Saturday, January 07, 2012
Source: Ecuador Times
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The International Baccalaureate (IB) Foundation grants the baccalaureate of global validity, since its creation in 1968. This system is present in 141 countries with 3312 schools in the world and 324 in Latin America. 1302 schools in U.S., 310 in Canada and 55 in Ecuador, President Rafael Correa informed in his Saturday TV Broadcast.
These 55 schools (of which 20 are public) with IB are in Esmeraldas, Tena, San Gabriel, Azogues, Machala, Guayaquil and other cities.The President also noted that 20 of these schools are public.
Schools require a unified baccalaureate, like the one recently implemented in the country, to be eligible for IB. The President emphasized that the success of the program is not just that the schools are registered, but that students are able to pass the exams to get their IB.
In the first evaluation in Ecuador, only 16% of students earned the IB, in the second evaluation 32% approved, while worldwide, 71% of students pass the exams.
“We have made progress but much remains to be done. It’s a great challenge for the country,” Correa said.
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The International Baccalaureate
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Clik here to view.“An international education must go well beyond the provision of information and is involved in the development of attitudes and values which transcend barriers of race, class, religion, gender or politics.” -International Baccalaureate Organization Subject Guide (1996).
It is my belief that any education that does not unite the nations of the world in a common endeavour is a relic of the past century. A common sense of sharing the responsibility, equally, for the welfare of the planet, globally, is needed more than ever today.
Finally, I can only say one thing: The IB program is a positive way forward for any education system in crisis, any education system that desires quality, any education system that aspires to excellence, any education system that wishes to educate its citizens in the image of the twenty-first century, rather than the past century…
Publication Date: Mar 04 2012
ISBN/EAN13:1470178729 / 9781470178727
Page Count:88
Binding Type: US Trade Paper
Trim Size: 8.5″ x 11″
Language: English
Color: Full Color
Related Categories: Education / Professional Development
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