Monday, August 10, 2009

Gideon Levy: In Israel, success is measured in combat service

Gideon Levy/ Haaretz

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While Israel disgracefully lags behind in every international educational ranking, it encourages and takes pride in the military service of its students as a questionable substitute.
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5 comments:

  1. anandAugust 10, 2009 at 2:19 PM

    Why are Israelis performing so poorly in schools? Does this indicate long term challenges for the Israeli high tech sector?

    In many countries, love of country, and admiration and respect for the Army are very important. Israel conforms to the norm in this respect.

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  2. thankgodimatheistAugust 10, 2009 at 4:36 PM

    <span>In many countries, love of country, and admiration and respect for the Army are very important. Israel conforms to the norm in this respect.</span>
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    Yawn.

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  3. DancingOpossumAugust 11, 2009 at 11:06 AM

    Yeah, the "norm" for a military dictatorship. Yay. 8-)

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  4. vAugust 11, 2009 at 5:23 PM

    Because Zionism rots your brain Anand.  Can't you see what swallowing some of its bullshit has done to you?  Even though you are not a Israeli Zionist your little pea brain is already fried...LOL

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  5. vAugust 11, 2009 at 6:23 PM

    “The job of a school is to impart knowledge, education, and values on its students. On this score, they have registered a shameful failure, one after the other. International tests in recent years have exposed Israel’s education system for what it is, given the particularly meager achievements which are only getting worse. The latest TIMSS (Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study) results registered by our students placed them 24th in math and 25th in science out of 49 countries that participated in the exam. Israel trails Armenia, Cyprus and Malaysia.”
    It is the brain drain from individuals escaping from such a cloistered and narrow minded bigotry/racism. Did you ever wonder about it in the Southern United States? The deterioration of minds set on deep racism, participating in mentally numbing acts of barbarism. Pretty soon Israel will bear a striking resemblance to this –

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyKvD-4IxOY

    Or, has it already reached this point?

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