The argument of the article is that economic reform that makes drastic education cuts results in an elitist education system (favoring the upper class) or other unrewarding consequences. This in turn negatively impacts the country as a whole. The author, Ruth Daly, then gives the five “worst” education systems and how their situations prove her argument. And while it seems reasonable and convincing, the article may just be fancy writing with no true meaning and made-up facts. First off, although the article isn’t cited, Daly does give credit to the UN Education Index on how she ranked the countries. She explains that The UN Education Index ranks countries based on a particular assessment and then goes on to explain that it tests students “on
