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Education
According to Oxford Dictionary, education is the process of receiving or
giving​ ​systematic​ ​instruction,​ ​especially​ ​at​ ​a​ ​school​ ​or​ ​university
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Formal Education: What is taught at school
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Usually based on a system
managed​ ​by​ ​the​ ​government
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Informal Education: ​What is taught at home or in society
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Harvard University professor, Howard Gardner’s types of
intelligences:
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Mauritian​ ​education​ ​system
● Compulsory​ ​until​ ​the​ ​age​ ​of​ ​16
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● No​ ​racial/religious​ ​discrimination​ ​in​ ​state​ ​schools
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● Examinations fees are paid by the Government, given that students
are​ ​present​ ​at​ ​school​ ​for​ ​90%​ ​of​ ​the​ ​school​ ​days
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● A levels pass rate has been decreasing for the past decade: 79
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4%​ ​in​ ​2016
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Does not cater for all 7 intelligences: Musical studies not available
in​ ​most​ ​schools​ ​at​ ​Upper​ ​secondary​ ​cycle
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Private tuition has become in the Mauritian culture, teachers and
experts​ ​think​ ​it​ ​is​ ​a​ ​necessity
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Education not totally free as materials and books not offered by the
state
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Students are asked to chose their field of study at about the age of
14,​ ​which​ ​according​ ​to​ ​some​ ​experts,​ ​too​ ​young
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There is not a minimum standard for school infrastructure and
facilities
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● Finnish​ c​ hildren​ ​don't​ ​start​ ​school​ ​until​ ​they​ ​are​ ​7
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● There is only one mandatory standardized test in Finland, taken
when​ ​children​ ​are​ ​16
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● Teachers only spend 4 hours a day in the classroom, and take 2
hours​ ​a​ ​week​ ​for​ ​"professional​ ​development"
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● All teachers in Finland must have a masters degree, which is fully
subsidized
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”-​ ​John​ ​Newey
“Education is the most powerful weapon we can use to change the world”
-Nelson​ ​Mandela
“The object of education is to prepare the young to educate themselves
throughout​ ​their​ ​lives
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7 million
fewer​ ​malnourished​ ​children
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Over 40 years, equitable access to quality education can help a
country​ ​raise​ ​its​ ​gross​ ​domestic​ ​product​ ​per​ ​capita​ ​by​ ​23​ ​percent
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Nearly 15 million girls of primary school age will never have the
opportunity to learn to read and write in primary school, compared
to​ ​about​ ​10​ ​million​ ​boys

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