Surpassing Shanghai from NCEE on Vimeo.
Surpassing Shanghai, which looks globally at the top education systems including Shanghai, Finland, Japan, Singapore, Canada and compares these systems to the US. The US faces extreme global competition - and according to the recent PISA Rankings, the US globally ranks 17th in reading, 33rd in math and 23rd in science.
In the video, author Tom Friedman talks about the global economy and how the rules (and wages) are changing for the American worker. Marc Tucker, author of Surpassing Shanghai" sets out to answer a simple question: "How would we redesign the education system in the US if the aim were to take advantage of everything that has been learned by the countries with the best education systems in the world?" Tucker provides an in-depth look at global leaders and offers up a framework for success:
Benchmark
- Benchmark the Education systems of the top performing countries
Design For Quality
- Clear Goals: Public and professional consensus
- Teacher Quality: Develop and support a world class teaching force
- Principal Quality: Leadership matters
- Instruction: Effective instructional strategies
Design For Equity
- Finance - Money follows student
- Standards: High expectations and consistent standards
- Low Performing Schools: Best teachers
Design for Productivity
- Accountability & Autonomy
- Incentives
- School to Work | Experience
- Single Capable Center To Lead
1 comment:
Sorry, but I am not on board with having the best teachers at the poorest schools. Poor schools do need good teachers who motivate. But while everyone should get an opportunity to shine, not everyone is going to the UC. Our Seminar and Gate students should get the best teachers available, independent of individual school demographics or academic result.
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