Post by Origanalist on Jul 14, 2016 6:07:55 GMT -8
America’s Government School System: Never Have so Many Paid so Much to Achieve so Little
March 20, 2015 by Dan Mitchel
No other nation in the world spends as much on education as the United States.
According to our leftist friends, who prefer to measure inputs rather than outputs, this is a cause for celebration. I guess it shows we have the best intentions. Or maybe we love our kids the most.
For those who prefer to focus on outputs, however, it’s very difficult to be happy about the results we’re getting compared to all the money that’s being spent. Heck, in some cases it’s almost as if we’re getting negative results when you compare inputs and outputs.
To paraphrase what Winston Churchill said about the Royal Air Force in World War II, never have so many paid so much to achieve so little.
For those who prefer to focus on outputs, however, it’s very difficult to be happy about the results we’re getting compared to all the money that’s being spent. Heck, in some cases it’s almost as if we’re getting negative results when you compare inputs and outputs.
To paraphrase what Winston Churchill said about the Royal Air Force in World War II, never have so many paid so much to achieve so little.
Now we have more evidence that American taxpayers are paying a lot and getting a little (though I have to admit that non-teaching education bureaucrats have been big winners).
The Washington Post reports on some new research to see how America’s young adults rank compared to their peers in other nations.
The results aren’t encouraging.
There were three testing categories and Americans didn’t do well in any of them.
Here’s the comparative data on literacy.
Continued.. danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/2015/03/20/americas-government-school-system-never-have-so-many-paid-so-much-to-achieve-so-little/
March 20, 2015 by Dan Mitchel
No other nation in the world spends as much on education as the United States.
According to our leftist friends, who prefer to measure inputs rather than outputs, this is a cause for celebration. I guess it shows we have the best intentions. Or maybe we love our kids the most.
For those who prefer to focus on outputs, however, it’s very difficult to be happy about the results we’re getting compared to all the money that’s being spent. Heck, in some cases it’s almost as if we’re getting negative results when you compare inputs and outputs.
To paraphrase what Winston Churchill said about the Royal Air Force in World War II, never have so many paid so much to achieve so little.
For those who prefer to focus on outputs, however, it’s very difficult to be happy about the results we’re getting compared to all the money that’s being spent. Heck, in some cases it’s almost as if we’re getting negative results when you compare inputs and outputs.
To paraphrase what Winston Churchill said about the Royal Air Force in World War II, never have so many paid so much to achieve so little.
Now we have more evidence that American taxpayers are paying a lot and getting a little (though I have to admit that non-teaching education bureaucrats have been big winners).
The Washington Post reports on some new research to see how America’s young adults rank compared to their peers in other nations.
The results aren’t encouraging.
This exam, given in 23 countries, assessed the thinking abilities and workplace skills of adults. It focused on literacy, math and technological problem-solving. The goal was to figure out how prepared people are to work in a complex, modern society. And U.S. millennials performed horribly. That might even be an understatement… No matter how you sliced the data – by class, by race, by education – young Americans were laggards compared to their international peers. In every subject, U.S. millennials ranked at the bottom or very close to it, according to a new study by testing company ETS.
There were three testing categories and Americans didn’t do well in any of them.
…in literacy, U.S. millennials scored higher than only three countries. In math, Americans ranked last. In technical problem-saving, they were second from the bottom. “Abysmal,” noted ETS researcher Madeline Goodman. “There was just no place where we performed well.”
Here’s the comparative data on literacy.
Continued.. danieljmitchell.wordpress.com/2015/03/20/americas-government-school-system-never-have-so-many-paid-so-much-to-achieve-so-little/
