tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2650609952674727820.post3550636372778733634..comments2024-03-27T15:55:32.875+01:00Comments on W-wa Jeziorki: Poland's rapid advance up the education league tableMichael Dembinskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05657728002439035765noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2650609952674727820.post-39237279623064906942013-12-07T19:29:09.603+01:002013-12-07T19:29:09.603+01:00Happy B-Day to Eddie!!!
I'm sure it was a day ...Happy B-Day to Eddie!!!<br />I'm sure it was a day to celebrate. <br /><br />Basia<br /><br />Glad to see that Canada is hanging in there with its stats.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2650609952674727820.post-71470858017452918282013-12-04T18:07:17.577+01:002013-12-04T18:07:17.577+01:00@ Andrzej K:
The opposite is also true - UK school...@ Andrzej K:<br />The opposite is also true - UK schools have ditched rote learning in favour of touchie-ism and feelie-ism. Agreed that teaching of vital life skills in Poland is somewhat lacking.<br /><br />@ Anonymous - the tests are standardised across all countries. The methodology is the same. I took the maths test online yesterday; not something you can easily cheat.Michael Dembinskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05657728002439035765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2650609952674727820.post-82177712566395252062013-12-04T14:11:44.198+01:002013-12-04T14:11:44.198+01:00I would question the independence of the tests. P...I would question the independence of the tests. Polish schools and honest marking dont go hand in hand and exam cheating seems to be rife here. Teamwork is non existent and problem solving is very poor. Stil a way to go for PolandAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2650609952674727820.post-91475834247137849302013-12-04T09:13:35.879+01:002013-12-04T09:13:35.879+01:00Just a pity that Polish schools fail dismally to i...Just a pity that Polish schools fail dismally to instil team work which has been a relatively strong point of the British system. The emphasis appears to be on individual rote learning of facts. These are easily tested - general skills required to do well in the modern world are not.Andrzej Knoreply@blogger.com