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I guess about 30% of high school teachers are unable to pass the High School automated graduation tests designed for the University/Institute admission, in the subject they teach. How they can prepare the children for the tests/exams?
The High School graduates who want to apply for the University/Institute admission you can divide into two groups:
First group: Those who are lazy and/or unable to study at University/Institute or both. They don’t take the High School automated graduation tests for the University/Institute admission.
And then they get enrolled to “study” at private Universities/Institutes that don’t require taking the tests and usually the “students” don’t attend classes. They just pay tuition and some bribe to “professors” and at the end get “Honor” Diplomas. Then some of them, who can afford paying about $1,000 bribe, are getting hired as a high school teacher. Just imagine how they can teach the children to take tests.
Second group: consists of the schoolchildren who pass the tests and get enrolled in state owned Universities/Institutes, which are usually qualified educational establishment. But only 10% percent of the students learn in fact the subjects they take. Then again most of the illiterate students with major in teaching, who can afford paying about $1,000 bribe, are getting hired as a high school teacher. Most of those usually aren’t the smart ones.
Why some of the young High School teachers are that illiterate?
Private Universities/Institutes/“Academies” in Armenia.
There are 70 private Universities/Institutes in Armenia there and some of them are even called Academies. Most of these are doing nothing in terms of education they are established to serve the people and/or their children who are lazy or unable to learn but still have a great desire of having “Honor” University/Academy Diploma and able to pay tuition and some bribe. The “establishments” serve the niche of the illiterate who has great desire of having University Diploma. And these “Academies” they supply the “professionals” with Honor Diplomas. Both their graduates and professors are illiterate. Out of 70 ACADEMIES only one or two has the staff whose professional skill could be considered as satisfactory. Note please that almost all students of these “Academies” are those who didn’t pass the High School students tests for University/Institute admission. Recently RoA Ministry of Education suspended 7 of the Academies Licenses. But the rest 63 still operate to produce the illiterate.
I’m a former math teacher and currently a tutor. I know many teachers, students and the interaction with them brought me to this sad conclusion.
For instance my granddaughter’s primary school young English language teacher has written in her notebook 5 English words, as an assignment, and 3 out of 5 had been written with spelling errors.
One of the solutions may be:
At least in high school teacher hiring/selection process the applicants should take the High School automated graduation tests for the University/Institute admission, to avoid corruption. I’m sure that there are a lot of talented teachers that are not hired, because couldn’t pay the $1,000 bribe.
Isn’t it a must that the teacher should be able to pass the tests that schoolchildren take?
Though I’m not sure that this will accommodate our Educational system officials, because this is a solid source of income for some of them. Amazing; even producing illiterate is profitable for the corrupt.
The High School graduates who want to apply for the University/Institute admission you can divide into two groups:
First group: Those who are lazy and/or unable to study at University/Institute or both. They don’t take the High School automated graduation tests for the University/Institute admission.
And then they get enrolled to “study” at private Universities/Institutes that don’t require taking the tests and usually the “students” don’t attend classes. They just pay tuition and some bribe to “professors” and at the end get “Honor” Diplomas. Then some of them, who can afford paying about $1,000 bribe, are getting hired as a high school teacher. Just imagine how they can teach the children to take tests.
Second group: consists of the schoolchildren who pass the tests and get enrolled in state owned Universities/Institutes, which are usually qualified educational establishment. But only 10% percent of the students learn in fact the subjects they take. Then again most of the illiterate students with major in teaching, who can afford paying about $1,000 bribe, are getting hired as a high school teacher. Most of those usually aren’t the smart ones.
Why some of the young High School teachers are that illiterate?
Private Universities/Institutes/“Academies” in Armenia.
There are 70 private Universities/Institutes in Armenia there and some of them are even called Academies. Most of these are doing nothing in terms of education they are established to serve the people and/or their children who are lazy or unable to learn but still have a great desire of having “Honor” University/Academy Diploma and able to pay tuition and some bribe. The “establishments” serve the niche of the illiterate who has great desire of having University Diploma. And these “Academies” they supply the “professionals” with Honor Diplomas. Both their graduates and professors are illiterate. Out of 70 ACADEMIES only one or two has the staff whose professional skill could be considered as satisfactory. Note please that almost all students of these “Academies” are those who didn’t pass the High School students tests for University/Institute admission. Recently RoA Ministry of Education suspended 7 of the Academies Licenses. But the rest 63 still operate to produce the illiterate.
I’m a former math teacher and currently a tutor. I know many teachers, students and the interaction with them brought me to this sad conclusion.
For instance my granddaughter’s primary school young English language teacher has written in her notebook 5 English words, as an assignment, and 3 out of 5 had been written with spelling errors.
One of the solutions may be:
At least in high school teacher hiring/selection process the applicants should take the High School automated graduation tests for the University/Institute admission, to avoid corruption. I’m sure that there are a lot of talented teachers that are not hired, because couldn’t pay the $1,000 bribe.
Isn’t it a must that the teacher should be able to pass the tests that schoolchildren take?
Though I’m not sure that this will accommodate our Educational system officials, because this is a solid source of income for some of them. Amazing; even producing illiterate is profitable for the corrupt.
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