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> [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu] On Behalf Of Ruben J=F6nsson
> Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2007 6:02 PM
> To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public.
> Subject: Re: [OT] Units rant
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> I live in Sweden and have 3 kids aged 8, 10 and 12 (just =

> finished grade 2, 4 and 5) and they all passed the cm in a m =

> test. I actually didn't think that the youngest would but she did.
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> But you are right, I think the education system has become =

> worse. Perhaps not the education as such but there must be =

> something wrong when kids can go nine years (and sometimes =

> even more) in school and they still can't read and write =

> properly. I just don't understand how these kids can fall =

> through the system unnoticed (or is it uncared for?).
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> Perhaps one reason is that the classes tends to get bigger =

> and bigger. The educationalist time spent on a single pupil =

> gets smaller and smaller.
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> I think another reason is that the teacher profession isn't =

> very high valued. =

> It is not seen as a high status job - especially not teachers =

> for the younger children. This is a bit strange since todays =

> children are a nations best future asset. Raise the salaries =

> for teachers and you will find that in the long term, it =

> would be very benificial for the nation. But that is perhaps =

> the root of the problem - politicians don't tink in long terms today.
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> /Ruben
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> > >
> > > To put things even worse, the pupils in a 9th grade public school =

> > > here in Sweden does not know how many cm (centimeters) is =

> a m (meter).
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> > That's odd.  We here in the USofA keep getting told by our =

> news media =

> > that we have the worst education system in the world.
> > Carey
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> Ruben J=F6nsson
> AB Liros Electronic
> Box 9124, 200 39 Malm=F6, Sweden
> TEL INT +46 40142078
> FAX INT +46 40947388
> ruben@pp.sbbs.se
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Me thinks, at least here in Sweden, it's very much up to the system.
There is a HUGE problem with Swedish schools, when the pupils are to clever,
or not clever at all.
Clever pupils are pushed back, so they ends up as average (or preferably
below average), the not so clever ones is more or less neglected.
It all comes back to the intention of the politicians, (whom are scared for
the clever ones).




With best regards

Tomas Larsson
Sweden
http://www.tlec.se
http://www.ebaman.com

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