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May 29, 2023
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This is an unparalleled chutzpa. There is still no study anywhere in the world that shows that someone who studies core curriculum subjects ends up being a better earner..
-- Minister in the Education Ministry, Chaim Biton
this is amazing. Besides for the blatant lie as there are plenty of studies from all around the world including Israel that prove that on average educated people are more successful in earning a living (yes, we all know stories of people without classic education who became wealthy, but we are talking about "on average", not the exceptions or the individuals), it is amazing that a minister int he education ministry can openly talk about there being no need for education...
He should have just stuck to the normal Haredi talking points that even if it helps, we dont care, it is our right to educate our children how we want, for pure unadulterated torah studies and future parnasa is not high on our list of priorities..
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Amen! The Minister is absolutely right!
ReplyDelete"for pure unadulterated torah studies and future parnasa is not high on our list of priorities"
ReplyDeleteSure. You just don't get to do that on someone else's cheshbon- your wife, your kids, your country, and its taxpayers.
Which studies specifically? Remember - he is talking about core curriculum, meanings subjects like literature and Israeli history, not necessarily math and basic reading. Are there studies about that?
ReplyDeleteThe survey, carried out by the Central Bureau of Statistics for the Ministry of Education, found that only 38.5 percent of ultra-Orthodox high schools and post-secondary institutions teach English. Only 40% teach Literature, Hebrew Language and Hebrew grammar (these four subjects together form the core curriculum). Mathematics is only taught at 41.3% of high schools and post-secondary institutions, while only 30% of ultra-Orthodox schools teach Civics and Geography.
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