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Uni. of Alberta researchers solve puzzle that baffled scientists for decades
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#22what's the puzzle? mods, can you fix the title?
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#23Earlier quoted context omitted.
Unskilled immigrants of today are parents of the skilled natural-born citizens of tomorrow.
Not necessarily. They could just be stuck in a cycle of poverty and be a drain on the system.
Well, there are no guarantees but Canada's education system increases the probability of skilled offspring.
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#24Earlier quoted context omitted.
Not necessarily. They could just be stuck in a cycle of poverty and be a drain on the system.
Well, there are no guarantees but Canada's education system increases the probability of skilled offspring.
[citation needed]
I went to school both in the United States and Ukraine and while the United States educational system was way more funded, it was not any better. So what if we have a TV in every classroom? Is watching educational movies a better use of time than getting a lecture from the teacher about it?
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#25>> ... it was post-doctoral fellow Moe Rashidi, who immigrated from Iran, who deserves the credit. >> "He really did all the brilliant work,” Wolkow said. “Tremendous people are drawn here … and become fantastic new members of Canada.” That was one of the key takeaways here, a reminder of how important skilled immigration is to any country. That patent is owned by Canadians now.
Also a key takeaway that brain drain is real and incredibly destructive for any underdeveloped country.
Re: Uni. of Alberta researchers solve puzzle that baffled scientists for decades
#26Here's a blog post with a little more technical information: http://www.physicscentral.com/buzz/blog/index.cfm?postid=822... Link to the paper: https://journals.aps.org/prl/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevLett.11... Also, A less click-baity title might be "Uni. of Alberta researchers discover the physical process behind negative differential resistance."
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#27Earlier quoted context omitted.
Well, there are no guarantees but Canada's education system increases the probability of skilled offspring.
[citation needed] I went to school both in the United States and Ukraine and while the United States educational system was way more funded, it was not any better. So what if we have a TV in every classroom? Is watching educational movies a better use of time than getting a lecture from the teacher about it?
US is not Canada, education works very differently, especially funding.
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#28Earlier quoted context omitted.
[citation needed] I went to school both in the United States and Ukraine and while the United States educational system was way more funded, it was not any better. So what if we have a TV in every classroom? Is watching educational movies a better use of time than getting a lecture from the teacher about it?
US is not Canada, education works very differently, especially funding.
Again, I don't see any evidence why funding education more would lead to better outcomes. Is there any evidence of this?
I'm sure schools in better founded areas have better students. This doesn't mean that the funding is the cause, those students also come from wealthier families.
The US also has a lot of under-performing minority groups like African-American and Latino students. So comparing US to Canada directly won't work either. Besides, each state in the US and each province in Canada actually administers public education, no the federal government. This makes it harder to compare.
But anyway, is there any evidence that public education improves the outcomes of people who immigrate into the country? For example, compare someone who immigrates with their parents at 17 or later vs. someone who immigrates at 7 years or younger. Do the younger immigrants have better outcomes?