NationStates Jolt Archive

In hindsight, I don't think we actually LEARNT anything over here. We didn't even get sex ed, my teacher was too wussy to teach us, good thing we already knew most of it.

Well, I went to private college preparatory school from Kindergarten until twelth grade, so I actually have no idea what the normal primary education is like around my hometown, heh. Considering the intelligence of most of my friends who attended the state schools, I'm assuming they were relatively awful... but there is a good chance that my friends are just naturally stupid.

i don't know. went to a private primary school in winchester (quite near winchester college as it happens), and i don't know how to grade or compare it against other schools (private or state) in the area.
i guess that particular school was pretty good as i passed the entrance exams to my secondary school of choice (which, unfortunatley, kinda sucked) so... yeah *shrugs*

over here it wurks fein 4 mee

In Finland we have the best education on the face of the planet.
Old article (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/4073753.stm), but nothing has changed.

It's okay. The U.S. is known for its terrible education system, however my education itself was all right.

Everyone at my school seems to have a little difficult reading. Either they're behind, or I'm hyperlexic. I lean towards the latter.

Quite good actually.

Irish schools have a reputation for a high standard of education from first to third level.

I think my schooling was very good. Then again, I actually worked hard and learned those things I was supposed to learn.

I believe half of the problem nowadays lies with the learners (or non-learners, if you please) and not necessarily in the system or with the teachers.

Nevermind that the U.N. just scolded Germany for its three-fold school system and that they changed the age at which is decided which school you should visit. Everyone else keeps students together as long as possible and against common sense, German politics works exactly into the opposite direction.

Maybe I shouldn't become a teacher, maybe I should go into politics? (Heaven forbid!)

I learned to play on the playground and sleep during class.

My primary school was excellent. We had no bad teachers, and I picked up a voracious appetite for literature while I weas there, which I still have, and I had good maths skills when I went to secondary school.

I believe half of the problem nowadays lies with the learners (or non-learners, if you please) and not necessarily in the system or with the teachers.I can certainly agree. Learning is viewed as a means to an end; a way to get that high paying job you want, but if a person doesn't believe that they have a realistic chance of getting that job, then why would they bother to learn?

Ours sucks.

Personally, I think the school I went to was rather good. We were the neighborhood school of the neighborhood where all the professors of the nearby university lived, though, so it was probably the exception rather than the rule.

What's the primary education like where you live?
I wouldn't know. I either slept or was absent in that time.

Not bad, except for the size of the eschoolls. (The bigest one has 60 pupils the smallest 5.)

i haed the bestest euaction ever!!!11

Actually, I was educated in a really expensive private school with excessive luxuries and such (like armchairs with inlaid gold handles, voice recognition software for laptops to record notes, and such)*, so I can't really compare it. :p

*Well, at least that's what we should have gotten for the money we paid for it... :(

I believe half of the problem nowadays lies with the learners (or non-learners, if you please) and not necessarily in the system or with the teachers.
Nono!!! It's the system!!! The sytem I tell you!!!

Nevermind that the U.N. just scolded Germany for its three-fold school system and that they changed the age at which is decided which school you should visit. Everyone else keeps students together as long as possible and against common sense, German politics works exactly into the opposite direction.
Maybe they should just adopt the Dutch system. It's similiar in makeup but from what I understand it's easier to advance from the hauptschule to the rest. And the rising number of hochschul students of 17 years or younger proofs it's pretty effective.
Maybe I shouldn't become a teacher, maybe I should go into politics? (Heaven forbid!)
If theres one thing Germany has no shortage of it's politicians.

I can certainly agree. Learning is viewed as a means to an end; a way to get that high paying job you want, but if a person doesn't believe that they have a realistic chance of getting that job, then why would they bother to learn?
I know. People still look at me funny when I tell them I enjoy learning. Always have, probably always will. But honestly, it's fun! It even gets better when you understand things.
Unless it's stuff like physics that either a) has not been explained to me properly or b) really is not in my field of interest!

Nono!!! It's the system!!! The sytem I tell you!!!
Why is it that I don't believe you?
Maybe they should just adopt the Dutch system. It's similiar in makeup but from what I understand it's easier to advance from the hauptschule to the rest. And the rising number of hochschul students of 17 years or younger proofs it's pretty effective.
And maybe we should. Or adopt the Finnish system.
Although the concept of "Gesamtschule" doesn't have a great appeal to me since it seems to lower the overall standards as far as I have experienced it. Then again, I'm more than happy to be proven wrong in that instance.
If there's one thing Germany has no shortage of it's politicians.
Yeah, but we're talking 'bout me. And if there's one thing Germany does indeed have a shortage of it's good politicians! (Then again, I'd probably be a bad politician and nobody in the world would want me in power :D:D:D)

I know. People still look at me funny when I tell them I enjoy learning. Always have, probably always will. But honestly, it's fun! It even gets better when you understand things.
Unless it's stuff like physics that either a) has not been explained to me properly or b) really is not in my field of interest!Exactly, I feel the same way, and find the concept that formal learning is supposed to stop at some point to be absurd.

I know. People still look at me funny when I tell them I enjoy learning.
Bwahahahahaahaha!!! Nerd!!!!!1111!


Why is it that I don't believe you?
Because you are indoctrinated by the system!!!!!

And maybe we should. Or adopt the Finnish system.
Although the concept of "Gesamtschule" doesn't have a great appeal to me since it seems to lower the overall standards as far as I have experienced it. Then again, I'm more than happy to be proven wrong in that instance.
Gesamtschulen haven't harmed anyone here. Generaly speaking. Neither did tuition fees.

Yeah, but we're talking 'bout me. And if there's one thing Germany does indeed have a shortage of it's good politicians! (Then again, I'd probably be a bad politician and nobody in the world would want me in power :D:D:D)
It would be better for all if I was appointed head of state and government for life.

Exactly, I feel the same way, and find the concept that formal learning is supposed to stop at some point to be absurd.
And it is - I mean, once I'm out of highschool or university, it's not like the world comes to a standstill when it comes to new developments and knowledge...

Change and adapt - otherwise you're bound to die out. *nods* Go ask the dinosaurs :p

Mine was brilliant, although at the time when you are actually at school you don't realise how good you have it.

In Finland we have the best education on the face of the planet.
Old article (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/4073753.stm), but nothing has changed.
I'm impressed you were able to Google that up... But weren't you supposed to be an American from.. .. Michigan (which actually makes that even more impressive!)?