This week I was surfing the NACYE web site and I came across an article in Education Week so great information that compared the United States to other countries around the world. Here in the US we are behind when it comes to children receiving early learning care. The United States ranks 28th out of 38 countries in the world. This was compared to France, the Nederland’s, Spain, and Mexico, which leads the world in early childhood participation rates for 4 years olds. Ireland, Poland, Finland, and Brazil are among the countries that trail the US. The other countries will invest more money into their early childhood programs.
I spoke with one of my co-workers who is from Japan, and she was telling me about the education out there, and going to school is not an option. Starting at the age of 4 every child must be enrolled in an early learning center, and everyone must attend college or vocational school after high school. So in their country education is mandatory state wide, but she also explaind that the cost of living is way cheaper there than here.
Reading this information was a little strange because I wouldn’t think the US would be so far behind with early childhood education. I am wondering is the US so far behind because we have many organizations to help out other countries? The cost of childcare is a major factor when it comes to dealing with education. Children who tend to not attend early childcare centers are those who are in a single family household.
http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/09/19/04oecd-2.h32html
Hello Stacey,
ReplyDeleteWow, now that is how education needs to be across the world every where. It is the reason so many people from Japan are highly educated because education is the number 1 priority in that nation. It is scary indeed to see how far back the United States is from everyone else but I believe we have done this to ourselves trying to get to that number 1 spot instead of worrying about our children and the struggle of poverty among the U.S.