> Is that a function of population, or people > finishing school? Is high > school compulsory in the US? Either way, it's > certainly going to improve > the situation.
HS is effectively compulsory in the US (you can drop out at 16) - but in this case it's a function of population.
> Cheers > Russell C.
Gautam Mukunda
I don't know if anyone else saw this reference, and I can't find it now. Two people were talking about education in Europe and the US. This was only about France and Germany, maybe some of the UKers can fill in on England?
At a certain age, I think it was 12, the students are ran through a battery of tests. If they do good, they are pushed towards more education. If not, they are put into a trade type school. If a parent feels his kid should be in the academic track, they can send them to a private school or get tutoring to help them continue. I'm sure it's easy for a child to want to go the trade track. If the student has behavior problems in the academic track, they can be easily kicked out. So right there the teachers and administrators have more power and control. If a kid is kicked out, he can go to a trade school, or a private school.
When the kids were 18, they took another set of tests. Those with good grades could go to free public college. Those with lesser scores had to pay for college, whether public or private, or start working.
The main point was: most schools were public and free, but if the kid had to go to a private school, it was expensive. And all kids had to be in school. So a kid who was smart but a troublemaker, his parents had to do all they could to keep them in school, or they started paying for it if they didn't want their kid to go to trade school.
While I didn't catch how much these countries spent on education, I doubt it is more than the US. And they seem to have better results.
Kevin T. - VRWC Plus, I still don't know about HS level sports in other countries
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