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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