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<\/a>Even with all the standardized testing and common core lessons, America is not meeting the standards of other countries. On a list of the top ranking school systems by country for 2015, the U.S didn\u2019t make it into the top ten. Edudemic claimed the top countries were South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, Finland, UK, Canada, Netherlands, Ireland, and Poland. This list was decided by a international test taken by 15 year old\u2019s in all countries.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Looking further into their school systems we can see a vast difference in the way they teach. The country that America gets compared to the most is Finland because of the amount of differences between the two countries. While both countries have national programs similar to common core, Finland\u2019s curriculum is considered to be made by the educators themselves. Another main difference is the way teachers are treated. In Finland, teachers go through a much tougher training, needing many degrees to be trusted with children. Finland\u2019s teachers are also encouraged to use different approaches in teaching for each child, rather than using one specific way.<\/p>\n
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In the end, it seems America should take a lesson from other countries and figure out a way to reform the school systems. Whether it be taking inspiration from Finland and making school days shorter or taking inspiration from the UK\u2019s long list of choice classes and giving students more offers. Zara, a Year 8 (7th Grader) from the UK said \u201cWe do English, Math, Science, Art, Music, History, French, Spanish, Geography, Religion Education, Computers, Design Technology, Food Tech, Skills for Life, and Physical Education.\u201d. The US could also be taking advice on the way the students want to be treated, from the students.<\/p>\n
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