- More money for schools does not lead automatically to better results – NRK

– The Norwegian paradox is that we spend much more money on schools than other countries, but that we do not automatically get better results, says Røe Isaksen told NRK.

The industrial nations organization OECD believe Norges problem is that we do not tutor students well enough, and that education is especially important for people’s skill level.

– Money does not help

the Minister comes straight from the budget conference at the Prime Minister’s official residence. He takes today against the whole of Education Norway to a summit, the first of its kind. Money should be, but not necessarily better results.

– We will continue to spend big money on school, education, research and kindergarten, but we can not automatically expect better results. A billion into, do not provide higher quality at the other end, he says to NRK.

Isaksen do not think it is money that provides results. Norway will get as good results as other countries, thus spending less money than us, education must be improved.

– There is clear correlation between resources, quality and performance, but then it flattens out. In Norway, we are already a lot of money, so it is crucial how we spend money, as the relationship between teacher and pupil. It is the teaching that is important, says Røe Isaksen.

OECD: Norway do not exploit the potential

The diagnosis of OECD of Education Andreas Schleicher is as simple as it is difficult: Despite good assumptions, do not utilize the expertise Norway country.

– the US has far less equipped to cope, but makes it much better. Norway exploits simply not its potential, says Schleicher told NRK.

– What do Norway wrong?

– Norway does not guide students to make choices making them relevant to the workplace. Employers can also do more, instead of looking at education and their papers, they should consider the skills of those who seek, he said.

Schleicher also draws are other points, 20 percent of all Norwegians over qualified for the job they do.

And it’s OECD director other news to the congregation: an education does not automatically grant additional skills, or better conditions of life.

– that you go long at school is not a guarantee that you learn a lot, unfortunately. So the value of a university degree is actually quite small, says Schleicher.

He believes people with university education have lots skills, but not necessarily more than those who have completed secondary school or high school.

Overview of literacy skills.

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