C\u00f3 m\u1ed9t nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 Rebecca Winthrop t\u1ea1i Brookings Institute, trong \u0111\u00f3 b\u00e0 \u1ea5y th\u1ea5y r\u1eb1ng m\u1eb7c d\u1ea7u \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u sinh vi\u00ean h\u01a1n \u1edf c\u00e1c n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111ang ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c v\u00e0o tr\u01b0\u1eddng h\u1ecdc nh\u01b0ng khi t\u00ednh t\u1edbi bao nhi\u00eau ng\u01b0\u1eddi trong s\u1ed1 h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 h\u1ecdc v\u00e0 h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 d\u00e0nh bao nhi\u00eau th\u1eddi gian \u1edf tr\u01b0\u1eddng, v\u1eabn c\u00f3 k\u1ebd h\u1edf l\u1edbn. B\u00e0 \u1ea5y t\u00ednh s\u1ed1 n\u0103m \u1edf tr\u01b0\u1eddng v\u00e0 m\u1ee9c \u0111\u1ed9 th\u00e0nh \u0111\u1ea1t \u1edf c\u00e1c n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111ang ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n v\u00e0 k\u1ebft lu\u1eadn r\u1eb1ng m\u1ee9c \u0111\u1ed9 gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111ang ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n l\u00e0 ch\u1eadm qu\u00e3ng 100 n\u0103m sau c\u00e1c n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e3 ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n. V\u00ec h\u1ec7 th\u1ed1ng gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c \u1edf ph\u1ea7n l\u1edbn c\u00e1c n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111ang ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng thay \u0111\u1ed5i m\u1ea5y, h\u1ecd c\u00f3 c\u00f9ng m\u1ee9c \u0111\u1ed9 gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c m\u00e0 ph\u1ea7n l\u1edbn c\u00e1c n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e3 ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 h\u1ed3i c\u00e1c th\u1eadp k\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a th\u1ebf k\u1ec9 20. B\u00e0 \u1ea5y c\u1ea3nh b\u00e1o r\u1eb1ng ch\u1eebng n\u00e0o c\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 ch\u01b0a thay \u0111\u1ed5i tri\u1ec7t \u0111\u1ec3, \u201ck\u1ebd h\u1edf 100 n\u0103m\u201d n\u00e0y s\u1ebd ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c trong t\u01b0\u01a1ng lai. Ph\u00e2n t\u00edch c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 \u1ea5y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t nh\u1eafc nh\u1edf v\u1ec1 nhu c\u1ea7u kh\u1ea9n thi\u1ebft v\u1ec1 c\u00e1ch c\u00e1c n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111ang ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n ph\u1ea3i l\u00e0m nhi\u1ec1u ti\u1ebfn b\u1ed9 h\u01a1n trong gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c.<\/p>\n
C\u00f3 nh\u1eefng tranh c\u00e3i v\u1ec1 nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 \u1ea5y trong c\u00e1c nh\u00e0 gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c, m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd v\u00e0 nhi\u1ec1u ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u1ed3ng \u00fd. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ecdc nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 \u1ea5y nhi\u1ec1u l\u1ea7n nh\u01b0ng c\u00e1ch nh\u00ecn c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i l\u00e0 b\u1ea5t k\u1ec3 li\u1ec7u c\u00f3 k\u1ebd h\u1edf 100 n\u0103m, k\u1ebd h\u1edf 50 n\u0103m, hay k\u1ebd h\u1edf 20 n\u0103m, k\u1ebd h\u1edf gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c gi\u1eefa c\u00e1c n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111ang ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n v\u00e0 c\u00e1c n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e3 ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n qu\u1ea3 c\u00f3 t\u1ed3n t\u1ea1i. M\u1ed1i quan t\u00e2m c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i l\u00e0 c\u00e1i g\u00ec c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00e0m \u0111\u1ec3 kh\u00e9p l\u1ea1i k\u1ebd h\u1edf gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c n\u00e0y? Ph\u1ea7n l\u1edbn m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u1ec1u g\u1ee3i \u00fd r\u1eb1ng ch\u00ednh ph\u1ee7 \u0111\u1ea7u t\u01b0 nhi\u1ec1u ti\u1ec1n h\u01a1n v\u00e0o h\u1ec7 th\u1ed1ng gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c \u0111\u1ec3 l\u00e0m t\u0103ng t\u1ed1c qu\u00e1 tr\u00ecnh n\u00e0y. Gi\u1ea3i ph\u00e1p n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c l\u00e0m nhi\u1ec1u l\u1ea7n trong qu\u00e1 kh\u1ee9 v\u1edbi \u00edt ti\u1ebfn b\u1ed9 v\u00ec ph\u1ea7n l\u1edbn ti\u1ec1n \u0111i v\u00e0o ch\u1ed7 ph\u00ed ho\u00e0i. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5y nhi\u1ec1u tr\u01b0\u1eddng tr\u1ed1ng r\u1ed7ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ea7y hay tr\u00f2 v\u00ec n\u1ed9i chi\u1ebfn \u1edf ch\u00e2u Phi. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5y c\u00e1c tr\u01b0\u1eddng v\u1edbi nhi\u1ec1u h\u1ecdc sinh nh\u01b0ng ch\u1ec9 v\u00e0i th\u1ea7y gi\u00e1o \u1edf \u1ea4n \u0110\u1ed9. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5y c\u00e1c tr\u01b0\u1eddng v\u1edbi nhi\u1ec1u m\u00e1y t\u00ednh nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 truy nh\u1eadp v\u00e0o Internet \u1edf Nam M\u0129. Nh\u1eefng tr\u01b0\u1eddng n\u00e0y t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 \u0111\u1ec1u nh\u1eadn t\u00e0i tr\u1ee3 t\u1eeb ch\u00ednh ph\u1ee7 c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd hay t\u1eeb vi\u1ec7n tr\u1ee3 n\u01b0\u1edbc ngo\u00e0i \u0111\u1ec3 x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng l\u1edbp h\u1ecdc hay trang thi\u1ebft b\u1ecb nh\u01b0ng \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 kh\u00f4ng c\u1ea3i ti\u1ebfn c\u00e1i g\u00ec. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5y nhi\u1ec1u m\u00f4 h\u00ecnh gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u1ec1 ngh\u1ecb nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng ng\u01b0\u1eddi n\u00e0o b\u1eadn t\u00e2m t\u1edbi \u0111\u1ecdc v\u00e0 hi\u1ec7n th\u1eddi c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u \u0111\u1ec1 ngh\u1ecb \u0111ang c\u00f3 t\u00e1c d\u1ee5ng \u1edf m\u1ecdi n\u01b0\u1edbc. V\u1ec1 c\u0103n b\u1ea3n, kh\u00f4ng n\u1ed7 l\u1ef1c c\u1ea3i ti\u1ebfn n\u00e0o trong s\u1ed1 n\u00e0y c\u00f3 hi\u1ec7u qu\u1ea3 v\u00ec h\u1ecd \u0111\u00e3 kh\u00f4ng t\u00ednh t\u1edbi vi\u1ec7c xem x\u00e9t nh\u00e2n t\u1ed1 quan tr\u1ecdng nh\u1ea5t: Th\u1ea7y gi\u00e1o.<\/p>\n
Theo \u00fd ki\u1ebfn ri\u00eang c\u1ee7a t\u00f4i, c\u1ea3i ti\u1ebfn gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c ph\u1ea3i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u v\u1edbi th\u1ea7y gi\u00e1o. M\u1ed9t nh\u00f3m th\u1ea7y gi\u00e1o \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c \u0111\u00e0o t\u1ea1o t\u1ed1t c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m cho m\u1ecdi s\u1ef1 x\u1ea3y ra, v\u00ec h\u1ecd bi\u1ebft c\u00e1ch gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c. H\u1ecd bi\u1ebft c\u00e1ch c\u00e1c tr\u01b0\u1eddng n\u00ean v\u1eadn h\u00e0nh, c\u00e1ch c\u00e1c l\u1edbp h\u1ecdc n\u00ean \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c d\u1ea1y v\u00e0 v\u1edbi h\u1ed7 tr\u1ee3 \u0111\u00fang, h\u1ecd c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 t\u00ecm ra c\u00e1ch \u0111\u1ec3 c\u1ea3i ti\u1ebfn h\u1ec7 th\u1ed1ng gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5y nhi\u1ec1u th\u1ea7y gi\u00e1o gi\u1ecfi b\u1ecf vi\u1ec7c c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd v\u00ec h\u1ecd kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 ki\u1ebfm s\u1ed1ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c b\u1eb1ng \u0111\u1ed3ng l\u01b0\u01a1ng th\u1ea5p c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd, \u0111\u1eb7c bi\u1ec7t \u1edf ch\u00e2u \u00c1 n\u01a1i chi ti\u00eau cu\u1ed9c s\u1ed1ng \u0111ang d\u00e2ng l\u00ean nhanh ch\u00f3ng m\u1ed7i n\u0103m. T\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 th\u1ea5y nhi\u1ec1u th\u1ea7y gi\u00e1o l\u00e0m vi\u1ec7c r\u1ea5t v\u1ea5t v\u1ea3 trong l\u1edbp h\u1ecdc kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 \u0111i\u1ec7n, kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 t\u00e0i li\u1ec7u th\u00edch h\u1ee3p, v\u00e0 v\u1edbi s\u00e1ch gi\u00e1o khoa r\u1ea5t c\u1ed5.<\/p>\n
Tu\u1ea7n tr\u01b0\u1edbc, \u1edf \u1ea4n \u0110\u1ed9 t\u00f4i n\u00f3i v\u1edbi m\u1ed9t ng\u01b0\u1eddi b\u1ea1n \u0111ang l\u00e0 quan ch\u1ee9c ch\u00ednh ph\u1ee7: \u201c\u00d4ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 c\u1ea3i ti\u1ebfn gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c n\u1ebfu \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u t\u1eeb th\u1ea7y gi\u00e1o. \u00d4ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 chi to\u00e0n b\u1ed9 s\u1ed1 ti\u1ec1n \u0111\u1ec3 x\u00e2y d\u1ef1ng c\u00e1c tr\u01b0\u1eddng hi\u1ec7n \u0111\u1ea1i, mua nhi\u1ec1u m\u00e1y t\u00ednh v\u00e0 m\u00e1y t\u00ednh b\u1ea3ng nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 th\u1ea7y gi\u00e1o, ai s\u1ebd d\u1ea1y cho h\u1ecdc sinh c\u1ee7a c\u00e1c \u00f4ng? C\u1ea3i ti\u1ebfn gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c ph\u1ea3i b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u v\u1edbi vi\u1ec7c c\u1ea3i ti\u1ebfn vi\u1ec7c s\u1ed1ng c\u1ee7a th\u1ea7y gi\u00e1o.\u201d B\u1ea1n t\u00f4i gi\u1ea3i th\u00edch: \u201cKh\u00f3 n\u00e2ng l\u01b0\u01a1ng th\u1ea7y gi\u00e1o v\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea7u t\u01b0 d\u00e0i h\u1ea1n nh\u01b0ng quan ch\u1ee9c ch\u00ednh ph\u1ee7 c\u1ea5p cao kh\u00f4ng th\u00edch d\u00e0i h\u1ea1n, h\u1ecd mu\u1ed1n c\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 nhanh ch\u00f3ng. H\u1ecd mu\u1ed1n l\u00e0m c\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 m\u00e0 m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 th\u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c. X\u00e2y tr\u01b0\u1eddng m\u1edbi, mua nhi\u1ec1u m\u00e1y t\u00ednh v\u00e0 m\u00e1y t\u00ednh b\u1ea3ng l\u00e0 th\u1ea5y \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c r\u00f5 r\u00e0ng tr\u00ean TV v\u00e0 b\u00e1o ch\u00ed. D\u1ec5 d\u00e0ng th\u1eafng b\u1ea7u c\u1eed n\u1ebfu \u00f4ng l\u00e0m c\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 m\u00e0 c\u00f4ng ch\u00fang ch\u1ea5p nh\u1eadn.\u201d T\u00f4i than: \u201cB\u00e2y gi\u1edd t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft t\u1ea1i sao nhi\u1ec1u n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111ang ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 c\u1ea3i ti\u1ebfn \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u1ec7 th\u1ed1ng gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd. H\u1ecd c\u00f3 ti\u1ec1n nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng chi d\u00f9ng ch\u00fang m\u1ed9t c\u00e1ch kh\u00f4n ngoan. B\u00e2y gi\u1edd t\u00f4i bi\u1ebft t\u1ea1i sao c\u00e1c n\u01b0\u1edbc nh\u01b0 Ph\u1ea7n Lan, Thu\u1ef5 \u0110i\u1ec3n c\u00f3 gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c t\u1ed1t nh\u1ea5t th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi v\u00ec h\u1ecd \u0111\u1ea7u t\u01b0 v\u00e0o th\u1ea7y gi\u00e1o. B\u1ea1n t\u00f4i \u1edf Ph\u1ea7n Lan n\u00f3i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i r\u1eb1ng kh\u00f3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u1eadn v\u00e0o c\u00e1c tr\u01b0\u1eddng gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c h\u01a1n l\u00e0 v\u00e0o tr\u01b0\u1eddng y v\u00e0 th\u1ea7y gi\u00e1o l\u00e0m ra s\u1ed1 ti\u1ec1n b\u1eb1ng nh\u01b0 b\u00e1c s\u0129 y t\u1ebf l\u00e0m. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 c\u00f4ng th\u1ee9c cho th\u00e0nh c\u00f4ng; nh\u1eefng n\u01b0\u1edbc n\u00e0y \u0111\u1ea7u t\u01b0 v\u00e0o t\u01b0\u01a1ng lai c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd b\u1eb1ng vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u1ea7u t\u01b0 v\u00e0o th\u1ea7y gi\u00e1o.\u201d<\/p>\n
B\u1ea1n t\u00f4i h\u1ecfi: \u201cNh\u01b0ng n\u1ebfu ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 ti\u1ec1n gi\u1edbi h\u1ea1n, ch\u00fang t\u00f4i s\u1ebd \u0111\u1ea7u t\u01b0 v\u00e0o c\u00e1i g\u00ec \u0111\u1ec3 t\u0103ng t\u1ed1c c\u1ea3i ti\u1ebfn?\u201d T\u00f4i b\u1ea3o \u00f4ng \u1ea5y: \u201cV\u00ec ch\u00ednh ph\u1ee7 c\u1ee7a \u00f4ng kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 t\u0103ng l\u01b0\u01a1ng cho m\u1ecdi th\u1ea7y gi\u00e1o, v\u1eady h\u1ecd ph\u1ea3i \u0111\u1ea7u t\u01b0 s\u1ed1 ti\u1ec1n gi\u1edbi h\u1ea1n v\u00e0o th\u1ea7y gi\u00e1o c\u00f4ng ngh\u1ec7 v\u00e0 \u0111\u00e0o t\u1ea1o th\u1ebf h\u1ec7 m\u1edbi c\u00e1c th\u1ea7y gi\u00e1o c\u00f4ng ngh\u1ec7. Nh\u1eefng th\u1ea7y gi\u00e1o n\u00e0y s\u1ebd \u0111\u00e0o t\u1ea1o th\u1ebf h\u1ec7 m\u1edbi c\u00e1c h\u1ecdc sinh c\u00f4ng ngh\u1ec7 v\u00e0 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00f3 s\u1ebd l\u00e0 vi\u1ec7c b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a xu h\u01b0\u1edbng c\u1ea3i ti\u1ebfn gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c. N\u0103m ngo\u00e1i, ch\u00ednh ph\u1ee7 c\u00e1c \u00f4ng \u0111\u00e3 th\u00f4ng qua lu\u1eadt cung c\u1ea5p m\u00e1y t\u00ednh b\u1ea3ng cho m\u1ecdi tr\u01b0\u1eddng v\u1edbi hi v\u1ecdng ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n m\u1ed9t tri\u1ec7u c\u00f4ng nh\u00e2n c\u00f4ng ngh\u1ec7 th\u00f4ng tin cho th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi. T\u1ea5t nhi\u00ean, c\u00e1c c\u00f4ng ti \u0111i\u1ec7n t\u1eed v\u00e0 m\u00e1y t\u00ednh r\u1ea5t h\u00e0i l\u00f2ng v\u00e0 ca ng\u1ee3i n\u1ed7 l\u1ef1c n\u00e0y nh\u01b0 \u0111i\u1ec1u \u0111\u00fang c\u1ea7n l\u00e0m. S\u1ef1 th\u1ef1c l\u00e0 m\u00e1y t\u00ednh v\u00e0 m\u00e1y t\u00ednh b\u1ea3ng kh\u00f4ng d\u1ea1y. Kh\u00f4ng c\u00f3 th\u1ea7y gi\u00e1o, nh\u1eefng thi\u1ebft b\u1ecb n\u00e0y l\u00e0 v\u00f4 d\u1ee5ng v\u00e0 c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u1ecdc sinh d\u00f9ng \u0111\u1ec3 ch\u01a1i tr\u00f2 ch\u01a1i video hay xem phim. \u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea7u t\u01b0 k\u00e9m. Thay v\u00ec mua m\u00e1y t\u00ednh v\u00e0 l\u00e0m cho c\u00e1c c\u00f4ng ti m\u00e1y t\u00ednh h\u00e0i l\u00f2ng, ch\u00ednh ph\u1ee7 c\u00e1c \u00f4ng n\u00ean t\u1eadp trung v\u00e0o \u0111\u00e0o t\u1ea1o nhi\u1ec1u th\u1ea7y gi\u00e1o c\u00f4ng ngh\u1ec7 h\u01a1n v\u00e0 cung c\u1ea5p cho h\u1ecd nh\u1eefng h\u1ed7 tr\u1ee3 th\u00edch h\u1ee3p \u0111\u1ec3 cho h\u1ecd c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m h\u1ebft s\u1ee9c m\u00ecnh. B\u1eb1ng vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u1ea7u t\u01b0 v\u00e0o th\u1ea7y gi\u00e1o c\u00f4ng ngh\u1ec7 ng\u00e0y nay; n\u01b0\u1edbc c\u00e1c \u00f4ng c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u00e0m h\u1eb9p k\u1ebd h\u1edf gi\u00e1o d\u1ee5c gi\u1eefa c\u00e1c n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111ang ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n v\u00e0 n\u01b0\u1edbc \u0111\u00e3 ph\u00e1t tri\u1ec3n, b\u1ea5t k\u1ec3 li\u1ec7u \u0111\u00f3 l\u00e0 k\u1ebd h\u1edf 100 n\u0103m hay 20 n\u0103m.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Conversation in Mumbai<\/p>\n
There is a research by Rebecca Winthrop from the Brookings Institute where she found that although there has been more students in developing countries go to school but when it comes to how much they have learned and how long they have spent in school, there is still a big gap. She calculated the number of years in school and levels of achievement in developing countries and concluded that education level of developing countries is about 100 years behind developed countries. As the education systems in most developing countries did not change much, they have the same levels of education that most developed countries had by early decades of the 20th Century. She warned that unless something dramatically change, this \u201c100 years gap\u201d would continue into the future. Her analysis is a reminder of the urgent need on how developing countries should make more progress in education.<\/p>\n
There were debates about her research among educators, some agreed and many did not. I have read her research several times but my view is regardless whether there is a 100 years gap, 50 years gap, or 20 years gap the education gap between developing countries and developed countries does exist. My concern is what can be done to close this education gap? Most people suggested that government invest more money in education system to accelerate the progress. This solution has been done many times in the past with little progress because most of the money went to waste. I have seen many empty schools without teachers or students because of civil wars in Africa. I have seen schools with a lot of students but only few teachers in India. I have seen schools with many computers but did not have access to the Internet in South America. These schools all received funding from their government or from foreign aids to build classrooms or equipments but it did not improve anything. I have seen several education models being proposed but no one bothered to read and currently there are more proposals being worked in every country. Basically, none of these improvement efforts were effective because they did not taking into the consideration the most important factor: The teacher.<\/p>\n
In my own opinion, education improvement must start with the teachers. A well-trained group of teachers can make things happen, because they know how education works. They know how schools should operate, how classrooms should be taught and with proper support, they can find way to improve the education systems. I have seen many good teachers left their job because they cannot make a living with their low salary, especially in Asia where the cost of living was rising quickly each year. I have seen many teachers work very hard in classrooms without electricity, without adequate materials, and with very old textbooks.<\/p>\n
Last week, in India I told a friend who is a government official: \u201cYou cannot improve education if you do not start with the teachers. You can spend all the money to build modern schools, buy more computers and tablets but without the teachers, who are going to teach your students? Education improvement must start with improving the living of teachers.\u201d My friend explained: \u201cIt is difficult to raise teachers\u2019 salary as it is a long-term investment but high-level governments do not like long term, they want something quick. They want to do something that everybody can see. Building new schools, buying more computers and tablets are highly visible on TV and Newspapers. It is easy to win election if you do something that the public approves.\u201d I lamented: \u201cNow I know why many developing countries cannot improve their education system. They have the money but not spending them wisely. Now I know why countries like Finland, Sweden are having the best education in the world because they invest in their teachers. My friends in Finland told me that it is more difficult to get accepted into education schools than Medical schools and teachers there are making the same money as Medical doctors. That is the formula for success; these countries invest in their future by investing in teachers.\u201d<\/p>\n
My friend asked: \u201cBut if there is only a limit amount of money, what would we invest to accelerate education improvement?\u201d I told him: \u201cSince your government cannot raise salary of all teachers then they should invest the limited amount to technology teachers and train a new generation of technology teachers. These teachers will train a new generation of technology students and that will be the beginning of education improvement trend. Last year, your government passed a law to provide tablets to all schools with the hope to develop a million information technology workers for the world. Of course, electronics and computer companies were very happy and praised this effort as the right thing to do. The truth is computers and tablets do not teach. Without teachers, these devices are useless and could be used by students to play video games or watch movies. That was a bad investment. Instead of buying computers and make computer companies happy, your government should focus on training more technology teachers and provides them with adequate supports so they can do their best. By invest in technology teachers today; your country may narrow the education gap between developing countries and developed countries, regardless whether it is 100 years or 20 years.\u201d<\/p>\n
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C\u00f3 m\u1ed9t nghi\u00ean c\u1ee9u c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 Rebecca Winthrop t\u1ea1i Brookings Institute, trong \u0111\u00f3 b\u00e0 \u1ea5y th\u1ea5y r\u1eb1ng m\u1eb7c d\u1ea7u \u0111\u00e3 c\u00f3 nhi\u1ec1u sinh vi\u00ean h\u01a1n … <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4857","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-xu-huong-toan-cau"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/science-technology.vn\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4857","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/science-technology.vn\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/science-technology.vn\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/science-technology.vn\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/science-technology.vn\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4857"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/science-technology.vn\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4857\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4859,"href":"https:\/\/science-technology.vn\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4857\/revisions\/4859"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/science-technology.vn\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4857"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/science-technology.vn\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4857"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/science-technology.vn\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4857"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}