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Jon Halsey: Maybe it's time to rethink the academic year About: Comments re photo 59039 Robbie Harmon presents school calendar change options By Jon Halsey Personal commentary Regarding the 170-172 school days, maybe the time has come to once again reconsider the merits of a different approach to the academic year. For quite some time numerous studies have documented that year after year, primary and secondary education in the United States lags the rest of the developed countries. The top performers were South Korea, Finland, Hong Kong and Shanghai in China, Singapore, Canada, New Zealand, Japan and Australia. The report notes that Canadian 15-year-olds, on average, perform more than one school year ahead in math than 15-year-olds in the United States, and more than a half year ahead in reading and science. Canada, like the U.S., has a decentralized education system. The United States spends more per student, on average, than other countries. In the 2009 PISA study, only Luxembourg spent more per student. The report notes that countries like Estonia and Poland perform at about the same level as the United States, while spending less than half the amount per student. The report also notes that the GDP per capita in Shanghai is well below the OECD average -- highlighting another finding of the study: Low national income does not necessarily signify poor educational performance. South Korea, another top performer, also has a GDP below the OECD average. Following are the annual school years in top achieving countries:
Snow days notwithstanding, this seems to be a discussion worth continuing. - Jon Halsey This story was posted on 2015-02-24 11:09:55
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