Education
Students Pretend to Learn, Teachers Pretend to Have Taught
History teacher Erik Ex criticizes the Dutch education system after PISA reports show 39% of students read below par, a significant decline in Europe. He argues that schools issue identical diplomas despite declining literacy levels among VWO and HAVO students, creating a facade where students pretend to learn and teachers pretend to teach. Ex warns this harms the knowledge economy and urges strategic changes rather than resignation, citing successful examples in other countries and schools.
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