Comments on: Education in the Netherlands – Another High Performing Country http://www.openeducation.net/2008/05/06/education-in-the-netherlands-another-high-performing-country/ Free Education for All Fri, 13 May 2011 00:38:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Thomas http://www.openeducation.net/2008/05/06/education-in-the-netherlands-another-high-performing-country/#comment-1088 Thomas Wed, 07 May 2008 15:35:43 +0000 http://www.openeducation.net/2008/05/06/education-in-the-netherlands-another-high-performing-country/#comment-1088 Thank you Meryn, the HBO is indeed a post-secondary option, not a secondary one. We have corrected our error. Tom Hanson Thank you Meryn, the HBO is indeed a post-secondary option, not a secondary one. We have corrected our error.
Tom Hanson

]]> By: Mark http://www.openeducation.net/2008/05/06/education-in-the-netherlands-another-high-performing-country/#comment-1083 Mark Tue, 06 May 2008 19:37:33 +0000 http://www.openeducation.net/2008/05/06/education-in-the-netherlands-another-high-performing-country/#comment-1083 Tom, I sent the link to a friend in the Netherlands who has kids in secondary schools at this time. His comment appears below. Mark ouch... our school system is a hot topic for years now. Strange to read anything positive about it. Our school system was very good in my time but after all kinds of changes to it we now have many problems. I'm on top of it because my own children are in the middle of it. In my time we had real collective teaching with different teachers for different subjects etc. Now it's all "projects". The idea behind it is that students independently learn several things at once and learn to cooperate. Reality? No longer traditional lessons on math, languages, science, etc. Just keeping them of the streets. It's horrible. My son is doing IT but most of the time he has nothing to do. He was bored. So I offered him to fill his time doing an MCSE course, I bought the books and will pay for the exams. The quality of our school system is no longer what it was but politics are finally picking that up. Tom,

I sent the link to a friend in the Netherlands who has kids in secondary schools at this time.

His comment appears below.

Mark

ouch… our school system is a hot topic for years now. Strange to read anything positive about it. Our school system was very good in my time but after all kinds of changes to it we now have many problems. I’m on top of it because my own children are in the middle of it.

In my time we had real collective teaching with different teachers for different subjects etc. Now it’s all “projects”. The idea behind it is that students independently learn several things at once and learn to cooperate.

Reality? No longer traditional lessons on math, languages, science, etc. Just keeping them of the streets. It’s horrible.

My son is doing IT but most of the time he has nothing to do. He was bored. So I offered him to fill his time doing an MCSE course, I bought the books and will pay for the exams.

The quality of our school system is no longer what it was but politics are finally picking that up.

]]> By: Meryn Stol http://www.openeducation.net/2008/05/06/education-in-the-netherlands-another-high-performing-country/#comment-1080 Meryn Stol Tue, 06 May 2008 12:25:43 +0000 http://www.openeducation.net/2008/05/06/education-in-the-netherlands-another-high-performing-country/#comment-1080 You could also enter HBO through MBO, which is accessible from VMBO. This path takes longer to complete. You could also enter HBO through MBO, which is accessible from VMBO. This path takes longer to complete.

]]> By: Meryn Stol http://www.openeducation.net/2008/05/06/education-in-the-netherlands-another-high-performing-country/#comment-1079 Meryn Stol Tue, 06 May 2008 12:24:35 +0000 http://www.openeducation.net/2008/05/06/education-in-the-netherlands-another-high-performing-country/#comment-1079 I'm from The Netherlands myself. It will be interesting to see an outsider's account of our school system. I noticed a small error: HBO is not a secondary school option. HBO is accessible with either a 5 year HAVO degree or a 6 year VWO degree. I’m from The Netherlands myself. It will be interesting to see an outsider’s account of our school system.

I noticed a small error: HBO is not a secondary school option. HBO is accessible with either a 5 year HAVO degree or a 6 year VWO degree.

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