The "system" in general has nothing to do with the education system, that's why I said it was irrelevant.
I know you weren't talking about the Dutch specifically, but I used you example to illustrate my points. The same arguments are valid for Norway, Germany, the US or any other developed country.
"Obviously, that's going to happen". I was talking about sustainable economies that don't rely on import / export of goods. That would be the ideal communist country. You saw what happend to the USSR...
I never said I thought you wanted to get rid of education alltogether. I was just trying to explain why education (even math and stuff most people don't need) is important from a national point of view, nothing against you in particular.
Scientifically, this is complete bullstuff. However you might get a point because you posting this might improve someone's life, if you're lucky.
Uhm. This whole post makes no sense, esp the bolded part. Are you just mashing words and adverbs together to sound more dignified?
The concept of not having free will falls under the purview of philosophy and therefore is a highly academic opinion. You cannot argue with the fact that you are the only one responsible for whether or not you're happy with the life you're living.
Move to Norway. Their education standards are in the right place.
Well. It is good, but it could be a whole lot better, imo. I'd like to see grades from year one and less toying around. Kinda like they have in the rest of Europe. The only positive thing about the Norwegian standard is that the kids have more "fun" at school than anywhere else. I guess that's a good thing.
