Comments on: We Don’t Need No Stinking Teaching Certificates! http://blog.coreknowledge.org/2008/10/16/we-dont-need-no-stinking-teaching-certificates/ Closing the Achievement Gap: Teaching Content Sat, 20 Mar 2010 17:44:17 -0500 hourly 1 By: FeFe http://blog.coreknowledge.org/2008/10/16/we-dont-need-no-stinking-teaching-certificates/comment-page-1/#comment-4679 FeFe Fri, 17 Oct 2008 21:46:39 +0000 http://www.coreknowledge.org/blog/?p=1228#comment-4679 And speaking of Mexico... as a percent of GDP—a measure of a nation’s overall wealth—the United States spends 3.8 percent primary and secondary education, the United Kingdom-- which ranks third-- spends 4.6 percent. Even Mexico spends 4.4 percent of their wealth on education. As a matter of fact the U.S. spends just as much as the average industrialized country. http://boardbuzz.nsba.org/archives/025776.php And speaking of Mexico… as a percent of GDP—a measure of a nation’s overall wealth—the United States spends 3.8 percent primary and secondary education, the United Kingdom– which ranks third– spends 4.6 percent. Even Mexico spends 4.4 percent of their wealth on education. As a matter of fact the U.S. spends just as much as the average industrialized country.

http://boardbuzz.nsba.org/archives/025776.php

]]> By: FeFe http://blog.coreknowledge.org/2008/10/16/we-dont-need-no-stinking-teaching-certificates/comment-page-1/#comment-4678 FeFe Fri, 17 Oct 2008 18:48:55 +0000 http://www.coreknowledge.org/blog/?p=1228#comment-4678 I'm in awe over this story. Shocked you could buy a teaching job for up to $6,000, and 70% of those with a state teaching college degree failed the test for hire! Interesting that Mexico can provide textbooks to the US and world, but find their school year 50 days delayed from teacher strikes at home. http://news.ncmonline.com/news/view_article.html?article_id=fca34ed6c5a2fb5334fa0163a2fc49b1 http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5j1JYwgRqRCzuOCmoVnJm36N7USmgD93D8TQO0 I’m in awe over this story. Shocked you could buy a teaching job for up to $6,000, and 70% of those with a state teaching college degree failed the test for hire!

Interesting that Mexico can provide textbooks to the US and world, but find their school year 50 days delayed from teacher strikes at home.
http://news.ncmonline.com/news/view_article.html?article_id=fca34ed6c5a2fb5334fa0163a2fc49b1
http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5j1JYwgRqRCzuOCmoVnJm36N7USmgD93D8TQO0

]]> By: morgan http://blog.coreknowledge.org/2008/10/16/we-dont-need-no-stinking-teaching-certificates/comment-page-1/#comment-4674 morgan Fri, 17 Oct 2008 13:15:00 +0000 http://www.coreknowledge.org/blog/?p=1228#comment-4674 Ha! Good to get some perspective. Maybe folks should chill about our teachers unions. Ha! Good to get some perspective. Maybe folks should chill about our teachers unions.

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