Hwk 42

Egypt:

"International Academic Components Found in NG Program." New Generations Schools. 2008. Web. 3 Mar 2010. .

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Generation_Schools
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_Egypt

Even though the main concepts of schooling are the same throughout many societies around the globe, we all seem to be learning something that relates to our society. Just like in the United States, there are tests given out in certain levels of school and the students are split up in a similar way. There are also a variety of schools a student can be enrolled to; for example: Arabic schools and Experimental Language schools which are considered Government schools. The Private schools would be Ordinary schools, Language schools, Religious schools and International schools.

The question that I have been paying close attention to throughout this unit is based on how there are different curriculums in different societies. A question I have related to the previous question is: how does the history of a society impact their curriculum? We all go to school around the world because that’s where all the kids belong, but we never actually think behind what we are being taught. How will it all affect us in the future? By doing all this research I want to figure out what different topics are being taught to students around the world, and how it would affect them in their personal future. If a student from Egypt has knowledge on their history, and a student from the U.S. has knowledge on U.S. history, how will one be able to take advantage of that in the future?

Most of the curriculum in Egypt is similar to ours. Most of this seems to be adapted from our requirements in schools. This can be seen by looking at the curriculum in New Generation schools, which are a group of international English and Arabic schools in Egypt. While offering American Diploma, the school ties the curriculum with Arabic and religion. This school offers a list of curricula which includes community service, cultural studies, a senior project and more. By looking at this I was able to gain insight about how a different society’s curriculum is similar and different from ours. The core subjects are basically the same in this specific school, but the language being taught is Arabic. In our society we usually have Spanish taught in language classes.

Math Curriculum in Pakistan:
"The Mathematics Curriculum in Pakistan ." Web. 3 Mar 2010. .

Many of the subjects taught in math may be the same in other countries, but the timings of these subjects being introduced to the students are different. This can have a big impact on how educated one generation may be compared to the next generation. There may also be different effects on how well the teachers are prepared to teach their curriculums.

This subject matters to me personally because my family is from Pakistan and I would like to know how a student I Pakistan’s math curriculum may differ from my math curriculum. We have knowledge on the same topics but it depends on how they are introduced to us as well. Because the curriculums before did not seem to show much improvement in the students learning skills, there were revisions made on text books and teaching aids. If the leader is not capable of leading a group of followers while teaching something they are not prepared to teach, there will be many negative impacts in the future. This seemed to be the case in the math curriculum in some schools located in Pakistan.

This will be able to predict the outcome of ones future. Even though many of the responsibilities may fall on the student, the teacher has equal responsibilities. If the work being taught is not well prepared then the student may not be able to learn much. This seemed to be the case in Pakistan with their math curriculum. The teacher has a big impact on how the students are doing in school. If they are not doing so well it will reflect poorly on the teacher.

Math Curriculum based off Saudi Arabian Education:

"Curriculum/Program." Saudi Academy. Web. 3 Mar 2010. .

So far my research shows that many of the schools in the Middle East teach all the subjects taught in the U.S. while keeping religion in mind. This is where the curriculum mainly differs from our society and the societies in the Middle East. The culture, tradition and heritage in a society can really make a curriculum stand out amongst others. In this school located in the U.S, these three things are used to teach in an Islamic based school.

In the Islamic Saudi Academy located in Virginia, math is a subject where skills need to be built, just like how it is here in New York. In middle school and so on, students that show proficiency will likely move in an accelerated pace. This needs to be proved by teacher recommendations and how well the student performs on tests. Math subjects are introduced to students when they have reached the certain level of difficulty. This can connect to schools in our society because there are advanced placement classes for students that are able to do more challenging materials without any problems.

This topic matters since it shows how a society has set up a curriculum to match their needs. In many of the Middle Eastern countries, religion is a top priority. This is why they are keeping religion incorporated within their curriculum even if they are located in the U.S. This is why many of the schools have Arabic being taught; the Q’uran is usually mentioned as well. It somehow ties the studies back to their religion and culture so that the students are not able to distance their selves from the very important aspects of their life. They are always reminded so they are able to set apart wrong from right.