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To: Neeka who wrote (7450)	1/25/2012 7:43:25 PM
From: koan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 85487

<<That is why we are going to replace the education system we have now with one that works. ;) I used to be a teacher and all it takes is more money and teachers. That is what other countries do. In Denmark they pay the kids. siliconinvestor.com From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search The Education in Denmark series Pre-School Primary education (Folkeskole) Secondary education Higher Education Adult Education Types of secondary education: Gymnasium Higher Preparatory Examination Higher Commercial Examination Programme Higher Technical Examination Programme Vocational education Basic Social and Health Education Post-secondary education: Folk high school List of universities in Denmark Education Ministers Grading Education in Denmark is compulsory ( Danish: undervisningspligt) for children below the age of 15 or 16, even though it is not compulsory to attend Folkeskole ("public school"). The school years up to the age of fifteen/sixteen are known as Folkeskole, since any education has to match the level offered there. About 82% of young people take further education in addition to this. [1] Government-funded education is usually free of charge and open to all. Denmark has a tradition of private schools and about 13% of all children at basic school level attend private schools. [2] The Education Index, published with the UN's Human Development Index in 2008, based on data from 2006, lists Denmark as 0.993, amongst the highest in the world, tied for first with Australia, Finland and New Zealand. [3]