Worldwide Standards in the Field Of Education

Standards in Education

                

              Being completely educated in the United States, more specifically in the state of New Jersey, one would think being a student would be like second nature by my current age. This is a misconstrued statement, due to the fact that each professor and/ or teacher possesses a different standard to which they constitute academic excellence or an A. Throughout my courses, I have noticed a number of things. The education system is structured around agreeing with the course material simply or it is a complete “fight” until the end. 

                My point is that there is a lack of standardized processes or criteria in which to get the best grade one can possibly get. With this lack of standard, the education system becomes harder to master and every class seems to feel like a different adventure or new quest. This is what makes the education very challenging and, in another perspective interesting. One can look at this system as a way to force students to think in a different way every day, opening their horizons. One must get into the psyche of the professor to understand what he or she is looking for. Even though from the students perspective it can be very frustrating to experience, but it is beneficial.

                From talking to friends that I have made in Europe, they often tell me the way to get a good grade in America differs compared to Europe. In Europe, the students explained to me that it is heavily based on being consistent with your homework rather than understanding what your professor is trying to explain to you. From a psychological standpoint, one can infer that Europe really tries to drive in the idea of hard work amongst their students.

                The standard in Egypt is heavily based on the standardized final exam. I recall my cousins often telling me that their entire year will have to be repeated if they do not pass their exams. This displays that the Egyptian education system is heavily based on performance and efficiency in getting the information across. It seems that they do not appreciate really “marinating” in a subject, as compared to the United States.

                In conclusion, the youth of the education system are the first to be molded by the standards that they encounter in their school. One can infer that this makes the difference in which the people of the nation obtain their strengths. This ideology would be supported by the fact that the US is 7^th in the world in the field of innovation and sophistication. Therefore to conclude, the standards in which one holds themselves to can be directly related to the field of expertise the end up working in.