Alberta: It's not just the economy that is booming; schools are too
Sep 22nd 2006, 12:37 pm
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Alberta: It's not just the economy that is booming; schools are too
Interesting article from the economist on alberta schools:
http://www.economist.com/world/la/di...ory_id=7945805
http://www.economist.com/world/la/di...ory_id=7945805
Sep 22nd 2006, 12:49 pm
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Re: Alberta: It's not just the economy that is booming; schools are too
Originally Posted by Canada2006
Interesting article from the economist on alberta schools:
http://www.economist.com/world/la/di...ory_id=7945805
http://www.economist.com/world/la/di...ory_id=7945805
Sep 22nd 2006, 1:22 pm
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Re: Alberta: It's not just the economy that is booming; schools are too
Originally Posted by rae
thank you very, very much, i'm off to Edmonton so this reinforces what i already knew, serves a timely reminder of why i should still go, as some doubts at the moment, and gives further ammo for me, to those who oppose us. i notice the uk doesn't feature in the top 10 in any of the 3 columns, what a surprise.
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Sep 22nd 2006, 1:23 pm
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Re: Alberta: It's not just the economy that is booming; schools are too
Originally Posted by Canada2006
UK education will never be great until people GET OVER THE 11+. You want good education, you need choice & markets like in Edmonton
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Sep 22nd 2006, 1:29 pm
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Re: Alberta: It's not just the economy that is booming; schools are too
Originally Posted by iaink
Personally the 11+ served me very well. I am gratefull for my grammar school education.
Sep 22nd 2006, 1:40 pm
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Re: Alberta: It's not just the economy that is booming; schools are too
Originally Posted by rae
i notice the uk doesn't feature in the top 10 in any of the 3 columns, what a surprise.
Sep 22nd 2006, 2:44 pm
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Re: Alberta: It's not just the economy that is booming; schools are too
Originally Posted by Biiiiink
I browsed the PISA 2003 report when we were discussing literacy rates a few weeks back and iirc, although the UK was included in the survey, response rates were so low that they effectively left them out of the results.
