Cafe mentality

There was nothing in the latest report from the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) regarding Greek education that came as a surprise, that we didn't know from personal experience or has been widely debated for years on end. Yet there was one finding that was admittedly very impressive: 99 percent of high school seniors attend evening classes at private cramming schools or have private tutorials, or both.

In other respects, the specter of evaluations for teachers and for schools, which the ruling leftist SYRIZA party stubbornly rejects, has returned to the fore. The report also highlighted the absence of initiatives to link the country's public universities to the job market, while also stressing the fact that Greek education continues to focus more on teaching a curriculum than in developing skills.

What stands out most about the report, however...