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"When you sit in on a class here and meet with the principal and teachers, what you find is a relentless focus on all the basics that we know make for high-performing schools but that are difficult to pull off consistently across an entire school system. These are: a deep commitment to teacher training, peer-to-peer learning and constant professional development, a deep involvement of parents in their children's learning, an insistence by the school's leadership on the highest standards and a culture that prizes education and respects teachers.
Shanghai's secret is simply its ability to execute more of these fundamentals in more of its schools more of the time."
"Take teacher development.
Shen Jun, Qiangwei's principal, who has overseen its transformation in a decade from a low-performing to a high-performing school, even though 40 per cent of her students are children of poorly educated migrant workers, says her teachers spend about 70 per cent of each week teaching and 30 per cent developing teaching skills and lesson planning."
"Peer review, parent training
Education experts will tell you that of all the things that go into improving a school, nothing -- not class size, not technology, not length of the school day -- pays off more than giving teachers the time for peer review and constructive feedback, exposure to the best teaching and time to deepen their knowledge of what they're teaching.
Teng said his job also includes "parent training". Parents come to the school three to five times a semester to develop computer skills so they can help their kids with homework and follow lessons online. Christina Bao, 29, who also teaches English, said she tries to chat either by phone or online with the parents of each student two or three times a week to keep them abreast of their child's progress."
"China still has many mediocre schools that need fixing. But the good news is that in just doing the things that US and Chinese educators know work, but doing them systematically and relentlessly, Shanghai has in a decade lifted some of its schools to the global heights in reading, science and math skills.
Oh, and Shen Jun, the principal, wanted me to know: "This is just the start." - NYT"
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"When you sit in on a class here and meet with the principal and teachers, what you find is a relentless focus on all the basics that we know make for high-performing schools but that are difficult to pull off consistently across an entire school system. These are: a deep commitment to teacher training, peer-to-peer learning and constant professional development, a deep involvement of parents in their children's learning, an insistence by the school's leadership on the highest standards and a culture that prizes education and respects teachers.
Shanghai's secret is simply its ability to execute more of these fundamentals in more of its schools more of the time."
"Take teacher development.
Shen Jun, Qiangwei's principal, who has overseen its transformation in a decade from a low-performing to a high-performing school, even though 40 per cent of her students are children of poorly educated migrant workers, says her teachers spend about 70 per cent of each week teaching and 30 per cent developing teaching skills and lesson planning."
"Peer review, parent training
Education experts will tell you that of all the things that go into improving a school, nothing -- not class size, not technology, not length of the school day -- pays off more than giving teachers the time for peer review and constructive feedback, exposure to the best teaching and time to deepen their knowledge of what they're teaching.
Teng said his job also includes "parent training". Parents come to the school three to five times a semester to develop computer skills so they can help their kids with homework and follow lessons online. Christina Bao, 29, who also teaches English, said she tries to chat either by phone or online with the parents of each student two or three times a week to keep them abreast of their child's progress."
"China still has many mediocre schools that need fixing. But the good news is that in just doing the things that US and Chinese educators know work, but doing them systematically and relentlessly, Shanghai has in a decade lifted some of its schools to the global heights in reading, science and math skills.
Oh, and Shen Jun, the principal, wanted me to know: "This is just the start." - NYT"
More:
http://www.malaysia-chronicle.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=178922:the-shanghai-secret&Itemid=2#axzz2icUGV7fU
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