My fierce padlet by Alice Clark https://padlet.com/26clarkal/newryb44bkcfr4aa Made with eyes on the prize en-us 2022-05-12 16:04:13 UTC 2022-06-02 18:36:51 UTC hello@padlet.com Australia 26clarkal https://padlet.com/26clarkal/newryb44bkcfr4aa/wish/2189789775 Info:
~ go to school for 200 days a year; mid-Dec - late Jan.
~ Average class size is 24 students
~ 4 terms 9-11 weeks long w/ 2 weeks of vacation each term
~ required to spend 11 years at school but usually spend 12 years
~ might spend 12 hours a week working on math and English

Normal school day:
~ school is from 9 am to 3:30 pm
~ lunch is eaten at school
~ there are integrated and nonintegrated classes]]> 2022-05-18 16:17:10 UTC https://padlet.com/26clarkal/newryb44bkcfr4aa/wish/2189789775 Brazil 26clarkal https://padlet.com/26clarkal/newryb44bkcfr4aa/wish/2191591386 Info:
~ shares summer months with Australia
~ class average of 23 students or possibly more

Normal school day looks like:
~ day goes from 7 am-noon and is required to wear uniforms
~ goes home to eat lunch w/ family; lunch being the most important meal deal of the day
~ main subjects: math, geography, history, science, Portuguese (the national language), physical education
~ most schools lack the funding for "cultural courses" such as art and music; especially in the poorer areas]]> 2022-05-19 15:55:59 UTC https://padlet.com/26clarkal/newryb44bkcfr4aa/wish/2191591386 China 26clarkal https://padlet.com/26clarkal/newryb44bkcfr4aa/wish/2191622977 Info:
~ summer months line up w/ Asia, North America, and Europe
~ September to mid-July
~ summer is usually spent doing summer school or studying for entrance exams
~ average of 30 students in each classroom

Normal school day looks like:
~ 7:30 am-5 pm w/ 2-hour lunch
~ study from textbooks that "emphasize China's unity, past + present accomplishments, and it's future"
~ tested in math and language skills at the end of each year]]> 2022-05-19 16:15:10 UTC https://padlet.com/26clarkal/newryb44bkcfr4aa/wish/2191622977 Germany 26clarkal https://padlet.com/26clarkal/newryb44bkcfr4aa/wish/2197693453 Info:
~ 15 weeks of holiday each year; 6-week summer holiday; (similar school holidays to the UK)
~ don't start school until 6 years old
~ most schools don't have a school uniform
~ in most regions, children go to primary school for 4 years
~ lessons after lunch in German schools aren't normal

A normal school day looks like:
~ be at their desks by 7:30-8:15 am depending on where they live
~ 5-6 45-minute lessons every day
~ maths, science, music, art, p.e., etc are normal classes
~ 5-10 minute break between each less with 2 big breaks that last for 20 minutes to allow the kids to go onto the playground
~ after lunch: go home right away, afternoon clubs, homework workshops, activities, for the kids until their parents get home from work]]> 2022-05-24 13:22:27 UTC https://padlet.com/26clarkal/newryb44bkcfr4aa/wish/2197693453 Costa Rica 26clarkal https://padlet.com/26clarkal/newryb44bkcfr4aa/wish/2197708392 Info:
~ one of the 1st nations in Central/South America to offer free and public education
~ one of the most literate nations in Central America; over 96% of students are able to read over the age of 15 years old
~ average of 18 students in a classroom
~ required to wear uniforms during the 9 years of their formal education
~ go to school from ages 6-15 and start college at age 15
~ school year: Feb.-Dec. w/ vacation for about 2 months + a few weeks in July

A normal school day looks like:
~ regular subjects: Spanish, social studies, and science; additional subjects: English and computer science
~ supply their own lunches and snacks]]> 2022-05-24 13:31:28 UTC https://padlet.com/26clarkal/newryb44bkcfr4aa/wish/2197708392 Finland 26clarkal https://padlet.com/26clarkal/newryb44bkcfr4aa/wish/2197714516 Info:
~ Finland schools started transforming over 40 years ago
~ They don't rank, or compare their students and they don't compete between students, schools, or regions
~ Where the kid lives doesn't matter as far as their education goes as they have the same opportunities no matter where they live
~ The schools are publicly funded

A normal school day looks like:
~ There are no mandated standardized tests (besides 1 at the end of the student's senior year)
~ Children spend a lot more time playing outside, even in the winter
~ Very little homework
~ Less time at school and in the classrooms than American schools so extra time can be dedicated to build the curriculum and assessing students]]> 2022-05-24 13:35:05 UTC https://padlet.com/26clarkal/newryb44bkcfr4aa/wish/2197714516 France 26clarkal https://padlet.com/26clarkal/newryb44bkcfr4aa/wish/2197716940 Info:
~ Ages 3-16
~ Primary and secondary schools
~ Faith schools are private

A normal school day looks like:
~ Lessons start at 8:30 am
~ At least 1.5 hour lunch
~ Mostly no uniform
~ Secondary schools have grades in descending order
~ Philosophy is a required class though drama + food usually taught in the special-needs schools ("mainstream schools")
~ Religion education is only taught in private schools]]> 2022-05-24 13:36:30 UTC https://padlet.com/26clarkal/newryb44bkcfr4aa/wish/2197716940 Iran 26clarkal https://padlet.com/26clarkal/newryb44bkcfr4aa/wish/2197719314 Info:
~ school year similar to European countries
~ 10 months or about 200 "active" days
~ average number of students in a classroom is 27
~ 5-18 girls and boys are educated separately; girls have female teachers and boys are taught by men; though they do study together at the university level
~ have to pass a test every year to go to the next grade

A normal school day looks like:
~ religious study (required)]]> 2022-05-24 13:37:57 UTC https://padlet.com/26clarkal/newryb44bkcfr4aa/wish/2197719314 Japan 26clarkal https://padlet.com/26clarkal/newryb44bkcfr4aa/wish/2202355313 Info:
~ Trimesters
~ April then the following March w/ breaks for summer, winter, and spring
~ Uniforms and strict hairstyles, shoes, socks, shirt length, make-up, accessories, and a lot more
~ average class size is 29 students w/ 5-6 computers to share between all of them

A normal school day looks like:
~ receive moral education (health + safety, living a disciplined life, courtesy, understanding + confidence, public manners, and environmental awareness)
~ Japanese
~ math
~ reading
~ social studies
~ music
~ art]]> 2022-05-27 15:59:35 UTC https://padlet.com/26clarkal/newryb44bkcfr4aa/wish/2202355313 Nigeria 26clarkal https://padlet.com/26clarkal/newryb44bkcfr4aa/wish/2202355649 Info:
~ Jan-Dec
~ 3 semesters w/ 1 month of break between each one
~ wear uniforms and follow the rules of jewelry, hair, and accessor restrictions
~ about 40 students per classroom

A normal school day:
~ learn one of the 3 main languages Hausa, Yoruba, or Ibo
~ math
~ English
~ social studies
~ health and physical education
~ religious instruction
~ agriculture
~ home economics]]> 2022-05-27 16:00:00 UTC https://padlet.com/26clarkal/newryb44bkcfr4aa/wish/2202355649 Kenya 26clarkal https://padlet.com/26clarkal/newryb44bkcfr4aa/wish/2202355804 Info:
~ 3 terms, each 13 weeks long w/ 1-month break in between
~ Uniforms are mandatory in government-run schools
~ average 30 students

Normal school day looks like:
~ 8am-4pm
~ many schools provide lunch but because of experiencing severe economic + environmental hardships, some students save all or part of their lunch to share with their families
~ Kiswahili language, English, math, science, music, history, civics, and geography, and receive religious instruction]]> 2022-05-27 16:00:11 UTC https://padlet.com/26clarkal/newryb44bkcfr4aa/wish/2202355804 Mexico 26clarkal https://padlet.com/26clarkal/newryb44bkcfr4aa/wish/2202356259 Info:
~ September - June
~ School Monday - Friday with electives on Saturdays
~ Uniforms required for elementary and middle school
~ about 24 students in each class

Normal schools day looks like:
~ school day divided into 2 sessions
~ Spanish
~ math
~ art
~ physical education
~ other subjects called environmental knowledge including: natural sciences, history, geography, civics, reading, writing, and oral expression]]> 2022-05-27 16:00:41 UTC https://padlet.com/26clarkal/newryb44bkcfr4aa/wish/2202356259 USA: Mass Shootings 26clarkal https://padlet.com/26clarkal/newryb44bkcfr4aa/wish/2207706429 What's going on in different parts of the world:

(1.) ~ Australia: National Firearms Agreement where they're banning certain types of guns and donating guns to law enforcement
~ UK: banned private ownership of handguns and assault weapons

(2.) ~ "The United States has 270 million guns and had
90 mass shooters from 1966 to 2012."
~ "No other country has more than 46 million guns or 18 mass shooters."
]]> 2022-06-01 15:48:40 UTC https://padlet.com/26clarkal/newryb44bkcfr4aa/wish/2207706429 USA: What we should change: 26clarkal https://padlet.com/26clarkal/newryb44bkcfr4aa/wish/2207707399     ~ Mass shootings (school shootings)
~ Ban handguns and assault weapons like the UK
~ Start donating guns like Australia
~ Let everyone know and be very clear about who has the right to have guns

This is important because Americans have become numb to the fact of shootings like "oh no, another school shooting with 10 kids dead, time to give prayers again". We can't become numb to this.

    ~ Education
~ having a small break between terms; like a 3 or 4-day weekend; like almost all of the countries I've researched AND/OR having longer breaks between classes
~ have multiple languages available in all school districts like in Nigeria
~ having the same education in all parts  of the country like Finland
~]]> 2022-06-01 15:49:30 UTC https://padlet.com/26clarkal/newryb44bkcfr4aa/wish/2207707399 Citations 26clarkal https://padlet.com/26clarkal/newryb44bkcfr4aa/wish/2209290906 https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UebQ40iWPVczqUnX2l1LbcKk4KM4nGBQfLJGvaJgziI/edit]]> 2022-06-02 18:06:12 UTC https://padlet.com/26clarkal/newryb44bkcfr4aa/wish/2209290906 USA 26clarkal https://padlet.com/26clarkal/newryb44bkcfr4aa/wish/2209292726 2022-06-02 18:08:04 UTC https://padlet.com/26clarkal/newryb44bkcfr4aa/wish/2209292726