Important_Sound5151 t1_j2byhma wrote on December 31, 2022 at 2:55 AM

I am an ardent follower of research studies, especially educational research. I believe the push came about because you opened a “bag of alligators” when you subtly highlighted the shortcomings of the North American’s educational system. Many Americans know there is an acute shortage of qualified teachers, so to deny this is an insult to many of us intelligence. Although the data appears screwed, the result corresponds with the trends. That’s why a systematic review study is needed to validate the data. Furthermore, most of the countries you listed have free tuition for college students unlike the United States which has paid tuition. This confounding variable makes a big difference because it can impact the data. The followup review study must be comprehensive and footnotes are highly important to explain gaps in data.

UsandoFXOS OP t1_j2c0rgd wrote on December 31, 2022 at 3:13 AM

Thank you for a such an smart and insightful comment.

I know that most of reddit users are from USA, so usually i publish some kind of statistical graph with a world ranking where this country doesn't appear very well, i receive picky extra reviews 😅

About teacher ratios and what you commented, i have a question: in USA people has not the possibility to access to a FREE PUBLIC SCHOOL in the ELEMENTARY (PRIMARY) SCHOOL? I would have say yes.

Furthermore, maybe you're also a bit confused regarding for example education on europe: there are too a lot of PRIVATE (paid) educational centers. For example, in Spain there is 32% of schools that are private.

I mention this because the explanation you gave for USA i think that doesn't explain all. Even, let me add this: in the public universities (FREE) in Barcelona (where i studied) there were LESS STUDENTS PER TEACHER than in the private universities (PAID), for the same study course. I can say it because i changed from one to another just in the middle of the course, by money problem.

So, i don't have so clear that paid school means more teachers for same students. There are probably a range of diversity. As you said, it deserves a more deep research. Yeah.

Thanks for be there 😀