Thursday, October 10, 2013

The English-Speaking Peoples

England's young people near bottom of global league table for basic skills

OECD finds 16- to 24-year-olds have literacy and numeracy levels no better than those of their grandparents' generation

U.S. adults lag most countries in literacy, math and computer skills

Policymakers and politicians who wring their hands about the mediocre performance of U.S. students on international math and reading tests have another worry: The nation’s grown-ups aren’t doing much better.

4 comments:

M. Bouffant11 October, 2013 14:13
Sex Potato Editor:
"They made you a moron!"
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Weird Dave11 October, 2013 16:41
Wait. There are countries worse than America?

(In math, not many.)
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Substance McGravitas12 October, 2013 15:55
Hooray for Canada! Marginally better than average is all we ask.
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