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Educational system in Russia
1. Russians have always shown a great concern for education. The right to education is stated in the constitution of the Russia Federation. It's ensured by compulsory secondary schools, vocational schools and higher education establishment. It is also ensured by the development of extramural and evening courses and the system of state scholarship and grants.
2. Education in Russia is compulsory up to the 9th form inclusive. The stages of compulsory schooling in Russia are: primary education for ages 6-7 to 9-10 inclusive; and senior school for ages 10-11 to 12-13 inclusive, and senior school for ages 13-14 to 14-15 inclusive. If a pupil of secondary school wishes to go on in higher education, he or she must stay at school for two more years. Primary and secondary school together comprise 11 years of study. Every school has a "core curriculum" of academic subjects.
3. After finishing the 9th form one can go on to a vocational school which offer programmes of academic subjects and a programme of training in a technical field, or a profession.
4. After finishing the 11th form of a secondary school, a lyceum or a gymnasium one can go into higher education. All applicants must take competitive exam. Higher education institution, that is institutes or universities, offer a 5-years programme of academic subjects for undergraduates in a variety of fields, as well as a graduate course and writes a thesis, he or she receives a candidates degree or a doctoral degree.
5. Higher educational establishments are headed by Rectors. Protectors are in charge of academic and scientific work. An institute or a university has a number of faculties, each specializing councils which confer candidate and doctoral degrees.
6. The system of higher and secondary education in Russia is going through a transitional period. The main objectives of the reforms are: to decentralize the higher education system, to develop a new financial mechanism, to give more academic freedom to faculties and students. All secondary schools, institutes and universities until recently have been funded by the state. Now there is quite a number of private fee-paying primary and secondary schools, some universities have fee-paying departments.
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-Some people think its impossible to get a proper education today;
-Some people say that to get proper education you should study at Cambridge or Oxford University Is it true?
-What does a proper education mean?
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A. Education is the process of teaching someone. It is all-round development of a person. Education isnt confined to school studies Each day or hour teaches us something that may be of vital importance to us now or in the future. Its the process of learning which goes on from the cradle to the grave.
Proper education doesnt only mean holding degrees. There are people who have never gone to school or college, are illiterate, and yet are better citizens than many educated people.
Nowadays you wouldnt make a career or achieve great results without a high education. I advocate hot only higher education, but specializing in your field. I have met many people less qualified with no high degrees, yet they are doing a better job than the qualified trained people. Thats why I lay stress on the fact that proper education is a process of learning and each moment teaches us something new and important that can help us reach our goals.(Deepak Sharma, India)
B. Proper education is supported to be aimed at the development of a person. Its the development of various capabilities and the desire to change. I mean positive changes, of course.
There are lots of ways to become educated, many subjects that can be studied and numerous fields that can be explored. A good education is one that teaches a student to think, Edith Hamilton said. I completely agree with these words. I think well-developed thinking abilities are the result of proper education.
Proper education includes some methods of teaching students the ways of self-development and self-perfection. True education doesnt only help people acquire good knowledge, but also forms positive features of their character, like patience, kindness, understanding, initiative, and others.
To be well-educated means to be highly-qualified. A high qualification is the result of proper education. Proper education presupposes well-organized education: interesting materials, problem-solving, project-making, research work and the like. The argument to get higher education is usually an economic one today; I mean people need much knowledge and many skills in order to get a good job. But getting deep knowledge and becoming skillful is also important for other aspects of peoples lives. Here we can think, for example, of political literacy the knowledge and skills needed to exercise rights. (Professor Gert Biesta, France)
3. Youve got to know what people from different countries think about proper education.
1. Search for similar ideas in their opinions. Use the following:
A. Says, thinks, believes
B. Also states, stresses, emphasizes
2. How does Deepak Sharma explain his opinion about a perfect education?
3. What problem concerning education worry professor Gert Biesta? Does these problem worry you?
4. You can see some statements. Which of them conform (dont conform) to the respondents opinions?
1. I think that true education means not only studying, but harmonious development of a person.
2. I consider that through education a man can become a good member of society.
3. I believe good education helps to form a persons character.
4. I think qualification is of no importance today.
5. High education is highly valued by modern employers.
5. Reread the points of view and pick out the statements you agree/ disagree with, and you find reasonable/unreasonable. Explain why. Use the schemes to start your talk:
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I also think that
says that
I find it reasonable/unreasonable, because
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6. Comment on the quotes:
A. Education is simply the soul of a society as it passes from one generation to another.
G. K. Chesterton
B. We are students of words: we are shut up in schools, and colleges, and recitation-rooms, for ten or fifteen years, and come out at last with a bag of wind, a memory of words, and do not know a thing. Ralph Waldo Emerson
C. Academic qualifications are important and so is financial education. Theyre both important and schools forget one of them. Robert Kiyosaki
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You are given to know 5 points of view on education and its value. Each of them is based on some idea. Find the main idea of each viewpoint:
Proper education means holding degree.
Good education means learning from cradle to the grave
Real education should develop the whole character
Good education means developing a positive thinking.
Proper education means teaching a student to think.
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Youre involved in the process of education. Is your education a proper one? Prove your opinion.
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Some of you dream of making their own business and trying to do your best at school to become a businessman. But sometimes getting good education is not enough to succeed in life. I realized it after reading a story Does Education mean Good Judgment.
This is a story about a man who sold hot dogs by the road-side. He was illiterate, so he never read newspapers. He was hard of hearing, so he never listened to the radio. His eyes were weak, so he never watched television. But enthusiastically, he sold lots of hot dogs. His sales and profit went up. He ordered more meat and got himself bigger stove.
As his business was growing, the son, who had recently graduated from college, joint his father, then something strange, happened.
The son asked, Dad, arent you aware of the great recession that is coming our way? The father replied, No, but tell me about it. The son said, The international situation is terrible. The domestic problem is even worse. We should be prepared for the coming bad time.
The main thought that since his son had been to college, read the papers, and listened to the radio, he ought to know and his advice should not be taken lightly. So, the next day, father cut down his order for the meat and buns, took down the sign and was no longer enthusiastic. Very soon, fewer and fewer people bothered to stop at his dog stand. And his sales started coming down rapidly.
The father said to his son, Son, you were right. We are in the middle of a recession. I am glad you warned me ahead of time.
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What is the moral of the story? Which of the morals suit the description of the father/the son; which moral is the best? Suggest your own variant of the moral to the story.
- We often confuse intelligence with good judgment;
- An intelligent man is not always a man of good judgment;
- Dont forget about common sense when following somebodys piece of advice;
- Irrespective of the level of education a person with conviction, courtesy, courage and good character is sure to succeed.
- The tragedy of the so called walking encyclopedias is that they often fail.
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1. There are some young people in Russia, who are eager to get education abroad, because they believe that foreign education systems are better. Do you also think so?
2. You know that education in Russia differs from education abroad. What are the main differences between our education system and the education system in England? Use the following phrases to compare them.
- There are many differences between
- The main difference is
- Besides
3. Some people think that to be educated means to graduate from some prestigious University. Is it really enough? If you dont think so, then explain why. Use the scheme and the words in the box if necessary.
| I am sure that getting higher education at some famous University is not enough to get educated because - The fact is - Besides, - For example | * Experience * Traits of character * Knowledge |
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1. Imagine that you have failed to enter the University you wished to. Share your feelings with your friend.
2. Every year thousands of Russian graduates are hired abroad. Why do you think Russian young specialists are appreciated all around the world?
3. Your friend has told you that his brother entered a university, by backstairs influence ( ). What do you think about it?
4. Your neighbor boasts of getting higher education at some college in England, saying that its impossible to get good education in Russia. What is your reply? Prove that he is not right.
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