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<blockquote data-quote="rawhide" data-source="post: 3094527" data-attributes="member: 3448"><p>We participate in them because important data can be gleaned from them that doesn't have much to do with where a country ranks. Rankings are mostly just fodder for headlines and political talking points. If we want to top the rankings list we'll probably have to play by the same rules as those countries that top the list. For example, implement one national school system that funnels students into specialized paths rather than 51 separate systems that exist in the U.S. American schools generally focus on a well rounded education rather than specialization in a specific subject like math.</p><p></p><p>Some of the top ranking countries students spend several more years of preschool education than U.S. students and often their parents spend thousands for extra schooling that specialize in how to take tests. East Asian families usually put much more emphasis on how their children perform on tests which are attached to social prestige or shame. </p><p></p><p>Achievement tests are not necessarily good predictors of how students will perform in life, but they are a good measurement of how well students can take tests.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rawhide, post: 3094527, member: 3448"] We participate in them because important data can be gleaned from them that doesn't have much to do with where a country ranks. Rankings are mostly just fodder for headlines and political talking points. If we want to top the rankings list we'll probably have to play by the same rules as those countries that top the list. For example, implement one national school system that funnels students into specialized paths rather than 51 separate systems that exist in the U.S. American schools generally focus on a well rounded education rather than specialization in a specific subject like math. Some of the top ranking countries students spend several more years of preschool education than U.S. students and often their parents spend thousands for extra schooling that specialize in how to take tests. East Asian families usually put much more emphasis on how their children perform on tests which are attached to social prestige or shame. Achievement tests are not necessarily good predictors of how students will perform in life, but they are a good measurement of how well students can take tests. [/QUOTE]
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