Comment on all these questions. Remember to give reasons based on the book!! In your answers pay particular attention to the Chapters and pages suggested in each question, if any.
1. From the book, comment on the differences between the American educative system and the Spanish system. Ideas: open school days, guidance counselors, principals. etc., Give examples and reffer to chapters and/or pages.
4 comments:
The system educational American is similar to the educational existent system today in Spain. On the other hand, the educational existent system in this country was different in the time to which it refer the narration. I was born in the year 1963 and I studied in a different system to which it exist today . However, my children are studying in the implanted system recently and that it is similar to the American system. In my opinion I believe that in some aspects perhaps is better the previous system because it formed better as for general knowledge. A denominated school existed " Professional Formation" that it formed very well in the learning of occupations to those students that they wanted to study other things. The pain is that from the government enough was not developed.
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There are some differences between American educative system and the Spanish system.
On page 12 and 13 , McCourt informs us that there are Open School Day and Open School Night, when parents visited the school to see how their children were progressing, in Spain there is something similar, generally is an Open School Night but if you also want to talk to the teacher you can ask for a personal appointment. There is also another difference: a student monitor who organizes the parents waiting for the teacher. Well in Spain there is no student monitor as in the USA.
On page 23 and 24 we can see how the Principal came into McCourt´classroom with the Staten Island Chief Inspertor of Schools to inspect the class and the teacher. I don´t think in Spain this is an usual way to inspect a teacher in a public High School maybe in a private High School.
On page 28 the guidance counselor advised McCourt about a student and her future.
Well in Spain there isn´t a real representation of the guidance counselor but it seems to have something similar as him in the last years.
On page 55 Ben Chan have to pass the Stuyvesant High School entrance examination to be admitted at school. Here there is no examination to be admitted in a public High School.
Finally on page 60 you can see the schedule of an Open School Day: “ the kids are sent home at noon and the parents come from one o´ clock to three o´ clock, and again in the evening from seven o´clock to nine o´clock. Nothing to compare to Spain.
Hi Pasqual!
I agree with you that vocational training studies have not been enough valued in Spain. And I think -if properly managed- they could be a great opportunity for many people not wishing to go to university.
We´ll check spelling and expressions in class.
Pilar
That´s right, Mª José. Timetables is Spain seem to be unique! As some people start to say, parents´ working timetables have to be "extensive" and therefore, children have to stay longer hours at school or home alone. Isn´t it crazy?!
Complete comparison of systems. Well done!
Pilar
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