RSSReading Literacy of 15-Year-Olds From Twelve Selected Countries 2003
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is an international organization of thirty countries each of which accepts the principles of representative democracy and a free market economy. The countries include:
| Australia | Hungary | Poland |
| Austria | Iceland | Norway |
| Belgium | Ireland | Portugal |
| Canada | Italy | Slovak Republic |
| Czech Republic | Japan | Spain |
| Denmark | Korea | Sweden |
| Finland | Luxembourg | Switzerland |
| France | Mexico | Turkey |
| Germany | Netherlands | United Kingdom |
| Greece | New Zealand | United States |
The OECD headquarters staff in Paris collects data, monitors trends, and analyzes economic developments. It also researches social changes and evolving patterns in trade, environment, agriculture, technology, taxation and other areas. The OECD is known as a premier statistical agency as a result of comprehensive techniques used to gather and analyze data.
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4 Responses to “Reading Literacy of 15-Year-Olds From Twelve Selected Countries 2003”
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June 16th, 2008 at 11:22 pm
one thing we got to remember: we ARE one of the biggest countries in population and land areas and have more people than each of the countries to the left of the US on the graph. Thus, when resources have to be spread out more, its much harder to get everything distributed evenly. We need a more efficient transportation system in the US.
June 23rd, 2008 at 10:44 am
The reason that literacy rates in the United States are low is because of the illegal immigration of people from Mexico and other hispanic countries where education is hard to receive unless you live in an urban area. I do not feel that this children of illegal immigrants should be receiving a free education. They are putting a drain on the education system as well as Medicare, Medicaid and social security . Many of these immigrants are receiving without putting any money into the system. My mother married when she was fifteen and my dad received a high school education. It was always a given that both my brother and I would attend college and better ourselves. My dad worked hard and was successful at owning his own business through hard work and dedication. Most of the illegals that come into our country from Mexico do not appreciate or understand how important an education is and therefore do not encourage their children to learn and study hard. I was a librarian and teacher in the Dallas School District for 16 years and I saw first hand how the parents of these children think and do. Also, if bilingual education is offered in the school district, then it should be for everyone, not just those immigrant from other countries. Everyone should have an equal education.
August 13th, 2008 at 3:32 pm
bfolmar,
Yeah, of course. it’s the Mexicans putting a strain on the education, Medicare, Medicais and Social Security systems.
I understand that being from Dallas you have a different view than some (I was raised in Denver witch also has a large Hispanic population) but what you’re stating is just not true. Sure there is some pull from illegal immigrants but it is certainly not the cause of any of those problems. As you can see from the charts we are now spending less (as a percentage of GDP) than what is needed for our education system. The fact is that our school system has not been a priority for our leaders for the last 10-15 years. These results do not surprise me at all, when you look at education spending cuts and programs that are created then underfunded, what would you expect. The difference that you and I had when we were in school was that the government was still giving adequate funding to the education system because they knew that was where the future was. It seems that our recent politicians have forgotten this.
November 23rd, 2008 at 4:44 pm
There is more than enough funding for our education system; it’s just grossly mismanaged by bureaucrats who have no business managing a budget let alone being in the business of education. Why continue to pump money into a system we know is broken from top to bottom? We spend more than any other country on education and yet our students score among the worst in the civilized world. If your wondering how well our students are taught just listen to the way your average fifteen year old speaks and you will have your answer “yo boss,ya know what i’m sayin, like ya know??? Public education is in shambles because the system is grossly inefficient and packed with inept overpaid morons who probabaly couldn’t pass the very tests they hand out. It’s a shame because our kids are being denied a quality education as a result and they will pay a heavy price. The board of education is full of bureaucrats who must be removed and replaced with qualified professional educators who are capable of putting our students back on track. First, every Legal citizen has the right to get a good public education. Second, it’s NOT our responsibility to provide an education for anyone and everyone who wanders into this country illegally? Are you kidding me? We have to declare english as our national language and require that every teacher and student speak fluent english. To shore up the gap, we should have six day school weeks 1st thru 12th grades like some of the other high scoring nations who manage to get the job done at a fraction of the cost. Teachers should have education models they can learn from and make adjustments as they see fit. With all of the money we spend on education we should be the envy of the entire world, instead we’re the example of what not to do. Our entire government must be schackled and forced to operate with efficiency and responsibility or the bloated bureaucrats will continue to pilfer the public purse allowing the status quo to go on unchallenged.