Comments on: Dutch doors to adulthood http://www.joannejacobs.com/2008/05/dutch-doors-to-adulthood/ Thinking and Linking by Joanne Jacobs Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:51:22 +0000 hourly 1 By: Dee http://www.joannejacobs.com/2008/05/dutch-doors-to-adulthood/#comment-36295 Dee Thu, 22 May 2008 19:05:18 +0000 http://joannejacobs.com/2008/05/18/dutch-doors-to-adulthood/#comment-36295 "[T]he Dutch school system has created an extremely viable option for students who prefer hands on learning and a career in the skilled trades." This isn't necessarily true. Many of these students don't "prefer" a career in the trades. Students are tested while in elementary school, and recommended a course of study based upon that, which is hardly the result of the student's preference. A recent article has shown again, even after years of discrimination, that allochtonen students, despite receiving similar or higher marks than their autochtonen peers, were given advice for these lower forms of education. It has little to do with student preference and more to do with placing students where staff determines they belong on the social ladder. “[T]he Dutch school system has created an extremely viable option for students who prefer hands on learning and a career in the skilled trades.”

This isn’t necessarily true. Many of these students don’t “prefer” a career in the trades. Students are tested while in elementary school, and recommended a course of study based upon that, which is hardly the result of the student’s preference.

A recent article has shown again, even after years of discrimination, that allochtonen students, despite receiving similar or higher marks than their autochtonen peers, were given advice for these lower forms of education.

It has little to do with student preference and more to do with placing students where staff determines they belong on the social ladder.

]]> By: Walter E. Wallis http://www.joannejacobs.com/2008/05/dutch-doors-to-adulthood/#comment-36294 Walter E. Wallis Mon, 19 May 2008 17:51:52 +0000 http://joannejacobs.com/2008/05/18/dutch-doors-to-adulthood/#comment-36294 A lot of our administrative overburden consists of jobs created to absorb grads who learned nothng signficant. A lot of our administrative overburden consists of jobs created to absorb grads who learned nothng signficant.

]]> By: HERP&ES » Blog Archive » VO-TECH http://www.joannejacobs.com/2008/05/dutch-doors-to-adulthood/#comment-36293 HERP&ES » Blog Archive » VO-TECH Sun, 18 May 2008 18:20:39 +0000 http://joannejacobs.com/2008/05/18/dutch-doors-to-adulthood/#comment-36293 [...] Jacobs notes that not all countries have adopted the college über alles model. Of course, homeschoolers have [...] [...] Jacobs notes that not all countries have adopted the college über alles model. Of course, homeschoolers have [...]

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