Richard did a decent job of debunking your claims. I'll add my two cents. I'm Belgian we are capitalistic, just like France and presumably Venezuela, free enterprise is the driving force of much of our economy. We however have chosen to adopt policies trough the government to protect it's citizens against UNBRIDLED Capitalism and we have adopted policies to give it's citizens an even playing field and protection against unforeseen events, so that whatever happens a certain level of living standard can be maintained. This means affordable universal healthcare, near free education and unemployment compensation high enough so ppl in between jobs don't become homeless people. It doesn't work perfectly but I'm willing to compare most of it to the AVERAGE American.
One question for you then.. why do these people want to come to the USA and not to the paradise known as Belgium?
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Easy, because most people get their impression of the US trough TV not actual research. Hollywood in general paints a romantic picture of the US. My wife is American she decided to live here, because she feels the level of education is higher here than in the US. I've seen the US system in action through my family, who are lower,middle and upper middle class and their experiences deal with stuff that's unheard of in my country.
Well your education seems to have missed what the little red dotted line.
...... means under the word "trough".
I excuse you though because English may not be your native tongue BUT please why the problem in not noticing "trough" is not a real word?
I infer you meant "through"?
And I do agree with you SOME people get their impressions of information "through" TV as evidenced by the idiots that believe Trump who married a "LEGAL" immigrant
is "anti-immigrant" as the biased MSM portrays.
Also I'd agree with your "ANECDOTAL" stories as they are just that!
You may have lived in an democrat controlled school district where "political correctness" reigns.
BUT to indict the entire US educational system speaks VOLUMES as to YOUR education.
Educated people don't make generalized statements based on anecdotal,subjective experiences.
So let's compare...
14. Belgium : At a time went the country is only ten points away from ranking in the top 10 best education systems, the country is starting to decrease educational funding.
The World’s Best 20 Education Systems Rankings Third Quarter Report - Educate Every Child on the Planet: The World Top 20 Project NOTE: decreasing funding!
Now of course the USA is ranked behind Belgium at 18th of the top 20.
Of course there is a slight difference in population: Belgium 11.29 million : USA: 321.4 million....hmmm seems there is an issue here. But I'm not the expert you are!
And of course at $12,731 per student on secondary education, the USA schools have:
And of course this is just ONE school system but:
"We have 102,000 students here. They come from more than 180 countries, and they speak 140 languages."
140 student languages in suburban Georgia school district
Belgium spent in 2011 less then $12,000
Belgium's three official languages are Dutch, spoken by 59% of the population, French, spoken by 40%, and German, spoken by less than 1%
https://www.oecd.org/edu/EAG2014-Indicator B1 (eng).pdf
Hmmm... 140 languages versus Belgium 3?
Again I'm just saying when considering nearly 46 times as many languages the school system confronts then the 3 languages Belgians speak does have an affect!
-You are right my experiences are anecdotal. But general conclusions can be reached using anecdotal experiences. For instance our public school system begins at 2,5 not 6 years old as is customary in the US. We have systems in place that not just offers basic education but also offers education towards a trade if a student is incapable/unwilling to go to college. He will be a plumber, electrician or something by the time he/she graduates high school. We don't have to wait to get a prescription filled when we turn it in at the farmacy. Our post-op drug prescriptions contain less or even no opioids so people don't become addicts after a surgery. There is a system in place that provides physical therapists coming to the house, so people who are bedridden actually get the care they need. These systems are available to all citizens not just those who can afford it. I can bring these things up because of my anecdotal experiences. As to my spelling error. Yes this is actually my second language, I consider myself fluent in. I have knowledge of two more, which brings my total to four. How many do you speak since you seem to draw a GENERAL conclusion about my education, using the ANECDOTAL experience of my posts?
-"We have 102,000 students here. They come from more than 180 countries, and they speak 140 languages."
This point is bogus. Unless you are claiming that Georgia offers education in 140 languages.
Education is offered in French, German, and Dutch depending on where you live. There are also a few international schools who offer education in English. The students hail from way more countries and speak different languages but they have to follow school in one of the 4 languages on offer, how is this different from the US?
- How is the amount of people relevant to the AVERAGE level of education? Doesn't average usually mean the amount of people is factored out? Btw, the fact that you immediately try to preempt my obvious reply that America is ranked below Belgium by coming up with justifications, shows that you yourself realise how weak the argument you're making is.
