Best Education In The World: Finland, South Korea Top Country Rankings, U.S. Rated Average
The United States places 17th in the developed world for education, according to a global report by education firm Pearson.
Yeah, doesn't sound too good to me, but what do I know? I'm pretty sure the government will
do something to fix it, though.
The rankings are calculated based on various measures, including
international test scores, graduation rates between 2006 and 2010, and
the prevalence of higher education seekers.
And here's the fix: Make school so simple that everyone graduates, and offer incentives for everyone to go to college. Wait, we're already doing that stuff, and our ranking just gets worse, it seems. Too bad Americans aren't entitled to a foreign education.
I forgot to mention the other fix in this post: pay teachers more. Whatever we do, we don't want to focus on those test scores!
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