Global homogenization: International benchmarking

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1. Sir Ken Robinson

1.1. Impact on Students

1.1.1. Drop out rate increase

1.1.1.1. Education is not seen as important

1.1.1.2. Degrees do not guarantee jobs

1.1.2. Number of ADHD on the rise

1.1.2.1. Students are medicated more heavily

1.1.2.2. Our world is filled with distractions, but we require students to no the distracted

1.1.3. Negative effect on the arts

1.1.3.1. The arts are not seen as important

1.1.3.2. Many students cannot participate in the arts because of academics

1.1.3.3. Not fostering creativity in schools

1.2. Reasoning

1.2.1. Economics

1.2.1.1. Always changing

1.2.1.2. Unpredictable

1.2.1.3. How can we prepare for the unknown?

1.2.2. Cultural

1.2.2.1. Success AND continue true to cultural identity

1.3. Problems

1.3.1. Some students don't buy in to education

1.3.2. Education is trying to educate the way we always have with few changes, even though the world and what is needed have changed

2. Yong Zhao

2.1. Context for success

2.1.1. environment

2.1.2. interests

2.1.3. different all over the world

2.2. Effects

2.2.1. Curriculum Narrowing

2.2.1.1. Non-core subjects get less time or cut out

2.2.1.2. Core subjects get attention, time, and resources

2.2.1.3. Teach to the test

2.3. Issues

2.3.1. Same education world wide leads to jobs being sent to countries with lower money demands

2.3.2. Curriculum will not allow for creativity among teachers to prepare students for wide range of skills.

2.3.2.1. How do you predict future jobs needed to prepare for to include skills for in education curriculum?

3. National Governor's Association

3.1. Need for International Benchmark

3.1.1. World without borders

3.1.1.1. global economy

3.1.2. Help American students compete globally

3.1.2.1. don't compare state to state in US, but states to other countries

3.1.3. Most important resource falling behind

3.1.3.1. human capital-students performing lower on tests

3.1.4. Economic growth

3.2. How to create International Benchmark

3.2.1. State unity for standards and assessments

3.2.2. State overhaul on curriculum and resources