569
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Foreign Countries; Achievement Tests; Track System (Education); Stereotypes; Special Education; Parent Participation; Reputation; Comparative Education; Educational Attitudes; High Achievement; Elementary Secondary Education; Mathematics Achievement; Science Achievement; Educational Practices; Cultural Differences; Asian Culture; Singapore; United States; Program for International Student Assessment; Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Achievement test; Achievement; Testing; Test; Tests; Leistungsbeurteilung; Leistungsüberprüfung; Leistung; Testdurchführung; Testen; Leistungsgruppe; Leistungsdifferenzierung; Klischee; Special needs education; Sonderpädagogik; Sonderschulwesen; Elternmitwirkung; Vergleichende Erziehungswissenschaft; Educational attitude; Bildungsverhalten; Erziehungseinstellung; Mathmatics sikills; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematical ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Bildungspraxis; Kultureller Unterschied; Singapur; USA
Abstract	America is not Singapore and Singapore cannot be America. So why are we often comparing ourselves to high-performing countries based on international exams? Despite the educational crisis many U.S. schools are facing, Americans should be cautious not to mimic another country's model within our diverse classrooms. We are largely grounded on the values of individuality, inclusiveness, and ingenuity, something rarely shared by other countries. This article aims to dispel major stereotypes about Singaporean students and teachers in terms of special education, parental involvement, and academic tracking. We present a more careful and balanced picture of what schooling is like in Singapore and many Asian countries. Our goal is to challenge Americans to look beyond the ideology of a "panacea model" of education and ask ourselves if we really want to pay the price of admission to be ranked amongst these high-performing countries. We may not be at the top, but we are certainly not less. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10