Just a small list of a few differences
Some differences between Mongolian and American schools (mostly in the countryside):
1. Cheating is prevalent—tests and classwork usually
2. Homework is rarely completed if done at all
3. Teachers typically teach straight from the textbook and leave no room for creative interpretation (although I seem to recall some classes in high school like that). Teachers often don’t prepare lessons ahead of time. However they are required to submit their lesson plans to the Training manager several times throughout the school year (typically they just create them with the help of the textbook). The training Manager is in charge of the teachers, the scheduling, payment, and school events (parties, teaching competition, etc).
4. Depending on the size of the soum or town, some classes can have as many as 40 students at one time.
5. Holidays, celebrations, parties, and projects will take predominance over teaching lessons and school work.
6. Students don’t even try to hide their cell phones
7. Fights break out almost daily
cheating, homework not getting done, and fights breaking out actually are pretty common here ... just not where you went to school, apparently!
ReplyDeletetrue, but there are no penalties for cheating in the classroom, and tests are essentially group work.
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