Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

General Discussion

golfguru

(4,987 posts)

3. You will all answers to your questions in this USC blog

Reply to Ichingcarpenter (Original post)

Sun Mar 31, 2013, 03:30 AM

Mar 2013

It has nice graphics and you will not have to read through pages after pages of boring text.

http://rossieronline.usc.edu/u-s-education-versus-the-world-infographic/

It is easy to see from this blog that while US spends more per student than other countries, student performance is no where near the top.

To improve student performance, US schools need to employ the most powerful and proven tool .... foster competition among schools, public and private.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

33 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Education and America .. WTF is wrong? [View all] Ichingcarpenter Mar 2013 OP

Huge K&R woo me with science Mar 2013 #1

That is precisely the problem. liberal_at_heart Mar 2013 #8

we have 2 political parties whose leaders believe in for profit education...race to the top nt msongs Mar 2013 #2

You will all answers to your questions in this USC blog golfguru Mar 2013 #3

oh bullshit. HiPointDem Mar 2013 #7

That is astounding! golfguru Mar 2013 #30

I've made plenty of counterpoint in the other threads where you push the same boilerplate HiPointDem Apr 2013 #32

I've looked at that, and the data is definitely flawed. knitter4democracy Mar 2013 #18

That is basically true golfguru Mar 2013 #29

Always look to see who paid for it. knitter4democracy Mar 2013 #31

It's no accident that the curriculum Le Taz Hot Mar 2013 #4

as a current working university professor I don't believe curricula have been "dumbed down..." mike_c Mar 2013 #20

And my experience when teaching community college Le Taz Hot Mar 2013 #21

agreed-- I thought you were talking about higher ed rather than K-12.... mike_c Mar 2013 #25

I should have specified K-12. Le Taz Hot Mar 2013 #28

But, but...the Everest Guy wants me to continue paying for my education! Jamaal510 Mar 2013 #5

I'm confused; wikipedia says e.g. swedish higher education is 'free,' but -- it looks like part of HiPointDem Mar 2013 #6

Tuition is free Ichingcarpenter Mar 2013 #10

thanks for the clarification. HiPointDem Mar 2013 #12

college + trade schools are the new high school. pansypoo53219 Mar 2013 #9

Message auto-removed bezrodny Mar 2013 #11

that is some kind of religious wingnut site. HiPointDem Mar 2013 #13

The Absurd Contradictions Ichingcarpenter Mar 2013 #14

While i agree with the all points given in the infographic above Joel thakkar Mar 2013 #16

Scholar articles Ichingcarpenter Mar 2013 #17

When it comes to the "drug war" blacks and latinos are often targeted by the police Chisox08 Mar 2013 #24

Yet many insist that are problems are at their source about faces and personalities. TheKentuckian Mar 2013 #23

awesome krakfiend Mar 2013 #15

Awesome post jsr Mar 2013 #19

Prisons and War are more profitable then education. Chisox08 Mar 2013 #22

and in the U.S. EVERYTHING is for sale.... mike_c Mar 2013 #26

The problem isn't Americans.... YoungDemCA Mar 2013 #27

Great link on comparative teacher hours worked/salaries. hay rick Apr 2013 #33