How does Singapore produce and develop teachers?
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The country with the highest PISA rankings is Singapore which has results that are very different from Thailand. However, when the income and expenses of education in Singapore and Thailand are considered, the results are very similar. Singapore has about ten times higher GDP than Thailand. When comparing Purchasing Power Parity (PPP), Singapore's GDP per capita is more than five times higher than Thailand's. As can be seen, Singapore is a country dedicated to both financial investment and thinking of education. Research by Sir Michael Barber points out countries with high educational attainment will have similar policies to Singapore to promote and develop teachers' learning and development. The emphasis is on the production of quality teachers. There is learning and collaboration between teachers and school administrators. To make the whole system better and not only promote innovation in schools it will help spread that innovation to the wider schools. Therefore, Singapore is another successful country for the production and development of teachers which should be studied to apply the approach to Thailand.
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