Throughout the world, in the Middle East, regions have been pulling together to build a better education system for all of their students. Building Future Education MENA in partnership with the Abu Dhabi Education Council (ADEC) held their second annual international education exhibition and conference this past week. At the exhibition education experts, stakeholders, and VIP’s from around the world came together to share their ideas on education and the different products and services they use that have helped to cultivate the education system in their area. The different education ministries and councils represented included Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, and Lebanon, just to name a few. Each council had the opportunity to discuss issues such as: the school environment, curriculum format, special education requirements and sustainable educational facilities. The purpose of this conference was to allow regions to pull ideas from each other in order to ultimately have a competitive top notch education system. The Arab education system decided to use the information learned to help move from a traditional way of managing education to a more transparent approach. For example, ADEC introduced the first girls and boy's school in their area to help students learn to communicate with the opposite sex, and build a foundation for their future in the working world.
This article was very impressive. It shows how other countries, not just China, are trying to improve their education system in this globalized economy. This is a social issue because once put into action effectively, it will effect a vast majority of the people within the Middle Eastern regions. Students will get firsthand experience of what it is like to work and communicate with others as well as a quality education that will help build not only their future but the future of their families as well. I personally feel that United States should take some tips from the exhibition put on by ADEC, if they haven’t already, and try to collaborate with each other instead of having the mentality that my way is better than yours. I know that the Western society has grown to be very prideful and not one to ask for help. But, sometimes it is good to bounce ideas off each other in order to cultivate an even greater idea.
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/10/25/4007180/building-future-education-mena.html
http://www.ameinfo.com/279492.html
2 comments:
Any method to help improve education is a step in the right direction in my opinion! Its great to see other countries, even one without many resources, working towards improvement.
I agree and I applaud the Middle East for making these strides. The US needs to get off its pedal stool and take some direction from those who are growing. We have the resources but just too stuck in our own ways.
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