След като разгледахме детайлно различни училищни модели, е време за финалния анализ на нашата поредица за образователните системи по света. В тази четвърта част ще направим мащабно обобщение, като съпоставим силните и слабите страни на проучените модели. Ще разгледаме кои подходи се доказват като най-успешни в съвременното глобално пространство.

From everything discussed so far, we can conclude that in recent years there has been a sharp decline in the quality of education in Bulgaria. The educational system in our country manages to cover the majority of the population and retain it. In this indicator, Bulgaria performs much better than most countries in the region. At the same time, however, the quality has been significantly lowered. Bulgarian students demonstrate much higher results in theoretical tasks. This distribution confirms the conclusion that Bulgarian school education is aimed more at the theoretical preparation of students, and not so much at building real practical skills.

Education systems around the world – part 1

The Bulgarian education system needs to be focused on individualizing children. It should give them knowledge and skills that they can then apply in real life.

WHAT TO CHANGE TODAY AND NOW

Целите на образованието и възпитанието трябва да са насочени към изграждане на учениците и възрастните като цялостни и автономни личности чрез три основни измерения: когнитивно, емоционално и социално.

• Cognitive development is achieved by teaching students and adults to accept new knowledge, skills, attitudes, and information;
• Social development of the personality is focused on the development of competencies necessary for life in modern society, building attitudes for a correct and healthy lifestyle, acquiring knowledge necessary for normal communication and awareness of the need for sustainable development and environmental awareness;
• The emotional component includes the development of independent personalities and the development of empathy for others.

A good educational program should respond to the interests and skills of students; allow for a variety of educational desires and choices, and emphasize education on the social responsibility of individuals, personal development, and the development of a more adaptable workforce.

Education systems around the world – part 2

For a high-quality level of secondary school graduates, it is important to work with lagging students already at the primary level of education. Problems arise when basic skills are not mastered in the early years. In the Bulgarian education system, students in the primary stage of education (up to the 4th grade) do not repeat a grade, regardless of their results and achievements. This model has long been shown to be wrong, as for years there has been a tendency for lagging students, who have not mastered the basic skills of writing, reading and arithmetic, to move on to the lower secondary stage and completely fall behind in their education.

It is good for people to have knowledge. But it must be applied in life, so that a person can use it. Take for example a person who has studied and worked for dozens of years. He inevitably encounters contradictions that he cannot resolve with his knowledge. And here the question arises – what is the use of knowledge, what is the use of who thinks what on a given issue, if he cannot apply this knowledge for himself.

Education systems around the world – part 3

First of all, we need to adapt children by starting with what they want. The best thing to do is to start with their senses while they are still young. Children need to be given work: planting trees, cleaning, getting involved in daily household activities, while they are still young. When a person's senses develop, the mind also benefits from this. And this is quite applicable in the modern Bulgarian school.

The articles are part of a master's thesis on the topic "Radical reform in education - individuality instead of unification" in the specialty of Pedagogy for the acquisition of the qualification "teacher of economic disciplines" at the IU - Varna, protected with Excellent.

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