American Education in the United Arab Emirates Issue 1 2015

What do you like most about your child’s American Curriculum school? (Respondents selected more than one answer.) ‫ﻣﺎ ﺍﻟﺬﻱ ﻳﻌﺠﺒﻜﻢ ﺃﻛﺜﺮ ﻓﻲ ﻣﺪﺭﺳﺔ ﺍﻟﻤﻨﻬﺞ ﺍﻷﻣ��ﻜﻲ ﺍﻟﺘﻲ ﺍﻟﺘﺤﻖ ﺑﻬﺎ‬ ‫ﻃﻔﻠﻜﻢ؟‬ (.‫)ﺍﺧﺘﺎﺭ ﺍﻟﻤﺴﺘﻄﻠﻌﻮﻥ ﺃﻛﺜﺮ ﻣﻦ ﺇﺟﺎﺑﺔ ﻭﺍﺣﺪﺓ‬ % 69 57. 92 % 26. 50 Teachers ‫ﺍﻟﻤﻌﻠﻤﻮﻥ‬ Extra-curricular activities ‫ﺍﻟﻨﺸﺎﻃﺎﺕ ﺍﻹﺿﺎﻓﻴﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻤﻨﻬﺞ‬ Curriculum ‫ﺍﻟﻤﻨﻬﺞ‬ ‫ﻫﻞ �ﺃﻳﺘﻢ ﺍﻟﺘﻐ�ﻴﺮ ﻓﻲ ﺗﺠﺮﺑﺔ ﺍﺑﻨﻜﻢ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﺘﻌﻠﻢ‬ ‫ﻭﺍﻟﻤﺪﺭﺳﺔ ﺇﺫﺍ ﻛﺎﻧﺖ ﻣﺪﺭﺳﺘﻜﻢ ﻗﺪ ﺗﺤﻮﻟﺖ ﺑﺎﻟﻔﻌﻞ‬ ّ ‫ﺇﻟﻰ ﺍﻟﻤﻌﺎ�ﻴﺮ ﺍﻟﺤﻜﻮﻣﻴﺔ ﻟﻸﺳﺎﺱ ﺍﻟﻤﺸﺘﺮﻙ‬ ‫(؟‬CCSS) Academic rigor ‫ﺍﻟﺪﻗﺔ ﺍﻷﻛﺎﺩﻳﻤﻴﺔ‬ Other Parent insight: • Signiﬁcant emphasis on conceptual understanding and applied knowledge • Culture and community of the American school % 15.3 % 8 Have you seen a change in your child’s learning and school experience if your school has already switched to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS)? (Select one) :‫�ﺅﻯ ﺃﺧﺮﻯ ﻷﻭﻟﻴﺎﺀ ﺍﻷﻣﻮﺭ‬ ‫• ﺗﺄﻛﻴﺪ ﻣﻠﺤﻮﻅ ﻋﻠﻰ‬ ‫ﺍﻻﺳﺘﻴﻌﺎﺏ ﺍﻟﻤﻔﺎﻫﻴﻤﻲ‬ ‫ﻭﺍﻟﻤﻌﺮﻓﺔ ﺍﻟﺘﻄ�ﻴﻘﻴﺔ‬ ‫• ﺛﻘﺎﻓﺔ ﻭﻣﺠﺘﻤﻊ ﺍﻟﻤﺪﺭﺳﺔ‬ ‫ﺍﻷﻣ��ﻜﻴﺔ‬ Parent insight: • Our child has increased conﬁdence in herself • Our school has already been implementing CCSS, so there has not been any change to witness. 55.56 % YES ‫ﻧﻌﻢ‬ 37.04 % 37.04 % 22.22% Very satisﬁed ‫�ﺍﺽ ﺟﺪﺍ‬ ً ٍ Satisﬁed ‫�ﺍﺽ‬ ٍ Neutral ‫ﻣﺤﺎﻳﺪ‬ 3.7 0 % % Unsatisﬁed ‫ﻏﻴﺮ �ﺍﺽ‬ ٍ Very Unsatisﬁed ‫ﻏﻴﺮ �ﺍﺽ ﺟﺪﺍ‬ ً ٍ :‫�ﺅﻯ ﺃﻭﻟﻴﺎﺀ ﺍﻷﻣﻮﺭ‬ ‫• �ﺍﺩﺕ ﺛﻘﺔ ﻃﻔﻠﻨﺎ ﻓﻲ ﻧﻔﺴﻪ/ﻫﺎ‬ ‫• ﺗﻄﺒﻖ ﻣﺪﺭﺳﺘﻨﺎ ﺑﺎﻟﻔﻌﻞ ﺍﻟﻤﻌﺎ�ﻴﺮ ﺍﻟﺤﻜﻮﻣﻴﺔ‬ ‫( ﻭﻟﺬﻟﻚ ﻟﻢ ﺗﻜﻦ‬CCSS) ‫ﻟﻸﺳﺎﺱ ﺍﻟﻤﺸﺘﺮﻙ‬ .‫ﻫﻨﺎﻟﻚ ﺗﻐ�ﻴ�ﺍﺕ ﻧﻼﺣﻈﻬﺎ‬ How satisﬁed are you with your child’s American Curriculum school? ‫ﻣﺎ ﻣﺪﻯ ﺭﺿﺎﻙ ﻋﻦ ﻣﺪﺭﺳﺔ ﺍﻟﻤﻨﻬﺞ‬ ‫ﺍﻷﻣ��ﻜﻲ ﺍﻟﺘﻲ ﺍﻟﺘﺤﻖ ﺑﻬﺎ ﻃﻔﻠﻚ؟‬ 25.93% I don’t know what the Common Core State Standards are ‫ﺃﻋﺮﻑ ﻣﺎ ﻫﻲ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﻤﻌﺎ�ﻴﺮ ﺍﻟﺤﻜﻮﻣﻴﺔ‬ ‫ﻟﻸﺳﺎﺱ ﺍﻟﻤﺸﺘﺮﻙ‬ (CCSS) 18.52% NO ‫ﻻ‬ .‫ﺻﻒ ﻛﻴﻒ ﺗﻘﻮﻡ ﺍﻟﻤﺪﺭﺳﺔ ﺫﺍﺕ ﺍﻟﻤﻨﻬﺞ ﺍﻷﻣ��ﻜﻲ ﺍﻟﺘﻲ ﺍﻟﺘﺤﻖ ﺑﻬﺎ ﻃﻔﻠﻚ ﺑﺘﺸﻜﻴﻠﻪ/ﻫﺎ ﺃﻛﺎﺩﻳﻤﻴﺎ ﺃﻭ ﺍﺟﺘﻤﺎﻋﻴﺎ ﺃﻭ ﺛﻘﺎﻓﻴﺎ‬ ِ ً ً ً “The school has contributed largely to a boost in his vocabulary, conﬁdence, and social skills. A healthy mix of nationalities has also been a major contributor in enhancing his self-conﬁdence.” ‫"ﺃﺳﻬﻤﺖ ﺍﻟﻤﺪﺭﺳﺔ ﺑﺸﻜﻞ ﻛ�ﻴﺮ ﻓﻲ ��ﺎﺩﺓ‬ ‫ﻣﻔﺮﺩﺍ�ﻪ ﻭﺛﻘﺘﻪ ﻭﻣﻬﺎ�ﺍ�ﻪ ﺍﻻﺟﺘﻤﺎﻋﻴﺔ. ﻛﻤﺎ‬ ‫ﺃﺳﻬﻢ ﺍﻟﺨﻠﻴﻂ ﺍﻟﺼﺤﻲ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻟﺠﻨﺴﻴﺎﺕ‬ ".‫ﺑﺸﻜﻞ ﻛ�ﻴﺮ ﻓﻲ ﺗﻌ��ﺰ ﺛﻘﺘﻪ ﺑﻨﻔﺴﻪ‬ “American schools teach a depth of knowledge, and not just how to pass the exam. It is much better for critical thinking.” “My kid now has the ability to communicate in more than one language and to critically think about all day-to-day problems. She is more socialized and always enthusiastic to join different classes.” “It is providing a positive, ‫"ﺗﻘﻮﻡ ﺍﻟﻤﺪﺍﺭﺱ ﺍﻷﻣ��ﻜﻴﺔ ﺑﺘﺪ��ﺲ‬ supportive community, and developing character, ‫ﻋﻤﻖ ﺍﻟﻤﻌﺮﻓﺔ ﻭﻟﻴﺲ ﻓﻘﻂ ﻛﻴﻔﻴﺔ‬ conﬁdence, collaboration ‫ﺍﺟﺘﻴﺎﺯ ﺍﻻﺧﺘﺒﺎﺭ. ﻫﺬﺍ ﺃﻓﻀﻞ ﺑﻜﺜﻴﺮ ﻣﻦ‬ ‫"ﺗﻤﺘﻠﻚ ﻃﻔﻠﺘﻲ ﺍﻟﻘﺪﺭﺓ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﺘﻮﺍﺻﻞ ﺑﺄﻛﺜﺮ‬ and leadership skills.” ".‫“ ﺃﺟﻞ ﺍﻟﺘﻔﻜﻴﺮ ﺍﻟﻨﻘﺪﻱ‬They are becoming ‫ﻣﻦ ﻟﻐﺔ ﻭﺍﺣﺪﺓ ﻭﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﺘﻔﻜﻴﺮ ﺍﻟﻨﻘﺪﻱ ﺑﺸﺄﻥ‬ ‫"ﺇﻧﻬﺎ ﺗﻮﻓﺮ ﻣﺠﺘﻤﻌﺎ ﺇﻳﺠﺎ�ﻴﺎ ﻭﺩﺍﻋﻤﺎ‬ ‫ﺍﻟﻤﺸﻜﻼﺕ ﺍﻟﻴﻮﻣﻴﺔ. ﺇﻧﻬﺎ ﺍﺟ

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