What are the goals of teaching in your country?

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I'm writing this, due to the threads about teachers, and I got curious how it functions in other countries.

In Denmark, the goal of teaching is to make sure that the pupils/students have the knowledge and skills to be able to function in the danish society. They call it "dannelse" (in German "Bildung"), the closest word I think would be shaping, or forming. This means that teachers have to shape the students to be democratic minded, to be able to think for themselves, be critical, be able to tolerate ideas that doesn't align with their own, make group choices, have solidarity, and be equipped to handle the key problems they will face.
These problems are described as war, globalisation, pollution, climate change, terrorism, inequality, and so on.
The government also have common goals that they want the pupils to reach, in terms of knowledge and skills, and thus educators have to plant their course that aligns with the mandatory goals. An example could be "pupils have to have the knowledge about danish politics, and be able to explain and understand the difference in the political parties." The course planning is then left to the teachers, as long as the goal set by the ministry of education is met.

Personally, I am a great believer in Danish form of education and its focus on shaping the pupils to be democratic functioning members of society, able to contribute to the overall welfare of the state.

On a side note, it takes about 4 years to become a teacher, which includes 4 intern periods, and a bachelor's dissertation (plus the oral defence), and is considered a university level education. The colleges teaches, besides the courses that students wants to be specialised in, psychology, pedagogical skills, and didactics, as well as common teaching skills, such as class room management.
 
In America you can be a sub with 60 hours of college credit in anything pretty much. Some states are associates degree, some bachelor, and some masters. Gotta remember our country is bigger than Europe is so there will be a lot variety on every topic. We don’t get rid of bad teachers. The ones that are there get mad if you test the kids to see if they’re learning but point to other countries whose kids score better in reading, math, etc...as evidence for more money. Seem confusing? It is. Tests only count when they want money. The teachers unions represent teachers against parents and tax payers. So while I don’t dislike unions per se, public sector ones should be watched closely
 
In part is to create a common identity, also to have less mouthbreathers in society.
 
This is based on my knowledge of the 3 countries I know best :
- Germany : to create people that are so technically competent, that big industrial groups will all want to hire them
- France : to create people that are so critical of everything that it will make them ungovernable
- Canada : to create people that are so tolerant, that they will be very easy to govern if you come with the right packaging (tolerance).
 
The purpose is to tolerate those mongrels until you get your sweet pension.
 
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it appears to prepare them for the awesome workforce lifestyle

except you know personal finances
 


Not everywhere in the States is as bad as The Wire portrays Baltimore but the generally gist is that's how this country works.
 
In Ontario where I live, the purpose of the education system is to create equity and the curriculum is now implemented "through the lens of intersectionality". In practice it involves telling white kids that they are guilty of the Original Sin of being born white, and promoting transgenderism to kindergartens students. The effects of all this won't be positive imo.
 
To teach kids how to fuck...... Safely
 
Was hoping for more serious replies :(
 
Teachers give kids something to do during the day otherwise these precious wonders would be breaking into your house, stealing your shit - 15 minutes after you leave for work in the morning.
 
I'm writing this, due to the threads about teachers, and I got curious how it functions in other countries.

In Denmark, the goal of teaching is to make sure that the pupils/students have the knowledge and skills to be able to function in the danish society. They call it "dannelse" (in German "Bildung"), the closest word I think would be shaping, or forming. This means that teachers have to shape the students to be democratic minded, to be able to think for themselves, be critical, be able to tolerate ideas that doesn't align with their own, make group choices, have solidarity, and be equipped to handle the key problems they will face.
These problems are described as war, globalisation, pollution, climate change, terrorism, inequality, and so on.
The government also have common goals that they want the pupils to reach, in terms of knowledge and skills, and thus educators have to plant their course that aligns with the mandatory goals. An example could be "pupils have to have the knowledge about danish politics, and be able to explain and understand the difference in the political parties." The course planning is then left to the teachers, as long as the goal set by the ministry of education is met.

Personally, I am a great believer in Danish form of education and its focus on shaping the pupils to be democratic functioning members of society, able to contribute to the overall welfare of the state.

On a side note, it takes about 4 years to become a teacher, which includes 4 intern periods, and a bachelor's dissertation (plus the oral defence), and is considered a university level education. The colleges teaches, besides the courses that students wants to be specialised in, psychology, pedagogical skills, and didactics, as well as common teaching skills, such as class room management.



People can hate it but, there's something to be said for nationalism in trying to preserve ways of life.
 
Was hoping for more serious replies :(
Sherdog may not be the place to ask for serious replies. In America, the goal is to produce competent adults that can benefit society. Whether they accomplish this is a whole other debate though.
 
Was hoping for more serious replies :(
Admirable goal but you have to keep in mind this isn't a forum for education professionals, it's a politics subforum whithin a MMA forum. So you'll get a lot of "government education is brainwashing" from self-professed enlightened free thinkers (i.e. dudebros who branched out) a lot more than you'll get meaningful replies (I won't say "serious" because said dudebros are often dead serious about the crap they spew and that's the scary part).

Also most people here are from the US where it's hard to pin down goals for any sort of government action because almost everything is ultimately left to the states.
 
Admirable goal but you have to keep in mind this isn't a forum for education professionals, it's a politics subforum whithin a MMA forum. So you'll get a lot of "government education is brainwashing" from self-professed enlightened free thinkers (i.e. dudebros who branched out) a lot more than you'll get meaningful replies (I won't say "serious" because said dudebros are often dead serious about the crap they spew and that's the scary part).

Also most people here are from the US where it's hard to pin down goals for any sort of government action because almost everything is ultimately left to the states.
Thanks. I am curious though. I know many posters here are married and some have children. Wouldn't a parent be interested in finding out about the curriculum and policies of said states view on education?
 

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