Lessons From Abroad: How Other Countries Educate Their Children

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Lessons From AbroadHow Other Countries Educate
Their Children

• Adam Urbanski
• President, Rochester Teachers Association

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Cautions and Caveats Generalizations Comparison
and Contrast Selected Observations Context and
Circumstances
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Why Consider? Mirror and Fresh Insights Knowing
Our Students Learn From, Not Copy Selective
Borrowing Benchmarking Build on
Strengths Inclusiveness
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Whats Right? Commitment to Universal
Access Tradition of Second Chances Higher
Education Individualism, Skepticism, Creativity
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Whats Wrong? Lack of Rigor Attitudes of
Parents Social Promotions Sense of
Entitlement Inadequate Teacher Preparation What
Is Taught Not What Is Tested Exclusion and
Marginalization Inequities
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Systemic High Standards and Academic
Rigor Common Curriculum Parameters Entrance and
Exit Exams Grouping and Tracking Incentives and
Consequences Education Spending Reforms Role of
Culture and Context
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2003 U.S. Ranked 24th out of 29 OECD Countries
in Mathematics
Source Organization for Economic Cooperation and
Development (OECD), PISA 2003 Results, data
available at http//www.oecd.org/
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U.S. Ranks 23rd out of 29OECD Countries in the
Math Achievement of High-SES Students
Source Organization for Economic Cooperation and
Development (OECD), PISA 2003 Results, data
available at http//www.oecd.org/
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Graph Education Spending As of GNP
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Students Condition of Children Diligence and
Effort Homework Learning in Teams and
Cohorts Amount of Instruction in Core Academic
Areas Out-of-School Learning Time After School
Jobs Conduct and Behavior
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Teachers Workload and Time on Task Concepts vs.
Drill Freedom, Collegiality, Respect Content
Expertise vs. Pedagogy Compensation Moonlighting
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Administrators No Specialized License Involvement
in Teaching Leadership vs. Management Numbers
and Ratios
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Schools Academic Day vs. School Day Serious
Places For Learning Tougher Subjects
Earlier Special Education
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Unions National Organization Collective
Bargaining Right to Strike Militancy
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Conclusions Implications Rigor Without
Rigidity Frameworks and Parameters Logical
Consequences Diligence and Effort Relevance and
Inclusiveness Mindfulness of Global Context More
Authentic Pedagogy More Similarities Than
Differences
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