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Fedizen@lemmy.world 2 weeks agoIt does feel like there are already countries doing this effectively and thoughtfully, its just the vast majority of them are not.
TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
the problem with American education is cultural. other countries have stronger cultures around education.
and certain groups in america have very strong cultures around education, mostly asians and wealthier people.
Fedizen@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Except student performance is falling across the world. What you said is the reason the US is like lower than most other western countries in outcomes. Its maybe less the reason that outcomes are getting worse across the board.
My gut says its just the reflection of a stratified global society. The billionaire and multimillionaire elites fund their schools very well while the rest struggle with collapsing budgets and parents that can’t afford quality education. So countries with more cultural education values are weathering this crisis solely from extra public funding.
TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
they don’t. some of the worst schools are the best funded.
it’s about culture. poor kids do great at school if they have parents who value education, or value education themselves. people who don’t value education… do poorly at school.
it’s just that rich kids/parents who don’t value it… get propped up by a community that does. it’s better to be a dumb kid in a rich school district than a smart kid in a poor district.