This week Ms. Carmen told me a little more about the educational system in Romania and her hopes for the fture. The educational system in Romania has undergone several changes in the last few years. The future of Romanian education looks quite bright, but the process is bound to be slow and the achievements will take time. Change has been slow and a lot of teachers are not willing to change so there is a teacher shortage. Textbooks are old and outdated and will take time to update.
Teachers have opportunties for professional development by attending different workshops, online trainings, and opportunties to continue their education through college classes. There is a need to continue growing through professional development opportunties.
Some of Ms. Carmen's hopes and dreams are to continue working with children and to improve the education in her country. She wants each child to receieve a quality education and help those in need. She wants to continue her work with the Step by Step program.
Misty,
ReplyDeleteGreat post, did Ms. Carmen however share some of the thoughts hse had in getting the education in her country to the level she'll like to see it?
She did not. I wish she had of and that is something that I asked her in my reply email. Her email was very brief this time.
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ReplyDeleteI think the education system in Romania is about equivalent to the one here in the United States. We have undergone several changes, but we also have a ways to go. In addition, there are definitely some teachers who don't necessarily like change. We also have opportunities for professional development. It was great to read about your connection with this international contact. Thank you for sharing this with us.
Erin
Dear Misty,
ReplyDeleteChange is not always easy to effect in any setting. But I am happy the Romanian education system has taken a baby step already. Getting teachers to be passionate and committed requires a whole lot of things like good compensation and benefits. For instance, in my country - Nigeria, teaching is largely still far from being seeing as a profession but usually something to be engaged in while awaiting the big opprotunity. This rather sad as teachers should be highly regarded as they birth all other professions.
Thanks for sharing!
Adesoye
Thanks for sharing your contact's perspective on the state of education in Romania. Although it is unfortunate that you all were not able to really delve into the issues surrounding the state of education in that country, I am glad to see that our contact is expressing sentiments of change and transition aimed at bettering the state of instruction within that country. Just like us, practitioners around the world have the opportunity to greatly influence the state of affairs within their own profession; we all should seize that opportunity in the name of our children.
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