Very sharp analysis as always. Thank you. Re the UK: My n=1 observation is that primary education is fantastic. The emphasis on phonics is showing with our eldest. Comparing this to my siblings' experiences growing up in Germany, it was one teacher, one method. If you were unlucky (as in my sister's case), you would get the latest (empirically non-validated) fad from pedagogy departments. The result was that many children took longer to read and write properly. Another issue: We keep throwing a lot of money at higher education. It's my industry, so I shouldn't mind, but I believe that the societal returns would be much higher if we could shift part of that funding toward early years education. The lower end of the latest literacy and math statistics is truly concerning. Anyhow, a quick shout-out to UK primary teachers and the UK's reliance on phonics education. As far as I can see, it's great!
So, what specifically needs to be changed? A new Treaty expanding qualified majority voting?
Very sharp analysis as always. Thank you. Re the UK: My n=1 observation is that primary education is fantastic. The emphasis on phonics is showing with our eldest. Comparing this to my siblings' experiences growing up in Germany, it was one teacher, one method. If you were unlucky (as in my sister's case), you would get the latest (empirically non-validated) fad from pedagogy departments. The result was that many children took longer to read and write properly. Another issue: We keep throwing a lot of money at higher education. It's my industry, so I shouldn't mind, but I believe that the societal returns would be much higher if we could shift part of that funding toward early years education. The lower end of the latest literacy and math statistics is truly concerning. Anyhow, a quick shout-out to UK primary teachers and the UK's reliance on phonics education. As far as I can see, it's great!