“Asian countries and regions benefit from a cultural emphasis on education, investments in teacher quality and equitable funding of schools regardless of family income, Andreas Schleicher, who oversees the test for the Paris-based OECD, said in a telephone interview.â€
Asian Teens Ace International Achievement Test, Outscoring U.S.
Dec. 8 (Bloomberg) — Fifteen-year-olds in Asia topped the charts on an international test, raising concern in the U.S.
that the nation’s students lag in economic competitiveness.
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation & Development, which represents 34 countries, released yesterday the 2009 Programme for International Student Assessment. For the first time, the triennial test broke out China’s Shanghai region — which topped every country, in all academic categories. South Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong and Japan all outpaced the U.S.
Asian countries and regions benefit from a cultural emphasis on education, investments in teacher quality and equitable funding of schools regardless of family income, Andreas Schleicher, who oversees the test for the Paris-based OECD, said in a telephone interview.
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rob, you seem to rant weekly about your train commute. This is only the second time in about 6 months that I can remember a problem on the A train. When I wait for it there’s one every 5 minutes.
ha, not really. the R is fine. i still always get a seat. i just make fun of people on it. but ill take the people on the R versus people eating mcdonalds on the A and moonfaces doing performance art on the L any day of the week
As much as I talk about the maintenance issues in the brownstone, because it IS work, owning a brownstone works on a lot of levels: The gross costs of my duplex apartment including building utilities and maintenance of building nets out to 2500 dollars a month. Plus I get to be in charge.
JB, that’s ONLY in China. not so for hong kong, singaore,…
“Asian countries and regions benefit from a cultural emphasis on education, investments in teacher quality and equitable funding of schools regardless of family income, Andreas Schleicher, who oversees the test for the Paris-based OECD, said in a telephone interview.â€
And, of course, a one-child rule.
DIBS, we still outpace them in nuclear weapons and general asskicking, so whatever.
Asian Teens Ace International Achievement Test, Outscoring U.S.
Dec. 8 (Bloomberg) — Fifteen-year-olds in Asia topped the charts on an international test, raising concern in the U.S.
that the nation’s students lag in economic competitiveness.
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation & Development, which represents 34 countries, released yesterday the 2009 Programme for International Student Assessment. For the first time, the triennial test broke out China’s Shanghai region — which topped every country, in all academic categories. South Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong and Japan all outpaced the U.S.
Asian countries and regions benefit from a cultural emphasis on education, investments in teacher quality and equitable funding of schools regardless of family income, Andreas Schleicher, who oversees the test for the Paris-based OECD, said in a telephone interview.
This is very sad.
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rob, you seem to rant weekly about your train commute. This is only the second time in about 6 months that I can remember a problem on the A train. When I wait for it there’s one every 5 minutes.
ha, not really. the R is fine. i still always get a seat. i just make fun of people on it. but ill take the people on the R versus people eating mcdonalds on the A and moonfaces doing performance art on the L any day of the week
*rob*
“JB, I know. those hoods I suggestted are for folks who really trying to be more down to earth vs faking itâ€
Oh, cool. Yeah – but it’s lot more fun to talk about the fakers. Talking about down to earth, decent people is a snooze.
As much as I talk about the maintenance issues in the brownstone, because it IS work, owning a brownstone works on a lot of levels: The gross costs of my duplex apartment including building utilities and maintenance of building nets out to 2500 dollars a month. Plus I get to be in charge.
York Ave might as well be Brooklyn it’s so far from any subway.
ishtar, plus I’m a friendly looking chinaman too.