UK reactions to ther low PISA scores
Letters to the editor published in the Independent (UK), Dec 14 in reaction to Britain's low scores on the PISA.
The first blames the "truculent laziness" of underclass children. The second (mine) blames poverty. The third says the Chinese do well on tests but are not creative. The fourth says we need better teachers and smaller classes and repeats the mantra that young people these days are illiterate and can't do