June 13 2023 - Education US vs us

 

The New York Times article on the US voters' dwindling support of the Democrats says that 60% of Americans do not have a college degree. They attributed the dwindling support to negative attitudes towards educated candidates.   In terms of education comparison, Canadians led the world in 2020 in percentage of the adult population that had a tertiary degree with around 66 percent of those aged 25 to 34 with a degree. Statistics Canada reported in 2016 more than half of all Canadians aged 25 to 64 had post-secondary qualifications.  In comparison in the United States, 49% of 25 to 34 year olds have a tertiary degree. There are numerous indicators and comparisons - particularly from the OECD - so it would take a fair amount of work to make a definitive comparison.  However, the latests figures say that Canada has the highest tertiary education with 59.96 percent, and Japan is next with 52.68 percent.  The U.S. has 50.06 percent.  The place where the U.S. stands out in the comparison is per capita GDP with the U.S. at over $63,500 and Canada at just over $43,000.  The other measure that is highlighted at the website is the relationship between education and happiness.  There is a  comparison chart of what the world's most educated countries have in common.  It is HERE.  It shows happiness level, expenditure on higher education, and unemployment rate.  How that relates to United States and Canadian politics?  In 2018, a Canadian academic tweeted this:  “Conservatives have a strong lead among those who have not attended college or university, while the Liberals have a lead among those with university education.”  And included the following line about the Tories: “The party of the uneducated. Every poll says this.” So we can return to the New York Times article which gets at the headline that shows up a fair amount:  "Are Republicans dumb like liberals say they are?"  Or this headline:  "DeSantis:  Agling to become king of the 'stupid party'" A few years ago, we had a tour of the new performing arts centre in St. Catharines.  Here are two of the pictures from that visit.   Read more daily posts here: marilyncornwellblogspot.com Purchase works here: Fine Art America- marilyncornwell.com Redbubble - marilyncornwellart.ca

Sep 27 2021 - Cooking Schools

 

What about cooking schools/ apprenticeships?  How long ago might those schools or apprenticeships have started? There seems to be no history of cook/chef training on the internet. A search for the "history of italian cooking schools" brought 0 results in under 1 second.  There is some interesting history:  I found a note that Catherine De Medici arrived in France from Florence with a retinue of master chefs. “Catherine and her court crossed the Alps, bringing with them her cooks, products, and the recipes that she was used to in Italy. Their gastronomic culture would strongly influence French cuisine.” That was in 1533 and she is credited with the development of the French Cuisine.  She is credited with revolutionizing the dining experience and practices of the French.  Included in her court that she brought with her were waiters. Her greatest contribution to the table - the use of utensils and the fork.  And one star on the horizon appears: The French established the Cordon Bleu cooking school in Paris in 1896.  Cooking schools of other countries don't seem to be covered.  Lots of current day articles for where to take Italian cooking classes. "Le Cordon Bleu means 'blue ribbon' and has been used in relation to culinary excellence since the 16th century. In 1578, King Henry III formed a special order of knights called l'Ordre des Chevaliers du Saint Esprit. The symbol of this prestigious order was a cross hung on a blue ribbon, or cordon bleu, and the order was associated with extravagant banquets and feasts." And then documenting things really gets underway in the 20th century: the history of American cooking schools starts with the American Culinary Federation being founded in 1929, and Culinary Institutes following thereafter.  Of course, it is Julia Child with her French Chef television show starting in 1963 that captivated America's attention and launched a thousand cooking school ships. Our picture was taken at the Pearl Morissette restaurant in Jordan.  It got me thinking about chef training.

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