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Education Reform in Egypt - Coggle Diagram
Education Reform in Egypt
Teaching quality
Problems
lack of technology
unqualified teachers
No projects and activities
Overcrowded classroms
highly scheduled syllabus
unequal focusing on syllabus parts
boys and girls alike are subjected to physical punishment and verbal abuse
overlapping of educational authorities counterproductive
foreign experts meddling in educational reform in Egypt
Egypt must also veer away from its overly intellectual curriculum and take more interest in forms of education that are more relevant to daily life.
foreign schools may produce students who lack national identity and a sense of belonging to their own country
Solution
Limited number of students in classrooms
new teaching technology
(no smart boards)
sending students to educational trips
Egypt must introduce “action research
making more realistic syllabus
sending teachers to international trips to gain more experience
Egyptians must have full control of language education
authorities could be merged into one.
training in citizenship
The government should therefore force foreign schools to have a strong national component in their curricula
Funding
Problems
little government intervention
not all schools are equally funded
outdated books and materials
underpaid teachers, private teaching or accepting bribes
increased tuition fees
Schools are more of businesses, management gets the profit instead of the school
education spending is focused on universities and high schools
misusing modern technology and limited technology in classrooms that limit what kids learn
overcrowded classrooms
Illiteracy 85% elementary students 35% high school students
Solutions
focus more on funding public schools and elementary and middle schools
buy new materials and better editions for up to date books
more hand on materials to use instead of memorizing books
funding developments, less overcrowded classrooms
reform ministry of education, more government intervention
better salaries for teacher, try to motivate them and supervise them
Consequences of a poor education
Desired
more hands on activities
more life skills
ex. how to pay taxes
ability to speak two languages fluently
more advanced curriculums
involving more technology
lower rates of illiteracy
Actual
outdated curriculum
curriculums focused on irrelevant topics
lack of technology
some teachers are not qualified
too much stress
students' future dependant on two exams
big workload
teachers do not consider that students have other classes
the public education system is substandared
better education provided at private schools is expensive
students in the public education system have lower quality job opportunities
private tutoring has become essential
high rates of illiteracy
Curriculam
Problems
outdated
Does not meet today's requirements for the current work environment
lacks creativity
many times it focuses on certain topics without giving general information to the students
text
Teachers are not involved in adjusting the curriculum
the Egyptian curriculum is all about memorizing and about no hands-on experience
lack of academic research
Solutions
major update
Should become more flexible
Teachers should be allowed to give in their opinion and adjust the curriculum set
train teachers to better understand the cirruclum
Research for new learning techniques
add more activities to better to enhance students learning experience and allow them to engage with the course material to understand it better
teachers should give students background information about the topic they are about to explain before explaining it
update textbooks
The syndicate should play a proactive role in providing teachers with relevant training and ensuring that they receive satisfactory salaries
Ditch the classroom system and introduce a lecture system in high schools making it less cluttered
provide teachers with satisfactory salaries
experiment lecture based system in high school instead of classrooms