[quote=patientrenter]We won’t solve our education problems here in the US. Why? Because we are a heterogeneous society, complacent about vast segments of the population living in poverty and ignorance, and we respect doctors a lot more than teachers.[/quote]
Another interesting statistic that the segment brought up is the fact that 50% of our teachers place in the bottom 1/3 of the respective major in college. So, to expect the same kind of respect the teachers get in Finland, our teachers would have to be at the top of the respective area. The segment did say it’s harder to get into the teaching program in Finland than med school. So, only the best and brightest become teachers. Respect is earned. I’m sure our best teachers earn A LOT of respect here too.

What’s interesting about South Korea is that the government actually create a curfew to prevent people from studying too hard. Yet, people are still breaking the law to get that edge for their kids.