School

There is a hot debate going on in Norway. Norwegian schools have been in decline over the past decade. Students here perform poorly on standardized tests which positions Norway behind all other Scandinavian countries and below the global average. Why? I am still learning about the topic, but some reasons I have heard are that children are encouraged to be children and are not really pushed to learn until about third grade. Before that, all that is taught is just taught and if they do poorly, well... they will get it next year or the year after. Parents are less likely to challenge children at home, because if they become too advanced, their boredom at school will lead to negative consequences. Some parents pay for private schooling, often International schools, however in a socialist society, this seems to be frowned upon.