> we are shown a table showing the PISA score of a lot of countries and we see the US in a very bad position
The whole premise is broken. While USA's PISA scores may be far from impressing, that is mostly because the American educational system is fighting a different battle than its counterparts in other countries. When you put them on the same battlefield (by correcting for demographics, immigration), it has nothing to be ashamed of: http://super-economy.blogspot.com/2010/12/amazing-truth-abou...
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> we are shown a table showing the PISA score of a lot of countries and we see the US in a very bad position
The whole premise is broken. While USA's PISA scores may be far from impressing, that is mostly because the American educational system is fighting a different battle than its counterparts in other countries. When you put them on the same battlefield (by correcting for demographics, immigration), it has nothing to be ashamed of: http://super-economy.blogspot.com/2010/12/amazing-truth-abou...