The US ranks 31st
in Math, Science and Reading according to the annual standardized test given to
15 year-olds in the 70 countries.
The countries who rank
1st through 10th are Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, Macau, Estonia,
Canada, Taiwan, Finland, South Korea and China.
Singapore has
elementary students take a test in 6th grade. If they pass this
test, the move to a college prep curriculum. If they fail, they are placed in an
occupational curriculum. Child suicide in Singapore is high after the test
results are announced. These children
believe they have disgraced their ancestors. Asian cultures are long on
reverence and respect for ancestors and children are taught this in their
culture. The reason Singapore is ranked
in first place is because they don’t include the poor students in their
occupational curriculum in the test. Their 551.7 score is the average of the
students who passed the 6th grade test.
The countries who rank
11th through 20th are Ireland, Slovenia, Germany,
Netherlands, Switzerland New Zealand, Denmark, Norway, Poland and Belgium.
Germany forbids
homeschooling and government controls education. They are noted for their
approaches in scientific occupational and engineering training.
The countries who rank
21st through 30th are Australia, Vietnam, UK, Portugal,
France, Sweden, Austria, Russia, Spain and Czech Republic.
The US ranks 31st
when you average US scores in Math, Science and Reading with a score of 487.7
The US ranks 39th
in Math with a score of 470.
The US ranks 25th
in Science with a score of 496.
The US ranks 24th
in Reading with a score of 497.
Source:
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), 2015-2016
The Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) is a worldwide study by OECD
in 70 nations of 15-year-old students’ scholastic performance on
mathematics, science and reading.
http://factsmaps.com/pisa-worldwide-ranking-average-score-of-math-science-reading/
The OECD is the Organization for Economic Co-operation
and Development. The OECD was formed in 1948 to administer American and
Canadian aid in the framework of the Marshall
Plan for the reconstruction of Europe after World War
II.
Culture plays a large
part in these rankings. The US has a “Consumer Culture” and is geared toward
“buying stuff”. Lately, our students have indicated that they want more “free
stuff”. But this is not likely to happen.
The US is no longer
good at teaching respect for elders or parents.
Whatever we do in the US to improve our educational systems will need to
address the differences in our students.
Norb Leahy, Dunwoody
GA Tea Party Leader
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