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121. Report: Qatar ranks in bottom 10 of education index, but shows potential

Thu Oct 22, 2015, 07:02 PM

Oct 2015

Students in Qatar continue to be among the world’s poorest performers, according to a new global education ranking that scored the nation behind most of its regional and international peers.

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has published its biggest-ever league table of educational attainment in 76 countries, which for the first time includes under-developed and developing nations, as well as richer states.

The report, Universal basic skills: what countries stand to gain, examined how representative samples of 15-year-olds performed in math and science tests, ranking them relative to their peers in more than a third of the world’s nations.

Qatar came in 68th place overall. Coming only ahead of Oman (72nd), it was among the GCC’s poorest performing countries.

http://dohanews.co/report-qatar-ranks-in-bottom-10-of-education-index-but-shows-potential/

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‘Clock kid’ Ahmed Mohamed and his family will move to Qatar [View all] IDemo Oct 2015 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Oct 2015 #1

His sisters may not find it so "nurturing". n/t PoliticAverse Oct 2015 #8

Concise and well-said. K&R, +1. (eom) StevieM Oct 2015 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Oct 2015 #15

Poor girls. Welcome to hell. smirkymonkey Oct 2015 #22

Oh shit! romanic Oct 2015 #45

Guntoting racist and terrorist bigots who label YOU a terrorst for being smart and innovative versus The Stranger Oct 2015 #48

Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 2015 #91

Yep I agree!!!!nt newfie11 Oct 2015 #16

Ask those foreign workers dropping dead Codeine Oct 2015 #18

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Oct 2015 #19

Are you kidding me? Slavery still exists in Qatar puzzledeagle Oct 2015 #20

Good for the family yeoman6987 Oct 2015 #88

The father certainly is an extraordinary man, fully capable of survival in new surroundings Judi Lynn Oct 2015 #100

Leaving for the land of freedom and justice nt geek tragedy Oct 2015 #2

Certainly, the land of less random gun violence. closeupready Oct 2015 #56

he'll be part of the protected/privileged caste there, so I guess geek tragedy Oct 2015 #60

Yeah. You can't pull a trigger when your hand has been removed for petty theft. razorman Oct 2015 #133

interesting tomm2thumbs Oct 2015 #3

no, Irving's city officials remain in place MisterP Oct 2015 #43

Seems a loss for the USA. Wonder if US made an offer. mahannah Oct 2015 #4

I hope you are being sarcastic. Boudica the Lyoness Oct 2015 #29

Wondering DustyJoe Oct 2015 #31

He was a sad made-by-media moment. mahannah Oct 2015 #39

A clock is a clock unless it's in a suitcase from Amazon.com electronlove Oct 2015 #42

"reports state". . reports by whom??? niyad Oct 2015 #68

Yep, that's the racist talking points that went around. The Stranger Oct 2015 #49

So if you "see something" - don't say something? Got it...nt jonno99 Oct 2015 #87

What they mean is that if you see a non-White person ("something"), you better say "something." The Stranger Oct 2015 #94

I agree. The school overreacted to the incident, but the backlash in his favor smirkymonkey Oct 2015 #102

My favorite part of the saga... Jesus Malverde Oct 2015 #123

he had offer from MIT and Harvard? but not an offer like this- link Sunlei Oct 2015 #116

This message was self-deleted by its author sarge43 Oct 2015 #5

Qatar, where you get 15 years in prison for poetry... PoliticAverse Oct 2015 #6

kid met Omar Al-Bashir as some sort of honor. ericson00 Oct 2015 #130

All the money in the world couldn't get me to move to Qatar/GCC/Saudi MowCowWhoHow III Oct 2015 #7

Probably decided to leave before someone started investigating them for fraud puzzledeagle Oct 2015 #9

Wow newfie11 Oct 2015 #17

sweet are you to 100 yet! snooper2 Oct 2015 #52

"decided to leave before someone started investigating them for fraud." Amazing. Judi Lynn Oct 2015 #96

Is it clear Ahmed is "going for good"? Or just going to take advantage of a scholarship? Fred Sanders Oct 2015 #11

There goes our clock industry 6chars Oct 2015 #12

Taking the innards of an already designed clock and passing it as your own probably does well there. StrongBad Oct 2015 #13

Goes well here too. I've seen articles caliming he invented the clock. LisaL Oct 2015 #21

Yes - so have I. Good for a laugh. 840high Oct 2015 #25

He made a video claiming it to be his invention. Boudica the Lyoness Oct 2015 #30

I know. LisaL Oct 2015 #44

LOL OMGZ n/t kcr Oct 2015 #46

He and his family are now moving to Qatar, where razorman Oct 2015 #132

He'll likely return for University but I can't blame his family Blasphemer Oct 2015 #14

This message was self-deleted by its author Leontius Oct 2015 #23

Post removed Post removed Oct 2015 #24

Jury Results 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2015 #26

I had thought of replying to him: IDemo Oct 2015 #28

My first explanation included ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2015 #32

Yes the kid did do something wrong. Boudica the Lyoness Oct 2015 #33

Okay. n/t 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2015 #34

We were had. 840high Oct 2015 #35

Nice to ryan_cats Oct 2015 #37

No one believes he invented THE clock. You know good and well that isn't the issue. The Stranger Oct 2015 #50

If nobody believes it, why was it reported that way? LisaL Oct 2015 #55

Who reported it what way? The Stranger Oct 2015 #63

Google is your friend. LisaL Oct 2015 #65

Like YOU were never 14 years old and stupid. closeupready Oct 2015 #54

What exactly is brilliant about this "homemade" clock device? LisaL Oct 2015 #57

and for this, he was hauled off in handcuffs as a terrorist. people cannot have it both ways- niyad Oct 2015 #70

He put parts into a pencil box. LisaL Oct 2015 #72

nice deflection. keep trying to twist this pretzel. I need the laughs. niyad Oct 2015 #74

wish him luck dembotoz Oct 2015 #27

He lost his support because he turned out to be a liar. cleanhippie Oct 2015 #36

Link and documentation please. SoapBox Oct 2015 #40

Check here Mr.Squirreleo Oct 2015 #97

When you say he claimed to invent a clock, are you talking about time measurement? The Stranger Oct 2015 #51

I have no clue what he meant by "inventing" this clock. LisaL Oct 2015 #59

If you don't have a clue, then maybe you shouldn't be commenting as if you did. The Stranger Oct 2015 #62

What did he invent or innovate? LisaL Oct 2015 #64

The clock, right? The Stranger Oct 2015 #95

lol yup. closeupready Oct 2015 #67

Children use hyperbole. christx30 Oct 2015 #89

women's rights in qatar (the official line, anyway) niyad Oct 2015 #38

Amnesty vehemently disagrees with Wikipedia riderinthestorm Oct 2015 #47

thank you. as I said, that was the official line. the official line in this country is quite niyad Oct 2015 #69

I'm not gonna lie, I had to look up that country Reter Oct 2015 #41

I recently started researching Qatar because my daughter wants to go to grad school there. woodsprite Oct 2015 #77

Good for them. I don't blame them. Little gun violence there, and closeupready Oct 2015 #53

Qatar is where stuff is exciting and dynamic? oberliner Oct 2015 #58

Asia. closeupready Oct 2015 #61

Things are much more exciting and dynamic in the US than in Qatar oberliner Oct 2015 #66

and the US is? rape culture, gun violence, racism, class warfare, extreme poverty, extreme niyad Oct 2015 #71

Maybe all of us should move to Qatar. LisaL Oct 2015 #73

truth hurts? niyad Oct 2015 #75

Or you can concede that Ahmed is better off in Qatar. The Islamophobic West closeupready Oct 2015 #76

Then it's a good thing he is moving there. LisaL Oct 2015 #80

Agreed. closeupready Oct 2015 #83

Yes oberliner Oct 2015 #78

your definition of "progressive" is disturbing, to say the least. niyad Oct 2015 #81

UN rights experts call for release of Qatari poet jailed for writing and reciting poem oberliner Oct 2015 #85

e. e. cummings niyad Oct 2015 #103

Revealed: Qatar's World Cup 'slaves' oberliner Oct 2015 #105

keep trying, we need the laughs. let's see--no universal health care, a police force out of control niyad Oct 2015 #106

I am not defending the US as progressive - just more progressive than Qatar oberliner Oct 2015 #107

and ALL hallmarks of the US. as I said, keep trying, we need the laughs. niyad Oct 2015 #108

I'm obviously not in on whatever the joke is oberliner Oct 2015 #110

and here: niyad Oct 2015 #109

Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE are set to continue with massive military spending. oberliner Oct 2015 #111

keep trying. niyad Oct 2015 #112

Am I making any headway in convincing you that Qatar is not a progressive country? oberliner Oct 2015 #113

Unsubstantiated opinions, all your claims. closeupready Oct 2015 #114

OK oberliner Oct 2015 #117

Damnnnnnn GummyBearz Oct 2015 #135

Thanks oberliner Oct 2015 #137

You do realize Qatar is a modern day slave state? Ace Rothstein Oct 2015 #92

A see a lot of parroting the right-wing hatchet job on this kid. alarimer Oct 2015 #79

but it is so much easier to focus on the clock--that way, we don't have to look at the ugly stuff niyad Oct 2015 #82

+1 to you both - goes on daily here on DU, too, closeupready Oct 2015 #84

because "illegitimati non carburundum" niyad Oct 2015 #86

I'm surprised to see Qatar defended as a progressive wonderland on this thread! CJCRANE Oct 2015 #90

It's an opportunity to bash Texas, so Qatar now gets a pass. Throd Oct 2015 #93

Texas A & M University has a Qatar school as member of that Foundation. Sunlei Oct 2015 #120

It is so bizarre oberliner Oct 2015 #122

The family could benefit from a change of scenery for a while. Judi Lynn Oct 2015 #98

sadly, you are quite correct. niyad Oct 2015 #104

This thread lowers my esteem for DU. Too many yahoos. Comrade Grumpy Oct 2015 #99

No kidding. How many of them can stuff themselves into a thread, anyway?Going for a record, here.n/t Judi Lynn Oct 2015 #101

What an opportunity. Many excellent universities are associated with that Qatar Foundation Sunlei Oct 2015 #115

And no fears of being distracted by girls in his classes oberliner Oct 2015 #118

so what. America is left in the dust with the quality of education. Sunlei Oct 2015 #119

Report: Qatar ranks in bottom 10 of education index, but shows potential oberliner Oct 2015 #121

good report, can't believe how low America is, & how fast Qatar improves the inequity Sunlei Oct 2015 #124

The US is far ahead of Qatar according to that report oberliner Oct 2015 #125

I think their low end (where a third of the teachers have no training at all) Sunlei Oct 2015 #127

By every standard of measurement the US has a much better educational system than Qatar oberliner Oct 2015 #128

Why the hell are there so many posters here with a Qatar fetish? Ace Rothstein Oct 2015 #134

Let's hope he doesn't realize one day christx30 Oct 2015 #136

Because you just don't understand their culture of.... ProudToBeBlueInRhody Oct 2015 #138

so women's rights don't matter? treestar Oct 2015 #131

Women have the right to cover up and shut up ProudToBeBlueInRhody Oct 2015 #139

Why We Invited ‘Clock Kid’ Ahmed Mohamed to Maker Faire Judi Lynn Oct 2015 #126

Happy trails. TwilightGardener Oct 2015 #129