Baby PISA has arrived. Are you ready, folks in the neighborhood? Do you have any earthly idea what this newborn may presage for child rearing and society in general?You might want to hold your welcomes for now.Baby PISA is an international assessment of 5-year-olds meant to gauge their cognitive and social-emotional capacities, as well as the quality of their home environments. Yeah, this is serious testing of kids who’ve barely learned to tie their shoes. It is due to start this year.An eminent early-childhood scholar, Dr. Helge Wasmuth of New York’s Mercy College, has echoed the outrage of many of...
