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Scandinavian school systems that have demonstrated good results [...] have spent decades gradually de-emphasizing tests and grades. The Asian syste
by mafribe 9y ago
Scandinavian school systems
that have demonstrated good results
[...] have spent decades gradually
de-emphasizing tests and grades.
The Asian systems that have demonstrated good results emphasize tests and grades heavily.
What conclusion do we draw from this? One might wonder if different demographics do well with different forms of teaching.
- acjohnson55 9y agoIf by demographic, you mean ethnicity, I think that's dead wrong. But one thing you can say places like Finland and Korea do share is a deeply held cultural belief that everyone in the nation is in it together. What we lack is the same societal norm that it would be unacceptable for children in the suburbs to have all the advantages, while children in cities and rural areas tend to grow up in great disadvantage. Some say that our size and heterogeneity holds us back. I think that's bullshit. It's a cop out that's ultimately self-defeating for the whole nation. Lastly, I don't think it's simply arbitrary, whether we pick the Finnish or Korean models, despite the fact that they both appear to produce great results. I think the pressure culture of Korean education is deeply problematic, and Finnish success proves that you can generate well-educated children without forging them in a crucible.
- JoeAltmaier 9y agoWould success in education be reflected in some national metric? Productivity perhaps? Here's a graph of 'productivity' country vs country. But it has no units ... not sure what to think. http://www.tradingeconomics.com/country-list/productivity http://www.tradingeconomics.com/country-list/productivity