Another MLP (mindless link propagation)
The Dumbing Of America - washingtonpost.com
I read the entire article and I think the author is, sadly, right. The international report on Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study isn't friendly on the United State either: it's one of the last 1st world country.
The most interesting bit was comparing Canada to the US. In 2003:
-The US average was roughly equal the the 25th percentile of either Quebec or Ontario
-The US 75th was roughly equal to the average of either Quebec or Ontatio.
Meaning that 75% of Quebec Students had better scores than the average US student and that the average Ontarian student was better than 75% of US student...
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
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