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New report ranks U.S. teens 29th in science worldwide
Chicago - The United States lags behind most other developed countries when it comes to science education.
A major report released Tuesday by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). It measures student literacy in science, math, and reading (focusing this year on science) among 15-year-olds, and is an often-cited reference for policymakers sounding the alarm bells about the state of education in the United States and its implications for the ability of Americans to secure jobs in a global economy.
The US ranked 29th, behind countries like Croatia, the Czech Republic, and Liechtenstein, and ahead of just nine other OECD countries.
The US is average in the number of students at the highest levels of scientific literacy, but has a much larger pool – nearly 1 in 4 – at the bottom, Mr. Schleicher notes. "We have stand-alone studies that suggest these kids have grim prospects in the labor market," he says.
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Study shows US lags many other nations in
For a nation committed to preparing students for 21st century jobs, the results of the first-of-its-kind study of how well teenagers can apply math skills to real-life problems is sobering.
American 15-year-olds rank well below those in most other industrialized countries in mathematics literacy and problem solving, according to a survey released Monday.
Of the 41 nations participating in PISA 2003, 25 ranked higher than the US average, including Korea, Japan, the Czech Republic, as well as Hong Kong and Macao in China.
Only eight ranked measurably below the US: Greece, Turkey, Mexico, Thailand, Serbia and Montenegro, Uruguay, Indonesia, and Tunisia.
Even the highest US achievers in mathematics literacy and problem solving were outperformed by their peers in industrialized nations.
Only 40 percent of high school graduates are prepared to earn a C or higher in a college level course, and these are also the same skills needed for the workplace."
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Mexico Edited by: XSha Tell at: 12/6/07 10:38
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Re: Study shows US lags many other nations in
TORONTO, Dec. 4 /CNW/ - A major international study released by OECD
Canadian 15-year-old students rank among the best in science, mathematics, and reading.
The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), conducted in 2006 by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), tested over 400,000 students in 57 countries and economies.
The performance of Canadian students is well above the international average in all three subject areas.
In fact, Canadian students, on average, finished in the top tier of all countries surveyed in every domain tested in the assessment.
In Canada, less than 10 per cent of the variation in students'
performance can be explained by socioeconomic background, which is indicative of a high level of equity in a diverse student population. Edited by: XSha Tell at: 12/6/07 10:37
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And YOU cannot figure out why this happens?
The Nebraska gunman: Robert Hawkins
Robert Hawkins had a history of depression and had just lost his job and his girlfriend.
A fortnight ago he broke up with his long-time girlfriend, and this week he was sacked from his job at McDonald's.
Yesterday the 19-year-old killed eight people before turning the gun on himself in a shooting rampage at a shopping mall in Omaha, Nebraska.
He was forced out of his family's home a year ago.
Dropped out of Papillion-La Vista high school.
Hawkins' suicide note said, "Now I will be famous."
That is ALL Your culture/society is about.
This IS Your fault; SHAME on the United States of America: Shame on you for failing your children.
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You're Fat
A third [thirty-three percent] of U.S. youngsters are either overweight or obese.
Increasing numbers of obese children are being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, bad cholesterol and other obesity complications that were seldom seen in children before.
U.S. researchers used obesity figures for U.S. teens in 2000 to estimate that as many as 37 per cent of men would be obese when they reached 35, compared to 25 per cent now.
For women, as many as 44 per cent would be obese; now the rate is 32 per cent.
Using a computer model, they estimated that by the time the teens are 50, the rate of heart disease will rise 5 per cent to 16 per cent -- as many as 100,000 extra cases. They also projected heart disease deaths could rise by as much as 19 per cent.
You're to blame for doing this to your children too.
What the hell is wrong with you people?
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