cambodia, education, thuch salik

Inspiring Story From Cambodia: A Wish to Study in China

There is an inspiring story about 15-year-old Thuch Salik, who was a street hawker in Cambodia dreaming of studying in China. A chance encounter with a Malaysian tourist set off a series of events that has now made Salik’s dream come true. Inspiring story about studying in China Salik had been working for several years ...

Armin Auctor

Thuch Salik.

Humans Have Lower Attention Spans Than Goldfish

Human beings typically have short attention spans. They might focus on a task for a few minutes before their mind wanders off. In this digital age, attention spans have reduced further. For areas like education, huge changes have to be implemented to sync the teaching methodology with a student’s attention span so that they get ...

Armin Auctor

Goldfish in an aquarium.

Your Future: Education in a Dynamic Job Landscape

Technology is rapidly changing the job environment in unexpected ways. As a result, the education system needs to be modified in a manner that students can perform to their fullest potential in the jobs they undertake. Focus on skill development The existing educational system involves putting children through education for 15 years or more until ...

Armin Auctor

A man looking at a nature photo.

Are College Seniors in the U.S. Outperforming China, India, and Russia?

Undergraduate computer science programs at universities and colleges in the United States appear to produce more skilled students on average than equivalent programs in China, India, and Russia, according to new Stanford-led research. An international group of scholars, led by the Graduate School of Education’s Prashant Loyalka, found that undergraduate seniors studying computer science in the ...

Troy Oakes

Computer science students.

China to Provide Investment Education in Schools

Chinese school students will soon be discussing stock markets and trading opportunities as the government has decided to make investment education a part of the curriculum. The subject will be taught in primary and middle schools, but won’t be made compulsory. Investment education in schools “The Ministry of Education will work to incorporate securities and ...

Nspirement Staff

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Finnish Education Is on Top of the World

Though the U.S. is the world’s biggest economy, it does not rank at the top when it comes to quality of educational systems. That honor goes to Finland, a Nordic nation which does not follow any banding system in its schools. This essentially means that all pupils, irrespective of abilities, are educated in the same ...

Jenny Low

No More Foreign Content in Chinese Textbooks

With the trade war against the U.S. still going strong, China is introducing new policies that seek to control foreign content in school textbooks and media. The move is a clear signal that Beijing would rather keep its public ignorant of global realities if it means that the Communist Party can continue in power. Controlling ...

Nspirement Staff

Writing Chinese characters.

An Indian Australian’s Impression of Taiwan

Reena Augustine is an Indian Australian citizen who moved to Australia from western India’s Gurjarat in 2009. She is the founder and director of Red Carpet Functions, an organization aspiring to celebrate the diversity of Brisbane’s communities and emphasizing the appreciation of its diverse cultures. Invited by Changhua Parent Union Advisory Council (彰化縣各級學校家長會聯合會, CPUAC) in ...

Billy Shyu

Why India Is Unable to Keep Its Best Brains

When India became independent from British rule in 1947, the country’s education was abysmal. Over 60 years since independence, the hard work and perseverance of the people have ensured that more than 75 percent of children aged 7-10 have been educated to some degree. A large part of India’s success in having an educated population lies ...

Jack Roberts

Regulation Vs. Innovation: A Comparison of Chinese and U.S. Schools

In 1979, China sent a delegation to the United States to evaluate their primary school education system. Their 30,000-word report noted the following points that were based on regulation vs innovation. Regulation vs innovation Regardless of how well or poorly a student performed, they were all equally high-spirited and full of ambition; Students in the ...

Armin Auctor

An empty classroom.