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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The National Assessment of Educational Progress ("The Nation's Report Card") found that nearly half of high school seniors are testing below a basic level in both subjects, with reading scores hitting a historic low since testing began in 1992.
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Have you compared the same clusters to the bottom of the rest of the world?

If you compare the top students globally, I’m fairly confident that the best students in the U.S. can easily outperform those from other countries. First, top U.S. students tend to be exceptionally skilled at multitasking, unlike many top students abroad who focus solely on academics. We also have top students who are Olympiad medalists and others who begin their entrepreneurial journeys at a very young age.

You just can’t oversimplify things by saying that young people are “dumb.” That’s such an irresponsible and generalized statement — it completely overlooks the talent, creativity, and drive that so many young people demonstrate every day.[/quote]

Are these like your feelings or did you actually look at the data?[/quote]

Yes, there are tons of reference you can look into, IQ (mind you, look only the top percentile, not all), PISA, or even the SAT score from top to the bottom of each schools... it is not hard[/quote]

Actually, it is hard. I was asking about this statement specifically "I’m fairly confident that the best students in the U.S. can easily outperform those from other countries."

Can you provide what data you looked at and what countries you compared to come up with that conclusion?[/quote]

Should we look into any research papers that go into realization? Should we look into GDP per capita at the top percentile? Should we look into the patents, the recent innovations or YC funding results?

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So you haven't actually looked at any of it. Also, you do realize that US is one of the richest and most developed countries in the world. We should not be this behind in educating our kids. Sorry to burst your exceptionalism bubble.[/quote]

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