Education is one of the
significant factors in today’s world. The
citizens’ education levels affect the government in terms of progress. In other words, individuals live in comfortable
circumstances if they are well-trained. Due
to this, the government tries its best to enable its citizens efficient
education opportunities. In Turkey, the
government has enforced a new education system which is 4+4+4. This recent system consists of three stages
until university. There are some causes which are making the students be aware
of their abilities at an earlier age than before, and making religious education
more expansive, and effects, which are lack of motivation that stems from four-year
highschool education system, and unwillingness towards school, of 4+4+4 system.
The first cause of 4+4+4 education
system is to guide the students taking into account their abilities. According to the previous system, the students
were separated into groups for their branches at the age of fifteen. Nevertheless, it was quite late for the
children to choose their branches. They
could make wrong decisions and feel regretful.
Thanks to 4+4+4 system, pupils have a chance to realize their abilities at
an earlier age and determine their future according to their skills. As a result, the recent education system seems
like adventageous since it aims to shape the students at an early age.
The second cause of 4+4+4 system is to
make religious education more extensive at schools. When the new system is compared with the old
one, it is obvious that it enables the students to have more sufficient
religious education. After fourth grade,
the students are able to choose Arabic lessons and Koran lessons as an elective
course. 4+4+4 education system has also
given an opportunity to the parents who want their children to have well
religious education in school.
After looking at the causes of 4+4+4 education
system which are guiding the students taking into account their abilities, and
making religious system more extensive at schools, now let’s examine the
effects of the recent education system which are lack of motivation among
students, and unwillingness.
The first effect of 4+4+4 education
system is lack of motivation among students. According to this education
system, highschool education consists of four years (Başaran, 1984). Therefore, the students spend a lot of time
in highschool. In addition, they feel
nervous and anxious because of the university exam when they reach the last
grade. They both do not want to come to
school and studying. They have a
difficulty being adapted to the lessons. As a result, their success levels start to
decrease.
The second effect of 4+4+4 education
system is being unwillingness. The
children who are totally six years old have to start to primary school according
to this regulation. However, it is open
to question whether the children who are at the age of six are mature enough in
terms of the cognitive and logical ways (Başaran, 1984). Since they are quite young, they are more
interested in playing games rather than school and lessons. In this case, the students come to school
unwillingly. The teachers may also have
difficulty in teaching how to read and write to these children because they
cannot adapt to the lessons.
To conclude, there are some causes and
effects of 4+4+4 education system. This
system aims to guide the students taking into account their abilities, and make
religious education more expansive. There
are also some indispensible effects which are lack of motivation among
students, and unwillingness of 4+4+4 system.
It is obvious that there are radical changes in 4+4+4 education system. Some certain problems may occur in education
system, which is multi-directional, in any time. The most significant point is to deal with
these issues according to universal standards.
Reference
Başaran, İ.E. (1984) Temel Eğitim
ve Yönetimi, AÜEBFY. No. 112, Ankara: Ankara Üniversitesi Basımevi, 1984.
Hiç yorum yok:
Yorum Gönder