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>European countries with a strong egalitarian bend in their schooling system Europe is not some fantasy-land where all the dreams of the American left come tru
by buescher 4y ago
>European countries with a strong egalitarian bend in their schooling system
Europe is not some fantasy-land where all the dreams of the American left come true. Most European countries track students into separate secondary schools based on their demonstrated academic ability.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_secondary_education_systems_by_country#Secondary_education_in_Europe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_secondary_education_sy...
- carlob 4y agoAs an Italian, I know that very well. In my country the high school system very much reflects the socio-economic class of the parents and this separation was designed during fascism and left pretty much unchanged. When I said "European countries with a strong egalitarian bend in their schooling system" I was thinking more about countries like Finland and Scandinavia rather than implying that all European countries are egalitarian.
- buescher 4y agoI didn't know about the Bottai reform. Apparently the fascists invented middle school, possibly independently. Who knew? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liceo_classico#The_Bottai_reform_and_the_born_current_%22liceo_classico%22 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liceo_classico#The_Bottai_refo... From what I gather, Finland and Sweden both track students into separate "academic" and "vocational" secondary schools.