Mandy Miller

[Mandy Miller @MoSauder79]

@tracie_homsher Explains why…many Nigerian primary teachers, especially in rural areas, have only a primary education themselves p436 #MU511

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@tmcclimans1 Language learning in Nigeria, like India, takes a majority of instructional time and effort tending to detract from other subjects p436 #MU511

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@meeshHolweger22 Nigeria’s primary school enrollment is only 40% that of Mexico!!! p428 #MU511

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@MalloryAustinMU Also, teachers’ salaries in Nigeria are less than those of civil servants & often they are not even paid on time!!! p. 439 #MU511

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#2: Like India and other LTDCs, illiteracy is a very serious problem in Nigeria- about 32% are illiterate w/rate among women an estimated 60.6%. p. 421 #MU511

[Mandy Miller @MoSauder79]

#1: Although English is link language, students study 3 major Nigerian languages – Igbo, Yoruba, and Hausa. p. 423 #MU511

[Mandy Miller @MoSauder79]

@madison_walmer These grads receive govt subsidies, so the expenditures made to them to leave China and work elsewhere adds to govt edu deficits p383 #MU511

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@dgjansen133 Even today, university entrance exams in China & Japan still emphasize recall of masses of information p363 #MU511

[Mandy Miller @MoSauder79]

@madison_walmer Yes; In Confucianism the world is balanced btw chaos & order w/ small & limited change and had powerful educational implications p362 #MU511

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#2: Unlike US, Chinese secondary sts stay in classroom & teachers move from class to class w/ avg class size of 60 sts! p379 #MU511

[Mandy Miller @MoSauder79]

#1:Chinese language learning=sts must master alphabet & min of 2,500 characters in Mandarin script to be functionally literate p376 #MU511

[Mandy Miller @MoSauder79]

@magibell2 Due to this high dropout rate, many children leave school speaking only one language where 15 major languages are spoken p394 ☹️ #MU511

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@Eringradclass This trend assumes the development of higher ed will "trickle down" and eventually benefit elem and secondary ed p416 #MU511

[Mandy Miller @MoSauder79]

@tracie_homsher What?! Not only high illiteracy rate among adults but also tendency for young people who drop out to slip back into illiteracy p416 #MU511

[Mandy Miller @MoSauder79]

#2:Similar to Mexico, an est 49% of elem sts in India dropout before completing 5 yrs of school; dropout rate in some states=80% p409 #MU511

[Mandy Miller @MoSauder79]

#1: 15 major & 700 minor languages spoken in India = language learning dominates instruction even to detriment of other subjects p393 #MU511

[Mandy Miller @MoSauder79]

@heatherjean1116 Good news when the Japanese woman's role as wife & mother is "rather rigidly ascribed w/ little ambiguity regarding HER life choices" p345

[Mandy Miller @MoSauder79]

@heatherjean1116 Yes, by control and reinforcement by the Japanese MOE. #MU511

[Mandy Miller @MoSauder79]

@madison_walmer Japan school year=240 days consisting of 5, 7-hour days & 1/2 day Saturdays p348 Imagine US student reactions to 1/2 day Saturdays ;) #MU511

[Mandy Miller @MoSauder79]

#2: Unlike US, Japan has clear understanding about the expectations for their schools & the role of schools in their society. p344 #MU511