Not exactly breaking news, but Statistics Canada has released a report about Canadian compulsory school laws and their impact on educational attainment and future earnings. Higher levels of education have indeed resulted in higher levels of income.
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This statement assumes higher income equates to happier living. Elvis Presley, Micheal Jackson and many other wealthy individuals may contradict that assumption. It may be safe to say, with the state of the world, it is making it more difficult to ascertain if civilization is sustainable. How does that relate to a more educated populous?
Posted by: Don Peel | August 30, 2009 at 11:30 PM
Our education system has grown and developed in a reflection of the changes in our society in a symbiotic relationship in which one influences the other. Considering such issues as gender, culture, curriculum, testing, and philosophy, how has formal education been influenced by national development? How have changes in society influenced changes in the way in which students are educated, as well as philosophies about education?
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