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The Skills Gap: America's Young Workers Are Lagging Behind (2015)
- anarbadalov 5y agoWent down the rabbit hole and was surprised to learn that the U.S. spends more than any other country on education. Lots more interesting takeaways — from Canada, Singapore, Finland, South Korea, and Germany — here: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/sep/07/us-education-spending-finland-south-korea https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/sep/07/us-education...
- redis_mlc 5y agoWhen teachers unions can dictate that they're closing schools for months or years on end, or teaching CRT whether parents like it or not, there are fundamental problems.
- artichokes 5y agoYou're comparing a country with a 30%+ black/Mestizo component to a list of countries that are 90%+ white or East-Asian. The same kids who score highly in Finland or Korea, also score highly in the US. But because they comprise a lower % of the population, our average as a whole is lower than Finland/Korea.
- anarbadalov 5y agoSure, this is about race, not income inequality or underpaid teachers or overcrowded schools... At very least get your facts straight: According to Canada's 2016 census about 73% of Canadians are white. By now that percentage is probably lower.
- tester756 5y agoSo, what are reasons? Computers and Smartphones? Social Medias? CRT? Education not being cool? Not believing that hardwork pays off? <banter> Well, maybe stealing faang jobs will not be that hard in future </banter>
- dreamlessfate 5y ago>So, what are reasons? >Computers and Smartphones? >Social Medias? >CRT? >Education not being cool? >Not believing that hardwork pays off? My take: Shitty teachers and a completely fragmented curriculum and set of standards that has far too much control in the hands of local idiots. The fact that localities can have so much influence over curriculum is absurd. And the lack of national standards is a joke.