In 23 Advanced Economies: U.S. Adults Rank 21st in Math Skills

Cybercast News Service ^ | October 18, 2013 - 4:31 PM | Terence P. Jeffrey

[trubolotta]

The solution is obvious - the federal government needs to spend $865 billion more on education so we can secure 23rd place.

[Olog-hai]

Winning the future. Dystopian, of course.

[GeronL]

Our public schools, all of them, are dismal failures. But because they have lowered the standards so much - they all get ribbons.

[GeronL]

I would expect Korea to have been higher

[Conspiracy Guy]

Who was tested? Just Blue States?

[Snickering Hound]

[bboop]

It’s because they are teaching Stupid Math.

[Pikachu_Dad]

Interesting split.

High math skills not as needed in tourist spots. Lot of waiter jobs. Not as many low income jobs available in tge cold.

[grumpygresh]

Fluoride.

[Hardraade]

If they could only measure normalcy, the US might get rid of the top of the pyramid, all crackpots.

[Hardraade]

Funny thing, in Europe self esteem/self image is defined as a human right. Disturbing that right is punishable.

[rfp1234]

Let’s also add a few million more illegal aliens, who undoubtedly possess advanced math skills.

[Gabrial]

Perhaps that is why a lot of Americans have no issue with 17,000,000,000,000 of debt. They simply do not understand it.

[Hoodat]

The US ranks dead last in election skills.

[Recompennation]

The solution is to lower the bar so more can get over it. Everybody is a winner don’t you know. Huu

[ScottinVA]

American adults’ math skills stop at adding their Obamaphone minutes and reloads to their EBT cards.

[Olog-hai]

Pity there are fewer games. Used to be that people could be independent in many fields and make a decent living without having to go through the “public” mill.

[sunrise_sunset]

It’s difficult to teach when you are supposed to mainstream SPED kids, and one of them can take up 50% of your attention in a class.

Private schools just don’t deal with those issues.

In our drive to be fair we are often unfair.