A very important collection of other-statistics
There’s too much talk about the academic attainment of places like Finland and Singapore in education babble these days. We need to forget the international comparisons about student test scores. Instead, Americans need to study the other indicators below, and deeply consider how they are reflective of our attitudes about our families and children. Is isn’t a pretty picture.
We need to stop getting distracted by comparing ourselves to the Joneses and start to deal with our own enormous mess. And we especially need to put an end to the fixation that people have on the supposed inadequacies of public school teachers.
So read up. Thar’s gold in them thar hills.
The figures are from the well-reviewed site NationMaster which are
