Randon Weaver

[Randon Weaver @WeaverRandon]

@JessicaMU511 The article attached below explains some reasons behind low ed. in India. Women were not allowed to get educated, unless their family members taught them. Also people from a lower caste were restricted to learning about their occupation. https://t.co/PeOuzcbdKn #mu511

[Randon Weaver @WeaverRandon]

@JessicaMU511 I was surprised to read in the article the high amount of children whose educations are ended because of getting so married early! "Between 2005 and 2006, 18.2 percent of Dalit girls under the age of 15 lost their innocence as they were married off illegally." #mu511

[Randon Weaver @WeaverRandon]

@dare2inspire88 According to this article, school funding is also being reduced. In addition South and West Asian Countries notorious for high-drop rates have made considerable improvements in the last several years while Nigeria's dropout rate stayed the same. #mu511#whataretheydoingdifferently

[Randon Weaver @WeaverRandon]

@sreed23 At the end of the article the author mentions Islam's emphasis on knowledge. Knowledge is not equal to unity though. Despite knowledge, religious tensions in Nigeria have translated into educational tensions. (Gutek, 425) #mu511

[Randon Weaver @WeaverRandon]

@hellosunshineDT I like the clip! I think his drive ties into what education should be about. But multiple choice questions (MCQ) are easier to grade I guess! Creativity is hard to teach and hard to grade on a large scale. #mu511

[Randon Weaver @WeaverRandon]

@sreed23 @hellosunshineDT Especially when "brain drain" occurs as highly educated people take their careers out of the country. Gutek mentions that this happens with Nigeria. #511mu

[Randon Weaver @WeaverRandon]

@hellosunshineDT @MrTroutabc123 I like this idea but do you think that their would be time for this especially considering their focus on teaching multiple languages? On a side note, this could help with keeping kids in school if families see a big value in what their kids are learning. #mu511

[Randon Weaver @WeaverRandon]

I though this video was fascinating in comparison to the Japan video posted recently about food mannerisms at school. Students eat food with their hands in India compared to chopstick, hats, and toothbrushes in Japan. https://t.co/Ki9fobKDth #511mu

[Randon Weaver @WeaverRandon]

The attached article compares Nigerian education with education from Brazil, India, Indonesia, and South Africa. A chart in the article shows that expected school length for Nigeria is 8 years compared to at least 12 years for the other 4 countries! https://t.co/kXqQAgVRbo #511mu

[Randon Weaver @WeaverRandon]

Historically the caste system from India has created a gap between groups of people in India. For Nigeria a separation factor has been different tribal identities and languages. Future education for both countries must consider these factors. #511mu #Guteksummary

[Randon Weaver @WeaverRandon]

While nonformal education in India might not have the structure and staying power of formal education it is still very valuable in it's focus on basic skills such as literacy and agriculture. Estimates are that 5 million people benefit from nonformal education in India. #511mu

[Randon Weaver @WeaverRandon]

Both Nigeria and India teach more than 1 language in school, but students tend to learn only 1 because of the high drop-out rate in school. #511mu

[Randon Weaver @WeaverRandon]

Only 1/3 of Nigeria's secondary school age population is enrolled in secondary school! Location, price, and status of secondary schools are some reasons behind this (Gutek, 437). #511mu

[Randon Weaver @WeaverRandon]

@MrTroutabc123 I wonder how the teachers feel about that. The more I teach the more comfortable I feel with the material and the less I strictly follow the textbook. I think that it would be stifling to some extent to keep the textbook as the primary source. #mu511

[Randon Weaver @WeaverRandon]

@hellosunshineDT @JessicaMU511 I'm sure students acting as teachers once they understand the content helps them really understand the content, but I think that critical thinking involves more than this. I would say that a certain amount of creativity and experimentation has to be present. #mu511

[Randon Weaver @WeaverRandon]

@hellosunshineDT According to the article secondary education was technically compulsory in 2012, but implementation was a different story. Resource and infrastructure constraints are limiting the reality of this vision. It kind of seems like they got the cart before the horse. #511mu

[Randon Weaver @WeaverRandon]

@JessicaMU511 Differentiation is a buzzword in U.S. teacher education. I think that is a result of the individualistic mentality in the U.S. I'm guessing it's not a buzzword in Japan teacher education based on their uniformest mentality. #mu511

[Randon Weaver @WeaverRandon]

@MrTroutabc123 When I was in High School I remember one of my teachers saying that school is only half about what you learn academically. The other half is learning how to relate to others socially. Exchange student from ripley's book also felt the laid back aspect of U.S. education. #511mu

[Randon Weaver @WeaverRandon]

@dare2inspire88 @docpr1me I'm impressed by their manners, hygiene, and help with cleaning up after the food was eaten. They even brushed their teeth! I wonder how this would look in secondary schools. #511mu

[Randon Weaver @WeaverRandon]

@MrTroutabc123 @dare2inspire88 @sreed23 This quote from Ripley suggests funds aren't important but skilled teachers are. "PISA revealed...spending on education did not make kids smarter...Everything...depended on what teachers, parents and students did with those investments." (Ripley, 2013, pg 18) #mu511