国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Turkish experts call for long-term vision for education system
<p><span word="ANKARA">ANKARA</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 25-- <span word="As">As</span> <span word="frequent">frequent</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="radical">radical</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="toll">toll</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="scored">scored</span> <span word="poorly">poorly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="university">university</span> <span word="entrance">entrance</span> <span word="exams">exams</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="experts">experts</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="urging">urging</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="adopt">adopt</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="term">term</span> <span word="vision">vision</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="correct">correct</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="disappointing">disappointing</span> <span word="situation">situation</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="centralized">centralized</span> <span word="university">university</span> <span word="exams">exams</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="hopeful">hopeful</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sound">sound</span> <span word="diagnosis">diagnosis</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="heal">heal</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="system">system</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Abbas">Abbas</span> <span word="Guclu">Guclu</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="specialist">specialist</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="column">column</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Milliyet">Milliyet</span> <span word="Daily">Daily</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="referring">referring</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="statistics">statistics</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="regarding">regarding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="much">much</span>-<span word="debated">debated</span> <span word="exam">exam</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="enter">enter</span> <span word="universities">universities</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="Turkey">Turkey</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="results">results</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="disappointing">disappointing</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="average">average</span>, <span word="students">students</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="correct">correct</span> <span word="answers">answers</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> 24 <span word="questions">questions</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Turkish">Turkish</span> <span word="literature">literature</span>, <span word="four">four</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> 21 <span word="on">on</span> <span word="history">history</span>, 4.75 <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> 40 <span word="on">on</span> <span word="mathematics">mathematics</span>, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> 14 <span word="on">on</span> <span word="physics">physics</span>, 0.9 <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> 13 <span word="on">on</span> <span word="chemistry">chemistry</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> 1.2 <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> 13 <span word="on">on</span> <span word="biology">biology</span>.</p><p><span word="Pointing">Pointing</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="performances">performances</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="scientific">scientific</span> <span word="studies">studies</span>, <span word="Guclu">Guclu</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blame">blame</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exam">exam</span> <span word="system">system</span>, <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="swiftly">swiftly</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="overall">overall</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="results">results</span>.</p><p>"<span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="brilliant">brilliant</span> <span word="picture">picture</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tells">tells</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="decline">decline</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="ongoing">ongoing</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="reasons">reasons</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="collapse">collapse</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lack">lack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="term">term</span> <span word="vision">vision</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="constant">constant</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="driven">driven</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="motivations">motivations</span>," <span word="Serkan">Serkan</span> <span word="Demirtas">Demirtas</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="analyst">analyst</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="journalist">journalist</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>.</p>
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