Educational differences between China and Ireland

Nowadays, many people in China send their children to study abroad. By Bian Xiao's side, they usually meet friends from high school. They avoid the college entrance examination and study abroad. Later, I saw junior high school students go to study in high school! Finally, it is now popular for families to emigrate to live abroad. The biggest reason is education. Is foreign education really that good?

In China, education in China can be roughly divided into the following stages: preschool education.

Refers to the education process that children aged 3-6 receive in kindergartens. * * * There are kindergartens11752 in China, with 900,000 kindergarten teachers and 20,360,200 kindergarten children, and the enrollment rate of school-age children is 43.8%. Kindergartens are generally run by the people. In large and medium-sized cities with developed economies, the needs of children to receive preschool education are basically met. The development of preschool education is advancing from urban to rural areas, and some towns and villages basically popularize preschool education 1 year.

primary education

Refers to the education process of children aged 6- 12 in primary school. There are 456,903 primary schools in China, with 6,340,200 teachers and students1.21.567654.38+0.000, and the enrollment rate of school-age children is 99. 1%. Primary schools are generally managed by local governments, but also by individuals and non-governmental organizations.

secondary education

Refers to the process of receiving education in middle school during 12- 18 years old. Junior high school, ordinary high school, vocational high school and technical secondary school all belong to technical secondary schools. Ordinary middle schools are divided into junior high schools and senior high schools, each with a three-year academic system. Some junior high school graduates go to senior high schools, and some go to vocational high schools and technical secondary schools.

higher education

Post-secondary college, undergraduate and postgraduate education.

Ireland Ireland's education system consists of three parts: primary education, secondary education and higher education. In recent years, continuing education has been accepted by more people. The stage of compulsory free education in Ireland is from primary school to university. However, public universities that only target students from EU countries can reduce tuition fees. Besides tuition fees, they also need to pay sponsorship fees, examination fees and share fees.

preschool education

In Ireland, parents can choose their favorite preschool classes, including private nurseries.

Kindergarten and some enlightenment classes. The children are between three and four years old, and there are one or two preschool classes. Since 2009, according to the policy of "Early Childhood Care and Education Plan", children have the right to receive one year of free preschool education before starting primary education. Pre-school education institutions using Irish have developed particularly rapidly, with nearly 4,000 pre-school children attending 278 pre-school education institutions.

primary school

Although children are not obliged to receive education before the age of 6, 40% of 4-year-old children and almost all 5-year-old children have begun to study in kindergarten classes in primary schools. Primary school is an eight-year education, and the first two years are enlightenment education. Every academic year from September to June, there are talk festivals and Christmas holidays. There are basically no formal examinations in primary schools. Primary education emphasizes child-centeredness, advocates diversified teaching, and realizes individualized development by combining children's own physical and mental development stages.

The types of primary schools in Ireland include public schools, special education schools and private schools. Among them, ethnic schools are also divided into: religious primary schools, non-religious schools, multi-religious schools, Gaelscoil (all courses are taught in Irish) and vocational education schools.

These schools are also divided into boys' schools, girls' schools and co-educational primary preschool classes (teenagers aged 4-5 /5-6).

Elderly people (5-6 years old /6-7 years old)

Grade one (6-7 years old /7-8 years old)

Grade two (7-8 years old /8-9 years old)

Grade 3 (8-9 years old /9- 10)

Grade 4 (age 9-10/111)

Grade 5 (age10-111-12)

Sixth grade (age11-12/13)

Secondary school

Irish students generally start middle school at the age of 12. Secondary education includes three-year junior high school and two-year or three-year senior high school. In senior high school, there is a transitional year course, followed by three two-year diploma courses. The junior high school diploma exam is held at the end of junior high school. The choice of the transition year of junior high school and senior high school is not focused on exams, but on making students feel more about life, improve their interpersonal skills, expand their knowledge and broaden their horizons. The transition year is not a compulsory part of senior high school, and students can choose freely.

Irish general high school curriculum is as follows:

Elementary courses: art, municipal science, classical literature studies, trade, English, French, geography, German, history, home economics, Irish, mathematics, music, science education, science and Spanish.

Transitional school year: arrange special study and activity courses.

Advanced courses: core courses: (so-called compulsory courses) English, Irish (except foreign students), mathematics, (plus elective courses) art, accounting, business organization, economics, municipal science, classical literature studies, French, geography, German, history, housekeeping, music, science education, biology, chemistry, physics, Spanish, and so on.

Sports: track and field, badminton, basketball, cricket, golf, gymnastics, hockey, tennis, rugby, sailing, football, swimming, tennis and volleyball.

Additional courses: exhibition, drama and concert, drama and music creation.

higher education

The University of Ireland consists of 7 universities, 14 Institute of Technology and 5 education and training colleges.

University course application conditions:

(1) For nationality owners:

Irish, English and a second foreign language; Basic mathematical ability; Scores in two other recognized subjects. It is necessary to meet the specific requirements of this major according to the final exam results on the graduation certificate.

(2) For China students: according to the high school diploma, according to the average score; Reach a college entrance examination score line as needed; Provide proof of English scores, with an average IELTS score of about 6.5.

Second, China's educational philosophy

The present education in China is exam-oriented education represented by college entrance examination. The biggest feature of this kind of education is the relative shortage of educational resources. Parents' schools and the whole education-related industrial chain compete around educational opportunities.

China's characteristics: improve learning efficiency, and pay attention to cultivating the ability to take exams.

China students have strong basic knowledge and test ability. It is generally believed that China's basic knowledge and skills in mathematics are solid and universally recognized. For example, in the second grade of primary school, children in China are familiar with the mixed operation of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, and the multiplication formula table is upside down.

Students can master more knowledge in a short time, and direct teaching by teachers can save time and improve learning efficiency, which is different from western groping. In line with China's national conditions, because of its huge population base, intra-institutional education is the most suitable education system at present; It can screen talents among hundreds of millions of students in China in the fairest and most open way.

Overall shortage of educational resources

However, worldwide, China's investment in education is relatively low, and there has been no obvious improvement so far. Moreover, the distribution of educational resources is seriously unbalanced, and the use of educational funds is unfair and unfair. Admittedly, the investment in education will be restricted by the economy, but China's investment in education is even lower than that of many developing countries, and its attention is not high enough.

Ireland

Ireland is a pure English country. The education facilities are complete and the education level is world-class. In the fields of medicine, engineering, computer, etc., the teaching level and quality are higher than those of similar universities in Europe and America, and they are widely recognized internationally (advanced high-tech levels such as computers are among the best in the world).

Pure English education

Ireland has always been regarded as a place where traditional education in Britain develops, just like Britain: the traditional education model of boys' schools and girls' schools; Training strategies of "gentlemen" and "ladies" in Britain; "Elite" education and the educational concept of "leader" temperament; These are the core contents of Irish (British) education.

High proportion of education income

Ireland not only inherits the essence of British education, but also the Irish government spends 15% of its total fiscal expenditure on education every year, aiming at encouraging the innovation and reform of Irish education system and improving the level and quality of national education.

So today, "love education" is not only an inheritance of traditional "British education", but also an innovation of "British education". Ran Ran's "British education" has gradually entered the field of vision of education professionals and become a rising star in Ran Ran.

The curriculum is flexible and diverse.

Unlike the rigid British curriculum, the Irish curriculum is very flexible. The school will offer more than 20 courses for students to choose from according to their interests. As long as students are interested and want to learn, whether it is language, art or sports, the school will try its best to satisfy them. This is also the reason why Irish disciplines are becoming more and more abundant, because they respect and encourage the diversified development of students, and hope that schools can become the cornerstone and supporters of students' free development.

Third, campus safety.

In recent years, all cities in China have realized the importance of campus safety, and all aspects have been greatly improved, which coincides with the Irish government's strategy of managing campus safety.

In order to ensure the safety of students, the campus was closed.

Ireland is a country where guns are banned. Irish schools are closed and outsiders are not allowed to enter. For the safety of children, Ireland stipulates that people other than students are not allowed to enter schools. If you want to apply for a school visit, you need to submit your application online at least 1 month in advance, and you can enter the school after the school gives you approval.

Student school bus transfer

There is a school bus to take children to and from school. If students do not use the school bus, parents or guardians need to pick them up in person, and children are not allowed to leave school alone.

Education in Ireland has always been a model of global education, which is why so many people immigrate to Ireland.