Bună ziua! (it means ‘Hello’ in Moldovan.)
I’m Motoo.
Last time, I told about left Moldovan children.
So today, I would like to tell about what they need.
According to Yomiuri Shinbun & a briefing session about 20th anniversary of Moldovan independence, educational system of Moldova is well organized.
During the period of Soviet control, Soviet offered compulsory education.
So, average literacy rate is more than 90%.
It is said that there is no need to support by building new school and institution.
↓This is elementaly and middle school of farm village, Moldova.
↓The class room. Students of this school study Japanese after school.
This school is supported by Supporting Association for Revival Moldova, Japanese group.
The problem is not lack of educational institutions.
The one of the problem is no or few care for children at their home and school.
Because of their parents’ absence, children must do most of all housework by themselves.
So, there is less time to study at their home.
The school of Moldova gives a lot of homework, and scores of homework decide the results of a year.
Children who have not time to study at their home can’t do their homework well.
They get bad scores and bad results, then drop out.
This is the process how left Moldovan children drop out.
What they need is not a kind of building institutions.
They need well care of children at their home and school.
I was surprised that the education system in Moldova is organised and pretty good. From the previous article, I expected that they don’t have enough education. It would be so hard for the children to do house work and study at the same time. Is it because their parents are working all days? Moldova seems to be a poor country, so parents can’t help it. Moreover, I’m glad to hear that the Japanese group is helping the education. I do hope it will be continued and people in Moldova will become interested in Japan.
ReplyDeleteMarumi
I did not know the education of Moldovan before I read Motoo’s blog. I think that it is easy for Moldovan government to solve problem. All they have to do is to limit the number of assignments. But maybe the problem is not so easy. I hope Japanese institution help them more.
ReplyDeleteYUNA
I am sorry I am late to comment.
ReplyDeleteYour blogs are really interesting and something new for me. I'd never know about Moldovan education, if you had not tell us in this way. This problem is pretty much complex. But if it was in Japan, the things are very different.
I mean there are many parents who work until night and children wait them at home by themselves. However this parents do their housework after they got home they do not let their children do all housework. Technically, the children have to fix their dinner some way but they have tons of time to do their homework no matter they actually do or not. Maybe it is depends on how the parents think.But I don't think children can do their homework by themselves. They need someone to let them do.
I reccomend making some kinds of system to take care of children's homework afterschool. In Japan, there are many system that care children after school instead of their parents. Like that Moldva can have such system, that would need only one hour. All they need is someone to help their homework a little bit after school.
Lily Okubo
I agree that the home situation needs to be corrected - why are parents not at home - are they working? Please explain. Is there no after school childcare available? That might help a little.
ReplyDeleteBut the problem of housework remains - parents should just do it! Kids need time to be kids and students too.
In addition to the above, the education system needs to be adjusted to the home situation: less homework and less severe advancement process.
What do you think about my suggestion and the others written by your group members above?
Please comment to us in another comment on this blog.
Ms. MacGregor