Most Educated Countries in the World

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Most Educated Countries in the World
Topic Started: Apr 3 2013, 10:01 AM (583 Views)
Darcie	Apr 3 2013, 10:01 AM Post #1
Skeptic Posts: 31,154 Group: Member Member #714 Joined: March 30, 2010	Posted Image Yeah Canada, lets keep it up.



Bitsy	Apr 3 2013, 10:20 AM Post #2
Veteran Member Posts: 31,383 Group: Member Member #267 Joined: March 11, 2006	Congrats to Canada and New Zealand. http://www.nbcnews.com/business/most-educated-countries-world-1B6065913



margrace	Apr 3 2013, 11:44 AM Post #3
Gold Star Member Posts: 5,367 Group: Member Member #723 Joined: April 1, 2010	Now we have to work together to keep it that way. Ontario's big fight with the teachers is an example of what not to do.



wildie	Apr 3 2013, 01:29 PM Post #4
Veteran Member Posts: 12,173 Group: Member Member #442 Joined: October 11, 2006	Darcie Apr 3 2013, 10:01 AM Posted Image Yeah Canada, lets keep it up. I'm surprised at the ranking of the UK? We. Shud have. hi rank from the $ we spent---- Excuse my post, its my1st from a tablet :-)



Delphi51	Apr 3 2013, 01:55 PM Post #5
Member title Posts: 13,967 Group: Administration Member #441 Joined: October 10, 2006	Is this for real or April fools? Last week it was noted here that Canada had fallen out of the top ten countries due to fewer years of education that those that offer free university. Quote: One reason is education. Canadians� average number of years of schooling has stayed flat at 12.3 since 2005. And on another measure used in the index, the expected years of schooling � how many years of education the average child entering school can expect to receive � Canada lags behind comparable countries, such as Australia and the United States. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/canada-falls-out-of-top-10-in-uns-human-development-index/article9758218/?service=mobile Edited by Delphi51, Apr 3 2013, 01:59 PM.



Bitsy	Apr 3 2013, 02:16 PM Post #6
Veteran Member Posts: 31,383 Group: Member Member #267 Joined: March 11, 2006	Delphi51 Apr 3 2013, 01:55 PM Is this for real or April fools? Last week it was noted here that Canada had fallen out of the top ten countries due to fewer years of education that those that offer free university. Quote: One reason is education. Canadians� average number of years of schooling has stayed flat at 12.3 since 2005. And on another measure used in the index, the expected years of schooling � how many years of education the average child entering school can expect to receive � Canada lags behind comparable countries, such as Australia and the United States. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/canada-falls-out-of-top-10-in-uns-human-development-index/article9758218/?service=mobile I think it is a difference in the criteria, Delphi, your link measures " development by combining income and other basic indicators of progress such as life expectancy and years of schooling." Darcie�s link is measures only �residents with a college or college equivalent degree�. It will take some time before the impact of fewer college graduates is reflected in the most college graduates.



Darcie	Apr 3 2013, 02:35 PM Post #7
Skeptic Posts: 31,154 Group: Member Member #714 Joined: March 30, 2010	I think what I found counts the percentage of the population that is educated, I think we are the only country with over 50% of the population.



Kahu	Apr 3 2013, 02:43 PM Post #8
Posts: 31,109 Group: Administration Member #150 Joined: December 14, 2005	It's a wonder we do so well ...... it's only due to dedicated educationalists at all levels. This is what happens when you have a government in power that is determined to screw everything down and spend less! :nooo.gif: Charting the Novopay debacle Computerworld has followed the troubled teachers payroll system since the contract was first awarded to Talent 2 in 2005. Randal Jackson looks back. Source Link Novopay or No Pay Debacle



heatseeker	Apr 3 2013, 02:49 PM Post #9
Veteran Member Posts: 10,320 Group: Member Member #713 Joined: March 30, 2010	There is still a lot of anxiety about women and education, when in fact women are outstripping men in education attainment. The sort of guy who never quite finished high school is still not finishing, while his female counterpart is at least going to community college. This is a worrisome and growing gap and people should be talking about it.



Darcie	Apr 3 2013, 02:56 PM Post #10
Skeptic Posts: 31,154 Group: Member Member #714 Joined: March 30, 2010	In QC I was on the orientation committee for the local English High School. The problem of low marks for boys was a big concern. The following year we started with grade 8 and had classes for boys only, then the girls wanted the same thing The marks of the boys went up, and less dropped out after 5 years, but they never did catch up to the girls even in the sciences and math. When the graduation classes came, all the top students were girls. Must be discouraging for the boy We even had just male teachers but it still did not seem to work.



Kahu	Apr 3 2013, 03:28 PM Post #11
Posts: 31,109 Group: Administration Member #150 Joined: December 14, 2005	heatseeker Apr 3 2013, 02:49 PM There is still a lot of anxiety about women and education, when in fact women are outstripping men in education attainment. The sort of guy who never quite finished high school is still not finishing, while his female counterpart is at least going to community college. This is a worrisome and growing gap and people should be talking about it. As the father of girls, who I encouraged to achieve as highly as they possibly could, I look at it this way ..... Educating women isn't a national liability whatsoever ..... they're the mothers of the next generation.



wildie	Apr 3 2013, 05:04 PM Post #12
Veteran Member Posts: 12,173 Group: Member Member #442 Joined: October 11, 2006	Its my opinion that males lose interest in schooling in the grade schools. The majority of grade school teachers are female and they teach from the female perspective. To a young male its BORING! I speak from experience! It wasn't until I was able study technical subjects, that I was able to develop an interest in schooling.



margrace	Apr 4 2013, 12:29 AM Post #13
Gold Star Member Posts: 5,367 Group: Member Member #723 Joined: April 1, 2010	Although I can't remember where I read it, the figurers showed that 53 % of medial students studying to be Doctors were women



Olive Oil	Apr 4 2013, 04:22 AM Post #14
Gold Star Member Posts: 4,747 Group: Member Member #785 Joined: June 10, 2010	We seem to lack enough skilled tradespeople such as carpenters, millwrights, etc. Our province often brings in people from Germany and other countries on temporary visas. Young people who are not cut out for University should have every opportunity to learn a solid trade.



Darcie	Apr 4 2013, 04:46 AM Post #15
Skeptic Posts: 31,154 Group: Member Member #714 Joined: March 30, 2010	Olive Oil Apr 4 2013, 04:22 AM We seem to lack enough skilled tradespeople such as carpenters, millwrights, etc. Our province often brings in people from Germany and other countries on temporary visas. Young people who are not cut out for University should have every opportunity to learn a solid trade. Olive Oil, I don't know if it is still there, but our high school acquired an aircraft engine maintenance program that many of the boys liked and flocked to, as did a few girls. The problem seemed to be that the girls applied themselves and worked harder than any of the boys did. It was taught by male teachers. At the end of the first year, all the girls were at the top of the marks in that course. For some reason this bothered the boys. Our country is not the only one where this phenomenon is apparent. The German government recently sent and pay for their top biochemist (from one of their universities) to work at my granddaugher's lab, she was a female. The lab where my granddaughter is has 17 researchers and all but one are females. The University only picks the top marks in students every year. Forgot to say that all researchers are trilingual, French, English and one other language, usually Spanish. Edited by Darcie, Apr 4 2013, 04:48 AM.



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