Imported From Britain: Ideas to Improve Schools

Imported From Britain: Ideas to Improve Schools : "Finland, by contrast, draws top-tier college graduates to the profession not with huge paychecks, but by fostering exceptionally high public respect for teachers, he said."

It's true, Finland, South Korea,Alberta and Canada all have a high respect for teachers and do recruit top graduates into a skilled, thinking profession. Germany apprentices its teachers and works on multilingualism and France looks at providing itself with students who are thinkers, well educated and can discuss their ideas in a complex way from a young age. It's about what you want and what you value.Well educated people contribute to lifestyle and the economy. They multitask, they create new ideas and they consider options. Tony Blair, for all he did not do, did participate in changing the educative climate of his country and his schools and he was achieving success. It's unfortunate now the schools are buying stab proof uniforms, but that can be addressed too. It's what you are prepared to accept and it's about thinking and planning.