I have heard that the US system is particularly bad for an advanced country.
In terms of outcomes, the US does pretty terribly when considered 1 country, but when split into several countries it appears at the top of each class. Really, the EU is cheating by considering itself multiple countries.
Actually it is quite good (even for an “advanced country”) if you compare the test scores of, say, Swedes and Swedish-Americans rather than Swedes and Americans as a whole.
It’s not great by international standards, but I have heard that the US system is particularly bad for an advanced country.
In terms of outcomes, the US does pretty terribly when considered 1 country, but when split into several countries it appears at the top of each class. Really, the EU is cheating by considering itself multiple countries.
The EU arguably is more heterogeneous than the US. But then, India is even more so.
How’s it being split?
I actually thought someone would dig up and provide the relevant link by now. I’ll have to find it.
You mean comparing poorer states to poorer countries?
Actually it is quite good (even for an “advanced country”) if you compare the test scores of, say, Swedes and Swedish-Americans rather than Swedes and Americans as a whole.
I wonder what that’s controlling for? Cultural tendencies to have different levels of work ethic?
Hmmm. So it’s “good” but people with the wrong genes are spoiling the average somehow.