Re: The state of education in the USA.

On Apr 2, 8:02 pm, Tim Norfolk <timsn...@xxxxxxx> wrote:
On Apr 2, 5:37�pm, Ferrous Patella <FerrousPate...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Iain <iain_inks...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in news:9d81e772-2d15-42ed-9f46-
12777d2fc...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:

In Britain, no students graduate from high school.

Are they graduated from high school?

Most students used to leave at age 16, after taking O-levels, or
CSE's. Those going to higher ed (about 10%) took A-levels the last 2
years. After we took our exams in our last year, they gathered us
together and said "It's been nice having you here. Goodbye."

So how is this different from your statistic about 15% of students
meeting some minimum math requirement? Why is it a problem that only
10% of US students are qualified for higher ed, but ok that this is
the case in your native land?

-tg


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