Rural students are better at science

Rural students turned out to be better at natural subjects than their peers in urban areas, and rural teachers were generally more satisfied with their students.

This is the result of a recent study by the US Federal Board of Education. Accordingly, in general, about one-third of US public schools are located in rural areas (defined as areas with a density of less than 500 people per square mile).

Surprisingly, talking about achievements and science is the strength of students in these rural areas.

That may be because children receive education in a realistic environment alongside key lessons, commented Marty Strange, policy director of Rural School and Community Trust. "Rural life is closer to nature," he said.

This report finds:

- At every level, rural students do better tests on natural science than urban students and are similar to those in suburban areas.

- In math, rural children excel at every level.

- From grade 4 to grade 8, rural children read better than city children. But going to higher classes, this ability in the two groups is the same.

In the group of teachers, rural teachers also said that they were more satisfied with the conditions of teaching in the school. However, their wages are lower.

The countryside seemed to be smaller and had lower student / teacher ratios in the city, which could explain why the teacher said the conditions were good, Strange said.

"Everyone knows each other. The smaller the relationship between people in schools," he said.

T. An