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7 comments:
I'm having a hard time viewing the video. Maybe it's my computer. Can you please tell me the link to YouTube and I'll go there directly. Thank you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLBZqrzZvk8&eurl=http://classroomvisits.blogspot.com/
I'm not really sure what the answer to the drop out rate nor the drop in the ranking. It's sad to think what's happened to us but it does make you think that the United States have to focus more on education. Just a thought because overall lifestyle has also changed so much throughout the years-- food for thought-- Do you think it's possible that it is related somehow to kid's being overscheduled?, or expectations of kid's to be more social and do so much outside of school? or could it also be related to the fact that most homes are now two working parent homes or divorced families?
Wow, it really makes you wonder why our education system is failing we spend enough money...in Peru I really don't think they spend $8,000 per student but their school system is much better than ours. they are more organized I think.
I think it could be related to our culture climate and attitude. Americans feel this sense of entitlement. I believe learning comes from within, and if our heads, bodies and souls (passion/interest) aren't wrapped around it, education can be wasted--or opportunities missed completely.
First, I think that this video was excellent! Second, I am surprised that we are all the way at #18!! I thought we were smarter than that! But is it really a matter of how much is spent? Could there be other reasons that make some countries higher than others? It was very interesting to watch though.
Very interesting. The first fact was very shocking. Out of 24 nations, we are only No. 18 in public education. I agree with Mindy, I thought we would have been ranked higher. Also, I don't know what is going on but the statistic on the decrease in graduation rate in the U.S. was surprising. I thought it was on the rise, guess not. However, I wasn't so much shocked about how our test scores have stayed the same or declined because education is not one of our nation's No. 1 priorities
As far as what we can do to increase the quality of public education in the United States... I don't think it is related to the number of hours in school or the amount of money is spent per student.
I think that if the U.S. was to establish some sort of national curriculum, that it would be a step in the right direction...
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