Danish vs American Schools (Part 2) / American in Denmark / Education Review
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Hi! I'm Kelly, an American (ex-teacher) living in a small town in Denmark with my Danish husband and our two school-age boys. In this video, I will share with you my thoughts on Danish vs American schools from my point-of-view as a person who has taught and studied in both countries.
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I have actually never been in a normal class in Denmark. I have Autism and ADHD, which was ‘discovered’ when I was 5 so when I started school, I started in a Special Class (specifically for kids with Autism). When I then started Gymnasium, I also went to a special class, where they also ‘specialised’ in autism, but some of my classmates had only recently discovered that they had autism. So that was their first time in a special class. The education is the same a normal education, the only difference really is just that there are more teachers, in the class, more focus on each student, and less students in the class compared to a normal class.
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Those hours you get to your self before parents came home from work, they were amazing :D
Jesper Nielsen SOOOOOOOOO TRUE
Oh yea.. however my parents demanded that a fresh pot of coffee and tea were ready around 4 pm when they got home..
@@hannelarsen4918 lol!
Many places there is a youth club for the older kids after school.
Yeah my School has one that goes till 9th grade and is known in my city for being awesome
I love the US and I loved my experience. But if I have to quabble. I went to high school in the US as an exchange student and I know the difficulty differs a lot, but it was crazy easy. Our american history teacher loved all the exchange students, because we were all gettings 95+ on our tests. Which was super awkward. It was ridiculous. Extra credit? What an awful game to play on children. It was so clear to see the classes in american society were created already. We were given extra credit in biology for sticking nutritional values on a piece of paper and turning it in. And it was so clear that everyone who came from well off families were doing the banal extra credit activity and everyone else were like: "Fuck this."
It was really sad to see, that the system were build in a way so to make people sort themselves out of the pool for college or whatever. And that you had tests - but they could be retaken if the class had too low of an average grade?! What kind of game is this?
I had 100% in a biology test and extra credit, to a final score of 112%. Class average - 64. So she decided to retake the test! xD
I obviously wanted my score. So she decided to take the highest score of the two tests.
But the new test didn't have extra credit. So I couldn't get higher than 100 on the second test - I turned in a drawing. And she was too afraid of the parents to talk about Darwin. It was wildly alien to me, obviously. But it hindsight, the 64 average, did make sense. And I understand why she was. But clearly an unhealthy circumstance.
Also pledge of allegiance seemed fascist to me. Or it reminded me of pictures I'd seen of nazis children saluting the cross in the morning. So it was a little shocking to say the least. :P Land of the free - oh everyone has to stand and pledge to the flag - one nation under God. And here I thought it was a secular republic. Again I was surprised. Super fascinating.
And I could go on. Kids reading the bible in art class for a perfect grade.
Everything was made to be gamed. It was wild. Textbooks having blue colored words for names needed for a test. Gaming. No learning. Extra credit is a bad excuse for teachers to pump stats. Like what exactly did I learn, from gluing nutritional values from snacks in the trash, to a piece of paper. All it did was socially separate the class and society.
It was a bummer. Like everyone was asleep at the wheel.
That's a shame you had an experience like that. I can tell you that your experience isn't the norm. Every place is different, and I taught at a school that was different from this. I never believed in extra credit. Also, I loved doing the pledge. It was one of the best parts of the day. We love our flag as much as you probably love yours. I do agree that the tests are the bad part of American education. It isn't realistic to expect everyone to do the same in every class. It would be nice if they focused on the arts and technical type of classes as much as the others, so all students could shine and feel interested in learning. There are a lot of ways it could be fixed in general, but a lot of what you said is not what you would see in every school. Just so you know... I like that in Denmark, there are more opportunities to study in technical schools. When you go to high school in many European countries, it is because the students are choosing to go to the university. In the US, you get everyone in those classes, which makes things a bit difficult for teachers. If there were more options for types of schools, you might see the same types of things happening in European schools because the students will have already been separated when they reach "gymnasium". It is almost too difficult to compare US high schools with ones in Denmark or other places in Europe. Just speaking as someone who has had experience with both...as well.
@@MyNewDanishLife pledging is great for team spirit, but it also teaches you to follow orders, for no particular reason. And it shouldn't surprise you that it was developed in a time of great need of team spirit and fascism.There's a subreddit for helping kids with homework, where I help out and you still see the tests where people have to answer why america is the greatest country in the world. That's extremely unhealthy, if you want to teach critical thinking. Most importantly, it makes it very hard for you, to have constructive conversations for improving society, if the default is - it's already the best, love it or leave it.
I've talked to quite a few exchange students. Like 50? You'd be surprised what the "norm" is. You just have to watch The Wire, to have it reaffirmed. I don't mind the danish flag. But I don't blindly pledge to it. That's indoctrination. Even if you enjoyed it.
I'm watching a lot of interviews with Bill Gates about how they are trying to improve american education, but it seems to be quite entrenched for a lot of reasons, hard to solve for. And while I don't think it is the overall largest reason for its problems, believing in american exceptionalism, most certainly isn't helping. Denmark is absolutely not the greatest country in the world. And believing so, will most certainly not help it get there.
Everything in moderation, but from my reference point frame it did seem a little bit extreme. That's all. But the people and everything else, was amazing. Without a doubt, never had that kind of school spirit before or after.
haha :)
I grew up in the US and I also think the pledge of allegiance is pretty weird, but as a kid it kind of wasn't a big deal, it was more like "do this to make the adults happy" and didn't make me view the US as some great country or anything. Just kind of boring. It's probably much worse when it's a culture shock. I don't think it should be in schools, although from a structure standpoint it makes the transition from noisy breakfast to starting the schoolday a bit easier, since everyone stands, says the pledge, then sits down and listens to announcements.
As for school being easy--100% depends on where in the US, like even if you live in one town and go to the next town, it's different. My school was high-pressure, overachieving, everyone had anxiety because we were expected to take AP classes and high level math and be the best at everything. 5+ hours of homework every night, massive essays. College has been easier than highschool. But my highschool was in a town with one of the state's best universities so all the parents had PhD's and we were expected to follow suit.
Meanwhile, some schools have 8th graders who can't read. Our school system has so much inequality, most things come down to funding (if your district has lots of money, your schools will be better and more pressure).
@@toobossforchuck Wow. I have a very good friend in upper New York State with whom I speak to daily and have done so for the last five years. Just to point out - knowing one guy doesn't make a country. BUT we often discuss the american achievement system. The whole idea that you HAVE to BE something when you grow up. The pacing and pressure of doing something important with your life or you're a failure. Winning seems to be very important in general in the US. It may drive from the fact that it's actually a young country and people have fought for their independence not too long ago - i don't know. But we often discuss it and both enjoy talking about the differences of our countries.
Just to note some of the things are ofc objective and some schools have different rules and ways of doing things but good job capturing what you have experienced it's very accurate especially for smaller villages
What danish schools really need, is the cafeteria, and some to make propper lunch, I still remember with horror the smell of comming from outside, into the "stink" of a room where all manner of food had been eaten.
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Hi. I like you content. I like to hear how foreigners and people new to Denmark view and think about our culture and way of life.
When you have lived here all your life it can be hard to see things from an outside perspective.
Regarding the view on teachers. I have personnally liked the fact that you have different teachers for different subjects. When i went to school Class 0 was not invented. It was called Kindergarden and was to prepare children for going to school. Going to class, sitting still, listening to the teacher and so on.
But my own children - then went to th new "regime". I have 3 kids. Twin boys and a little sister. They are almost 2 years aparts, but because the twins were born in the beginning of january and their little sister just before christmas, they are only one year apart in school.
I men tion this in regards to your observations regarding reading and homework.
In Denmark it is very much up to the teacher. My twins teacher is kind of like my old teachers. So from 1st. grade it was reading 20 minutes a day.
My daughter at the same school but one year later, they did not have that. Their teacher has a completely different approach.
He has a lot of "in class games" Kids standing up on their tables and him asking questions about their homework, and you cannot answer you sit on your chair.
But not in a competetive way - the kids love it and think its fun, so they want to learn.
The twins teacher who is more on "practice makes perfect" also integrates a lot of fun elements.
The have sheets og minuttes they read that the parent have to fill out and when they as a class reach a certain goal the have a class "Reading Party".
They take an hour out of their danish lessons and put covers over their tables and huddle up underneath to read stories of their choice or sit in groups around the school en cosy sofas and read. with cookies and things.
So the reward for reading is more reading - but the kids love ir and they want to extra for their homework in order to reach the goal.
I think that in Denmark the teachers are given more of a free range. The goal is to teach the kids - but the way I as a teacher (I am not a teacher by the way,) can best accomplish that task has to be in line with me and my way of teaching.
None og my kids are being taught the same way i was when i was a kid - but we do not have the same teachers.
Not all teachers are the same and not all kids are the same. The strenght og the danish public school system is i believe that we allow the teachers to teach.
They went to school and educated themselves in the princeples of teacing. They adapt those teachings to their own style and they then adapt teaching the the dirrent children in class.
I have 3 children - none of them are the same - not even my identical twin boys. They alle have their strengths and weaknesses in different subjects. And i am happy that their teachers take the time to adjust their teachings to their specific way og learning.
When i was in school my parents used to make fun of the fact that i didn't learn the lines of kings in Denmark, because that is something they had to learn.
But i went to school in an age where the focus was on leaning how to earn, how to find things out.
If i need the lineage of kings in Denmark - it a 2 second search on my phone. And there is no situation in life when i need that - and would not be able to learn it before hand.
So the context or the frame frame of learnng has changed.
In the stone age learning to start a fire was essential to surviving. Different things are essential today.
I believe we nedd to trust our childrens teachers. I have meet nothing but people who have dedicated their lives to teaching and i feel that they care about my children specifically. They have an indivudual interest in all the children they teach and know their needs, strenghts and difficulties and work with me as a parrent to help focus on the parts of theoir educaton where they need it. And also to tell me that my kids are doing really well - not just academically but also socially and help if there are problems in any area.
I know it is a very different way of doing things than in America. But the focus here is in the person and their abilities and competences and not the grades. Unfortunately there have been a change lately because politicians want numbers to compare with other countries.
It is the wrong way to view the maing of a productive person to constantly compare each individual to each other. On one hand we claim that we are all individuals - but on the other hand we want to compare on every step.
If you take 40 ramdom people and 10 world travelers. You divide them into groups of 4 "people" and 1 world traveler.
You then ask each group to take a trip around the world and learn as much as they can - and give them a specific list of things they must learn.
There is no way in hell that they will end up taking the same trip. They will not all learn the same things.
But most - if not all of them - will have had an amazing trip, they will have learned everything on the required list. But also a ton of other things different to every group and i bet every person.
Take the same 40 people and 10 world travelers and give them a set route and instruction on what to see and learn....
I bet must have had a miserable trip and only a few will actually have learned the topics on the list.
When you allow tachers to use the skills they have to make learning fun - kids learn. I am not not saying it is easy to teach children - that is why we educate teachers.
But we should allow them to use that education to the very best of their abilities.
Sorry for the VERY long comment, but teaching and learning is very dear to me because i seek knowledge all the time and every day.
That is also how i came across your videos. Input from others give me perspective on my life and life in general.
I hope you have good weekend
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In Denmark the education is public, so you as parents/family/other can sit in the back during a lektion, if you like.
In Denmark when you are 11 years old and up there is something that it called “Klub”
About lunch, my children has perfect cantine. Where cocking lady makes fine food.
My own school, had a cantine. It was never in function.
But when building the school they was planning for it. There would go 40 year, before it became a demand by law.
Now the problem here is, that most schools build, was not planed catine service...
when i went to elementary school in denmark, our school had two separate meal "plans" i guess you'd call it. one was a milk plan that meant we would get a tiny box of milk delivered by the older kids that we could drink with our lunch. the second one was called "fredagsordning" which was the cafeteria at the school also had to cook for the boarding school section and so one friday a month they would make extras and everyone who was in that plan would get a meal of pasta salad or frikadeller or chicken and it was the best day of the month.
(Danish folkeskole pupil here) almost everyone comes to school by bike, like 95%, where i live! In grade 5 you have to take a biking test ( kind of like a drivers lisence 😂) so you can go on biking trips with the school
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Most "efterskoler" don't allow kids to go home for weekends and especially not during the week. There are specific weekends and other times, when they can go home.
Also, efterskoler is a replacement for 8-10 grade, not an extension (I think you said that, but I'm cleaning the house while listening).
About bikes, they are more looked as a transportation in Denmark, whereas it seems it's more seen as a toy in the US, but that's just the impression I'm getting.
You are very right about all of it! :)
Du kan gå på efterskole fra 8.klasse. Jeg var på en efter skole fra 9. Klasse og 10. Klasse.
You can go to a boarding school from 8. Class. I was on a boarding school from 9. Class to 10.class. It was fun.
A tiny clarification. If you've gone to high school and later finds out you need a higher level of math to get into your dream degree, you don't actually go back to high school. You go to specialized classes for specifically upgrading your level. It takes about a month. So you never go "back" to the actual high school building. You just upgrade at the municipality. Usually over the summer.
I have now watched a lot of your videos and most of them are really great! :) but in a few of them you are saying things which are wrong regardless of your experience. Your section on gymnasiums etc. It’s true that we have different kinds which all have a different focus but they all have the same baseline of subjects like danish, English and math etc. And regardless of what you choose you are eligible to start university afterwards if you want to. It’s true that some studies in university requires you to have passed certain subjects on a certain level but if u haven’t you don’t have to start all over, you just take a relatively fast course in the subject you need to level up typically ranging from 4-8 weeks.
Thanks for filling in the gaps. That is why I love having a comment section! I don't know as much about gymnasiums, which is what I posted on my Facebook. I asked that my viewers help add more information about gymnasium programs. I'm glad that you did. Thanks.
All buildings in Denmark have bike racks ;) Almost all at least.
Differences in Finland:
- kids get school lunches (funded by taxation) - ruclips.net/video/axe6wyDy97U/видео.html
- kids start school at age 7
Otherwise same as in Denmark.
When we have “frikvarter” it’s only mandatory to go out in some schools. About the bikes, at least in my class, in the winter we ride our bikes to a local sports “hall” type thing .
I´m going to 10th grade in "folkeskole" Because i didn´t show up at all in 9th grade (I had stress) And when i´m done with 10th grade, i am going to an "efterskole" that specialized in: Music, Design and
Gastronomy. And in the gastronomy part there is a baking/pastrychef path. And as an extra there is an esport mini path too!
awesome video
Hello from a danish "high school student", I guess, I go to what we danes call Gymnasier and i'm in my 2nd year of 3. I come from a small town myself, and in my school it was mandetory to go out unless the teachers desided outherwise. However once I got to "mellemtrinet" and "overbygningen" we could deside if we wanted to go out or not. We did not have a cafeteria, though once you go to one of the many gymnasiums they will 9/10 times have a cafeteria. I also Remember morning song! It was the best. And with the homework, which you also mentioned in the last video, we do have homework and as we get older we get more and more. Back when I went to 4th grade we had a grading system "meget under middel", "under middel", "middel", "over middel" and "meget over middel" later, when we get older we get graded with -3, 00, 02, 4, 7, 10 and 12, which is just the latter version but with numbers. The test in 9th grade is danish, but the goverment choose each year if we go up in more then that. We have verbal and written tests. In my 9th grade examen I were up in verbal danish, english and sience, my written exams were math, biology and english. though I think that danish, math and english is mandetory in eather verbal or written. And efterskole is not exactly a boarding school but it's the word that's closets to it. Some boarding schools have 9th and 10th grade but some have 8th, 9th and 10th grade. There are also "special" boarding schools that specialize in example: dyslexia. I myself went to boarding school and it was the best year ever! We have high schools that cater to different professions if you know what you want to do, but if you don't know what you want, or the career you want requeres it, we have the STX the basic "knowlegde", but if we find out that the profession we want requeres a subject we need, we can take courses that'll alow us to go into our desired profession. We also devide our subject into levels A, B and C, were, in STX, A is all tree years, B is two, and C is one year. I myself have music and english A and then there is the mandetory history and danish A and then my chosen language is spanish (also A).
You should have talked more about our gymnasiums, that's a huuuuuge difference here between in comparison to american high schools. It's not as limiting as you think. There's really only three types, there's a buisness oriented gymnasium, (HHX) a STEM oriented one, (HTX) and a literature / language focused one (STX - the most common).
WIthin each of these you of course have some more branching that will decide which class room you end up in after a trial period at the gymnasium. But the elective subjects only start in your second or third year, so in practice you have a lot of time to decide what you want to do, and if it's the right path for you or not.
Finally, in the end it actually doesn't really matter which gymnasium you went to. 90% of higher educations, especially short ones, have very low requirements that you are going to be able to meet almost regardless of which Gymnasium you went to.
What? Your electives start during the first year. Of course you can change school or class if you really don’t like your subjects and that is quite common
@@koldskalbanden7991 I'm not referring to the branching that decides which class you end up in as electives.
Also STX isn’t language focused. It’s just general. In our STX gymnasium we by far have more STEM oriented students than language ones. We have like 7 STEM branches and only two with language. How old are you? Perhaps it used to be language focused but isn’t anymore?
@@koldskalbanden7991 Relative to HTX, STX is certainly for the humanities. As an example, you can't take Samfundsfag A at HTX.
Grades are in year 7 or 8. Smaller children don't have the pressure of grades. Year 8 and 9 are preparing for the next step in their education. If the school or the kids don't feel ready to go they can usually stay for year 10.
Notes about the exam after 9th grade: All kids know that they will be taking an oral exam in danish, and science (biologi, geography, chemistry and physics) and written exams in maths, English and danish. Then there’s a draw where you get 2 from oral English, oral German or French, written science, oral math and PE. I teach “udskolings” physics and “indskolings” maths and science. Also there are so many efterskoler near you because it’s in the middle of nowhere :) They aren’t near the cities.
In Denmark we have a lot of different teachers
I don't know how it is today, but there were times, when teachers only was trained for two specials. My ex-wife had to train for 4, 15 years ago.
So it has always been common, that teachers specializes in certain areas and schools always seek to use teachers that have the dedicated training. But it's far from always a choice for the school, if they can't find the right teachers.
btw if its raining alot we can stay inside and in higher classes we can chose
The 9th grade tests and the decision (the students choose if they want to go to gymnasium or vocational education/ungdomsuddannelse) on what to do after 9th grade is a lot more complicated. They are evaluated twice a year in 8th and 9th grad on both personal, social and academic competencies. I teach 9th grade, and gymnasium is not obligatory, but many choose it when they don’t know what to do. Life long learning (John Dewey has had an influence on the way we see education in Denmark)
When they get too old for sfo, they can go to “klub”. Kind of like sfo, but for older kids
One notable difference I've come across is that in Denmark, teachers usually 'follow' the class through a number of years, whereas in South Carolina (where I reside) the teachers 'stay' in the same grade, in other words, new kids every year... I work as a field trip guide in various places, like Washington DC, Atlanta, Charleston, and others. so I meet a variety of teachers from Elementary-, middle-, and high school, and I've noticed a less degree of connection and understanding with the individual student. Personally I think that is a loss of advantage for both parties.
Dane here: the 9th grade tests include (prob more, but top of my head). Oral test in Danish, math, english, german (or another language) and physics. Written test in danish, math and english. I know you also get grades in other subjets but I am not sure if you have a test there or if they simply use your "årsgennemsnit" (annual average, a kind of grade given in all subjets from your techer and based on what you have done during the year in class/tests/etc).
After folkeskolen (public school) if someone dont really know what they want to do, they pick the "commen gymnasium" (almen gym) as it "just" a higher grade of folkeskole in many ways (not quite, but close enough). Fot those that pick other things it is more that they already have an ideer about what general direction they want to go.
Thank you so much for this!!!!
When you start school in Denmark you have 6y old in usa 5y old
I find your videos really interesting. I guess we do make sure our kids get a lot of fresh air on a daily basis even when it's slightly uncomfortable. As for safety in US schools, my kids went to middle and high school in the Pacific North West (we are Danish) and it was possible to walk around their schools, you just had to announce yourself to the staff at the school offices. I mostly felt safe but my kids, especially the youngest one, were rattled by the lockdown drills, and my eldest's high school had an armed officer/guard outside which I found quite intimidating. A few years ago, my youngest went to live as an exchange student in Arizona for a year and they had real lockdowns twice at her school, One time, unfortunately, with an active shooter outside. No students were killed that day (an officer lost his life, sadly) but she texted me as she was hiding in a small crowded room with broken blinds, so anyone could see the students through the windows during the lockdown and .. I guess, I've never felt more helpless or terrified. It's been clear to me, that this potential crazy danger lurks everywhere in the US whether we have our kids attend "nice" schools or not and that's very sad. Personally, I wish US schools would skip the lockdown drills altogether because they kind of maintain this paranoia I feel that many Americans have. But like you said, you don't want to comment on this, I'm just telling you about our experiences.
It is within these drills that the teachers find flaws in the system. They are very important. We did a drill one time, and realized that there was no place for the kids in the cafeteria to go. They would have all been exposed had there been a real danger. I am glad that they have them, but it is sad that they need to be there in the first place. Thanks for sharing your experience.
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Bike racks at school varies by location in the US, I was in California in a very bike friendly city and all our schools had tons of bike racks, even little kids bike to and from school (sometimes with parents, sometimes not). Schools vary but at mine when I was 10 I didn't need a parent to pick me up
I went to school in the 80s, and we all walked home from school. Things are much different these days. That is good that your school in Cali had so many bike racks. I guess, it could also make a difference in a warmer place.
I wen't on a great motorbike trip around the US states Arizona, Utah and Nevada and over 16 days I only saw bicycles twice. Quite a few in Flagstaff Arizona and a single on in Las Vegas. That was quite funny. One more thing - every city seems to have HUGE sidewalks next to the streets - nobody ever walks there though - from my 16 day experience anyway ;-)
The tests 9th grade danish, written and oral, math written and oral, english oral, german oral, physics oral, and there can be more, it gets picked lottery what it is that year, but danish math english are all for sure, and theres a written and oral test..
In Denmark you start school the year you turn 6. So half the kids will be 5, the other half 6.
In denmark cfo after school
In denmark they are opened
Nice video 👍
"efterskole" you can go to at 8th grade, and some take 10th grade on "efterskole", it dosn't have to be after 9th grade, most students go to the gymnasium or business school ect, after 9th grade...and the grades you start with in 8th grade, and you have test from 8th grade an up you have one every half year...the grades you get in gymnasium and business school is the ones that give you access to university...
yeah and you cut go to 10 grade at a normal school if you like but you are only required to go to school for 9 years.
we do have homework for must danish schools but lower grades dont have homework. intresting take on the subject.
My school has morning song every day
Actually, in danish school, kids from the 6 grade, or what we sjould call it, can stay indoor, bacause they have whats called "ind-ordning", which means you can stay indoor if you want.
okay, this is something you didn't bring up, in denmark we have a jungle of different educations, all starting at around when you finish the test in 9th grade, after 9th grade you can do 10th grade, gymnasium or proffesion schools, there is of cuz also other kind of schools, but these are the main ones, we have 4 kinds of Gymnasium, and they are all what you would call a high school in english, but they varies alot in what classes you have, like we have the technical, which is with classes where you learn to produce certain things, in the technic class, i have been a part of building models for all from solar cells to computer motherboards, then there is the economy based, which have all from privat economy to international to innovation, and then we have the all around one, which is problaby the one you would see most similarities which an american high school, and the last kind is kinda like the all around, but shorter, and have some classes in easier difficulty, there is 1 catch with that one tho, you have to take the exam in every class you have, unlike the 3 others where you only have to go to a selected few on the classes, and the classes you don't take the exam for, you get your average grade for the year(s). now time for the proffesion schools, these schools, were once looked down on, but they are now equal hard to pass as the gymnasium, also many of them have a grade from 9th grade you need to have to get in, these schools can be all from hairdresser to mechanic, to minor economic educations used for running stores or minor companies, also in denmark we have different ways to get the same education, like if you want to be a building engineer there is 2 main roads. 1. the all around gymnasium called STX or the technic one called HTX and then continue educating yourself on a university or as americans call it college. or the second way, any building related proffesion school, like mason or carpenter and then work a certain amount of years, until they are either looking for a higher degree, or in many cases their bodies doesn't like to be in that kind of work anymore, i know this might be a long comment, but as someone that have been in several of these educations, and have had family in the rest, of the ones i have listed, i think i have an okay Knowledge concerning this.
on a whole different matter, this is about the lower classes doesn't get grades, it is true that it can be hard as a parent to know where their kids is in the education, but the reason we have it like this, is not that we don't wanna grade them, but because we don't see that it would effect them positively, as getting told in a early age you might be bad at math, that can lead to the kid already giving up or focus mostly at that subject, and they wouldn't do well all around. hope this helps, since i putted a lot of time and energy to write this, even tho i don't consider myself good at english grammar
Hi Kelli I love your episodes one question how did you and your husband decide to move to Denmark why did you not stay in America thank you
You could have said that educaton in Denmark is free because that is a huge difference. But still a nice video
That isn't completely true. Most elementary to high schools in the USA are also free. You may have to pay fees, but it really depends on the town and state that you live in . Besides, if you ask a Dane, they will say that it isn't "free", because it is paid for in taxes. I have heard that many, many times.
@@MyNewDanishLife very true
It is free is the sense that there is no, or just a small fee associated with using that service. I.e. using this service won't make me go broke, or worse, indebted for the rest of my life. Literally every person with a brain understands that that is what people mean when they say "free", and that of course it has to be paid for in one way or another.
To just dismiss socialized services with "Uhm, technically it's not free.", when nobody actually thinks that it is, is so lazy and stupid.
Sorry for the rant, it wasn't really aimed at any of you in particular.
@@-Devy- det er mest sagt få at huske socialister der vil alt ting over staten fordi så bliver det jo gratis, på at de betyder en merkante skattestigninger som de rigtig tit glemmer.
@@MyNewDanishLife True - nothing is free. It's all about how the economic situation is set up in the specific countries.
Hey there,
I have a query .. Do Danish public schools teach kids in English or in Danish? And do they learn English from Grade 0 onwards ?
In usa we leave the school
i live on sjælland and we have a cafeteria that almost everyone buy lunch in and there is really many choices!
Efterskole er ikke det samme som en bordingschool (kostskole)
Nu er der jo ikke et engelsk ord for efterskole, så at sige boardingschool er bare for at forklare konceptet
@@emmaalbertinehenningsen735 Det er rigtigt og forskellen er også minimal (Har gået på begge dele)
Det tætteste man kommer er boarding-/continuation school
Minor correction: most people (at least in Copenhagen) don’t take a 10th grade year. Most just go directly to gymnasium. Furthermore, you can also go to an efterskole in grade 9 or in some places, 8
Well that is new to me. When I was a kid most people took 10th grade to mature.
Actually there has never been as many kids that is taking 10th grade than there is now
Fie Toftdahl true but it’s still not most, at least where I’m from. Maybe like 20%
In 9grade we have to take a test
Hi....ur videos are very unformative....can you make a video on earning of a school teacher in denmark....starting saleries and allounces etc....
4300USD a month from a start, increasing with time
Vi havde et Cafeteria hvor vi kunne købe varm mad for 15-20 kr det var en madplan for være uge
wait do you not have more teachers im america?
We have lots of teachers in the USA. ;)
Do you know about skole mælk?
I'm pretty sure that is the same in the USA. Kids would go to school with milk money in the USA, since that was always extra. Is that what you mean?
@@MyNewDanishLife Denne ordning langt de fleste folkeskoler benytter www.skolemaelk.dk/
In usa you let your kids alone