A blog which is mainly about home educating in the UK.
Friday, July 20, 2007
Tony Mooney, Can You Explain This Please?
And this shows that the countries which have the lowest number of hours in the classroom - Finland, Norway, Sweden, South Korea and Denmark - are also among the countries with the highest level of achievement.
Whilst I agree that long hours in the classroom aren't advantageous, I think it is possible that the most successful countries listed are actually those countries with the least childhood poverty amongst other things. There could be more significant factors. (Have read a report saying as much but fail to find it now, so if anyone knows)
Sure, but dare I say it, it's all linked: and breaking those links, forcing kids to spend more time in the classroom while their parents are forced to work longer hours for less pay, leads to a more bovine, unproductive workforce in the future, which forces the kids to work longer hours when they grow up, forcing their kids into the classroom for longer....
Whilst I agree that long hours in the classroom aren't advantageous, I think it is possible that the most successful countries listed are actually those countries with the least childhood poverty amongst other things. There could be more significant factors. (Have read a report saying as much but fail to find it now, so if anyone knows)
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Sure, but dare I say it, it's all linked: and breaking those links, forcing kids to spend more time in the classroom while their parents are forced to work longer hours for less pay, leads to a more bovine, unproductive workforce in the future, which forces the kids to work longer hours when they grow up, forcing their kids into the classroom for longer....
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