Who's No.1 in Education?

Who's No.1? Finland, Japan and Korea, Says OECD Education Study
http://www.siteselection.com/ssinsider/snapshot/sf011210.htm

U.S. students finished 15th in reading, 19th in math and 14th in science in a study that ranked 31 nations.

Fifteen-year-old females outperformed males in reading in every country in the OECD/PISA study.

To view the side-by-side comparison of US and Finland Educations systems click this link:
http://home.comcast.net/~zthustra/pdf/us_finland_education.pdf

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[SimXLive]

The difference between Canada and the USA is ATTITUDE. The USA runs around chanting USA #1 like a bunch of robots when the truth is the USA is NOT #1. As long as you believe you need no improvement you will not improve. As long as you keep bragging you will not learn.

Here is a question. Why is it that Canadians have a great deal of knowledge about the USA when Americans know virtually nothing about Canada. Americans don't think Canada is worth it and that is a BAD ATTITUDE!

[zthustra]

@SimXLive

A growing number of the more progressive Americans are looking north and learning about Canada. My paternal ancestors where orignal settlers on Talbot Road near Aylmer, Ontaria. My facebook page features two inspirational Canadians: Tommy Douglas and David Suzuki. I never miss an opportunity to tell others how much we owe Canada for social reforms in labor, social services and even land ownership.

[ViciousDave4Life]

By world statistics, Finland is also the biggest country of the most atheist people. No wonder they are number one. Spending more time on learning and less on a stupid imaginable being surely will give you a better mind.

[falcon131ful]

O Brasil pelo menos aparece na lista Hhahahahaha Aposto que era um top 30, mas o autor teve compaixão e colocou um top 31 Hahahahahahhahah

[SimXLive]

@TheFORBEZZZ I see now you were not attacking their culture, sorry if I misunderstood.

[SimXLive]

@TheFORBEZZZ Yes kids in Canada are normal and so was I, as a matter of fact I was a terrible student, I just happen to have a high IQ and learn easy and I knew kids who were in the Genius level who couldn't stop taking acid and skipping school, and still got straight A's. And I knew still other kids who needed help all the time. This is all normal. But the attitude in Canada is what is different. Come on up and see for yourself. Organize a school trip to the Capitol, Ottawa. And keep reading!

[SimXLive]

@TheFORBEZZZ All true and well said.

[TheFORBEZZZ]

@SimXLive

I was not trying to say that minorities or their culture is the problem, just the amount of poverty in those groups is. Also, i agree with the religious wacko's thing: the protest of that New York mosque and others is ignorant and the amount of extremist Christians in the U.S. is depressing to me and the nation.

[TheFORBEZZZ]

@SimXLive

(Cont). is a great problem in this country. I'm not blaming them and i'm not trying to stereotype, they just cannot go to school if they cannot eat or are not in a secure household. I agree with you that is is parent's fault for shitty kids. Mine told me to take education seriously so i do, but a parent that gives their kid anything they want and allow them to get D's is bad parenting, and no amount of teacher intervention will solve that.

[TheFORBEZZZ]

@SimXLive

I understand your point. It is much an attitude problem. Personally, i do well in school (if that even constitutes anything) and do try to read in my off time (We by Yevgeny Zamyatin now). I see kids in the hall who could not give less of a shit about their education, just about drugs and poon tang. I don't know if you have any of those in Canada, but that is the culture of the U.S: You are cool if you get laid and drink. What i was saying before was that the poverty of minorities

[SimXLive]

@TheFORBEZZZ Yes Canada has more (not by much) multiculturalism then the USA and of different origins. The difference is that we don't have millions of religious nutbags protesting a Mosque all due to irrational fear. So your culture is infected with bigotry and hatred, mostly from the right and you will never solve your problems as long as you do not accept that being white and speaking english is not superior, just different.

[SimXLive]

@TheFORBEZZZ Actually we invest less in education then the USA simply because we don't have the money. I really hate to pound the point home but it truly is a matter of attitude. Even your points are an attempt to blame someone or something instead of yourself. Now I don't know you or your education so don't take that personally. But it is the common thread among Americans, blame anyone but yourself. So Obama has it right when he says it's the parent's fault. Where's the guidance?

[TheFORBEZZZ]

@SimXLive

Canada does have a much better social security net, though and probably invests more into education. Minorities in the U.S. are there becasue of their long standing repression (only maybe 2 generations now have not been) though. There are two reasons the U.S. suffers in education. Poor minorities have a tough time focusing on school whule living in poverty and then some middle class kids are spoiled and then don't give much as shit about their education, not saying about all though.