Cambodian schools and universities
Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2018 11:29 pm
In past decades, Cambodian student's exam results were based on how much they paid the teacher. Students used to work hard, to have money to pay the teacher. They normally did not care about learning too much.
Children learn how to function in a corrupt system, while they are in school.
Teachers used to earn a fair amount of money.
A number of years ago, a law was passed saying student's final year 12 exam results must be according to how they did in the exam. This is normally adhered to.
There are still students paying teachers, but less than before. Not normally for the year 12 final exam.
This resulted in teachers earning less money.
What happens now is, teachers do not teach everything students need to know in regular classes. To get good exam results, students must attend extra classes. Teachers run extra classes, and can once again make more money.
As a consequence:
When you go to Cambodian villages, you will meet students who have left school, or are planning to leave school. If you ask them why, they will say their family does not have enough money. You tell them school is free, and they will tell you if they dont have enough money for extra classes, will not get good exam results, so there is no point in going to school. Primary school and high school are free, but students need to buy books and uniforms.
This has also resulted in a lot of students attending extra classes, often learning more than they otherwise might. They attend math classes, science classes, physics classes, etc. Most also attend English classes, resulting in a large increase in the number of people studying English.
In most schools, students from rich families always get good results, no matter how little they learn, as they dont want to offend rich people.
Children learn how to function in a corrupt system, while they are in school.
Teachers used to earn a fair amount of money.
A number of years ago, a law was passed saying student's final year 12 exam results must be according to how they did in the exam. This is normally adhered to.
There are still students paying teachers, but less than before. Not normally for the year 12 final exam.
This resulted in teachers earning less money.
What happens now is, teachers do not teach everything students need to know in regular classes. To get good exam results, students must attend extra classes. Teachers run extra classes, and can once again make more money.
As a consequence:
When you go to Cambodian villages, you will meet students who have left school, or are planning to leave school. If you ask them why, they will say their family does not have enough money. You tell them school is free, and they will tell you if they dont have enough money for extra classes, will not get good exam results, so there is no point in going to school. Primary school and high school are free, but students need to buy books and uniforms.
This has also resulted in a lot of students attending extra classes, often learning more than they otherwise might. They attend math classes, science classes, physics classes, etc. Most also attend English classes, resulting in a large increase in the number of people studying English.
In most schools, students from rich families always get good results, no matter how little they learn, as they dont want to offend rich people.